Exploring the
jungle of LA's
nightlife
can be great
fun. Everyone
you meet
claims to be
either a rock
star or in the
movies. Even
the quietest
venue offers a
chance to
eavesdrop on a
bit of vapid
Less
Than Zero
dialogue; the
most raucous
ones will take
your breath
away. In all
the pubs,
clubs and
discos, you'll
need to be 21
and will
almost
certainly be
asked for ID.
The best
sources of listings
are LA
Weekly and
the
"Calendar"
section in the
LA Times
on Fridays.
Bars, pubs
and
coffeehouses
LA's bars and
pubs are
rarely the
scruffy
boozing places
found
elsewhere in
the US, due in
part to the
generally high
degree of
health
consciousness
- not to
mention the
very early
(daybreak)
starting time
of the movie
business
working day.
As...
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Clubs and
discos
LA's clubs are
among the
wildest in the
country,
ranging from
absurdly
faddish
hangouts to
industrial
noise cellars.
The trendier
side of the
club scene is,
as always,
hard to pin
down; check
the LA Weekly
before setting
out. ...
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Live music
LA has an
overwhelming
choice of
venues for
live music .
Ever since the
nihilistic
punk bands -
Circle Jerks,
X, Black Flag
- drew the
city away from
its laid-back
west coast
country-folk
scene in the
late Seventies
and early
Eighties, LA's
...
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Classical
music, opera
and dance
While not
blessed with
the same
institutional
largesse of
east coast
cities, LA has
an increasing
number of
classical
music venues.
The Los
Angeles
Philharmonic (tel
213/850-2000,
), the city's
only major
name,
performs...
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Comedy
clubs
The comedy
scene in LA
has long been
known as the
national
proving ground
for aspiring
funnymen and
-women, and
it's also a
good place to
catch live
performances
by established
television
names like Jay
Leno and Drew
Carey. Acme...
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Theater
We've listed a
few selections
from LA's very
active theater
scene; ticket
services like
Times Tix (tel
310/659-3678)
and Theater LA
(tel
213/614-0556,
) provide
full- and
half-price
tickets and
offer
reservations.
The LA...
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Film
Feature films
are often
released in LA
months (or
years) before
they play
anywhere else
in the world.
Short seasons
of
foreign-language
films are
screened at
the eight
Laemmle
Theaters. If
you're after a
golden-age
atmosphere
,...
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Sports in
LA
Baseball
: the
LA
Dodgers
(tel
323/224-1459)
play at
Dodger
Stadium near
downtown,
seats $6-21;
Anaheim
Angels (tel
1-888/796-4256)
at Anaheim
Stadium in
Orange
County,
seats $6-30.
Basketball
: the NBA
champion LA
Lakers (tel
310/419-3182)
and the LA
Clippers
(tel
213/745-0500)
both play at
the Staples
Center south
of downtown.
The
always-mediocre
Clippers are
a cheap date
($10-68)
while the
better,
flashier
Lakers will
cost you
plenty for
decent seats
($25-175).
Football
: Pasadena's
102,000-seat
Rose Bowl
(tel
626/577-3100),
seven miles
northeast of
downtown LA,
is the site
of the
annual New
Year's Rose
Bowl
football
game, but if
you're after
pro
football,
you're out
of luck: LA
hasn't had a
franchise in
years.
Hockey
: the LA
Kings
are also
based at the
Staples
Center (tel
1-888/KINGS-LA),
seats
$18-90,
while the Mighty
Ducks
represent
Orange
County and
play at
Arrowhead
Pond (tel
714/704-2500)
in Anaheim,
seats
$25-170.
