Things To Do In Los Angeles

Rustic Canyon Review: Chef Jeremy Fox Makes a Good Restaurant Even Better

It's the type of dish that might make a vegetarian weep: vibrant green, ultra-fresh stalks of late-spring asparagus, topped with a pert, sunny-side–up egg and... More »

Corazon y Miel Review: Craft Cocktails and Creative Cooking Take Up Residence in a Surprising Place

Twenty years ago, it would have been hard to imagine that practically every small town in America would one day have an espresso bar. You could barely get a decent cup of... More »

Bludso's Review: A Compton Classic Comes to Hollywood

If acts of extreme eating hold some kind of (unfathomable) appeal for you, here's a meaty proposition I recently tackled in the line of duty: barbecue at Bludso's in... More »

Though The Smell got its start in North Hollywood, the enduring all-ages venue earned its malodorous name and sterling reputation upon relocating to its Skid Row-adjacent home in 2000. The scent in question? A mix of bum urine and rotting garbage, but fight through the alley stank and... More »

Das Bunker is more than a dance club, it's purgatory. Walk into this dark world and you will encounter dancing demons, vampy vixens and, most shockingly, regulars who are as friendly as they are fiendish-looking. The long-running industrial party (15 years!) packs the expansive... More »

Inside the wood beamed walls of the Troubadour there is a feeling that anything is possible. This small club on Santa Monica Blvd is where careers bloom, which is damned impressive considering how long it's been open. Most venues wax and wane over the years and usually ultimately... More »

The Happy Hour Story Experiment is as warm and fuzzy as a Valentine's teddy bear. In fact, prospective storytellers' names are literally picked democratically from a fuzzy Valentine's bear basket. The pro-am talent onstage includes veteran performers like Maria Bamford, Mary Lynn... More »

The Grammy Museum opened in 2008 -- the 50th anniversary of the Grammy Awards -- at L.A. Live downtown. It packs more than two dozen exhibits into 30,000 square feet spread over four floors, celebrating music ranging from rock to country, R&B to classical, Latin to jazz. You'll find... More »

If you're a fan of the popular Moth storytelling shows every month but want to widen your storytelling circle, Public School offers an alternative. Unlike the Moth, where names are drawn out of a hat, this show has a predetermined lineup of writers and storytellers who range in scope... More »