Downtown Map Event Calendar

JUNE 2015 ISSUE 10

THE INSIDER GUIDE TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

PAGE 4 EAST SIDE MOTO BABES Meet the women who ride LA’s perilous roads on the meanest machines in town. Kort Havens & Logan Havens Havens Kort by: Photographed FISHERMAN’S OUTLET DOWNTOWN MAP KING EDDY SALOON A marketplace for seafood enthusiasts who don’t PAGE 10 The bar seems to have struck a balance between hold back when getting down and dirty with finger its predecessors: the 80s dance club, the skid row lickin’ goodness. EVENT CALENDAR dive, the speakeasy. PAGE 6 PAGE 19 PAGE 8

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FROM THE EDITOR TYPE LONG LIVE Yo Santosa DOWNTOWN PAINT THE TOWN DOWNTOWN Written & Photographed By Rachel Elnar, TypeEd Sonny Mouneu understands paint. “I started off painting motorcycles, doing custom paint on THE INSIDER’S VIEW OF DOWNTOWN Harleys and choppers, custom cars,” says Sonny. With the busy sounds of Main Street going CULTURE, FOOD, DRINKS, FASHION by, the sign painter, better known as Sonny Boy Last July, the team from Ferroconcrete and I Paint, stands in front of the Prufrock Pizzeria & THE PEOPLE WHO SHAPE IT. were drinking at the Golden Gopher, like we restaurant at the Regent Theater, giving the do most Friday nights. A few drinks in and we storefront a facelift. started professing our love for Downtown LA. SUBSCRIBE CONTRIBUTORS CONTACT US Neighborhood shops, restaurants and bars My love affair with Downtown started 12 For the latest finds: A FERROCONCRETE PUBLICATION Got a cool tip to share?: in the area are attracting downtown types with years ago when I moved into a loft on Main LADowntowner.com/subscribe — ferroconcrete.com — [email protected] a look that’s bringing back to life LA’s golden age Follow us on Twitter: Editor-in-Chief & Creative Director: Yo Santosa Feedback or just to say hello: Street. I’ve lived in Indonesia, Singapore, Ohio, from the 1920s. @LADowntowner Managing Editor: Scott Meisse [email protected] and Pasadena. These places never felt like “Prufrock wanted vintage phrases on their Like us on Facebook: Designer & Art Director: Mike Payne Looking to advertise? home, they felt transient. Downtown has shop windows, like what pharmacies and markets facebook.com/LADowntowner Assistant Editor & Staff Writer: Janica de Guzman [email protected] been good to me. I started my first company Writers: Linda Hosmer, Rayna Jensen, Cleo Tobbi used to do. Little sayings to catch people’s Ferroconcrete here — then früute, a cookie Photographers: Janica de Guzman, Michael De La Madrid, Eslee, attention.” Sonny designed the three sayings company and next came Commodity, a Alyse Gilbert, Kort Havens, Logan Havens, Samantha Romero, Christian Thomas together as one piece to make sure it looks fragrance company. cohesive. “Paul, Prufrock’s interior designer, sent That night at the Golden Gopher we me a lot of reference to feed my research. This IN THIS ISSUE wanted to come up with a project that old 1920s style, I have an eye for. Look all around would allow us to play a part and make a downtown LA, you’ll see the ghost signs still contribution to shaping the new Downtown. exist on the site of buildings. The style wasn’t EAST SIDE FISHERMAN’S KING EDDY It was a eureka moment. Let’s create a 4 6 8 super crazy, just solid colors with drop shadows.” MOTO BABES OUTLET SALOON publication that celebrates the culture, Sonny Boy got his start in Whittier and food, drinks, fashion and the people who Meet the women who ride LA’s A marketplace for seafood enthusiasts The bar seems to have struck a balance learned from Dennis Jones. “Dennis is from Los perilous roads on the meanest who don’t hold back when getting down between its predecessors: the 80s dance shape this new Metropolis. An insider’s guide Angeles Trade Tech College. When I was 12, machines in town. and dirty with finger lickin’ goodness. club, the skid row dive, the speakeasy. for the growing number of people who, like I watched him pin stripe bikes. My dad used us have decided to make Downtown our him a lot, and I got to watch him.” Sonny then home. We named it the LA Downtowner and began lettering, which he learned from watching it became our passion project for the summer MAP OF FORT AUNTIE EM’S others. “I’m more interested in the letterforms 10 12 14 of 2014. Two months later our first printed DOWNTOWN KITCHENETTE and spacing.” In an outer vein of downtown, one that issue hit the streets in conjunction with the A few of his downtown projects include The Food, drinks and things to do. has yet to be fully pumped with foot New comers from the land of Eagle Rock, launch the LA Downtowner website. Regent Theater, Love Song Bar, Ledlow and the Find your next stop. traffic, founder Jacqueline Sharp runs Auntie Em’s Kitchenette graces the Historic I think of the publication as a love letter her reclaimed furniture shop. Core with high-grade home cookin’. old Pete’s Cafe, Verve Coffee, Juice Served Here, to Downtown LA. Secret Headquarters and Orsa and Winston. Today I rarely leave Downtown. “There’s a lot of improvising on this one. This Everything I need is right here. But when I do is going to get a drop shadow. And I’m going to venture out, heading back I would abandon 16 DOWNTOWN 18 CAÑA RUM BAR 19 DOWNTOWN add orange in the flames so it isn’t so flat. I’m my GPS, drive towards the brightly lit tall STREET STYLE Tucked away in the bottom floor of one of EVENT CALENDAR trying to give it some life, make it catchy.” buildings and they will guide me home. This No two streets are alike. Discover the Downtown’s many unassuming stone buildings Upcoming events to refill your would be my favorite moment, when the city eclectic style of LA Downtowners. of a certain age, Caña is anything but the social calendar. kitschy tourist trap one might expect. welcomes me back. FIND MORE HERE: yosantosa.com sonnyboypaint.blogspot.com

JUNE 2015 / ISSUE 10 — © 2015 LA Downtowner, Inc. WWW.LADOWNTOWNER.COM JUNE 2015 /ISSUE 10 — © 2015 LA Downtowner, ©2015LA Inc. 4 planning, tryingto bringpeopletogether”. no less. “It’s constantly evolving. We’re always she boughtherfirstbike, a1969 BMWR60US, London. Shefounded theclubayear after camaraderie amongriders.Iwanted that”, says talk shop, and talk life. “There’s a certain intimacy, whereGlendale to riderstrade MOCA, stories, my imagination”. something Iwanted to do,always of been a part grow upwrenching bikes but,“Itwas always The former exhibitiondesignerfor MOCAdidn’t new”, says StacieB.London,theclub’s founder. have always riddenmotorcycles, it’s nothing motorcycle club,are nottrailblazers. “Women The EastSideMoto Babes,anall-female MOTO BABES The ESMBare always mixingitup, seeking On thisday, theMoto Babes ridefrom & Photographed By Kort Havens &LoganHavens EAST SIDE SISTERS OFTHESTREET Written By Scott Meisse once onlyleftto theimagination. ofalifeSide Moto Babesmightjustbethestart says London.For manyDTLA women, theEast women to join.“Ifeel like started”, I’mjustgetting continue to swell, theclubwelcomes more While theranks oftheEastSideMotoBabes China Town isso dramatic andawe inspiring.” seeing theskylinefrom thebridges, entering magical. Approaching downtown from the North, Concert Hallandhow 4thstreet islitup,pretty also theloopofTheMusicCenter, Disney up at night.The2ndstreet tunnelisafavorite, architecture inadifferent way, thebuildings lit things I’ve learned from thisclub.” challenging situations. It’s invaluable, allthe ofyourother parts life: balancingrelationships, challenges inmylife. These are skillsyou use in it’s become thebuildingblockto tackleother challenges. “It’s intimidating,” says London,“but and maintainingavintage bike are certainly out new locations for rides,thoughLA’s streets “Riding downtown at nightisfunto see the AND WATCH THEFEATURETTE: facebook.com/eastsidemotobabes ladowntowner.com/moto-babes FIND THEMHERE: WWW.LADOWNTOWNER.COM 5

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or salad. The countermen will work in chaotic FISHERMAN’S harmony to get your order hot and ready. Fisherman’s Outlet is owned by family OUTLET operated Ore-Cal, the seafood distributor across the street who generates over $200 million in GARLIC BUTTER DREAMS sales annually and supplies those impossible to reserve 5-star seafood restaurants — so you Written By Janica de Guzman & Photographed By Eslee can relax, gastrointestinal confidence has stood strong at this dusty, offshore location since 1972. For $16 you can fill up on the Charbroil This isn’t a date place nor is it a place to Sampler — giant shrimp, salmon, and tiger impress clients. This is the Fisherman’s Outlet, a shrimp seeping over pile of golden fries. Every marketplace for seafood enthusiasts who don’t order comes with a tub full of garlic butter, hold back when getting down and dirty with Cajun, and teriyaki sauce, which is used at finger lickin’ goodness. This is what garlic butter your own gluttonous discretion. Keep utensil dreams are made of. etiquette at minimum, food tastes better when On 6th and Central, where dodging big rigs things get messy. and smog plumes is a reflex, stands a seafood Stop by Monday-Saturday from 10AM– market and cafe serving monstrous meaty 3:30PM. Bring friends, wet naps, and loose pants. shrimp, 1 inch thick scallops and melt in your mouth fresh fish. Get in line and with the same FIND THEM HERE: rage during prison chow time, shout above the 529 S Central Ave. clamor and order your seafood to be fried, fishermansoutlet.net charred, and served over a pile of fries, rice

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There’s nothing fancy. There’s a room with a dart board (in case your night’s running short KING EDDY on danger), a couple flat screens that’ll play the game if there is one, and arcade games. There’s a Board-certified DJ on most nights, with plenty of floor to dance. and Fellowship trained SALOON Even if you miss the kind of place King Eddy once was, it’s not hard to accidentally have a THE ROYAL DIVE really good time. Specializes in aesthetic surgery And the bones of the old King are still there. of the face, body and breast. Written By Rayna Jensen & Photographed By Christian Thomas The prohibition tunnels still open up into the Features non-invasive cosmetic basement. This is still where Charles Bukowski procedures including injectables, came to drink and write and drink. This is still the laser and coolsculpt. After suffering a near disco-death experience, place that inspired John Fante’s Ask the Dust. the King is on the road to recovery. The century- Now, there is a drunk old regular who heckles old bar is currently on its third manager since its the bartender each time he passes. There is a 1245 Wilshire blvd. Suite 601 2013 reopening, and things have been changing. man in a blazer and a pretty girl in a dress. There Los Angeles 90017 The disco ball is gone. The neon signs are gone. is another man who tries to buy a beer with 213-250 -130 0 The drunken chalk graffiti is gone. a damp bill he finds in his sock. There are still www.drkeagle.com The bar seems to have struck a balance plenty of stories here. between its predecessors: the 80s dance club, So don’t worry — like always, no matter who the skid row dive, the speakeasy. This King Eddy you are, there’s a spot at the bar for you. is just like the old King Eddy, only with a close shave and a new suit and tie. He’s just as honest, FIND THEM HERE: and just as welcoming. 131 E 5th St. Drinks are easy: beers come in cans and kingeddysaloon.com liquor pours heavy. Everything is under $10.

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SANTA FE AVE. MAP SIMPLIFIED&NOT TO SCALE D A C B E LA RIVER LA FREEWAYS CITY STREETS MOVE EAT DRINK fortgoods.com 1250 LongBeach Ave. FORT auntieemskitchen.com 116 E5thSt. AUNTIE EM’S KITCHENETTE fishermansoutlet.net 529 SCentral Ave. FISHERMAN’S OUTLET 213nightlife.com/canarumbar WOlympicBlvd. 714 CAÑA RUMBAR kingeddysaloon.com 131 E5thSt. KING EDDY SALOON JUNE 2015 /ISSUE 10 B — © 2015 LA Downtowner, ©2015LA Inc. 10 10 6 4 3 2 5 8 1 7 9 WWW.LADOWNTOWNER.COM 11 11 D A C E FAVORITES DOWNTOWN 8 9 6 4 7 2 5 3 1 kid outinyou. andknickknacks.StopJapanese by popart andit’ll bringthe 128 Astronaut ESOnizuka St—qpopshop.com Q POPSHOP needs more spontaneousdance moves. #BYODM Weekly dance allsummerlong—because theworld parties 135 NGrand Ave. —musiccenter.org FRIDAYS AT THEMUSICCENTER collectible books,anddesignproducts. Gaze, take home,adore. Galleryandshopofemerging artists, 118 Winston St.2ndFloor—thesedaysla.com THESE DAYS andalusia. You’ll beback. serves currychicken tarragon sandwich, tuna,andchicken Inside SpringStreet Market isneighborhooddelithat 720-7427615 SSpringSt.—(310) UNDERGROUND KITCHEN quick andeasy. Take ahealthy lunchto go. Falafel wraps stuffed withrobust flavors to be served 317 SBroadway —madcapra.com MADCAPRA for healthy, organic andresponsible food products. Your body’s atemple, treat itlike one.Neighborhoodgrocer 210 W5thSt.—twobitsmarket.com BITS MARKET TWO It’s aguaranteed nightto talkabout,ornot. The rumorsare true.Pizza,drinks,andvisualsatisfaction. 1751 EOlympicBlvd. —samshofbrau.com SAM’S HOFBRAU components for asolid dive bar. Large dance floor, backpatio, andstiffdrinks.Thenecessary 336 SHillSt.—lacitabar.com CITALA to homelessness. by theDowntown Women’s Center. Every sipbrings hope Cafe and gift shop serving organic coffees and teas operated Pedro438 SSan St.—madebydwc.org MADE BY BOUTIQUE DWC CAFE&GIFT

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FORT got its start when Sharp moved to LA with a tight budget and the need to furnish her home. She got resourceful, hit up Craigslist for some reclaimed wood, and a $50 table saw. She ended FORT up filling the house with handmade furniture or RECLAIMED AND RE-LOVED estate sale pieces she freshened up, “I love that this was a rocking chair that a grandmother used Written By Linda Hosmer to read stories to her grandkids in.” & Photographed By Samantha Romero For those looking to learn, FORT hosts $30– $45 workshops. Sharp insists people bring their In an outer vein of downtown, one that has own tired throwaways to resuscitate with new yet to be fully pumped with foot traffic, you’ll life. These second chances are Sharp’s sweet find an industrial loft tucked away near the 10 reward. She set her sights on this developing Freeway. Here is where FORT founder Jacqueline part of downtown after a friend helped her see Sharp runs her reclaimed furniture shop. past the rough exterior, “This is exactly where Inside FORT you’re greeted by the rich smell I need to be because you have people who coming from the rolls of leather dripping over are going to have an appreciation for taking a balcony. A chair once weighed down by 5 something old and making it new and beautiful.” layers of upholstery now sits pretty after Sharp peeled back the layers to reveal its gorgeous

bare bones. Rows of re-imagined and reclaimed BY APPOINTMENT ONLY retro chairs line a wall like a perfectly curated Wednesday — Saturday museum. Each a different shape and size FIND THEM HERE: much like people, some stout, others lanky, all 1250 Long Beach Ave. handpicked by Sharp. fortgoods.com

JUNE 2015 / ISSUE 10 — © 2015 LA Downtowner, Inc. WWW.LADOWNTOWNER.COM JUNE 2015 /ISSUE 10 — © 2015 LA Downtowner, ©2015LA Inc. 14 14 Brandi Lazanofound theperfectspot.You might shop intheHistoric Core, once co-founder the people’, Terri says. Shedecidedto set up total citygirl,butIlove beingdown here. Ilove the 1970’s livingroom record player. rock to Ty Segallhangintheair, emanating from with herhandcrafted desserts. Soundsofroots and raw, theAmericana-esque interior pairswell the space founder Terri Wahl hascreated. Rustic delivery viamotorcycle isavailable, butgo see breakfast Downtown andlunchsandwiches. they focus onpremium butsimplecomfort — with high-grade homecookin’. Simplerfare here, Auntie Em’s Kitchenette graces theHistoric Core New comers from thelandofEagleRock, KITCHENETTE AUNTIE EM’S “I wishIlived onafarm. Definitely not a DOWN-HOME COMFORT IN THE HISTORIC CORE & Photographed By Alyse Gilbert Written By Scott Meisse

for homemade. Denizens oftheCore now have anew home the genuine, down-home feel ofthemenu. and cookbooks (lookfor Terri’s), furthering home. TheKitchenette offers jams,coffee, so addabitofAuntieEm’sthroughout LA, at hard notto like ithere. dessert before deciding what with.It’s to start cupcakes, it’s impossible planning notto start pickles isheavenly. Surrounded by pie and middle. Thesavory flavor balanced by spicy bread —rough around theedges andasquishy betweencheese andsandwiched fresh baked tender braised ribissmothered short ingooey the bagel-like roll hastheperfect bite. The beautiful beethummusandsuperfresh carrots, the era ofTerri’s creativity. move toward theirend,so we welcome thenew off theheadlining act’s ship.Butallgood things rock bandwhospentthe90sblowing thesails might (should)recognize from RedAunts,apunk know Brandi from Two BitsMarket. Terri you Auntie Em’s delivers organic produce The Avocado Toast issublime,with auntieemskitchen.com FIND THEMHERE: 116 E5thSt. WWW.LADOWNTOWNER.COM 15 15

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Passion & Paranoia STREET STYLE FEATURING: DOROTHY JACEY DUPRIE @DAMSELINDIOR / DAMSELINDIOR.COM CHANDLER PAVILION Janica de Guzman by: Photographed WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE HOPE STREET SPRING STREET SPRING STREET HANG-OUTS IN DOWNTOWN? Arthur Jordan Jacob

I’m really loving the Springs Downtown right now. My go to for lunch is the ACE Hotel but my absolute favorite bar is Villian’s Tavern.

WHAT ABOUT DOWNTOWN DO YOU LOVE MOST?

I love the feeling I get when I venture downtown. It’s unlike any other areas of Los Angeles & if you are on the right street at the right time of day, it has a very Brooklyn vibe to it which I love.

WHAT BEST REPRESENTS THE STYLE OF DOWNTOWN?

Rough around the edges. I love downtown style because it’s very free but without trying too hard. There is a certain authenticity to downtown style that you won’t find in Silver Lake or Venice.

(213) 972-0711 musiccenter.org/rodin Janica de Guzman by: Photographed 9TH STREET GRAND AVENUE Ted Kirstin damselindior.com of: courtesy Photos

DOWNTOWN EVENT CALENDAR CAÑA JUNE 2015 RUM BAR SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 TIME FLIES WHEN UNIVERSITY MONDAY THE KIDS IN SUFJAN STEVENS LATIDO DANCE AVAILABLE LIGHT OF MMA MAYHEM THE HALL Dorothy Chandler Pavilion THURSDAYS DOWNTOWN Walt Disney Concert Hall YOU’RE HAVING RUM Club Nokia Angel City Brewery Theatre at Ace Hotel 135 N Grand Ave. Caña Rum Bar The Music Center Plaza 111 S Grand Ave. 800 W Olympic Blvd. 216 Alameda St. 929 S Broadway 714 Olympic Blvd. 135 N Grand Ave. 8PM 8PM Written By Cleo Tobbi 5PM 7 – 9PM 8PM 9PM 7 – 11PM Delicate and melodic, For the first time in 30 years & Photographed By Michael De La Madrid Amateur fighters duke Beers, games & 90s comedy troupe Sufjan Stevens celebrates Cumbia, dub and Afrobeat Live music, open dance Frank Gehry, John Adams it out for respect in the miscellaneous mayhem. return to the stage the release of his and just about anything floor and salsa vibes. and Lucinda Childs come octagon. Free to play & special prizes for nostalgic laughs. forthcoming album with unrelenting bass. The world needs more together for a post modern awarded each week. spontaneous dance moves. performance. Tucked away in the bottom floor of one of Downtown’s many unassuming stone buildings 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 of a certain age, Caña is anything but the kitschy LA BREAD LIVE JAZZ MARKET PSYCHO LA FILM EIFMAN BALLET OF LA CHAMBER tourist trap one might expect. Instead, the bar FESTIVAL PIANO TUESDAYS Million Dollar Theatre FESTIVAL ST. PETERSBURG’S: ORCHESTRA: WALT Grand Central Market The Varnish LA Mart 307 S Broadway Regal Cinemas RODIN DISNEY ANIMATION exudes all the elegance and understated class 317 Broadway. 118 E 6th St. 1933 Broadway 1000 W Olympic Blvd. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion STUDIOS 8PM 135 N Grand Ave. The Theatre at the Ace Hotel that is the dominant motif of every bar in the 213 First ever, 2 day 9PM 9AM – 5PM 10AM Oh the horror! The 1960 939 Broadway Group. Though unlike it’s siblings, Caña is mildly celebration of carbs. 7:30PM Feast on eclectic bread Classic cocktails and Shop showroom classic revived. Celebrations of LA’s 7PM more exclusive, requiring an annual membership offerings. classic sounds found specials independent and Their passion and paranoia behind this hidden bar. international cinema. revived, Rodin and Claudel Live orchestra in conjunction for a mere $20. Aside from a warm and convivial as told by the Eifman Ballet with cartoons from the Walt atmosphere conducive to conversation, Caña of St. Petersburg. Disney vault. also shares with bars like Seven Grand and Las 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Perlas that most important trait: a dedication to THE LEGEND OF DOG DAYS 80’S ON SPEAKEASY THEATER UNDER GRAND THE BIG classic mixology, and the creativity to turn those ZELDA: SYMPHONY Redcat BROADWAY COMEDY THE STARS PERFORMANCES: LEBOWSKI OF THE GODDESSES 631 2nd St. Broadway Bar Ebanos Crossing Grand Park GASLAMP KILLER Electric Dusk Drive-In drinks into novel cocktails that never depart too Walt Disney Concert Hall 830 S Broadway. 200 S Hill St 200 S Grand Ave. 350 S Grand Ave. 1000 San Julian St. 111 S Grand Ave. 8PM far from tradition. 9:30PM Laugh till you spit your 8 – 10:30PM 8PM 8:30PM 8PM Mixed between classical drink out. Take, for instance, Caña’s interpretation of vocalism and dark heavy Jam out to your Nothing speaks summer Psychedelic sound Pull up to witness Scores accompanied by new metal influences, it’s favorite 80s music like Shakespeare in accompanied by a crushing The Dude on the the classic tiki cocktail The Zombie, or as they gameplay imagery. Gamers, opera in raw form. every Tuesday. the park. 10-piece band. Best of all, outdoor screen. like to call it: “28 Days Later.” The classic Zombie brace yourselves. it’s free. is a dangerously drinkable mixture of citrus and fruit juices, spiced simple syrup and various 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 rums. Caña plays with this basic template, SUNDAY JAZZ JAM GRAND PARK WILLY WONKA KEVIN HART TEASE IF CHINATOWN POOL PARTY The Falls MARKETPLACE & THE CHOCOLATE Staples Center YOU PLEASE SUMMER NIGHTS adding, among other unexpected ingredients, Hotel Figueroa 626 Spring St. Grand Park FACTORY 1111 S Figueroa St. Bar Fedora Central Plaza a healthy dose of mezcal, which imparts its 939 S Figueroa St. 200 S Grand Ave. Orpheum Theatre 710 W 1st St. N Broadway & 8:30PM 842 S Broadway 8PM W College St. characteristic smokiness. 3 – 8PM 10AM – 2PM 9:30PM Bring your instruments, 8PM Witness the Grown 5PM – 12AM The results of this and other experimentation Dip your toes and sip we’ll bring kudos. Farmers market with Little Man deliver big Burlesque to fulfill on cocktails. Sundays locally grown produce One word: laughs. your most elegant Food trucks, beer garden are invariably delicious: balanced, nuanced were meant for this. and food vendors. Shop, Scrumdidilyumptious. desires. and KCRW DJs. This is why cocktails that make one reconsider a class of eat and be merry. summer has our heart. cocktails unfairly associated with sickeningly sweet, over-the-top assaults on the tastebuds. 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 SUNDAY JAZ COLEMAN TACO TEQUILA OFF THE JAZZ HAPPY HOUR 4TH OF JULY As with the drinks, Caña itself likewise refrains SOUL BBQ Regent Theatre TUESDAYS WAGON THURSDAYS AT VERANDA BAR BLOCK PARTY from an unfortunate history of tackiness in favor Villains Tavern 448 S Main St. Escondite Villains Tavern Standard Hotel Hotel Figueroa Grand Park 1356 Palmetto St. 410 Boyd St. 1356 Palmetto St. 550 S Flower. 939 S Figueroa St. 200 N Grand Ave. of an urbane elegance befitting its Downtown 8PM 4PM – 9PM 9PM 4PM – 9PM 5 – 8PM 4 – 7PM 4 – 9PM locale — and the results simply have to be Renaissance principles Soul, Motown and finger for the 21st century. $2 tacos, $3 tequila Enjoy a night Have a sultry city night $4 beers and $5 drinks. Just Celebrate your freedom experience firsthand. lickin’ goodness. and a night full of of vaudevillian with roof top jazz. another reason to love with the biggest rooftop good times. debauchery Fridays. firework display.

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