10 Los Angeles Venues For True Music Lovers
![Niykee Heaton at the El Rey Theater](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/20x11/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Niykee-Heaton-at-the-El-Rey-Theater.webp)
Los Angeles is celebrated around the world for its music industry of stellar artists and several raved-after clubs, but equally as worthy are the hidden and forbidden music venues, each with its own personality. While diverse enough to have something for everyone, these clubs are the same in their absolute devotion to music they judge the best.
1. El Rey Theater
Music Venue, Theater
![El Rey Theater](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/El-Rey-Theater.webp)
2. The Echo
Music Venue
3. The Smell
Theater, Music Venue
![The Smell](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The-Smell.webp)
4. Bluewhale
Bar, Cocktail Bar, Nightclub, American
5. The Satellite
Music Venue
![Banta Performing at The Satellite](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Banta-Performing-at-The-Satellite.webp)
Amoeba Music
Amoeba Music is actually an independent music chain collector of old and new CDs, vinyl records, cassettes and movies. The Hollywood store, one of the largest independent music stores in the world, is itself a landmark. Entering the store is like being devoured by a boundless utopia where records rule all. While the flooring of CDs is intimidating, the low prices and the immaculate organization allow you to glean to your heart’s content. Equally exciting are the free live shows and album signing by local artists scheduled every few days. In March, an established band and Grammy winner that started in Downtown Los Angeles, La Santa Cecilia, is coming to town. The store is a mecca for people from every music niche to meet friends, enjoy the music and bring it with them.
Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, USA, +1 323 245 6400
![Amoeba Music Interior](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Amoeba-Music.webp)
6. Bootleg Theater
Theater
![Bootleg Theater © Justin Higuchi/Flickr](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/11891590943_d285cb931d_k.webp)
7. The Hotel Café
Bar, Pub Grub, American
![Anna Nalick at Hotel Café](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Anna-Nalick-at-Hotel-Cafe.webp)
8. A Club Called Rhonda
Music Venue
9. The Mayan
Nightclub, American
![The Mayan Theater](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The-Mayan-Theater.webp)