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The L.A. Rock & Roll Tour!
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Part 1
Introduction & the Sunset Strip
Take a tour of L.A.'s best rock clubs!
Follow our guide as we take you from city to city and club to club. Scroll down to continue - Be patient, waiting for pages to load can create anxiety. Take a minute, relax, breath deeply and slowly
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Intro, W.Hollywood p.1 | Sunset, Hollywood p.2 | Hollywood, Silverlake p.3 | The Valley p.4 | West Valley p.5 | Beach Towns p.6 | Middle Earth L.A. p.7 | Orange County p.8 | Pasadena Area p.9 | Hop Down
capitol records bld Welcome to Rock City, Los Angeles California, the Rock and Roll capital of the world! Yes, that's right, the city that has more rock than anywhere else. Los Angeles is the place to be. Not only are all the big Record Companies here, but there's tons of rock clubs, studios , guitar stores, and other hangouts for musicians.

The weather is absolutely great, people rock all night, the girls are beautiful, the beaches are only 10 minutes away. From Malibu Beach to Venice Beach to Huntington, Newport, and Laguna Beaches, You'll find surfers and sun lovers everywhere. You can move out and get a bungalow or a loft maybe a guest house, cause the rent is cheap enough even for musicians.

RAINBOW PHOTO The nightclubs of Los Angeles are something else! From the Sunset Strip, to Canoga Park, from Hollywood to Orange County, L.A. is alive with the sound of rock!

Step this way, ladies and gentlemen, and we'll take a Tour of the L.A. rock scene. We'll start on the Sunset Strip, where the Rainbow Bar & Grill is the ultimate rock restaurant and bar. Everybody goes there at least once in a while, and the food is great.

keyclub PHOTO Just to the west of the Rainbow is Key Club , formerly Gazzarri's.

ROXY PHOTO The Roxy Theatre is right next door to the Rainbow, and is one of L.A.'s premier rock showcase clubs. The Whisky a-Go-Go, another of L.A.'s premier Rock Clubs, is just a block down Sunset, and the Viper Room is across the street. The Viper Room is Johnny Depp's club, and to us, it's the "attitude" club where every jaded egotistical rock star dreams of playing cause they like to have 100's of people outside screaming to get in. (The club only holds about 50)

WHISKY PHOTO Down on Santa Monica Blvd and Doheny we have the world famous Troubadour, founded by Doug Weston in the 60's and is still among the best clubs in town to see live music.

Nearby is Luna Park and down Melrose a few blocks is the comedy club, "The Improv."

Now let's head towards Hollywood on the famous Sunset Strip to look for some great new bands. First we come to the House of Blues, The biggest club on the strip, a great place to have dinner and see a great band. You've got to valet park here, cause there's no other parking, but once inside, you'll see an incredible club with big wooden tables, wide isles, and lots of room for everyone. It's got that ol Mississippi tin siding and looks like a cheap low-rent shack even though it's a multi-million-dollar new concert hall. Multi level dining areas all have a great view of the huge stage, where the world's best blues bands play nightly and . . .

Click here to continue the tour to Part 2 (Sunset-Hollywood)
Intro, W.Hollywood p.1 | Sunset, Hollywood p. p.2 | Hollywood, Silverlake p.3 | The Valley p.4 | West Valley p.5 | Beach Towns p.6 | Middle Earth L.A. p.7 | Orange County p.8 | Pasadena Area p.9
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