Echoplex

The Echoplex is physically connected to its upstairs neighbor, the Echo Park nightclub the Echo, but it's so much larger and into its own thing that it has a separate back-alley entrance and even street address. Reggae, hip-hop, funk, LGBT and other dance nights trade off with live music. Regular events include Funky Sole, Part Time Punks, the Americana roundup Grand Ole Echo and L.A.'s best reggae night, Dub Club, which often features legendary names straight out of Jamaica. The large stage, full sound system and dark lighting make the Echoplex an appropriate venue for big punk and indie-rock shows, as well as occasional spoken-word slams, beer and wine tastings, and even rollerskating. Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, Heartless Bastards, Wire, Au Revoir Simone, Big Youth, Holly Beth Vincent, T.S.O.L., Puro Instinct, Ximena Sarinana, Dntel, the Sadies and the Adolescents are among the performers who've appeared live at the Echoplex. Full bar plus a smoking patio. Age limit varies. Street parking, with more parking available in a nearby metered public lot.