Obi Best performing at Tangier in Los Feliz (more photos here) | Photo by Koga/LAist Nick Adler of the Roxy may have been one of first local music venues to venture out into the Twitterverse, but others are quickly following suit. One of them is Scott Sterling, promoter of The Fold in Silver Lake that books shows at the Silverlake Lounge, Tangier, Redwood, El Cid and Bordello. "I am always looking for ways to......

As one of the best music venues closed its doors last month, another one began to prepare to take over the space, possibly ensuring the Westside a chance to keep its hip factor, at least in the music scene. Louis and Netty Ryan, the owners of the Temple Bar, have passed the keys on to another couple, Alex Fieglein and Sabrina Roark, who are set to be married soon, but plan on spending their time......

After over 100 calls to police, 44 arrests and a general bummer in quality of life over the last year (plus a murder last year), a West Hollywood Councilman is proposing to revoke the House of Blues Sunset Strip location's business license, according to the WeHoNews. Councilmember John Heilman introduced the motion that will be debated tonight. According to the staff report (.pdf or posted below), which lists all the serious incidents from this year,......

Beck at the Echoplex in 2007 | Photo by Heath Biter/LAist Beck, who tends to throw secret and unannounced (but somehow always announced) warm-up shows in smaller Silver Lake venues might be playing Spaceland on Thursday, September 18. A comment left on a LosAnjealous post hints that a special guest "might be a warm up show for beck. He is playing street scene and the bowl that weekend." Listed for that night on Spaceland's......

How the hell did a fight break out last night after Three 6 Mafia's show at the House of Blues in West Hollywood? The brawl led to the crowd fleeing the building with one woman getting trampled. Have you been to this venue? Going through their security is tougher than the airport and sometimes lasts just as long. A woman was trampled and hospitalized for a leg injury, possibly a fracture, when the fight broke......

On September 23, 1940, the Hollywood Palladium opened its doors for the first time with the then not-so-well-known Frank Sinatra singing with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Then in the 60s, the venue became a television studio, also becoming the location for the Emmy, Grammy, NAACP and Country Music Award shows. But then again, the venue returned to its roots. In 2007, the lease was given to Live Nation who say that over the past year......

Jesca Hoop at the Temple Bar by Koga/LAist We've just heard some very bad news. The Temple Bar, one of the few music venues (and if not the best in town when it came to booking a truly eclectic mix) on the Westside, is set to close at the end of September. More details are forthcoming.......