Looking for that perfect place to show off the new
moves you learned, or just want a night out on the town with your friends? Well your in luck, even though the swing scene isn't as popular as it once used to be, there are still plenty of places to hit the dance floor and show off your stuff!
On this page you'll find a list of L.A. Venues and whatever swing dance announcements I
hear about. There is a great website that gives wonderful and up to date information on
many of the venues I have listed here. Nocturne.com's Swing Times even has mini-reviews on some
of them (like how good the music, dance floor, etc. is and info on where to park!!). (See the
bottom of this page for the links). Also, as time allows, I'll add links to the venues which have websites.
HOW YOU CAN HELP!!! If you have any information on clubs, events, or websites I should have
listed here then PLEASE let me know (Email: SCTrojan99@earthlink.net)!!!
I want to keep this site as up to date as possible, and your help will make that more possible!!
THANKS!!
Habitat for Humanity
Swing Dance and Charity Auction (in Florida)
Saturday, Nov. 11
4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
701 Beach Drive N.E.
St Petersburg, FL, 33701
$7 at the door. All proceeds benefit Pinellas Habitat for Humanity.
Mini-dance-lessons with James and Arleene Norman
Music from DJ James
Silent Auction
Smoke and alcohol free -- concrete (?) floor.
Frome the Swing Gazet Vol1 Num. 8: "Join James and Arleene Norman for three hours of Dancing This Saturday, Nov. 11. The Pinellas Habitat for Humanity invites you to their 10th annual auction, A TROPICAL HOLIDAY. Get out your most colorful Hawaiian outfit, shine up your two-tone shoes, and join us in benefiting our favorite charity.
To learn more about Habitat for Humanity, visit them.
Contact Linda Woodend for more information (727)535-5775
Late Night Lindy at Memories
Saturday nights from 11:30 to 2 am!!
Swing all night at Memeories
1074 N Tustin Ave in Aneheim
(714) 630-9233
Tony P's Dockside Grill
Located in Marina del Rey
Swing dancing every Saturday night at 9 p.m.
They also offer free swing dance lessons starting at 8:30 p.m. every
Saturday.
The restaurant/tavern is located at
4445 Admiralty Way in MDR.
(310) 823-4534.
Cover is $7 per person and there's no cover if you eat dinner there.
Disneyland
Yes! There is still swing dancing at Disneyland every Sat year round!
Carnation Plaza is supposedly reopened, but it's still a toss up where they're going to put us... Try calling the information line or check with Nocturne.com for up to date info.
You'll find Disneyland off the 5 in Anaheim at 1313 Harbor Blvd.
714-999-4560
1348 14th St, Santa Monica
(310) 451-5040
21+
Alligator Lounge
3321 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 449-1844
All Ages
Al's Bar
305 S. Hewitt St., downtown
(213) 625-9703
21+
Anti-Club
4658 Melrose Ave.
(213) 661-3913, or (213) 667-9762 after 7:30 PM
18+
Aron's Records
1150 N. Highland
All Ages
Free in-store performances
Ash Grove
250 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica
(310) 656-8500
All Ages
Atlas
3760 Wilshire Blvd., Hollywood
(213) 380-8400
the Arrowhead Pond
2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim
(714) 704-2400
Bar DeLux
1710 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood
(213) 469-1991
21+
The Barn @ U.C. Riverside
900 University Dr., U.C. Riverside Campus
(909) 715-2252
(909) 787-5729
B.B. Kings
Universal City Walk, Universal City
(213) 622-5464
Belly-Up Tavern
143 S. Cedros Ave
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(619) 481-8140 (office)
(619) 481-9022 (program info)
The Bitter End
770 Fifth Avenue
5th & F st. in the Gaslamp Quarter
San Diego, CA. 92101
Telephone: 619.338.9300
Fax: 619.338.0613
21+ & appropriate dress required
(i.e. No tennis shoes, boots, sandals, holed jeans, baseball caps, printed T-shirts, or Gym clothes. Upstairs Lounge: no jeans)
The Blue Cafe
210 Promenade, Long Beach
(310) 983-7111
the Blue Saloon
4657 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
(818) 766-4644
21+
Brennans
4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Ray
(310) 821-6622
Bridges Hall of Music
4th and College Aves., Claremont
(909) 621-8376
Cafe Bleu (at the Probe)
836 N. Highland
between Santa Monica and Melrose
Hollywood, CA
(213) 951-7079
Cafe Bleu is held every Thursday night from 9pm to 2am.
Admission is:
$8 - under 21
$6 - over 21
(Ok, so it's not swing...it actually specializes in Britpop/Mod/Indie tunes, but check it out and go have fun!!)
Canter's Kibitz Room
419 N. Fairfax Ave.
(213) 651-2030
The Capri Lounge Blues and Jazz
1134 Pacific Ave
Glendale, CA
(818) 956-8738
The Casbah
2501 Kettner Blvd.
San Diego, CA
(619) 232-4355
Hours are 8:30pm-2am
21+
Catalina Bar &Grill
1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028
(213) 466-2210
The Cat's Corner
Swing every Friday at the Hollywood Dance Center
817 North Highland Ave (Just north of Melrose)
Los Angeles
Beginning Lessons at 8, dancing from 9:15 to midnight
$7 cover charge
All ages
for info email LASwingKid@aol.com
Checca
7323 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hollywood
(213) 850-7471
C.I.A. (California Institute of the Abnormal Arts)
11334 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood
(818) 313-0479
Club 369
1641 N. Placentia Ave., Fullerton
(714) 572-1816
Club 57 Fifty
5750 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
(213) 465-0115
Club Caprice
1700 S. Pacific Coast Hwy.
Redondo Beach
Cross street: Palos Verdes Blvd.
Swing nights every Friday!!
(310) 316-1700
Club Conga
Santa Monica
Club Metro
5714 Mission Blvd.
Riverside, CA
(Valley Way or Rebidoux off the 60 Freeway)
24-HOUR CLUB METRO Information Line: (909) 682-3322
18+
the Coach House
33157 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano
Ticket sales and dinner reservations: (714) 496-8930
Concert hotline: (714) 496-8927
Cobalt Cafe
22047 Sherman Way (West of Topanga), Canoga Park
(818) 348-3789
Coconut Teaszer
8117 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
(213) 654-4773
18+ or 21+
Common Grounds
9250 Reseda Blvd., Northridge
(818) 882-3666
Crooked Bar
8121 Sunset Blvd., West Hoolywood, underneath the Coconut Teaszer
(213) 654-4773
21+
the Derby
4500 Los Feliz, Hollywood
(213) 663-8979
Disneyland
The Happiest Place on Earth
Anahiem, CA
(714) 781-4560
During the summer stroll down to the Carnation Plaza at the end of Main Street
and swing the night away with some of your favorite swing bands!!
Fridays: Swing Lessons, Live Bands, & General Dancing
Saturdays: Live Bands & General Dancing
If you're a local I'd recommend getting an annual passport, but unfortunatly the
cheapest passport doesn't include most Fridays & Saturdays during the summer.
Hey, I know it's not the cheapest place to swing, but check it out if you're there!!
Dizzy Debby's Cafe
467 S. La Brea Ave., at 6th
(213) 938-1398
Dragonfly
6510 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood
(213) 466-6111
21+
Eagle's Coffee Pub
5231 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
(818) 760-4212
All ages
the El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire Blvd.
(213) 936-4790
All ages
Fais Do Do
5257 W. Adams Blvd., between La Brea and Fairfax
(213) 954-8080
Sometimes bands, sometimes a DJ
Small but atmospheric place with a tile dance floor (i.e. not wood!)
All ages
the Fold
in the Silverlake Lounge
2906 Sunset Blvd., Silverlake
(213) 666-2407
the Foothill
1922 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, Long Beach
(310) 984-8349
the Forum
Inglewood
(213) 480-3232
Gallery 7916
7916 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
(213) 634-7323
The Galaxy Theatre
3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana
(714) 957-0600
the Garage
4519 Santa Monica Blvd.
(213) 683-3447
21+
Turns into Club Sucker (put on by Vaginal Creme Davis) on Sundays from 5-9 PM
Gaslight
1608 Cosmo St.
(213) 530-1349
Genghis Cohen Cantina
740 N. Fairfax
(213) 653-0640
All ages
The Gig
11637 W. Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles
(310) 444-9870
the Glass House
200 W. Second Street
the Arts Colony of Pomona
(909) 872-6181 and (714) 665-7739
free parking, all ages, shows start at 8 PM
advance tickets available through TicketMaster
Glaxa
3707 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
(310) 663-5295
Goldfingers
formerly Hell's Gate
6423 Yucca St., Hollywood
(213) 962-2913
the Greek Theatre
2700 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 480-3232
(213) 480-7575 to charge tickets
Hear Music
1429 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica
the Henry Fonda Theatre
Hollywood
(213) 480-3232
Highland Grounds
742 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood
(213) 466-1507
Hollywood Athletic Club
6525 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood
(213) 962-6600
Swing night every Tuesday
Dance class at 8pm & dancing starts around 9:30pm (I think)
Cover charge is $10, plus $4 for parking in the lot next door
Swing night promoter's number: (310) 652-5166
All Ages
Hollywood American Legion
2035 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood
(213) 960-2035
House of Blues
8430 Sunset Blvd.
(213) 650-1451
Huntington Beach Library
7111 Talbert Ave.
Huntington Beach
(714) 509-0407
the Impala Cafe
418 E. 1st St., near Alameda, downtown
(213) 621-2170
Jabberjaw
3711 W. Pico Blvd.
(213) 732-3463
All Ages
No alcohol
Jacks Sugar Shack
1707 N. Vine, Hollywood
(213) 466-7005
21+
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Information Line Only! (310) 271-9039
The Juke Joint Cafe
327 4th Ave
San Diego, CA
(619) 232-SOUL
(619) 702-FOOD (fax)
The Key Club
(Formerly Billboard Live)
9039 Sunset Blvd., West Hollwood
(310) 274-5800.
21+
Largo
432 N. Fairfax Ave.
(213) 852-1073 or (213) 852-1851
All ages
The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd.
East in the Cahuenga Pass, just off the 101 (Hollywood) Freeway
on-site parking for $5 per vehicle
the Lava Room
1945 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa
the Lava Lounge
1533 N. La Brea Ave.
(213) 876-6612
Linda's Doll Hut
107 S. Adams, Anaheim
(714) 533-1286
Little Frida's Coffee House
8730 Santa Monica Blvd.
(310) 854-5421
The Loose Moose Saloon
8901 Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA
(714) 826-2040
21+
Lumpy Gravy
7311 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
(213) 934-9400
LunaPark
665 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood
(310) 652-0611
Preferred seating for dining patrons
Becomes The Fang Club every sunday (18+)
Macondo
4319 Melrose Ave.
(213) 953-0615
Mancini's
8321 De Soto Ave., Canoga Park
(818) 341-8503
The Madison
The Madison : 102 Pine Ave, Long Beach
(562) 628-8866
Fabulous music from the 30's,40's, and 50's swing era every Friday night
No Cover 8-12pm.
the Martini Lounge
5657 Melrose Ave., Hollywood
(213) 467-4068.
21+
the Mayan Theatre
1038 S. Hill St.
(213) 736-1001
McCabe's Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 828-4403 or (310) 828-4497
All ages
No alcohol
Advance tickets available
the Mint
6010 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles
(213) 937-9630
Moguls
1650 N. Schrader Blvd., Hollywood, off of Hollywood Blvd.
(213) 465-7449
18+
Mr. T's Bowl
formerly Fuzzyland
Figueroa and 57th Ave., Highland Park
No Future
1500 Walnut, Pasadena
(818) 795-6885
No Life Record Shop
7209 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hollywood
(213) 845-1200
All Ages
Free in-store performances
Olympic Auditorium
1801 S. Grand
Opium Den
formerly the Gaslight
1605 1/2 Ivar, Hollywood
(213) 466-7800.
21+
the Palace
1735 N. Vine St., Hollywood
(213) 462-3000
Usually 18+
the Palladium
6215 Sunset Blvd.
(213) 480-3232
Pantages
6233 Hollywood Blvd. at Vine
Public Storage
1652 W. Lincoln Ave.
Anaheim, CA
(714)635-6067
All Ages
Rhino Records
1720 Westwood Blvd., Westwood
(310) 474-8685
All Ages
Free in-store performances
The Rocket
3094 El Cajon Boulevard
North Park, San Diego
The Rocket Infoline: (619) 447-724
"San Diego's Premier all ages swing club"
the Roxy
9009 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
(310) 276-2222
All ages
Roxbury Live
8225 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
(213) 656-1750
21+
Rusty's Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica
(310) 393-7386
All Ages
Showcase Theatre
683 S. Main St., Corona
(909) 340-0988
SIR Theatre
7950 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood
The SkyRoom
40 S. Locust Ave, Long Beach
(562) 983-2703
Live Big Band music every Saturday night
No Cover 8-12pm
Small's
5574 Melrose Ave.
(213) 469-8258
No cover
Spaceland
1717 Silverlake Blvd., Silverlake
Recorded Info: (213) 413-4442
After doors open: (213) 661-4380
21+
Subculture
1562 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
(213) 467-3415
Tony P's Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way in Marina Del Ray.
(310) 823-4534.
Swing dancing every Saturday night at 9 p.m.
They also offer free swing dance lessons starting at 8:30 p.m. every
Saturday.
Cover is $7 per person and there's no cover if you eat dinner there.
the Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
(310) 276-6168
All ages
Tower Records (Santa Monica)
328 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica
All Ages
Free in-store performances
Tower Records (Sunset)
Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
All Ages
Free in-store performances
Cooperage Hall, UCLA
(310) 825-1958
the Universal Amphitheatre
(818) 980-9421 or (213) 480-3232
Utero
2810 Hyperion Ave., Silverlake
(213) 953-9069
Ventura Concert Theatre
26 S. Chestnut St, Ventura
Ticket sales and reservations: (805) 648-1888
Concert Hotline: (805) 648-1936
The Viper Room
8852 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
(310) 358-1880
21+
Virgin Megastore (Costa Mesa)
1875 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa
All Ages
Free in-store performances
Virgin Megastore (LA)
8000 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
(213) 650-8666
All Ages
Free in-store performances
Viva Las Vegas
612 N, Eckoff, Orange
(714) 323-8683
All Ages
the Webb Nitebar
5657 Melrose Ave.
(213) 467-4068
Whisky a Go Go
8901 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
(310) 535-0579
All ages
the Wiltern Theatre
3790 Wilshire Blvd., West Hollywood
(213) 380-5005
You've Got Bad Taste
3816 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake
All Ages
Free in-store performances
