Dance Club Pick: Move Forward, Get Social

By Lina Lecaro

KCRW DJ and Dublab contributor Anthony Valadez has had his groovin' night at Little Temple on Saturdays for a while now, and despite the name... More >>

The Godfather and the Pusher

Vanguard and King King set the stage for dance music

By Lina Lecaro

Two big DJs, two big nights of dance music in Hollywood this week. Friday, Deep LA bumps it up with Frankie Knuckles, widely considered the... More >>

DANCE CLUB PICK: Two Words: Pete Rock

By Lina Lecaro

Dance club milestones offer two very different kinds of revelry Saturday night. On the hip-hop tip, Club Boombox marks four years blasting big in... More >>

Back to Back

Straight talk (and dancing) at Velvet and the Rootdown

By Lina Lecaro

Gay Pride weekend offers a heaping of great GBLT grinders all over town (check the last graph of the Nightranger column for some of the best).... More >>

Dance Club Pick: Nights to Remember

By Lina Lecaro

Memorial Day weekend has become, ironically, equated with the kind of hard partying that leads to no memory at all come Monday (the actual... More >>

Sweet Valentine's

By Lina Lecaro

Whether your relationship status happens to be taken, free or "it's complicated," there's a party to get passionate about this Valentine's... More >>

Scouting Talent

By Lina Lecaro

Bear lovers, boom-box beats and a gal named Blank make for heavy highlights this week in clubland. CLUB SCOUT, from the creators of Bears In... More >>

Underground Anniversary

By Lina Lecaro

Since its early days at Tempest (now Crown Bar) in WeHo, Underground's meld of Brit pop, '60s sounds and post-punk attracted fun, young,... More >>

In the Cut

By Lina Lecaro

What's in a name? A lot when it comes to clubs. This week, three parties that should be as mad as their monikers. The less-than-subtle sass of... More >>

House of House at El Cit

By Lina Lecaro

Club Bang! has always been a youthful romp, and after 10 years its original groovers have grown up, while a new generation thumps on. This... More >>

Droid Behavior Brings Speedy J and Drumcell

By Lina Lecaro

Droid Behavior kicks off the decade with an epic extrasensory showcase, Interface 30. The Netherlands’ Speedy J serves up entrancing... More >>

Dead, Dub and Kind

By Lina Lecaro

Because we’re all walking dead after New Years Eve anyway, the guys and ghouls behind Resurrection (the meld of legendary goth clubs Helter... More >>

Eve of Destruction

By Lina Lecaro

Waiting ’til the last minute to do your holiday shopping may be costly, but procrastinating when it comes to your New Year’s Eve... More >>

Acid Tripper

By Lina Lecaro

Why do the good ones always seem to fall on the same night? This week, two biggie beatsmiths break it down in Hollywood, and — as has often... More >>

NY DJ'S COME TO L.A.

Nicky Siano at El Cid and Joe Claussell at Grand Star

By Lina Lecaro

Two revered New York DJs come to town this week, and both are spinning in surprisingly intimate, somewhat divey dance dens. Best known as the DJ... More >>

Disco Winter

By Lina Lecaro

Causes and culprits provide club highlights this week. The Droog collective’s Culprit label — along with Throne of Blood and Scion... More >>

Get Stuffed

By Lina Lecaro

Whether you like your nightlife funky or freaky, Good Friday offers two parties to be thankful for this holiday weekend. Miss Kitty’s... More >>

Where the Wild Things Are

By Lina Lecaro

A legendary performance-art queen and an up-and-coming pop princess bring a special allure to two of L.A.’s wildest dance clubs this week.... More >>

Future Electric

By Lina Lecaro

Fellas from fun ’n’ flamboyant music acts take the decks in Hollywood this week, and though they’re on the same night, at least... More >>