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Nightclubs and Venues

• 4th & B
  345 B Street, San Diego, CA, 92101
  (619) 231-4343
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  All different kinds of music. Show Calendar
• Anarchy Library
  13250 Woodruff Avenue, Downey, CA 90242
  (562) 803-9134
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  Various genres, mostly punk, sometimes metal. Check Site For Calendar
• Avalon
  1735 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, 90028
  (323) 462-8900
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  Various genres. Check Site For Calendar
• Belly Up Tavern
  143 South Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 92075
  (858) 481-8140
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  Various genres, sometimes a metal band, usually covers bands.Check Site For Calendar
• Black Castle, The
  855 West Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044
  
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  Check Site For Calendar
• Brick by Brick
  1130 Buenos Avenue, Bay Park, CA, 92110
  (619) 276-3993
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  Various genres. Check Site For Calendar
• Canes
  3105 Ocean Front Walk, Mission Beach, CA, 92109
  (858) 488-1780
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  Various genres, national and local acts. Right on the beach. Check Site For Calendar
• Cat Club
  8911 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069
  (310) 657-0888
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  Various genres, world famous club Check Site For Calendar
• Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
  1348 14th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
  
  (310) 451-5040
  
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  Various genres, sometimes metal. Check Site for Calendar
  
• Chain Reaction
  1652 W. Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA, 92801
  (714) 635-6067
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  Various genres, mostly local acts. Check Site For Calendar
• CIA (California Institute for the AbnormalArts)
  11334 Burbank Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 91601
  (818) 506-6353
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  Various genres. Carnival sideshow theme/museum, complete with "relics". Live music on weekends only. Check Site For Calendar
• Coach House
  33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
  (949) 496-8930
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  Various genres Check Site For Calendar
• Cobalt Cafe
  22047 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA 91303
  (818) 348-3789
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  Various genres. Check Site For Calendar
• Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre (formerly Coors Ampitheatre)
  2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista, CA, 91911
  619-671-3600
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  Major venue for national acts and festivals. Event Calendar
• DiPiazza's Rocks
  5205 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA, 90804
  (562) 498-2461
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  Various genres. Home of Long Beach Metal Fest. Check Site For Calendar
• Epicentre
  8450 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92126
  (858) 271-4000
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  Various genres. Small youth center offering a place for bands to play. Check Site For Calendar
• Friar Tuck's Bar and Grill
  540 East Foothill Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91767
  (909) 625-7265
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  Various genres. Free yellow cab ride home. Check Site For Calendar
• Gibson Ampitheatre
  100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA, 91608
  (818) 622-4440
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  Major venue for national acts and festivals. Glass House, The
  200 West Second Street, Pomona CA 91766
  (909) 865-3802
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  Various genres. Check Site For Calendar
• Grove, The
  2200 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA, 92806
  (714) 712-2700
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  Various genres. Events Calendar
• Home Depot Center
  1000 E Victoria Street, Carson, CA, 90747
  (877) 342-5299
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  Major arena, usually a soccer stadium, sometimes hosts a festival. Events Calendar
• House of Blues - Anaheim
  1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92802
  (714) 778-BLUE
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  Event Calendar
• House of Blues - San Diego
  1055 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
  (619) 299-BLUE
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  Event Calendar
• House of Blues - Sunset Strip
  8430 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
  (323) 848-5100
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  Event Calendar
• Valley View Casino Center
  3500 Sports Arena Boulevard, San Diego, CA, 92110
  (619) 224-4171
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  Major venue, occasionally national acts. Events Calendar
• JT's Pub and Grill
  5821 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego, CA 92120
  (619) 280-4698
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  Small pub with limited space for live bands. Website
• Jumping Turtle
  1660 Capalina Road, San Marcos, CA 92069
  (760) 471-7778
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  Various genres Check Site For Calendar
• Key Club
  9039 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA, 90069
  (310) 274-5800
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  Legendary club, great sound. See Site For Calendar
• Long Beach Arena
  300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA, 90802
  (562) 423-3647
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  Major arena, occasionally has national acts scheduled. Venue Info
• Mirror Image Studios
  1254 La Loma Circle, Anaheim, CA 92806
  (714) 575-8990
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  Recording studio and concert venue. Check Site For Calendar
• Music Box
  6126 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
  (323) 464-0808
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  Various genres. See Site For Calendar
• Paladinos
  6101 Reseda Boulevard, Tarzana, CA, 91335
  (818) 342-1563
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  Various genres. Metal Nights on Sundays. Event Calendar
• Qualcomm Stadium
  9449 Friars Road, San Diego, CA, 92108
  (619) 641-3131
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  Major venue, home of San Diego Chargers, sometimes houses national acts and festivals. Check Site For Calendar
• Rainbow Bar and Grill
  9015 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA, 90069
  (310) 278-4232
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  Great place to eat and drink while you refuel from rampaging on Sunset Blvd. The "in crowd" of LA's metal scene have spent time here and still do. Check Site For Calendar
• Ramona Mainstage
  626 Main Street, Ramona, CA 92065
  (760) 789-7008
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  Southern California's hottest metal club, featuring shows presented by Joe Troutman. Large stage, tons of seating and 10 beers on tap. Check Site For Calendar
• Romano's Concert Lounge
  5225 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA 92506
  (951)781-7662
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  Various genres. Usually tribute bands. Check Site For Calendar.
• Roxy Theatre
  9009 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA, 90069
  (310) 276-2222
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  All genres, live bands Friday and Saturday. Show Calendar.
• Ruby Room
  1271 University Ave, San Diego CA, 92103
  (619) 299-7372
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  All genres, live bands Friday and Saturday. Show Calendar.
• San Manuel Amphitheater (formerly Glen Helen Pavilion)
  2575 Glen Helen Parkway, Devore, CA 92407
  (909) 880-6500
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  Major arena. Check Site For Calendar
• Soma
  3350 Sports Arena Boulevard #1, San Diego, CA, 92110
  (619) 226-7662
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  Punk & metal mostly. Check Site For Calendar
• Troubadour
  9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069
  (310) 276-6168
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  Various genres. Check Site For Calendar
• Ventura Theatre
  26 S Chestnut Street, Ventura, CA, 93001
  (805) 653-0721
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  Various genres. Events Calendar
• Viejas Arena (San Diego State University)
  5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego, CA 92182
  (619) 594-0234
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  Major venue for national acts and various events. Check Site For Calendar
• Viper Room
  8852 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069
  (310) 358-1881
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  Various genres. Small but a cool club. Check Site For Calendar
• Viejas Casino
  5000 Willows Road, Alpine, CA 91901
  (619) 659-2426
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  Casino, various genres, sometimes metal. Check Site For Calendar
• Whisky A Go Go
  8901 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA, 90069
  (310) 652-4202
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  World famous and must see club. Events Calendar
• Wiltern, The
  3790 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010
  (213) 388-1400
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  Famous venue for 75 years. Various genres Events Calendar

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Record Shops

• Amoeba - Hollywood
  6400 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
  (323) 245-6400
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  Used and New CDs, Vinyl, DVDs, VHS Website
• Best Buy
  Various addresses. Store Locator
  
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  Corporate retailer. Electronics, CDs, DVDs. Website
• Borders
  Various addresses. Store Locator
  
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  Corporate retailer. Books, CDs, DVDs. Website
• Counterpoint Records and Books
  5911 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
  (323) 957-7965
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  Buy, sell and trade USED CDs, LPs, Tapes, DVDs, VHS, etc.
• Fye
  Various addresses. Store Locator
  
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  Corporate retailer. CDs, DVDs. Website
• Lou's Records
  434 N Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
  (760) 753-1382
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  New and Used CDs, LPs, Tapes, DVDs, VHS http://www.lousrecords.com/
• M-Theory Records
  915 W Washington Street, San Diego, CA 92103
  (619) 220-0485
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  CDs, Vinyl, and DVDs in most genres. New and Used. http://www.mtheorymusic.com/
• Off the Record
  2912 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104
  (619) 298-4755
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  New and used CDs, Vinyl. Website
• Orphaned CDs
  8830 Reseda Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91324
  (818) 709-9100
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  Used CDs. Website
• Press Play Connection
  236 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910
  (619) 585-0018
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  New and used CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, VHS, Video Games. Website
• Record City
  3757 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
  (619) 291-5313
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  Used CDs, DVDs. Website
• Rockaway Records
  2395 Glendale Boulevard, Silver Lake, CA 90039
  (323) 664-3232
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  Specialize in vinyl, also has used CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, VHS, etc. Website
• Spin Records
  370 Grand Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008
  (760) 434-0807
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  New and used CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, VHS. Website
• Thirsty Moon Records
  525A Evans Place San Diego, CA 92103
  (619) 542-1500
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  New and Used CDs, DVDs and more. Website
• Thrift Trader - North Park
  3939 Iowa Street, San Diego, CA 92104
  (619) 282-SAVE
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  Buy Sell Trade, CDs, DVDs and more.
• Thrift Trader - Pacific Beach
  1416 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, CA 92109
  (619) 272-SAVE
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  Buy Sell Trade, CDs, DVDs and more.

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Bands

• Absolution
  
• Abstract Prayer
  
• Abysmal Dawn
  
• Accepted Death
  
• Achronica
  
• Advent
  
• AeneA
  
• Agent Steel
  
• All Gods Kill
  
• Antagonist
  
• A Piece of the Action
  
• Armored Assassin
  
• Arsenal
  
• As Blood Runs Black
  
• As I Lay Dying
  
• At Your Funeral
  
• Atomic Punks (Van Halen tribute band)
  
• Audkik
  
• Aurora Black
  
• Avant Guardian
  
• Azusa
  
• Battlefront
  
• Bedlam of Cacophony
  
• Belay My Last
  
• Bereft
  
• Bistandard
  
• Black Chapel
  
• Black And White Picture, The
  
• Black Oil
  
• Blackwater Prophecy
  
• Blood Star Halo
  
• Bonded By Blood
  
• Broken Foundation
  
• Busted Knuckles
  
• Cage
  
• Casket
  
• Caskets on Parade
  
• Castle Ultra
  
• Cattle Decapitation
  
• Cauterized, The
  
• Cephalotripsy
  
• Cessation of Life
  
• Chains of Misery
  
• Chinese Democracy (Guns n Roses tribute band)
  
• City's Finest, The
  
• Condemned
  
• CondeMption
  
• Crescent Shield
  
• Cryonics
  
• Cryptic Empire
  
• Cursed Lullaby
  
• Cvrst
  
• Daemos
  
• Darksun
  
• Dead I
  
• Dead Man Court
  
• Dead Or Judged
  
• Dear Life
  
• Death Inquisition
  
• Death Is Eternal
  
• Death Pilot
  
• Deaths Incursion
  
• Dencroms
  
• Destroy the Runner
  
• Devolved
  
• Discord
  
• Divaricate
  
• Divided Souls
  
• Dragged Below
  
• Drift
  
• Dying Regret
  
• Eden's Onslaught
  
• Eken Is Dead
  
• Endemy
  
• End of Eden
  
• Epokah
  
• Etched In Red
  
• EXD
  
• Execution
  
• Exilement
  
• Faceless, The
  
• Faded Sun
  
• Fatal
  
• FDisk
  
• Fueled By Fire
  
• Full Metal Jacket
  
• Funeral Pyre, The
  
• Gang Raping Nuns
  
• Gods of Thunder (Kiss tribute band)
  
• Gorefatron
  
• Grave Desecration
  
• Gravehill
  
• Gravity Clutch
  
• Grimdeath
  
• Guillotine Death Sentence
  
• Guilt By Association
  
• Hail the Night
  
• Hateful Winds
  
• His Irate Life
  
• Ice Storm
  
• Illogicist
  
• Impaled
  
• Impending Doom
  
• In the Midst
  
• Indemnifier
  
• Individual
  
• Infantry
  
• Inntent
  
• Infernal Assault
  
• Internal Corrosion
  
• Intronaut
  
• Invocation War
  
• Iron Maidens (Iron Maiden tribute band)
  
• Jameson
  
• Jugulur
  
• Knight Eternal
  
• Known Enemy
  
• Kombat
  
• Less Lethal
  
• Maleva
  
• Malicious Assault
  
• ManDevilGod
  
• Mantric
  
• Maraud
  
• Martiis Nocturnem
  
• Meltdown
  
• Merciless Death
  
• Metal Skool (80's cover band)
  
• Mictlantecuhtli
  
• MindGrip
  
• Mirror of Dead Faces
  
• Morbid Death
  
• Morbid Massacre
  
• Murder Faith
  
• Mutilacion
  
• My Demyze
  
• My Private Hell
  
• Neurotoxin
  
• Nine Knives
  
• Ninth Circle
  
• No Innocent Victim
  
• Nothing Haunts Me
  
• Novus
  
• Nuclear Violation
  
• Obliterator
  
• Oblivion
  
• Of Hearts and Shadows
  
• Old School Crisis
  
• Operation Downfall
  
• Operation Overload
  
• Painting In Negative
  
• Parasitic
  
• Pariaus
  
• Pathology
  
• PDP
  
• Pentagoat
  
• Perishment
  
• Perpetual Maddness
  
• Phantom Saints
  
• Phobia
  
• Pro Fe Cia
  
• Rapid Crossfire
  
• Rattlehead
  
• Reog
  
• Reprisal
  
• Revlon Red
  
• Rise to Ruin
  
• Rott
  
• Rotten Disgorgement
  
• Ruines Ov Abaddon
  
• Rusty Eye
  
• Sacred Storm
  
• Sacrificial Slaughter
  
• Sage of the Divine
  
• Sakrificer
  
• Sangre
  
• Scythe
  
• Scorch the Earth
  
• Second the Best
  
• Sever Your Ties
  
• Severe Butchery
  
• Severis
  
• She's Sinking
  
• S.I.G.M.A. Project (SIGMA Project)
  
• Silent Curse
  
• Sinfection
  
• Sinister Sadist
  
• Skaven
  
• Skies of Ruin
  
• Sleeping With Angels
  
• Snake Cult
  
• Solicit
  
• Sothis
  
• Soulbleed
  
• Stealth
  
• Steel Panthers
  
• Stoker
  
• Stomprocket
  
• Street Force
  
• Striker
  
• Svenhardz
  
• Syncope Threshold, The
  
• Take Flight
  
• Taking Over
  
• Tbone of The Last Ride
  
• The God
  
• Thunderous
  
• Thund-HER-struck (AC/DC tribute band)
  
• Thyne Scabbard
  
• To Something Beautiful
  
• Tormentor
  
• Toxic Waste
  
• Tyrant
  
• Unholy Force
  
• Unholy Lust
  
• Vehemencia
  
• Vera Lynn
  
• Verfallen
  
• Vie
  
• Voidcrush
  
• Vorgormorth
  
• Vredesfaust
  
• Wages of War
  
• Warbringer
  
• Warface
  
• We Are the End
  
• Whole Lotta Rosies (AC/DC tribute band)
  
• Winds of Plague
  
• Witchaven
  
• World War 4
  
• World Wide War
  
• Zombria
  

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Tattoo

• So Cal Tattoo Shops

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