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In times when most clubs are bred to be cash cows, this DIY all-ages club is more about prophets than profits. The Smell got its start in North Hollywood in 1997 as the citys only all-ages underground music spotart gallery, but when the cost of rent rose during the NoHo Arts district boom in 1999, the venue relocated to still-cheap Downtown. The new address near Skid Row only made the place...
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A distinctly Downtown underground venue, serving up indie pop and local art rock every weekend.
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A distinctly Downtown underground venue, serving up indie pop and local art rock every weekend.
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In Short Sharing the block with a ranchero bar and pool hall, the Smell is an anonymous building with a decidedly spartan interior. Essentially a non-profit, the club's cover rarely goes above five dollars, but for a warehouse in a terrible neighborhood, it manages to book some of the best indie bands on the scene. With attendance usually well below capacity, shows are always...
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All-aged, straight-edged for serious fans only. Now with semblance of (gasp!) order. Secret shows happen, but this is a DIY affair. Emerging underground music (Child Pornography played again recently) pre- getting signed by some guy driving a better car than us. Free fenced parking lot; don't believe the rockheads charging you "to watch your car." Address on Main, but club is West in alley....
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This place ain't for everybody
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The Smell is aptly named. You can smell Skid Row and everyone pees on the side walk. It's basically just a place to see bands play - not a bar, not a club, more like a rundown house party. The crowd is mostly young punks and hipsters. I've seen moshing and crowd surfing. There's no A/C or ventilation, so it gets very hot and sweaty. You hang out in the alley to smoke, cool off, drink beer...
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vegan food, great bands, great price!
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The Smell is unlike any other trendy venue/club in Los Angeles. It is the only D.I.Y. all ages venue around, with shows ranging from loud experimental punk to jazz. The cover is $5 bucks 99% of the time, which goes directly to the bands. There is an all vegan snack bar, with a vegan cook who makes affordable (everything is $2 or $3) food hot, to order, cold drinks, hot teas, and deserts. The...
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This is the gate to hell
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I'm all for the dive bars. But I have my limits. This venue is in a horrible part of town. Which is skid row/"tent city". The streets are desolate, except for piles of trash and vagrants. And the venue is in an alleyway. In order to get to it, you have to pass another bar thats filled with I'll be kind and say "unique" individuals, and you'll have to step over many different forms of body fluid...
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