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On our lists of the best cocktail bars and live music venues in Los Angeles.

Angela Romero, who started throwing events in El Sereno at fourteen, built this Little Tokyo bar around East LA's lowrider culture; the venue describes its own mix as 'Black Love, Brown Pride, and Japaneros all in one.' The kitchen serves Abuelita-style home cooking alongside a cocktail program built to match the music, and DJs and live acts move between Motown, soul, and G-funk on bills that have included The Steady 45s. Shows run most Friday and Saturday nights, with record swaps filling in the gaps between.