The Echoplex

On our list of the best live music venues in Los Angeles.

Reached through an alley off Glendale Boulevard, the room sits below The Echo, its longtime sister venue and co-owner. It's standing-room only, holding around 780 to 800 people between an elevated stage built for bands or DJ sets and a lower, close-in area by the bar. The venue has hosted early or secret sets from acts like Nine Inch Nails, the Rolling Stones, and Pixies before they were headlining arenas.