by Princeton A. on An historic venue and a source of happiness for many dance / electronic music enthusiasts. What do I not like about Avalon, well to start with, its too big with distracting little rooms everywhere. Vice and Fire Marshals have a constant eye on this place. If you don't like partying with teenagers, avoid Fridays and if you don't like partying with glue sniffing or acid smoking ravers then avoid Saturdays. Avalon does score high in staging big name talent and pleasing the masses. Lets not forget the lights and sound system. Oh and its a great place for pick up an intoxicated one night stand. If you insist on attending, then its best to attend with a big group so that you can stay safe within your own little party inside. New clubs opens in Hollywood all the time. To find the best option for you, just message me on rateclubs or check out my website. eVita Parties provides Hollywood Guest List to Hollywood Clubs & Los Angeles Events.
by Veronika Bawer on This place was pretty scary. I came here with two other girls and it seems like guys just hang out here waiting for the girls to come. The drinks were decent, but let's just say I was too scared to let it out of my sight. I was pretty eager to get out of there!
by Brynn T. on i wish my favorite artist (joseph arthur) would find somewhere else to play. yes, the one thing this venue has going for it is some excellent sound - IF you stand in the right place. best place to witness this is from halfway back (i'm talking about the downstairs here) near the soundboard. any further back, and unfortunately you'll get more bar noise than guitar noise. other good points... the ticket guy at the counter is nice. and the positives end there for me. anyway, so if you're in the right spot, the sound is glorious. last week i saw joseph arthur thrice (one show at wcl, one in nyc at the bowery and once in hoboken at maxwell's). the wcl show trumped the others in terms of sound, but was the worst of the three shows. i blame the wcl. OK, so the bad parts: the setup is HORRIBLE. i mean, tables in the front for a rock show? granted he usually plays with a backing band and this time he is touring solo, but he wanted the crowd to stand up and move and get into it, obviously. but there was no room because people were packed like sardines amongst chairs and tables. the crowd did their best to work with a bad setup. it was unnecessarily crowded up front compared to totally empty at the back. weird. anyway, rock show = general admission. so unhappy about tables in my way of enjoying the concert. which brings me to my next complaint, i would have reserved one of said tables to get right up front, but i couldn't because i find their food inedible. i mean, i don't know how you can go wrong with nachos, but they do. terribly, terribly wrong. i was smart and ate a small dinner elsewhere first, but even the smells of the food coming from the kitchen was unappetizing to me. come on, that never happens! and though it didn't affect me much personally, i thought our bartender was a bit of a dick. this place needs an entirely new kitchen and bar staff IMO. i hate being back by the bar, where the speakers don't reach all that well, and hearing more of the bartenders bantering back and forth and glasses clinking than the music itself. come on, it's not a social lounge, it's a music venue! i've been to probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 shows downstairs, and 4 upstairs, and i could echo pretty much the same sentiments for the upstairs. they get two stars for the crystal-clear sound system. but every time i go there wish to myself that the artist had picked another joint. favorites on my list: johnny brenda's, and the troc. honorable mention to TLA, and surprisingly enough, the tweeter center over in camden (preferably in winter, when the curtains are down - good sound system, super-friendly staff).
