Booze and Entertainment on the Cheap

Drinking at home is quite nice, but sometimes you need to get out. At such times, cheap bars can be your best friend. Cheap bars that offer entertainment are even better (no I’m not talking about  naked women entertainment you goddamn perv!) I happen to be a big fan of music in addition to booze, so for me, cheap music venues are a gold mine. I’ve had the pleasure of discovering a few in the Los Angeles area over the past few months, which I recommend you check out if you get the chance. First I’d like to bring up Spaceland in Silver Lake. They almost always have a decent artist playing for a decent price (~$10), but more importantly, Mondays are free! On this day they showcase a local band (the same one all month long) with no cover charge. In addition, making Mondays all the more awesome, they also offer $2.50 High Life. Yup beer for $2.50 and free music, how fantastic is that?! Another pretty sweet place nearby is the Echo Curio in Echo Park. Its a tiny art/record shop where they often host bands. They ask for a $5 donation at the door, but as they have no bar its BYOB. Thats right, they let you in with your own booze concealed in a brown paper bag! And then last weekend I attended a show at a place by the name of The Boulevard in East LA. The show I attended was free, though sometimes a small fee is required (~$5). They do not have a proper bar but they do offer beer by the bottle/can. 12 ounce domestics and imports go for $3 or you could purchase a 24 ounce PBR for $5. Finally, also in Echo Park are The Echo and Echoplex. Like Spaceland these venues usually charge for shows, but do offer free entrance a few times a month and drinks are reasonable (and by reasonable I mean CHEAP) I usually go with the $3 Tecate. So if you live in LA go hear some music, drink some booze, and save some money! If you don’t live in LA, well it sucks to be you.