The Paramount

Incredible venue. Very professional staff. Great pizzeria, eatery and bar downstairs. Def will come back for more entertainment and shows in the future.

They refused to give me tap water even though I was purchasing drinks.

Music was good. Venue was nice. But the water thing is ridiculous. Most bars and venues give tap water, as they should

Reply to owner, there was NO miscommunication, the bartenders flat out refused even after typing it out on my phone. They said the manager didn't allow it. , repeatedly. It is a greedy tactic to sell $3 water bottles.

If it's a matter of wasting bartender's time, place cistern at the end of the bar, and patrons can grab water at their discretion.

Nice place to hear music. I loved the homage the venue paid to the East LA music scene. I was a part of the ELA punk scene as a regular at The Vex Club, and I was lucky to be friends with some of the bands, artists, and others who made it happen. The wallpaper in the entrance was covered with reproductions of flyers for many of the shows I attended at The Vex. The inside was nice a roomy, but could use more seating and the balcony outside had seats but it was full of smokers. The sound seemed good and the stage/lighting decent.

The band I saw on this evening were great (Messer Chups) the band right before them...not so much. I did not appreciate a foul-mouthed drunken 300 pound shirtless cowboy having his own party onstage without inviting anyone else. Musically they were good but I lost interest quickly. And people holding their phones up to video everything were annoying, as were some pushy audience members who barged in front of us. Also, there is NO parking. You are on your own on the streets.

Lastly, the reason I did not rate the venue 5 stars is because they still use plastic cups for drinks. This has to stop. I was just at Alex's Bar in Long Beach and they use glass. Please remember, NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET. Stop using plastic, period.

I will go back and will particularly be paying attention to the servingware.

Dope spot. Not too crowded. Intimate and beers not suuuuuuprr expensive compared to other venues.

The place is nice, we went to the Inspector show, we waited almost 3 hours for them to come out, if the people are going to wait that long, at least the place should have a nice DJ set, the DJ that was playing was boring, it was hot inside, long line to get drinks, I mean, it is a nice place, I just didn't like to wait that long for the performer

Great venue. Their ticket scanner person is not very attentive to the job and double scanned my ticket and told me that my ticket was invalid. I asked for a manager and they immediately said i was being aggressive when all i wanted to know was what time the first scan was, obviously it was mere seconds before the second scan. Luckily the manager was quick and understanding of my situation and didn't ruin the experience for me.

We went to see Tiki Lewis and her band, Piel Music. The sound, was excellent!!! Piel's performance was phenomenal...especially Tiki! We flew in from Pennsylvania just to see Piel...and it was all worth it. We had the best time! The atmosphere was very cool. I cannot say enough! It will definitely be good memories. Also the area is historic & the architecture is impressive. The staff is super friendly! Jose answered all my questions in a timely manner...very kind!

Very intimate venue, and the architecture is awesome. It's easy to find, but I recommend Ubering here as parking is tight. Didn't try the mixed drinks but the draft beer was good. I would come back here for another show, especially since it's historic.