AMPLYFi

The sidewalk outside AMPLYFi on Melrose Ave is always choked with smokers waiting for set change. You'll hear the bass bleeding through the front glass before you even hit the door. The guy checking IDs doesn't care about your guest list drama, so have your cash ready and keep it moving. It's tight inside, and there's never anywhere to sit down once the local indie bands kick things off on stage.

The tiny stage is basically level with the floor, meaning you're standing inches from the pedalboards. Sound bounces right off the concrete walls and hits you straight in the chest. You can't escape the volume, and your ears will definitely ring by midnight. Someone spilled a whole IPA near the merch table, and nobody's going to wipe it up anytime soon, leaving sticky floors everywhere you step.

Parking down this very busy stretch of Melrose is a total nightmare, so don't even try fitting your car into the small lot behind the building unless you want a massive headache. Grab a greasy taco from the cart parked right outside on the sidewalk while you wait for your late rideshare because...