The Paramount

The show was amazing. Unfortunately we had a minor incident where the manager physically grabbed our friend who was looking for her purse saying she was resisting, however, the security Junior who witnessed this event attempted to explain and calm the situation but was not given a appropriate resolution. We will not be back because of this. Junior should be in charge as he actually witnessed the event in full and listened properly. I do not believe it is appropriate to grab someone who is showing zero resistance as our friend was calm the entire time. Very strange behavior from a manager.

As a traveling musician I can simply state that if all venues were run as professionally my life would be INFINITELY easier than it has been for the last 26 years. Fair treatment of "the talent" that matches the best locales that we have ever crossed the stages of. Great sound, professional support staff, and excellent sound. A long stretch of stairs may help folks NOT over imbibe at the show which is likely NOT a bad thing. Loved playing here and watching the acts before us as well as our buddies who played afterward.

Great venue, definitely on the smaller/intimate side but great environment. Love the fact that there's free parking, and it's only a block away.

Had a really good time here the other night when I came to see Mikel Erentxun perform. It was my first time coming to this venue and I enjoyed it greatly.

Not only was this place fairly easy to find but I also really like to see that people attending the show were granted free parking! Just one block away there was a corner lot with workers directing people to parking spots. A big thank you to the venue for making this happen as it definitely saves you the headache of having to find a parking spot. Plus it felt really safe to be able to park somewhere where there is a lot of light and people.

After entering the venue, I noticed it was not very big but there was still a really good crowd there. The show sold out and there was still a lot of room in there, which I really liked. Nothing is worse than having to be inside a venue where everyone is crammed in there like sardines. They also have a big bar as you enter the second floor where they do the shows.

The stage was also very up and close to the audience. There is pretty much nothing separating the performers from the people watching which I also enjoyed because it allows us to get a better view of the stage and performers. Additionally, the sound was also very good and I could hear everything clearly, from the piano to the backup vocals. Not bad at all !

Also, I’m happy the first show I got to see here was Mikel Erentxun. He played an amazing show and he really shows how he loves what he is doing and takes great pride in his music and work. I hope to come back here soon and see more artists play.

little venues are back in a big way!! The Paramount is a perfectly sized venue with full bar and even a little outside patio. there is a pizza shop underneath and a free parking lot, truly giving you everything you need to have a great night!

I was in LA for a trip and was really excited to see Y La Bamba at the Paramount. If this review was solely about the environment, I would have given it more stars HOWEVER — the sound issues the band dealt with and the way they were treated by the venue’s sound engineers is unacceptable. I’m not willing to accept a situation where women in music are treated with such disrespect. The sound issue had to do with monitors that were **never turned on**, resulting in additional issues that clearly affected their ability to perform.

I love Y La Bamba and I have so much respect for them, and it’s disappointing that they had to deal with this treatment— even as critically-acclaimed, experienced musicians. I’ll take this review down if and when the sound staff responsible are fired.

My favorite venue in LA! Great little venue! Loved the space and the sound was good all night! They had a projector behind the band which is cool for any acts with an AV package. They also had free ice cold water out all night -- love to see it!

No hate to the owners or anything because it's a pretty sick venue it just sucks to get kicked out for walking a couple feet away. I get that's the rules I just felt the lady at the door was rude about it. I'm not saying don't come here like it's cool just know if you walk out during the show anywhere other than the smoking patio, you're out. Fair warning

Small, intimate setting. Parking close by.

Great place! Fantastic artists .

It's a nice old building very close to El Mercadito, the sound was on point and the place very clean, bottom part is a pizza place ( we didn't try it ) there was no seating but I didn't go to sit down in a concert anyways. Their free parking lot is located about two blocks away. Since it's an old building is not handicap friendly.

Good sound quality.

Nice venue. Looking forward to seeing the upcoming shows.

Great time seeing the quakes!!!

Pretty chill venue but kinda small with an okay bar area. You will have a pretty good view of the band or artist playing from all angles as it is pretty small. There is a patio area but there's no smoking. Expect the normal marked up prices for everything. We saw ONNI and it was really fun.

6/10 overall, not a bad venue.