Allen Theatre Our House Productions

i've been there a few times before.  this places is mostly for so-called "punks" or as i like to call them, "little kids who don't take showers and dress like s***t" oh and for "metal-heads".  anyway, it is located in the heart and soul of chunty-town; you have just about everyone else (even nerds) shouting out things at the rockers....pretty funny.  

if i owned that place, i'd eliminate the punk scene since it's all about fake posers now-a-days and throw in some good ol' rock n roll music, blues, jazz, and other types of rock music...and you must be over 21 years of age...just to help eliminate those young freaks.

wowzers.
worst security for a venue, well, depending on what you want, could be the best.  extra secure because they frisk everyone and check your purses and everything for like ten minutes before entering.  you can't bring water bottles or medicine or markers in. it's like crazy ghetto scary neighborhood for white girls like me.

but it's not the worst venue ever i guess.  it used to be a theatre and they demolished a bunch of seats in the front for dancing, which is cool.  lots of places to sit still.  the sound is moderate, the art behind the stage is weird.  Seems more appropriate for hip hop or rap artists to have shows here, and i'm sure they do, but i would appreciate more neutral artwork.  meh.

They book good metal shows, and the venue itself is huge, but there's just a terrible vibe.  i feel like fighting and sleeping and making out and smoking cigarettes all at the same time. basically just "gettin' my dirty on" in South Gate.

hmm, it's been a couple years since i've been here and i just tried to go to the website and it seems like it's down.  don't know if this place is still open anymore?  does anyone know???