Bootleg Theater

This is my favorite venue.  They book some really good musicians who play in a semi-small space which is cool, the tickets are in the $10 to $15 range, and there's free street parking or $3 lot parking at a church across the street.  Bootleg is separated into two spaces.  You first enter into Bootleg Bar where they tend to have solo musicians.  The capacity is 150.  There are a few small round tables, but expect to stand.  Moving through Bootleg Bar, you enter Bootleg Theater, where they tend to have bands.  It's a multi-use room, so there's a stage at the far side and by the entrance there are maybe 10 rows, 15 seats across, of stadium theater seating.  Enough people choose to stand by the stage that there's plenty of seating.  The capacity is 450, I think, for the theater side.

DON'T GO TO THIS VENUE...
I waited over 30min to get into this place. When I got inside it was only half full. Why on earth they make people wait outside when people could be spending money at the bar is beyond reason. If I would have gotten there 20min early to see a band I would have missed their set. Needless to say I did not tip the bartenders. And I did not buy any band merch. There are a million things to do in LA at any given moment. Why would anyone stand in line when the place is half empty...

Free shows.
Good beer.
GREAT bands.

Sometimes I just show up and don't know any of the bands and I am always so happy I did.