Friday, November 21, 2008

It's only funny the first time



Try seeing it live, every week.

You know where you can find that goat calling sing-song.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

I'm Checking Out New places!

I'm Very Excited!!! I don't like to post reviews about karaoke spots I haven't been to, but I'm excited to announce I'm checking out a few new places!

Blue Goose Lounge
5201 W Sunset Blvd (Btw Western/Normandie)
Los Angeles, CA
Karaoke Every Night!

Primetime
5556 Santa Monica (By Western)
Karaoke on Friday nights!
(Just looked at their Karaoke list. Not. Half. Bad!)

Daves's Bar
708 E Broadway
Glendale, CA
Karaoke on Friday's and Saturday nights!

If you know of places I should check out, please send them to me!
Please email me at BetterThanBM@gmail.com

EVERY NIGHT: Sardo's

EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!
Starting at 9pm Sat - Thurs; 6pm Friday (FAMILY NIGHTS!)
Sardo's
258 N. Pass Ave.
Burbank, California

I went one Friday night during family night. It was so awesome and chock full of little kids from the Disney Child Star Making factory.



Why it's better than Brass Monkey:
1) Starts at 7pm on Fridays!
2) Kids welcome!
3) Loads of parking.
4) Rock Band Karaoke Night on Monday!
5) To swing way on the other end of the pendulum from family night, there's a Porn night too. I just don't know what night it is.
6) Their song list is available online! Click it!

EVERY NIGHT: 6PM Dimples Showcase!

EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!
Starting at 6pm
Dimples Showcase
3413 W. Olive Avenue
Burbank, California

I used to go here after work when I worked at Disney. LOVES IT! I wish I still lived right around the corner. I'd be there right now.

Why it's better than Brass Monkey:
1) Starts at 6 every weekday! HIGH FIVE!
2) Live Web Cast!
3) Hello Celebrity Sightings!
4) Stage with costumes.
5) Constantly growing list.
6) You get a DVD of yourself if you're a "Virgin" or I think they're for purchase too!
7) The owner is NICE!!!!!!
8) Right off the freeway.
9) The karaoke list is an actual LIST that you sign yourself onto. That way, people don't get pushed ahead of you.
10) The karaoke hosts are way hot. And not on the mic all night long.

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS: 10PM @ Bar 107!

Wednesday Nights!
Starting at 10PM
Bar 107
107 4th Street (btw Spring and Main)

BONG SHOW KARAOKE


Why it's better than Brass Monkey:
1) No pressure to buy drinks.
2) PUNK ROCK ON THE SONG LIST!
3) The judges are HILARIOUS! You better have balls to sing!
4) You don't have to suffer to unintelligible warbling! COS YOU'LL GET GONGED!!!!
5) CUTE BOYS ON BIKES!
6) A BONG PRIZE AT THE END OF THE NIGHT!!!!!!!
7) The people who sing are either really good or really entertaining!
8) Because people are too intimidated to sing, you actually get to go up a few times!

MONDAY NIGHTS: 8PM Goodfellas!

MONDAY NIGHTS
Starting @ 8pm
Goodfellas
7455 Melrose btwn (La Brea & Fairfax)


Why it's better than Brass Monkey:
1) It's a real restaurant so get a proper meal
2) Great songlist that is updated REGULARLY! Not just every few months. (If you're lucky)
3) Attracts a really interesting group of people. good for networking for those in "the biz".
4) Beautiful back patio with a fire pit

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS: 7pm @ Farmers Market!

Wednesday Nights
Starting at 7:oo pm
633 West Third street (At Fairfax)
At the Farmers Market at The Grove

Starts at 7pm.
Ridiculously huge song list!!!!

Why it's better than Brass Monkey:
1) Lots of food options so you don't have to get food poisoning.
2) Outside so you can enjoy the weather.
3) Starts at 7pm so you can go right after work.
4) The Apple store is in walking distance.
5) Free wi-fi from the Starbucks on your iPhone so you can download songs on youtube, unlike the CAVE that is Brass Monkey.