The heart of L.A.’s underground music scene | Faceless warehouses and old storefronts
Attendees listen to the music at the Joy Tactics party in downtown Los Angeles, where DJs pump out techno and deep house music, and mixed drinks sell for $8.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)The building on the left with the lighted windows on Seventh Place in downtown Los Angeles is the location of a recent Joy Tactics party.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)A box at the Joy Tactics party is set out for donations to help those affected by the Oakland fire.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)Attendees listen to the music at the Joy Tactics party in downtown Los Angeles.
(Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)Music scene enthusiasts gather in an alley outside one of several underground parties that are held in warehouses and other spaces around downtown Los Angeles on a weekly basis.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Underground parties are held in warehouses and other spaces around downtown Los Angeles on a weekly basis.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Owners and managers of buildings used to house underground concerts often say they are unaware of any illegal uses of their property.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)Flowers, candles and a note for the victims of an Oakland fire that killed dozens of people sit outside the site of one of several underground parties that are held in warehouses and other spaces around downtown Los Angeles.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)A concert is staged in a warehouse on Ceres Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. The location was disclosed only to those who received a code from the promoter. Admission was $20, and a bouncer checked IDs at the door.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)