Gabah
Los Angeles, CA 90029-3330
Phone: (323) 664-8913
- Cross Street:
- Ardmore Avenue
- Hours:
- Wed-Sun 9pm-2am
Editorial Review for Gabah – by Patrick Green
The Scene
Hollywood pretension and hip-hop posturing take a back seat to the phat beats at this popping underground club that keeps it real. Gabah, which translates to "jungle" in Arabic, is located on the non-trendy stretch of Melrose Avenue east of Western. The intimate, leopard-spotted interior is divided into a main room, dance floor, lounge and stage area. A partially covered outdoor patio offers solace to chill and chat. Kangol-donning b-boys and girls shake it on a the sweaty, jam-packed dance floor as big-city bohemians nod their approval from the sidelines.
The Draw
Well-known local DJs like Dusk and Higher dig deep into their eclectic crates to serve up the best in rare groove, reggae, acid jazz and hip-hop. Live acts like the Black Eyed Peas, Breakestra and wax wizards like Cut Chemist are also known to stop by unannounced.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIt's cash only here, so hit an ATM on your way--there's one in the 7-Eleven on Sunset and Cherokee.
ParkingThere's limited street parking on Melrose, but play it safe and utilize the valet for $4.
When to GoShow up before 10:30pm on most non-special-event nights to get half-off the cover charge, which goes up to $18 after.
User Reviews for Gabah
08/12/2004 Posted by smilinghappily
this place looked like someone's basement with some bamboo curtins hung up to try and make it cool. my friends and i went on a saturday night, there was no one there, and the smoking patio wasn't even open at 11pm. the dance floor was so dark because it seemed that they couldn't even afford to buy a lighting system. there were christmas lights around the dj booth to light the whole dance floor. how would you know if you were dancing with someone worth while? AVOID!
10/11/2003 Posted by dancinchic
as soon as we walked in my friend mentioned how it felt like we were walking into sometimes dimly lit house. but it was a cool vibe all tiki-ished out. Music was a 7 since im not to into the disco house style. Loved the ambiance. its was some peoples bday so they sang and gave out cupcakes which was pretty cool. Def a very chill adn unpretentios place. Seems like everyone knew each other which made me wish i had more of my group with me.
Pros: music, atmosphere, fans!! whoo-hoo
Cons: parking
Schedule
| 09/06/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/07/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/12/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 09/13/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/14/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/19/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 09/20/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/21/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/26/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 09/27/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/28/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/03/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 10/04/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/05/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/10/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 10/11/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/12/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/17/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 10/18/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/19/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/24/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 10/25/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/26/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/31/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11/01/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 11/02/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 11/07/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11/08/2008 | Chocolate Bar | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 11/09/2008 | Club Elements | |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 11/14/2008 | Anarchist Disco | |
| 10:00 pm |
