(310) 829-2382

2030 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90403 34.0316 -118.4829

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Neighborhoods: Wilshire Montana, West LA

THEGASLITE.COM

Years in business

Established in 2002

Last updated 6.04.11

Category:

Lounges, Beer Gardens, Bars & Pubs, Nightclubs

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Karaoke

Bar & Club Type of Music:

Blues

Bar & Club Special Features:

DJ, Live Music

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What People Are Saying About Gas Lite

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The Scene – This dimly lit, corner bar borrows its decor scheme from a '70s-era lounge during Christmas season, with twinkling lights and tinsel hanging year round. Red vinyl booths, mirrored walls and a long, dark wood bar round out the modest and masculine interior. A no-nonsense bartender pours martinis and scotch to a mostly male crowd playing interactive trivia during the day. By 10pm, the place is overrun with a lively UCLA crowd pounding beers and dancing the night away. – – The Draw – Catch talented blues artists every Friday through Monday night. The intimate…

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Parking:
Meters on Wilshire are free after 6pm. Complimentary parking (15 spaces) behind the club is accessible via 21st or Wilshire.
When to Go:
Every Saturday at noon, there's an open forum with Santa Monica City Council members to discuss local politics and indulge in free pizza, soda and blues.
The Extras:
Musicians are encouraged to sing or bring their own instruments and jam with the band on Monday nights.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “karaoke nights are very fun!”
  2. “Great in between music and they are so fun!”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Best dive bar in LA!”
  2. “The bar is a Westside legend and the staff is cool.”
  3. “This is a great bar if you want a drink and don't want to fight a crowd.”
  4. “miss Melora, behind the bar, but the karaoke is great.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “This place is a total dive, but a great place to gi with a bunch of friends, throw one back, and laugh your ass off.”
service
75.0% positive
  1. “It's open a 6am, it's small, they have free popcorn and a few good bartenders.”
  2. “all patrons are friendly and approachable.”
  3. “Although it draws a friendly, local group of people (college and up.”
  4. “decent place for karaoke, however waitresses/bartenders are often downright rude.”
  5. “Good karaoke, bad service”
  6. “The bar is a Westside legend and the staff is cool.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/07/11

Not from around these parts but.....

by Adrian Everett

Although I am on The East Coast I hear very good things about this place from a certain brother of mine who is out there in Santa Monica. His name is Travis Everett but he goes by the Karaoke Stage name KJ Trav Loaf. He is a dead on impersonator of Heavy Duty Rock Legend Meat Loaf. Back here in Virginia he was and still is one of the most indemand and beloved KJ's especially here in his homebase of Hampton Roads and the small Northern Virginia Town of Woodbridge. His Karaoke show is top notch and can and will make any bar he works at and for the $$$$$$$. The Gas Lite would do good to simply dump the rest and hire the best.

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/21/11

GAS LITE - HORRIBLE KARAOKE - FRIDAY APRIL 15, 2011

by TadPiermont

ORRIBLE KARAOKE FRIDAY NIGHTS - APRIL 2011

by TadPiermont at Citysearch

Had read some decent reviews of GasLite elsewhere, so gave it a shot, Friday night April 15, 2011.

WHAT A COMPLETE SHOCKING DISAPPOINTMENT.

This is not to be racist by any means, but the KJ was a total rich white boy trying to be a rapper. The music was horrible. The regulars obviously take full precedence over any newcomers.

We put in a song request and never got called. The same awful singers, if you can call them singers, kept singing.

Had NEVER heard any of this rap music in the first place, so it wasn't even enjoyable rap, but just a lot of screaming and screeching.

It felt like we went to the wrong house for someone's party - felt as if we didn't belong there, weren't welcome there, and could NOT WAIT to get the hell out of there.

The KJ really seemed like a Vanilla Ice-Eminem wannabee.

DO. NOT. GO. ON. FRIDAY. NIGHTS. RUN!!!

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/05/11

Never again

by naje87

It was the worst karaoke place I've ever been to. It's small, crowded, and the guys who work there are unfriendly. We signed up to sing a song and waited 3 hours, and when it finally was our turn the guy who worked there stole it from us and gave it to some random girls, and when we complained he called the guards and they escorted us out. Yeah, I was glad to leave so I could find some real karaoke bar where you actually get to sing.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/22/10

Great Dive Karaoke Bar

by john81

This place is one of the best Karaoke bars in LA. It seems to be always packed by 9:00pm or earlier.

The crowd is completely random and fun. Both times I went I was completely entertained the entire time. The drinks are reasonably priced and it has a very dive feel to it.

You can tell the regulars as it seems the get priority when it comes to singing. My group had a hard time actually getting called up on stage.

If your on the West Side of town I would suggest stopping in.

  • Pros: Awsome people watching
  • Cons: Good luck if you want to sing
4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/24/10

Sticky, Smelly, Good Time

by A Mo

This place is a total dive, but a great place to gi with a bunch of friends, throw one back, and laugh your ass off. If you're looking for a place to have a good time on the westside, it definitely deserves STRONG consideration.

  • Pros: Entertainment, Price

The Details on Gas Lite

Place Categories:

  • love laid back place
  • best karaoke
  • best dive bar
  • approachable patrons
  • love gas lite
  • good bartenders
  • fun great
  • cool staff
  • like sounds
  • worst kj
  • often downright rude decent place
  • friendly local group
  • very fun karaoke nights
  • bad service
  • great singers