Cafe Brass Monkey Explained

City:Koreatown, Los Angeles
County:Los Angeles
State:California
Country:United States
Street-Address:3440 Wilshire Blvd
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Website:https://www.cafebrassmonkey.com/

Cafe Brass Monkey, also known as the Brass Monkey, is a karaoke dive bar and restaurant in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[1]

Overview

Opened in 1971, the Brass Monkey is a ski lodge style dive bar, described by the Los Angeles Times as "arguably L.A.'s best feel-good karaoke bar."[2] The bar is frequented by industry players and celebrities such as: Margaret Cho, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Mayer, Manny Pacquiao, Ben Stiller and Courtney Cox.[3] [4] The Brass Monkey has been described as Seth McFarlane's hangout choice and karaoke spot to sing Frank Sinatra.[5]

As of November 2022, owner Alan Spear has run the Brass Monkey for more than three decades, and was regarded as "L.A. karaoke royalty" by the Los Angeles Times.[6]

Reception

The Brass Monkey has featured on several lists from publications like Los Angeles Magazine's "The 5 Coolest Karaoke Bars in L.A." (2022),[7] LA Weekly's "The 10 Best Bars in Los Angeles" (2017),[8] and Thrillist's "10 best karaoke bars in LA" (2014),[9] including being described by the LA Times as a "Feel-Good-Favorite."

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hutchinson . Jess . 2022-11-11 . 29 essential L.A. karaoke spots for every kind of singer . 2023-05-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526034751/https://www.latimes.com/travel/list/where-to-sing-karaoke-in-los-angeles . live .
  2. Web site: Park . Heseon . 2001-09-06 . A Feel-Good Favorite . 2023-05-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526050420/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-06-ca-42578-story.html . live .
  3. Web site: Baum . Gary . 2012-07-23 . Industry Players Reveal Their Favorite Finds in L.A.'s Koreatown . 2023-05-26 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526050411/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/koreatown-k-town-seth-macfarlane-demi-lovato-353366/ . live .
  4. News: Navarro . Mireya . 2004-08-08 . It's Koreatown, Jake . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-26 . 0362-4331 . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526050411/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/08/style/it-s-koreatown-jake.html . live .
  5. Web site: Barton . Chris . 2004-06-10 . A 'Family Guy' who goes for low-key fun . 2023-05-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526053229/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-10-wk-fav10-story.html . live .
  6. Web site: Brown . August . 2022-11-11 . Karaoke in the time of COVID . 2023-05-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526053229/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-11-11/karaoke-los-angeles-covid-omicron . live .
  7. Web site: Mula . Jordan . 2022-12-16 . The 5 Coolest Karaoke Bars in L.A. . 2023-05-25 . Los Angeles Magazine . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526053232/https://www.lamag.com/lalifeandstyle/the-best-karaoke-bars-los-angeles/ . live .
  8. Web site: Weekly . L. A. . 2017-10-31 . The 10 Best Bars in Los Angeles, From Our 2017 Best of L.A. Issue - LA Weekly . 2023-05-26 . www.laweekly.com . en-US . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526053230/https://www.laweekly.com/the-10-best-bars-in-los-angeles-from-our-2017-best-of-l-a-issue/ . live .
  9. Web site: Your guide to the 10 best karaoke bars in LA (including the 4am one) . 2023-05-26 . Thrillist . 18 March 2014 . en . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526053231/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/los-angeles/downtown/your-guide-to-the-10-best-karaoke-bars-in-la-thrillist-los-angeles . live .

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