Articles by Steve Baltin

MOST club owners like to think of their spots as being original. Read more

EVEN before Herbie Hancock’s upset win for album of the year at this year’s Grammy Awards thrust jazz back into the spotlight, Hollywood was feeling the love for the cool cats that made the scene. Read more

THERE’S high and then there’s high – which is how Emil Eyvazoff felt the first time he stepped off the elevator on the 21st floor and cast his eyes on the space that would become Elevate, downtown’s newest uber-lounge. Read more

“Rock Lobster” and “Love Shack” are as much a part of party culture as Cheetos. Read more

“Rock Lobster” and “Love Shack” are as much a part of party culture as Cheetos. Read more

THE night-life scene isn’t built for waiting. Read more

BRENT Bolthouse and Sam Nazarian have put their stamp all over West Hollywood with Hyde, Area, the Lobby and more. Read more

YOU can feel the history of Jewel’s Catch One, or the Catch, as the regulars call it, from the center of the ballroom dance floor. Read more

Before he was gunned down onstage on Dec. Read more