RAINBOW BAR AND GRILL - Sunset Strip
The Rainbow Bar and Grill is a bar and restaurant on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States adjacent to the border of Beverly Hills, California. Its address is 9015 Sunset Boulevard.
The bottom level of the building is the restaurant, The Rainbow Bar and Grill. Upstairs is an exclusive club called Over the Rainbow, which consists of a full bar, dance floor, and a DJ booth. The restaurant is next to The Roxy Theatre and The Key Club.
The restaurant was founded in early 1972 by Elmer Valentine, Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri and others,[1] opening on April 16, 1972 with a party for Elton John.[2] At the time, the word rainbow signified peace and freedom. It quickly became known as a hangout for celebrities of all types.[3] John Belushi ate his last meal[4] (lentil soup)[5] at table #16. For many years, the owner was Mario Maglieri.[3]
Before becoming the Rainbow, the restaurant was the Villa Nova restaurant, which was originally owned by film director Vincente Minnelli, at the time married to Judy Garland. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe met at the restaurant on a blind date in 1952.[6]
The Rainbow became known as a hangout for rock musicians and their groupies. Notable regulars at the Rainbow in this period include Lemmy, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Micky Dolenz, Grace Slick, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Janis Joplin,[4] Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Lizzy Valentine and many others. Elvis Presley was known to have occasionally visited the Rainbow. The famous group of musicians called The Hollywood Vampires made the Rainbow their home away from home in the early 1970's.
Los Angeles songwriter Warren Zevon referenced the scene at the Rainbow in the last verse of his 1976 song Poor Poor Pitiful Me.
The musical group Rainbow was named after this club.
The track Rainbow Bar & Grill from the Cheech & Chong album Let's Make a New Dope Deal takes place in the bar and restaurant.
Producer Kim Fowley used to hangout at the Rainbow, especially in 1975, when he formed the all-girl group The Runaways.
As musical trends on the Strip changed towards heavy metal in the 1980s, the Rainbow followed suit. Members of Mötley Crüe,[7] Poison, and Guns N' Roses frequented the bar.[8] It was mentioned in a number of songs, such as Sunset and Babylon by W.A.S.P., Vampire by L.A. Guns and Peach Kelli Pop by Redd Kross, and featured in the videos of November Rain, Knocking on heaven's door, Estranged and Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses.
Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers noted in his book Scar Tissue that he often sat with his father, Blackie Dammett, at the club along with various members of bands such as Led Zeppelin. Often the waitresses and bartenders were groupies as well as those who frequented the establishment. In Pamela Des Barres' book, Let's Spend the Night Together, the author commented that as an employee in the early 1980s she met a number of celebrities including Billy Idol.[9]
Adler's Appetite @ Rainbow Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA 9-1-19 [PARTIAL SET]
Date: Sunday, September 1, 2019
City: Hollywood
State: California
Venue: Rainbow Bar & Grill
Other band(s): Hurricane, Sponge, Pretty Boy Floyd, Motley Inc., Metal Knights, Electric Hound, Angeles, Vile a Sin
Pretty Boy Floyd @ Rainbow Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA 9-1-19
Date: Sunday, September 1, 2019
City: Hollywood
State: California
Venue: Rainbow Bar & Grill
Other band(s): Adler's Appetite, Hurricane, Sponge, Motley Inc., Metal Knights, Electric Hound, Angeles, Vile a Sin
Set List:
Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
Rock And Roll Outlaws
Your Momma Won't Know
Wild Angels
Forty-Eight Hours
Run For Your Life (Motley Crue cover)
I Wanna Be With You
Rock and Roll (Is Gonna Set The Night On Fire) *video cuts off*
Bar SixtyFive auf dem Rockefeller Center New York City mit USA-Experte Timo Kohlenberg
Timo Kohlenberg von America Unlimited war in der Bar SixtyFive auf dem Rockefeller Center und zeigt euch seine Eindrücke...
Sponge @ Rainbow Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA 9-1-19 [FULL SET]
Date: Sunday, September 1, 2019
City: Hollywood
State: California
Venue: Rainbow Bar & Grill
Other band(s): Adler's Appetite, Hurricane, Pretty Boy Floyd, Motley Inc., Metal Knights, Electric Hound, Angeles, Vile a Sin
French Fries With Caitlin - Rainbow Bar & Grill - LA - Hollywood
French Fries With Caitlin - Rainbow Bar & Grill LA - Hollywood
Hurricane @ Rainbow Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA 9-1-19 [FULL SET]
Date: Sunday, September 1, 2019
City: Hollywood
State: California
Venue: Rainbow Bar & Grill
Other band(s): Adler's Appetite, Sponge, Pretty Boy Floyd, Motley Inc., Metal Knights, Electric Hound, Angeles, Vile a Sin
The Rainbow Trailer
New Documentary “The Rainbow” will be available on demand October 29th
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CLEVELAND (October 15, 2019) —Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired Worldwide rights to The Rainbow, directed by Zak Knutson. The documentary features interviews with rock and roll legends, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Gene Simmons, Lita Ford, and the late Lemmy Kilmister. The documentary will be available on demand October 29th.
The Rainbow explores the vast history of Hollywood’s famed Rainbow Bar & Grill and Whisky A Go-Go on the Sunset Strip. Both iconic venues were founded by the late Mario Maglieri. The Rainbow, which opened in 1972, is filled with rich rock and roll history. Mario’s Italian heritage inspired the delicious food that is served there, especially the pizza, which is known as the best in the city.
Truly a lover of music and the arts, Mario helped hundreds of artists get their start in Los Angeles. Known as the King of the Sunset Strip, hopefuls from all over the world came to the The Rainbow with the desire of being discovered. He frequently came across talented musicians who went on to become platinum sellers. Their pictures line the walls of The Rainbow.
The documentary gives viewers an inside look at the Maglieri family who has owned the venue and dedicated their lives to preserving rock history.
“Telling the story of The Rainbow Bar & Grill, The Whisky A Go Go and the Maglieri family in this film has been a great honor and one that truly represents the history of rock n’ roll in America.” says producer Matthew Perniciaro of Bow and Arrow Entertainment. Perniciaro and Michael Sherman of Bow and Arrow produced the film, with Todd Singerman, Erik Kritzer of Link Entertainment, Mikeal Maglieri and Mike Maglieri Jr. serving as executive producers.
“We are excited to release The Rainbow documentary as it is a true testament to rock and roll history. The iconic Rainbow Bar and Grill has been the home to many legends over the years and this is a must-see documentary for any music and sunset strip lover,” said Nolan Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Gravitas Ventures.
Gallagher negotiated the deal with Matt Perniciaro of Bow & Arrow Entertainment.
The Rainbow can be preordered on itunes now:
GRAVITAS VENTURES ACQUIRES DOCUMENTARY ‘THE RAINBOW’
About Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, is a leading all rights distributor of independent feature films and documentaries. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with talented directors and producers, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over a hundred million homes in North America - over one billion homes worldwide. Recent releases include Armstrong, directed by David Fairhead; Above the Shadows staring Olivia Thirlby, Megan Fox and Jim Gaffigan; The River and the Wall, directed by Ben Masters; Score: A Film Music Documentary; California Typewriter; Legion of Brothers; Katie Holmes’ feature directorial debut; All We Had, Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass; and Being Evel from Academy Award winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville.
About Red Arrow Studios
Red Arrow Studios is one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of entertainment content. Red Arrow Studios is comprised of 20 production companies in seven territories, including 10 companies based in the United States; world-leading multi-platform digital network Studio71, based in six countries; and global film and TV distributors Red Arrow Studios International and Gravitas Ventures.
The group’s significant output includes scripted, non-scripted and formatted content and IP, from TV and film to short-form and branded content, made for an array of global networks and platforms.
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About Bow and Arrow Entertainment
Bow and Arrow Entertainment was founded in 2014 by Matthew Perniciaro and Michael Sherman to create a focus on artist driven narrative and documentary motion pictures.
Recent films include Rashid Johnson’s Native Son, an adaptation of Richard Wright’s famed novel adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks for HBO, which premiered as the Opening Night selection of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and Alex Ross Perry’s Her Smell, starring Elisabeth Moss, which has been named by The New York Times, Vanity Fair and Indiewire as “one of the best films of 2019 so far”.
The company has additionally produced the 2018 Sundance Film Festival entries Crystal Moselle’s Skate Kitchen and Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline and Sundance 2017 entries Jeff Baena’s The Little Hours, Alex Ross Perry’s Golden Exits and Dustin Guy Defa’s Person To Person.
Rainbow Bar & Grill. LA.
Los Angeles 2013
Rainbow Bar, Los Angeles - View
Christian Knievel rides his Harley through the Rainbow bar and grill in west hollywood
This is the 3rd time accomplished riding through the patio bar.
First time with someone on the back.
First time on video.
The last turn is a bitch and not getting 86'd or getting arrested,,, even harder
DJ Katon HIRAX at The Rainbow Bar and Grill UPSTAIRS
DJ Katon HIRAX
at The Rainbow Bar and Grill UPSTAIRS
9015 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (310) 278-4232
21 & over
9 pm - close
Wednesday, November 4th, Sunday, November 8th
Wednesday, November 18th, Sunday, November 22nd
every other WED. & SUN.
Trivia, Contests, Prizes
Heavy Metal, Rock n Roll, Punk, ETC.
The best from all genres in all eras!!
Visit West Hollywood and the Sights and Sounds of Los Angeles
Weekend in the LA area staying in West Hollywood, visiting the sights and exploring West Hollywood. We stayed at the brand new Edition Hotel on Sunset. Visit rock & comedy and other clubs and check out other areas of LA like Beverly Hills and Hermosa Beach. Drone shots of downtown, the Hollywood sign and around LA
Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
One of the most iconic thoroughfares in the United States, Sunset Boulevard continues to live up to its legends. In the old days, it represented the classic and glamorous Hollywood lifestyle and became the setting of several famous films, including the obvious classic Sunset Boulevard. Today, the palm-lined street (which connects downtown LA to Hollywood, Beverly Hills and the Pacific Coast Highway) retains its cinematic appeal, and the Sunset Strip portion has become a popular nightlife spot. The strip is also home to many classic music venues, including the Rainbow Bar & Grill and The Roxy Theatre.
Recent visitors loved driving along this famous boulevard, adding that gorgeous sunsets can be enjoyed during late afternoon drives. But like other parts of LA, this thoroughfare gets congested once rush hour hits, so plan accordingly.
ComputeHer at the Rainbow Bar Hollywood Ca 7/9/08
ComputeHer at the Rainbow Bar Hollywood Ca 7/9/08
Rainbow Bar, Los Angeles - View 2
Cheap Eats - Tacomiendo
Cheap Eats is a food show on great, inexpensive meals that can be found in the Los Angeles area. Hosted by Attorneys Stephen Solomon and Ralph Saltsman of Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson -check it out on Channel 36 in LA and Channel 16 in Santa Monica. Find us: 18004054222 or ssolomon@ssjlaw.com
4K HD Los Angeles Driving: Sunset Boulevard
Driving on the infamous Sunset Boulevard ironically on a minimally sunny day in none other than Los Angeles.
I wanted to pick back up my 4K UHD driving videos. This time I chose Sunset Boulevard, starting at the point pretty close to my current apartment. I start you off in West Hollywood at the one and only Sunset Strip, then we move into the lush Beverly Hills Flats. Just when you think it couldn’t be a wealthier area, we move into Hombly Hills within Beverly Hills and skirt right past Bel-Air. Finally finishing off at Westwood and I’m cutting the video short before it gets into Brentwood and finally the Palisades.
Honestly Sunset is of my favorite streets to drive on in LA and I take it home from work every single day. I’m just showing you an unedited glimpse of a random drive I did today on MLK weekend because there’s less traffic so you can see the street without a million red lights.
Think of this video as positive energy I’m putting out into the YouTube world to counteract all of my bad drivers videos. I really do love LA and was to spotlight it better. This is more ASMR relaxing vibes and if you’re looking for crazy driving literally watch any other video I’ve posted. Why it’s so shaky I honestly don’t know and if you tell how to fix it I will venmo you $5.
Now for some facts on Sunset Boulevard from wiki.
Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in the cities of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood (including a portion known as the Sunset Strip), as well as several districts in Los Angeles. Approximately 22 miles (35 km) in length the boulevard roughly traces the arc of mountains that form part of the northern boundary of the Los Angeles Basin, following the path of a 1780s cattle trail from the Pueblo de Los Angeles to the ocean.
The boulevard has curvaceous winding stretches, and can be treacherous for unalert drivers in some sections. Sunset Boulevard is at least four lanes wide along its entire route. Sunset is frequently congested with traffic loads beyond its design capacity.
The Sunset Strip portion of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood has been famous for its active nightlife since at least the 1950s.
In contrast to other American cities where it referred to a concentration of radio retailers, in Los Angeles, Radio Row was understood in the 1940s-1950s as the area around the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, where the broadcasting facilities of all four major radio networks were located.
In the 1970s, the area between Gardner Street and Western Avenue was a center for street prostitution. Shortly after a much publicized incident in late June 1995, police raids drove out the majority of prostitutes on the Boulevard.
The portion of Sunset Boulevard that passes through Beverly Hills was once named Beverly Boulevard.
The boulevard is commemorated in Billy Wilder's film Sunset Boulevard (1950), the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name, and the 1950s television series 77 Sunset Strip. Jan and Dean's 1960s hit song Dead Man's Curve refers to a section of the road near Bel Air estates just north of UCLA's Drake Stadium where Jan Berry almost died in an automobile accident in 1966. The Buffalo Springfield song For What It's Worth was written about a riot at Pandora's Box, a Sunset Strip club, in 1966.
Noteable places include: Amoeba Records, Beverly Hills Hotel, Blessed Sacrament Church, Book Soup, Carney's, CBS Columbia Square, Chateau Marmont, Cinerama Dome, Comedy Store, Crossroads of the World, Directors Guild of America headquarters, Dudley Do-Right Emporium, Earl Carroll Theatre, The Garden of Allah, Gower Gulch, Hollywood Athletic Club, Hollywood High School, Hollywood Palladium, Hotel Bel-Air, House of Blues, Hyatt West Hollywood, KCET, KTLA, The London Fog, Los Angeles Film School, Marymount High School, Metromedia Square (the former Fox Television Center and KTTV studios), Nickelodeon on Sunset, Palisades Charter High School, Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum, Rainbow Bar and Grill, Rock Walk, The Roxy Theatre, Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, Spago, Standard Hotel, Sunset Junction, Sunset Gower Studios, Tiffany Theatre, Tiki Ti, UCLA, Viper Room, Whisky a Go Go, Will Rogers State Beach and Will Rogers State Historic Park
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Tonga Hut, Hollywood, CA - Bucket List Bars
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**Note: We state the bar was purchased by Jeremy in 2008, it was actually purchased and restored by he and Amy Boylan in 2005.**
There are Tiki bars and then there are Tiki bars. And then there is the Tonga Hut!
The Tonga Hut is located at 12808 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, CA. What makes this place so fantastic is the fact that it is the oldest surviving Tiki bar in the LA area.
Two brothers founded this joint in 1958 after they were inspired by a trip to Tonga.
When it opened, the Tonga Hut joined hundreds of other Tiki bars and restaurants making their appearance across the country. But this one is different in two respects. First, it opened in what would have been the vortex of the surfing and Tiki culture in the late 1950's. And second, because it's just about the only one that's survived so long.
As we found, it has a loyal and extensive following. In fact when we announced that we'd just made the video of it, one of our Twitter followers remarked COOL! It still exists?
The Tonga is co-owned and was lovingly restored by Amy Boylan and Jeremy Fleener. Fleener, guitarist for SX-10 (and formerly for Cyprus Hill) fell in love with the Tonga Hut the first time he visited it back in the 90's. He finally bought it in late 2005 and together with Amy has spent just about every waking moment polishing it up and turning it back into its previous self.
And they're doing it right. The decor is some of the best understated Tikis we've seen, the drinks are heavy on the alcohol, the people are fun and the place is simply amazing. Put the Tonga Hut on your short list!
Dash Cam Tours ???? Driving on Sunset Boulevard from Hollywood to Pacific ocean || Sunny December day
Drive through Los Angeles in Grand Theft Auto V:
My apologies for the open windows idea. instead of natural road noise, you hear annoying wind and incoming cars buzzing through.
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Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California that stretches from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean.
It passes through or near Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Holmby Hills. In Bel-Air, Sunset Boulevard runs along the northern boundary of UCLA's Westwood campus. The boulevard continues through Brentwood to Pacific Palisades, where it terminates at the Pacific Coast Highway intersection.
Landmarks include (past and present)
Amoeba Records
Beverly Hills Hotel
Blessed Sacrament Church
Book Soup
Carney's
CBS Columbia Square
Chateau Marmont
Cinerama Dome
Comedy Store
Crossroads of the World
Directors Guild of America headquarters
Dudley Do-Right Emporium
Earl Carroll Theatre
The Garden of Allah
Gower Gulch
Hollywood Athletic Club
Hollywood High School
Hollywood Palladium
Hotel Bel-Air
House of Blues
Hyatt West Hollywood (Andaz)
KCET
KTLA
The London Fog
Los Angeles Film School
Marymount High School
Metromedia Square (the former Fox Television Center and KTTV studios)
Nickelodeon on Sunset
Palisades Charter High School
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum
Rainbow Bar and Grill
Rock Walk
The Roxy Theatre
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
Original Spago (Closed 15 years ago)
Standard Hotel
Sunset Junction
Sunset Gower Studios
Tiffany Theatre
Tiki Ti
UCLA
Viper Room
Whisky a Go Go
Will Rogers State Beach
Will Rogers State Historic Park