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After 30 years, young crowds still line up for punishment at L.A.'s harshest nightclub, Das Bunker

It's impossible to imagine Los Angeles' electronic scene without Das Bunker, founded in 1996 to champion brutalist club music.

Das Ich performs at the L.A. nightclub Das Bunker, now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. — Source image associated with the linked report from Los Angeles Times. Image selected from source-page metadata and displayed with attribution and link back; VINI does not copy the image into local storage unless rights are cleared.Credit: Image via Los Angeles Times · Source-hosted image; rights remain with the publisher or credited rights holder. · Image source

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, After 30 years, young crowds still line up for punishment at L.A.’s harshest nightclub, Das Bunker, It’s impossible to imagine Los Angeles’ electronic scene without Das Bunker, founded in 1996 to champion brutalist club music.

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After 30 years, young crowds still line up for punishment at L.A.'s harshest nightclub, Das BunkerLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00

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