What's a good method for finding a quality printshop in LA?

call your favorite small rock venue and ask them who prints their posters.

What do you need to have printed, and how? If you give more specifics I might be able to recommend a shop.

I think word of mouth works best. I’m a graphic designer in NYC, but I did a job for client in LA and we used this printer. I was happy with both the knowledgeable staff and the quality of the printed product:

nuprint & graphics
http://www.nuprintinc.com/
818.509.0003

Other communities who might know include your local AIGA chapter:
http://aigalosangeles.org/

or your local Graphic Artists’ Guild chapter, which seems to have a list of printers in their ‘resources’ area: http://losangeles.gag.org/newresources.html/

@aielee: Specifically, I’m looking for non-letterpressed business cards that aren’t printed on crappy semi-glossy stock.

I work with Southern California graphics in Culver City a lot. They’re a full-service print shop. They have a new digital press that will make printing a small-run of business cards pretty cheap, and they’ll print on whatever kind of stock you want. Send an email to Rick rick_h@socalgraph.com or call (310) 559–3600.

you could send me the file and I could print it and ship it. I’m a designer in Norfolk, VA.

ask your old printer for a recommendation!

Does it have to be in LA these days it doesn’t matter where you are. Check out link or link both can print numerous products quickly at competitive prices.