Joywave- Somebody New
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (6/2-6/5/16)-
Thursday
Joywave are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Teenage Wrist
For MOCA’s free program Fugitive Thought, professional actors will read from texts commissioned for the exhibition- storefront: Public Fiction: The Poet and The Critic- within the galleries in a performance directed by artist Stanya Kahn (free)
Family bookstore is having a talk, signing and screening for artist Takeshi Murata’s new book
At the Drive-In are playing with Le Butcherettes at the Hollywood Palladium
Gold Panda is playing at The Echoplex
Friday
The Natural History Museum’s First Friday event returns with live music from Health and YACHT
Sage Projects is hosting an Evening Closing Party and Outdoor Projections Series– featuring work by Charlotte Patterson
Hammer Museum is having a launch party for The Hammer Student Association (made up of UCLA undergrad students) arts journal- GRAPHITE Issue VII (free and attendees will receive a free copy)
The new super group Prophets of Rage (Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real, and DJ Lord) are playing at the Hollywood Palladium with tickets on sale at 10 am on 6/2 at the box office
Venice Beach is having their Pride Celebration with a block party and sign lighting
Power 106 is hosting Powerhouse 2016 at the Honda Center with performances by Chance the Rapper, YG, Big Sean, Fat Joe and Remy Ma and Yo Gotti
Digitalism are performing at the El Rey Theatre
Saturday
Curator Emily Liebert is in conversation with artist Eleanor Antin for her solo exhibition at Diane Rosenstein Fine Art (free with RSVP)
Explore feminism in science fiction after the screening of British cult film Devil Girl from Mars (1954) at Clockshop in Frogtown
The Museum of Broken Relationships officially opens in the old Frederick’s of Hollywood space on Hollywood Blvd.
Broncho are playing at the Teragram Ballroom
Trashcan Sinatras are playing at the Troubadour
Sunday
Check out the first day of artist Amanda Parer’s outdoor installation Intrude, consisting of giant lit up white rabbits at three downtown Los Angeles locations, presented by Arts Brookfield
La Luz are playing at the Bootleg Theater
Annenberg Space for Photography with Logo Documentary Films is screening Out of Iraq, a film about an Iraqi soldier and a U.S. translator who fall in love and are forced to flee the country. A discussion and Q&A with the directors, producers and subjects of the film will follow ($10)
Robyn Hitchcock is playing at Largo
All weekend
It’s the 11th Annual Lummis Day, a festival that takes place around Northeast LA, which features an opening night film presentation at Occidental College, performances at Sycamore Grove Park, a fish themed parade and more