Dustin Lovelis- Off The Rails
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (1/26-1/29/17)-
Thursday
LA band The Regrettes are playing a free show at Amoeba Records in Hollywood
Bergamot Station is hosting The Night of Ideas, ” a 7-hour marathon of debates, live performances, readings, art installations, screenings and music” that explore the idea of utopias (free with registration)
As part of The Broad’s program The Un-Private Collection, musician and art collector, Flea, will be speaking with artist Thomas Houseago (who has work in The Broad’s current exhibition Creature) at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
There are still tickets available to see photographer Candace Feit discuss her work with the transgender community in India at the Annenberg Space for Photography (free with registration)
Seratones are playing with Communist Daughter and Ever So Android at The Echo
Friday
Blum & Poe is hosting Poetry & Piano, an evening with music from Donal Fox and readings by Will Alexander, Tisa Bryant and Robin Coste Lewis in conjunction with Sam Durant’s exhibition at the gallery ($10 suggested donation with all proceeds going to Planned Parenthood)
Cayetana are opening for Mikey Erg and Lemuria at The Echo
Bootleg Theater is hosting Girlschool 2017, a 100% women-led music festival with bands that include Deap Vally, The Bird and the Bee, The Regrettes, Winter, and more playing, DJ’ing, and speaking over three nights ($16 per night or $45 for 3 days)
Peach Kelli Pop, SadGirl, and The Paranoyds are playing a benefit at Music Tastes Good in Long Beach
No Age are playing at Non Plus Ultra with Drug Apts
Saturday
My favorite of the LA art fairs, stARTup Art Fair returns to the Highland Gardens Hotel (opening on Friday and closing Sunday). The programming is worth looking into and last year each of the independent artists took over one of the unique hotel rooms and turned it into a temporary gallery (discounts on Goldstar and Groupon)
Night on Broadway returns to celebrate the history of the famous downtown LA street, with music and performances both on the street and in the historic theaters, all free
Art Los Angeles Contemporary continues at The Barker Hangar (also Friday and Sunday- discounts on Goldstar)
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls are playing at The Wiltern
Sunday
Dustin Lovelis is opening for Prism Tats at The Hi Hat
The big Museum Free-For-All is on with museums that include LACMA, the Craft & Folk Art Museum, Descanso Gardens, MOCA, and more
REDCAT is screening the documentary The Murder of Fred Hampton: The Struggle Continues by Howard Alk and Michael Gray, with a panel discussion to follow with artist Sam Durant, activist and educator Ericka Huggins and UCLA scholar Robin Kelley
If you missed No Age on Friday you can see them in Long Beach at The Federal Underground
’80s band Gene Loves Jezebel are playing at The Echo with Fatal Jamz