Jul 042019
 

Cate Le Bon- Daylight Matters

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/4-7/7/19)-

Thursday (July 4th)

Grand Park and The Music Center are having a 4th of July Block Party with performances by artists that include DJ Linafornia, The Delirians, and Boogaloo Assassins, a ferris wheel, food trucks, and fireworks at the end of the evening

Celebrate the 4th at the Hollywood Bowl with fireworks and the music of Nile Rodgers and Chic

The Night Market at Yamashiro in Hollywood is on and there will also be a free open to the public pool party event at the Pagoda Bar and an outdoor screening of the film Independence Day

See the LA Dodgers play the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium with Holiday Fireworks to follow

 

Friday

Johanna Samuels is performing at the Moroccan Lounge with AO Gerber, Kera, and Cape Weather

Snowball II are playing a free show at The Hi Hat with Girl Hazel, Young Lovers, and Chuck

Friday Night Wine Tastings continue in Barnsdall Art Park curated by Silverlake Wine

The Egyptian Theatre is showing a double feature of Jaws (1977) and Hard Ticket to Hawaii

Independent Shakespeare Co.  is having free performances of the play Twelfth Night in Griffith Park all weekend

Leon Bridges is playing at the Hollywood Bowl with Rhye

The Space Lady is bringing her unique musical style to Zebulon

 

Saturday

The Getty’s music series Off The 405 returns this weekend with a free performance by Welsh singer Cate Le Bon and an opening performance by master Ghanaian xylophone player SK Kakraba

Irish Screen America are partnering with CIACLA for a free night of film, cocktails, and a panel discussion with Irish artists and filmmakers including Nicky Larkin whose film Becoming Cherrie will be shown as part of the program

Chrissie Hynde will be performing at the Hollywood Bowl with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Dirty Penni Fest 4 is happening at The Echo and Echoplex with a long list of bands that includes The Buttertones, Destroy Boys, Ultra Q, The Swells, Kicked Off The Street, and more

Everything is Terrible is having a free party to celebrate the opening of their East LA storefront- there will be DJs, art installations, photo booths, free food and drinks, and more

 

Sunday

Curator jill moniz will be giving a walkthrough of The RIDDLE Effect, a survey of artist John T. Riddle Jr.’s sculptural work at CAFAM

Amyl and The Sniffers are playing at The Teragram Ballroom with Alice Bag and MOSS

End your 4th of July weekend with a double feature of The Sandlot and A League of Their Own at The Aero Theatre

Dec 062018
 

Suuns- Watch You, Watch Me

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (12/6- 12/9/18)-

Thursday

Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley (White Fence) will be performing together as Drinks at Pico Union Project with BEEF -Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) and Bryan Hollon (Boom Bip/Neon Neon)

MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson will lead a walkthrough of Zoe Leonard’s exhibition at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (free admission on Thursdays)

CAFAM is hosting CraftNight with artist Boyd Hale who will teach participants about poster making using recycled street posters, signage and paint- $10 include materials, drinks and snacks

Kevin Krauter is playing at the Bootleg Theater with Field Trip and Stone Irr opening)

Kevin Morby is playing an early (6pm) free show at Gold-Diggers

Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis will be performing the songs of Dirty Dancing at the Regent Theater

 

Friday

Neko Case is performing at the Orpheum Theatre

Warm Drag and Shark Toys are opening for The CIA at Resident

The Aero Theatre is hosting a free double feature of the Tamara Jenkins’ films Slums of Beverly Hills and The Savages

She & Him are performing at The Wiltern with special guest Alice Wetterlund (also Thursday

Skating Polly and Potty Mouth are playing at the Moroccan Lounge

 

Saturday

SUUNS are playing at Lodge Room with Graham Van Pelt opening

Photographers Mona Kuhn and Deanna Templeton will be discussing their work at Arcana Books and signing their books

Hip hop artist Shad will be performing at the Moroccan Lounge

Photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya will be discussing work he chose from LACMA’s Photography and Prints & Drawings collections (free with RSVP)

Self Help Graphics & Art is having a Holiday Marketplace which, along with work to buy, will have workshops, food, and music

Peter Bjorn and John are playing at Teragram Ballroom with Talos and Taken By Trees

 

Saturday and Sunday

Long Beach Museum of Art is hosting EMERGE:Art Fair, a free event that features the work of 7 emerging to mid-career artists based in Southern California (free)

Renegade Craft Fair returns to Los Angeles State Historic Park and is a good place to buy gifts for the holidays

 

Sunday

Stevie Wonder’s House Full of Toys Benefit Concert is at the Staples Center with special guests Anderson .Paak, Leon Bridges, Chanté Moore, Ella Mai and more

Spike Lee will be discussing his films Do The Right Thing and Crooklyn at the Egyptian Theatre’s double feature (Lee will also be discussing his work at other film screenings happening there this weekend)

Aero Theatre is showing The Big Lebowski for its 20th Anniversary

Pylon Reenactment Society are playing at the Echoplex with The Tissues opening

Landladyland Live, Adam Schatz’s live talk show, is happening at the Bootleg Theater with guests Daedelus, William Tyler, Booker Stardrum,  and Cosmic Perspectives with Mary Liz

Morricone Youth are opening for Pinback at the Regent Theater