Open Mike Eagle- I’ll Fight You
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and then make selections for a playlist the following month. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist.
The song above is from Open Mike Eagle‘s 2022 album, Component System with the Auto Reverse.
yeule- Pretty Bones
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/17-10/20/19)-
Thursday
Bryan Barcena, assistant curator and manager of publications will give a walkthrough of the second iteration of MOCA’s Open House exhibition series, Open House: Gala Porras-Kim (free and free entrance to both of MOCA’s locations on Thursday evenings)
DMBQ, the heavy psychedelic rock band from Japan, are playing at Zebulon with Grave Zone and 657B/6
LMNOP and Teddy Roxpin are DJ’ing an after hours at Moroccan Lounge with Heaven The Dude performing live
The Obsessives are playing at The Hi Hat with Jordan Krimston, Weatherboxes and Rebecca Black
City and Colour is performing with a full band at the Fonda Theatre with Ruby Waters opening
Friday
Hammer Museum is hosting Constitutional Happy Hour, a chance to learn about the US Constitution with some drinks- this time with Damon Huss of the Constitutional Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, discussing judicial review.
Sad Park are playing at The Smell with Not From England and Whaja Dew
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is hosting Lucas Nights: The Art of the Card—Tarot and Lotería, a free program that includes a discussion of the history of tarot and Lotería imagery, tarot and Lotería card making, tarot readings, a raffle, DJ and more, taking place on Exposition Park’s South Lawn
Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead) will be performing songs from her first solo album at Lodge Room with My Empty Phantom opening
Surf Curse are playing at the Fonda Theatre with Dirt Buyer and Spitting Image opening
The Ace Hotel is having a 20 Year celebration with performances at their theater by Ryuichi Sakamoto, serpentwithfeet, and Zola Jesus with an after party to follow
Galantis are playing at the Shrine Expo Hall with Hook N’ Sling, LP Giobbi, and Raiden Integra (also Saturday with Hook N’ Sling and Ezou)
Friday through Sunday
All weekend MOCA, with Film Independent in partnership with KCRW, is hosting The New Wave, a showcase of films, conversations and performances, all free plus free admission to both galleries.
Saturday
yeule is one of the many artists playing at Catch One for 100% ElectroniCON’s vaporwave festival. Other artists include George Clanton, Saint Pepsi, Slayyter, FrankJavCee, NxxxxxS, Bruce Smear and many more.
Beverly Hills Art Show returns for its Fall Show running all day with over 245 artists (free and also on Sunday)
South Pasadena is having an Arts Crawl from 4-9pm
Shlohmo are playing with Open Mike Eagle, Perera Elsewhere, Sweatson Klank, Somni, tomemitsu and Baths at The Regent Theater for FOF10: 10 Years of Friends of Friends
White Reaper are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Dirty Nil and Criminal Hygiene
Slow Caves are opening for Briston Maroney at Moroccan Lounge (early show)
Sunday
Metro Art is hosting Ghosts of Union Station, A Halloween Art Tour from 4-6pm led by actors from the Independent Shakespeare Co at Union Station (free)
For The Getty’s art talk, Art as Transformation: Photography for Social Change, artist LaToya Ruby Frazier will be discussing how she has used photography to fight injustice (free but ticket required)
Artist Echiko Ohira accompanies Exhibitions Curator Holly Jerger on a walkthrough of the artist’s first solo museum exhibition, Finding the Center: Works by Echiko Ohira at Craft Contemporary. (free and the museum is free on Sundays)
Field Medic and Great Grandpa are opening for Cavetown at the Fonda Theatre
Cryogeyser are playing at The Echo with Bob Villain and The Eyyes
Yacht Punk- Need A Reason
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (2/22-2/24/19)-
Friday
Yacht Punk, ellle belle, and Compress Collide are opening for No Small Children at The Hi Hat
There’s a fundraiser and release party at the Echoplex for theLAnd- a new magazine by LA locals for LA locals created by an editorial collective of former L.A. Weekly employees- with performances by Open Mike Eagle, Baths, Nocando and more
Jenny O. is playing at the Bootleg Theater wit RF Shannon and Ferdy Mayne opening
Moaning are playing at Zebulon with David Scott Stone, Automatic, and French Vanilla
Friday and Saturday
In celebration of Black History Month, Hauser & Wirth is hosting Personal Problems, a free film series organized by LA-based artist Charles Gaines. Friday they are showing Black Girl, by Ousamane Sembène, and Until, Until, Until by Edgar Arceneaux. The screenings will be followed by a brief Q& A with Charles Gaines and Edgar Arceneaux. On Saturday at 2pm they are showing Personal Problems, directed by Bill Gunn, and at 7:30pm three short films will be screened along with the full length film Outside the Law, directed by Rachid Bouchareb.
Saturday
The 5th Annual Bob Baker Day is taking place in Los Angeles State Historic Park and will have puppet shows, DJ sets, workshops, carnival games and more, all free
GRMLN are playing at The Smell with Wellness and Lionmilk
Yuna, DUCKWRTH, Mikky Ekko and Che’Nelle are playing at Miyavi’s Record Release Show at the El Rey Theatre
Bambu is performing at the Bootleg Theater with DJ Phatrick
Night Shop is playing a free early show at Gold Diggers with Sofia Bolt and Laena Geronimo
Sunday
It’s the last day to see Kahlil Joseph’s film Fly Paper at MOCA Pacific Design Center before it closes and the space itself closes for good
Zebulon is having a free screening of The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring David Bowie
The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach is having a free all day Afro-Latinx Festival, with performances, food, craft vendors, art workshops and more, plus free admission to the museum
Sunny War is playing a free early show with Lonesome Leash at Gold Diggers
Wild Moccasins- No Muse
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (1/24-1/27/19)-
Thursday
FIDLAR are playing a free show at Amoeba Hollywood before their sold out shows this weekend. They will also be signing copies of their album Almost Free
The LA Art Show opens to the general public today and runs until Sunday
The Egyptian Theatre is showing a double feature of Suspiria and Carrie which includes a discussion with actress Barbara Magnolfi
At Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) in Hollywood, experimental vocalists Carmina Escobar, soprano sound artist Micaela Tobin, and special guest from Mexico City, visual sound artist Juan José Rivas will perform in the main gallery
MOCA at both locations is free this evening from 5-8pm and The Geffen location is free all weekend as well
Friday
Wild Moccasins are playing a free show (but RSVP) with Dega at Resident
The Aero Theatre is showing Wim Wenders’ film Wings of Desire
The Egyptian Theatre is showing another Dario Argento/Brian De Palma double feature this time it’s Blowout and Inferno
The Wiltern is screening Pink Floyd’s The Wall for the film’s 40th Anniversary
Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre are performing together at Zebulon
The Parrots are playing with Mozes and The Firstborn at the Bootleg Theater
Saturday
Blum & Poe are hosting a book launch party for Friedrich Kunath’s I Don’t Worry Anymore with a special performance by Destroyer in conjunction with his excellent exhibition at the gallery which closes this weekend.
The James Hunter Six are playing an early show at The Echo
James Supercave are playing at the Troubadour with Winter and Lo Hum opening
Colleen Green is playing a free show at Highland Park Bowl with Susan and Space Kelly (formerly Dreamboat)
George Clanton is playing at Lodge Room with Surfing and Satin Sheets
Sunday
There’s an all day free Laverne & Shirley Marathon to celebrate the life of Penny Marshall taking place at Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank with a special appearance by Cindy Williams
Hosted by Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn, The New Negroes at The Virgil is a night of comedy and music occurring every 4th Sunday of the month
Pasadena Comic Con is happening at the Pasadena Convention Center
Potty Mouth are playing with Whitmer Thomas and more for Luke Schwartz and Friends: A Night of Storytelling and Live Music at the Bootleg Theater
Depreston- Courtney Barnett
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/4-10/7/18)-
Thursday
Looking for information on the upcoming Midterm Elections? Hammer Museum is hosting a Midterms Primer with Christina Bellantoni, journalist and director of the Annenberg Media Center; Shaniqua McClendon, political director for Crooked Media, home to the popular podcast Pod Save America; and Rick Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, discussing the issues and candidates that define the political landscape. It will be moderated by Jessica Yellin, journalist and former chief White House correspondent for CNN.
Interpol are playing with The Kills and Sunflower Bean at the Hollywood Bowl
Mint Field and Deep Fields are opening for Ulrika Spacek at The Echo
Friday
Courtney Barnett is playing at The Greek Theatre with Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks and Waxahatchee opening
Photo Independent opens at The Reef and runs until Sunday
It’s the last weekend to visit the Pasadena Museum of California Art before it closes forever, and today is the last day to visit for free
The Adult Swim Festival begins at ROW DTLA with a preview night that has performances by Open Mike Eagle, Metro Boomin, and T-Pain
Joey Purp is performing at The Roxy with Kami
Kim and The Created and Nani are opening for Shonen Knife at the Bootleg Theater
Saturday
Eagle Rock Music Festival is a free community event with a long list of musical performers that includes Cut Chemist, Billy Changer, and Vintage Trouble, as well as work by several local visual artists
Hammer Museum is staying open late to celebrate the opening of two of their exhibitions- Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016 and Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo with live music, a cash bar and food trucks to entertain you after checking out the art
The Pharcyde is hosting a festival at The Novo with performers that include Bas, Dead Prez and more
The Adult Swim Festival continues with performances by artists that include- Wavves, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Zola Jesus, and Mastodon as well as standup comedy from Hannibal Buress and others
Saint Sister are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Motor Sales opening
Sunday
Experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs will be at LACMA to discuss his work and will also show several clips from his 3D work that does not require glasses. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition 3D: Double Vision (free but ticket required)
WAR STORIES: Tales of 70’s & 80’s Punk Mayhem Told By The Perpetrators Themselves, at The Roxy is a night of storytelling by performers that include Flea, Abby Travis, Keith Morris, Mike Watt and more
Bootleg Theater is hosting a free Launch Party for Feckless Cunt: A Feminist Anthology with readings by contributors and young LA poets
Hammer Museum is hosting a free (but register) all day symposium discussing the work of artist Adrian Piper, coinciding with the exhibition Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965–2016
It’s the final night of The Adult Swim Festival with artists that include Dan Deacon, Run the Jewels, Big Freedia, and Neko Case, as well a Rick and Morty Musical Ricksperience and performances by standup comedians
All weekend
If you are downtown for Photo Independent, make sure to check out the last weekend of WDCH Dreams, the public art installation at the Walt Disney Concert Hall by media artist Refik Anadol. Performances run every half hour starting at 7:30pm and ending at 11:30pm.
Generationals- Keep It Low
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (3/30-4/2/17)-
Thursday
Artist Kerry James Marshall will be in conversation with Helen Molesworth at the Colburn School (200 South Grand Avenue) which will include discussion of his MOCA exhibition (free but get there early!)
The Orwells are playing with No Parents and The Walters at the Regent Theater
Angel City Brewery is hosting the opening of “What Does DTLA Mean to You?” an exhibition showcasing the work of artists from the Arts District and Skid Row
Drill Los Angeles Music Festival at the Echo and Echoplex begins tonight with 3 day passes starting at $46.50, or you can buy tickets for the individual shows. Tonight Bob Mould is playing with Immersion and Alina Bea.
Hammer Museum is hosting a free panel discussion- The Not So Silver Screen: Black Women in Media with actress Diahann Carroll, actress and director LisaGay Hamilton and more
Kane Strang, Tracy Bryant, and Emily Edrosa are playing at the Bootleg Theater
Friday
Generationals are playing at the Teragram Ballroom
Mikal Cronin is playing with a string & horn ensemble as part of Drill Los Angeles at the Echo. Wand, Laetitia Sadler, Fitted, and more are also on the bill
The Aero Theatre is showing 2001: A Space Odyssey with a brand new 70mm print
Why? are playing at the Regent Theater with Open Mike Eagle and Rituals of Mine
Methyl Ethel are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Vorhees and BOYO
Saturday
The Getty Museum is having multiple performances of Selected Shorts: April Antics: Fictions & Foolery, a chance to see the popular podcast live with Jane Kaczmarek hosting and a cast that includes Yvette Nicole Brown, Sharon Gless, Liev Schrieber and more (also Sunday)
Meatbodies are opening for Delicate Steve at the Teragram Ballroom
International Pillow Fight Day is happening at Pershing Square with DJs and food trucks
Electric Six are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Residual Kid and VOWWS
For the last night of Drill, Wire will be performing at the Echo as well as Julia Holter, Mild High Club and more.
Sunday
CAFAM is hosting- Social (Media) Politics of Photography in the Digital Age- A Discussion with Arpad Kovacs & Ramin Talaie for “Focus Iran 2: Contemporary Photography and Video”. This is a good opportunity to check out that exhibition as well as Chapters, which includes a great variety of the book arts of Southern California. CAFAM is pay what you wish on Sunday but RSVP for the talk if you are interested.
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are playing at the Troubadour
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Flea Market returns to the Regent Theater for its monthly event