It’s Day 1 of Coachella and with so many great artists performing it’s often hard to choose who to see (especially with overlapping set times). Here are my choices for today-
1-1:30pm Señor Kino is on the Sonora Stage
1:45pm-2:35 Elohim is on the Sahara Stage
2:35-3:20pm Moses Sumney is on the Gobi Stage /OR/ 2:55-3:30pm Fazerdaze is on the Sonora Stage
5:00-5:45pm Helado Negro is on the Sonora Stage
6:10-6:55pm The Regrettes are on the Sonora Stage
7:10-8:00pm Vince Staples had one of the best albums of 2017 and is on the Coachella Stage
8:55-9:50pm St. Vincent is at the Outdoor Theatre (and you might catch the end of The War on Drugs’ 7:30-8:25 set)
9:55-10:45pm- SZA, who also had one of the best albums of 2017, is performing on the Coachella Stage
11:25pm The Weeknd is on the Coachella Stage or you could check out Jamiroquai on the Mojave Stage
*One note- this excludes the Yuma tent where there will be a great selection of DJs playing- including at 9:15pm- Detroit Love: Carl Craig, Kyle Hall & Moodymann
Looking to preview some of the artists playing today? Playlist below-
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/5-10/8/17)-
Thursday
There are still a few tickets left to see Gorillaz play at The Forum with special guest Vince Staples
Artist and writer Myriam Gurba will be discussing specific works from the exhibition Radical Women at the Hammer Museum
The War on Drugs are playing at the Greek Theatre with Phoebe Bridgers opening
Anna Maria Maiolino’s performance piece Solitário ou Paciência (Solitaire or Patience) will be recreated at MOCA Grand Avenue by Rebeca Hernandez to go along with the exhibition Anna Maria Maiolino (free, and free entrance to the exhibition)
Pinegrove are playing with Florist and Lomelda at the Echoplex
The Container Yard downtown is hosting Fresh Coat Mural Festival, a free party with music by Peanut Butter Wolf and RJD2, and a chance to check out some new murals
CalJam 17 Fest is taking place in San Bernadino with bands that include Foo Fighters, Royal Blood, Wolf Alice, Liam Gallagher, The Kills, White Reaper and more ($99+)
Justus Proffit and BOYO are opening for Ratboys at the Bootleg Theater
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (2/16-2/19/17)-
Thursday
Crocodiles are playing with AJ Davila at the Bootleg Theater
Critic and curator Robert Storr will be discussing the art work of Louise Bourgeois at the Hammer Museum with a book signing to follow (free)
Paper Bird, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds and Bones Muhroni are playing a free show at The Satellite
Friday
Surfer Blood are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with The Aquadolls and Prism Tats
Chad Valley is playing with Computer Magic at The Echo
This week’s David Lynch movie pairing at The Egyptian Theatre is Lost Highway with Luis Buñuel’s That Obscure Object of Desire
Saturday
Vince Staples is performing at the Air + Style music festival at Exposition Park along with Flume, Chromeo, Vic Mensa, St. Lucia, The Shelters, Phantoms and RKCB.
Ace Hotel is celebrating Wikipedia Day in their Segovia Hall with speakers that include UCLA Vice-chair of Digital Media Arts, Peter Lunenfeld, Juliet Lapidos from the LA Times and former Chief CNN White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin, and more-plus cake! (free with rsvp)
The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is hosting a Dead of Winter Horror Marathon. $25 gets you admission to Return of the Living Dead, Re-Animator, Evil Dead II, Cemetery Man and Night of The Creeps
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/3-11/6/16)-
Thursday
Saint Motel are at Amoeba Hollywood for a free performance and album signing
Drink craft beer and make your own felt beer cozy at the Craft and Folk Art Museum ($10 includes materials, drinks and snacks)
Artist Amie Siegel is giving a lecture at the Hammer Museum
The lecture this week at MOCA Grand Avenue is The Idea of Oceans, with Scott Bolton, principal investigator of NASA’s Juno mission; Shawn Heinrichs, filmmaker and activist; Greg Long, big wave surfer; and artist Doug Aitken; moderated by Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans (free)
Bobcat Goldthwait is hosting the a 25th Anniversary screening of his directorial debut Shakes The Clown at the Regent Theater with a Q & A to follow
Wild Beasts are playing with Porcelain Raft at the El Rey Theatre
For the closing of Marnie Weber’s solo exhibition at GAVLAK Los Angeles, she will be performing with visual artist and experimental musician Daniel Hawkins as well as costumed birds (free)
Primal Scream are playing at the Regent Theater with Death Valley Girls opening
There are still tickets available for Stones Throw Super Fest ft. Common, Peanut Butter Wolf, MNDSGN, Chrome Canyon and more, as part of Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 Days in LA
From Indian Lakes are playing with Made Violent and Wild Wild Horses at The Echo
Saturday and Sunday
There are still tickets available for ComplexCon in Long Beach. The concert lineup includes Skrillex, Kid Cudi, Metro Boomin, Snoop Dogg, and 2 Chainz. There are also art installations, vendors, and speakers including Vince Staples, DJ Mustard, Pete Rock, Ilana Glazer, Ice Cube, Angie Martinez, Lil B, Mike Judge, Pharell Williams and many more big names speaking on panels for different issues.
Sunday
It’s the last day to see Pat Graney’s Girl Gods dance performance at REDCAT which looks pretty incredible (tickets available 11/3-11/6)
Peach Kelli Pop and Upset are opening for The Regrettes at The Echo
The Rock N Roll Flea Market returns to the Regent Theater for its free monthly event
Sextile are playing with Bootblacks, Liste Noire and Second Still at Complex in Glendale
Deep Fields are playing with Avi Buffalo at The Smell ($5)
All weekend
The WestEdge Design Fair is at The Barkar Hangar in Santa Monica with exhibitors, seminars and more
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (12/17-12/20/15)-
Thursday
Thee Oh Sees, Fuzz, and WAND are playing A Holiday Homeless Charity Event at Teragram Ballroom with proceeds going to LA Kitchen. It’s sold out, but there are always ways to find tix.
The Center for the Arts at Eagle Rock is hosting The Winter Solstice Sound Bath, which “offers audience members the opportunity to achieve a deep meditative state through the experience of pure sound” ($25)
For some different, less meditative sounds, EDM DJ Dillon Francis is at The Shrine with T-Pain, Valentino Khan, Anna Lunoe & Neo Fresco (or see him Friday with ILoveMakonnen)
Friday
Vince Staples is worth taking a trip to Santa Ana for, where he’ll be playing at The Observatory
At the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA) gallery they are having the opening for the exhibit Molybdomancy followed by a Holiday Party with Night Gallery which will have performances, DJs, and hot cider
Get in the holiday spirit with The Music Center’s free outdoor Holiday Sing-along (tickets are distributed to the line at 6pm)
Can’t get enough of Star Wars?- you can participate in Light Saber Battle LA 2015in Pershing Square (if you have one- they have sold out) or just check it out (free)
