Los Angeles Weekend Planner 9-11-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Sep 112014
 

Major Lazer- Aerosol Can feat. Pharrell Williams (and artist Mike Giant)

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (9/11-9/14/14)-

Thursday

Waiting for Jack: A Beat Poetry Experience at the Autry– poets, actors and musicians will read the poems of the Beat generation

Photographer Henry Horenstein will discuss his work including the book Honky Tonk at Annenberg Space for Photography (free with registration)

Downtown Art Walk

Thursday through Sunday

Gob Squad: Super Night Shot at REDCAT – the British-German collective heads out into the street an hour before the performance to interact with strangers before presenting the work to the audience where it is screened and scored live

Friday through Sunday

Fireworks Finale: The Simpsons Take the Bowl– Orchestra+ Simpsons clips+ Fireworks at the Hollywood Bowl

Friday

Kickstarter Film Fest 2014– featuring work by LA based creators including- film clips, art installations, projects, and a musical performance by John Vanderslice (free)

Saturday

Eat.Drink.Art. a benefit for The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park- $30 includes 3 drink tickets, live painting, an art auction, live music and DJs and more

Frogtown Artwalk– a great way to check out this lovely arts community in the Elysian Valley- open studios, bands and performances are all part of the event

Make it a double Eastside arts evening and check out NELA Second Saturday Gallery Night in and around Highland Park

Diplo is headlining the Mad Decent Block Party at LA Center Studios

Kan Wakan is performing for Getty Museum’s Saturdays Off the 405

Sunday

Painter John Currin talks with James Cuno, as part of The Un-Private Collection series at The Broad

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 9-4-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Sep 042014
 

Allah-Las- Buffalo Nickel

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (9/4-9/7/14)-

Thursday

John Baldessari and Meg Cranston are speaking at USC (free)

OK Go is playing with the Allah-Las at the Santa Monica Pier for the last show of the season (free)

Parisian agency Louis Creative Workshop is having its US Launch party at the W Hotel in Hollywood. The celebration will include live painting by street artists, an art exhibition and the first 50 guests will receive a signed print (free with RSVP).

It’s the last farmers market of the year at Yamashiro Hollywood

Friday

Allah-Las are also playing a free set at Amoeba Records Hollywood

Abbott Kinney First Fridays

The Rentals are at The Fonda with We Are Scientists

Saturday

Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre has a one night performance of Dancing at Dunbar, taking place at the historic Dunbar hotel

Saturday and Sunday

LACMA is having a two day symposium on the topic of Expressionism, coinciding with their current show

Sunday

It’s the 40th anniversary of John Waters’ Female Trouble and it is showing at the Aero Theatre. Fred Armisen and Harper Simon will be there to discuss it.

MOCA Grand Avenue presents Sunday Studio: Moving Images that Break the Mold– where people of all ages can try making experimental films with technical assistance from MOCA educators before projecting them in mini-screening tents

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 8-28-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Aug 282014
 

Ty Segall- “Manipulator” Album Teaser

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/28-9/1/14)-

Thursday-Sunday

Ty Segall is playing four sold out shows at the Echo (but there may be tickets at the door) to promote his just released album, Manipulator

It’s the last weekend of the Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival. Thursday and Friday, it’s Taming of the Shrew. Saturday and Sunday, it’s Twelfth Night

Thursday

Lee “Scratch” Perry is playing the Santa Monica Pier (free)

Mission of Burma is playing with GRMLN at the Roxy

Friday through Monday

Los Angeles County Fair begins (running until 9/28)

Saturday

Skate and Create opens at Flower Pepper Gallery in Pasadena. Over forty well known street artists created skateboards for the show.

Saturday and Sunday

Made in America Festival in Grand Park- tons of artists including Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Weezer, Cypress Hill, Chance the Rapper and more

Sunday

Los Angeles Plays Itself, a 3 hour film compilation of clips of movies filmed in LA, is playing at the Aero. The director, Thom Andersen, will discuss it afterwards and present an additional film.

The Big Picture: Hitchcock at the Hollywood Bowl– scores from Hitchcock’s famous films are played live while scenes play on a screen in the background

Burger presents: OFF!, along with a bunch of other bands including Cherry Glazerr and Lovely Bad Things at Los Globos

All weekend (including Labor Day)

Cinefamily and Everything is Terrible present a weekend’s worth  of programming for Everything Is Festival: Fifth Dimension– including an art opening, movie premieres (one with live score performed by YACHT), found footage compilations and more

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 8-21-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Aug 212014
 

Tijuana Panthers- Nobo

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/21-8/24/14)-

Thursday

Fucked Up, Tijuana Panthers and Rat Fist are playing at the El Rey Theatre

The Zombies are at Santa Monica Pier (free)

White Lung are playing a free show at Space 15Twenty (behind Urban Outfitters on Cahuenga)

Thursday- Sunday

The Tall Ships Festival at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro is here along with the ships will be the world’s largest rubber duck making its west coast debut

Friday- Sunday (and Wednesday)

Cinefamily presents Los Angeles Plays Itself– a three hour supercut of famous and non famous films that all take place in Los Angeles

Friday

Downtown Dark Nights at LA Live includes $5 food and drink menus all night long (and $5 parking), DJs, live music, performances and several street artists will be live painting as well

Author Vanessa Veselka will be speaking about women’s travel in cinema and literature as well as her own traveling experiences before a screening of Agnés Varda’s film Vagabond– the last of Clockshop’s My Atlas series

Joanna Gruesome and Dunes are playing at The Smell

The Belle Brigade is playing Figat7th’s Downtown Festival (free)

Saturday

John Adams’ I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky– a Los Angeles earthquake romance opera-musical produced by Long Beach Opera at the Ford Theatre

FYF Fest has a huge lineup including Future Islands, Interpol, Slowdive, Ty Segall, The Strokes, Real Estate, and more. It’s sold out but it may be worth hunting down tickets

Sunday

Like scavenger hunts? And street art? Well, Streetsmarts L.A. has put together a huge hunt with some great prizes donated by local artists- more details here

California assemblage artist George Herms will be signing his new book and presenting a work in progress at LACMA

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 8-14-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Aug 142014
 

Holy Ghost!- Dumb Disco Ideas

Things to do in (and around) Los Angeles this weekend (8/14-8/17/14)-

Thursday

Downtown LA Artwalk

Foxygen is playing at the Fonda

La Santa Cecilia is playing the Santa Monica Pier (free)

Friday through Sunday

Echo Park Rising– a free music festival throughout the different venues of Echo Park- bands include- Allah-Las, Cherry Glazerr, Myron & E, yOya, The Fresh and Onlys and more

Nick Duran: every time you are near dance performance at the Hammer (each day from 2-3pm)

Friday

The Antlers are playing a free show (plus open bar and event poster) at Mack Sennett Studios- RSVP here

Superchunk is playing at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock

Saturday

Pacific Festival: The Dunes music festival at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort benefiting the Surfrider Foundation- bands include: Holy Ghost!, Cherry Glazerr, De Lux, Miami Horror; afterwards you could also attend A Club Called Rhonda featuring the music of Giorgio Moroder

Los Angeles photographer Gary Leonard is speaking at the Central Library

There’s a midnight showing of Legend followed by Labyrinth at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Neverending Story @9 is sold out)

Purple Rain is playing at the Autry– http://eatseehear.com/schedule/purple-rain/#.U-x0vEhfnU5

Sunday

Angel City Brewery is hosting Avocado Fest with bands, food, mural tour, avocado ale

It’s the last day of Nisei Week Japanese Festival and Sunday is the closing ceremony

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 8-7-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Aug 072014
 

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- As Always

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/7-8/10/14)-

Thursday

Jagwar Ma are playing at the Santa Monica Pier with Fascinator (free)

REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival 2014: Program 3- presents two new dance works-(until 8/9)

JazzPOP: Beep at the Hammer Museum (free)

Myron & E are playing Levitt Pavillion Macarthur Park (free)

Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah are playing at the Troubadour

Arctic Monkeys are playing with Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club at the Staples Center

Thursday through Sunday

Sundance Next Fest takes place at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and the Ace Hotel. There are still tickets available for some of the events including a film screening with panelist Werner Herzog on Friday and on Sunday Warpaint will provide music for another screening

Friday

It’s the last of the Friday Flights at the Getty– this time with Mikael Jorgenson of Wilco and his wife, artist Cassandra C. Jones. Several projects and performances are part of the program as well as a solo electronic music performance by Passion Pit’s Xander Singh

Gardens & Villa are playing Figat7th

Saturday

Crocodiles are playing Los Globos with Tweens

Tif Sigfrids gallery is having variety show hosted by Denver Smith that will include magic, music, comedy and a cirque du soleil style act beginning at 4pm

NELA Art Gallery Night in Highland Park and Eagle Rock

The Outsiders is the movie at this week’s Hollywood Forever cemetery screening

It’s the last of the Chinatown Summer Nights music and cultural festival- bands include The Peach Kings and Moving Units

Permanent Records in Highland Park is having a record release party for the band Roses (free)

Sunday

FAME FEST: BIKE FEST and Scavenger Hunt– is a street-long treasure hunt and art show along Melrose Avenue, plus food trucks and live music

MOCA Senior Curator Alma Ruiz is giving a walkthrough of the Cinema Vezzoli exhibition on its last weekend

Glen Hansard, Iron and Wine, and The Head and the Heart are playing at the Hollywood Bowl

Unique USA is having their 6th annual LA Summer Market (also Saturday), $10 gets you entrance for both days, drinks and snacks and there are also free workshops

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-31-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Jul 312014
 

Mykki Blanco- Haze.Boogie.Life

Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend (7/31-8/3/14)-

Thursday

Mykki Blanco is playing at Los Globos

Made in LA:Music continues at the Hammer Museum with DJ Marcus Wyatt and DJ Doc Martin

Summer Nights in the Garden at the Natural History Museum gardens with DJs, tours, drinks and tonight bird house building-

Omar Souleyman is playing at the Santa Monica Pier (free)

Thursday-Saturday

REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival 2014 continues with Program 2

Friday

Grand Performances presents a screening of the animated French film Les Triplettes de Belleville with a live score by the original composer

Arcade Fire, The Unicorns and Dan Deacon are playing at the Forum (also Saturday)

Echo and the Bunnymen are playing the Orpheum Theatre

Saturday

Over thirty Los Angeles street artists will be part of a pop-up at Kesspro Studios in the downtown arts district, curated by Roy Paz with Cartwheel Art as the media partner. Food, drink, music, and a raffle- with proceeds from sales donated to The Epilepsy Foundation of LA

Burger Records presents Burger-a-Go-Go at the Observatory in Santa Ana- bands include- Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls, Bleached, Shannon and the Clams and more

Inner City Arts is having a benefit which will include a rooftop concert with performances by Peanut Butter Wolf, Yacht, De Lux and dublab DJs

Sunday

ShopWalk DTLA– discounts, sales and events at restaurants and shops downtown

Free admission to see a sneak preview of the sequel to Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s The Trip- The Trip to Italy at Cinefamily (pre-registration required)

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-24-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Jul 242014
 

White Fence- Like That

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/24-7/27/14)-

Thursday

White Fence are playing the Echo with Dream Boys and The Abigails

REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival begins (through 8/9)

Cayucas are playing Santa Monica Pier with Papa (FREE)

Wolfmother are playing at the House of Blues Los Angeles

Friday

REDCAT presents the video work Apotome, by artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla. For the opening on Friday there will be an artist talk as well as a performance that goes along with the video

The Internet (the soul band on Odd Future Records) is playing Figat7th Downtown Festival (free)

Second chance to catch White Fence at the Echo, this time with Tomorrow’s Tulips

Saturday

Mike Kelley’s show at MOCA is closing this weekend- check it out free from 6-10pm and there is a closing party from 7-10

ForYourArt event– Instagram Mini Marathon with Hans Ulrich Obrist at the Million Dollar Theatre (use FYAFRIEND for free tickets)

Installations and performances by Machine Project artists at the Central Library

GRMLN are playing at Los Globos

Saturday and Sunday

Renegade Craft Fair is at Grand Park (free)

Sunday

Super Duper Yard Sale at HM157 (Historical Monument 157), promises food, drinks, haircuts and super cheap finds in Lincoln Heights

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-17-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Jul 172014
 

Melpo Mene- I Adore You

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/17-7/20/14)-

Thursday

Melpo Mene is opening for Figs Vision at the Bootleg

An evening with Genesis Breyer P- Orridge at the MOCA book store- a book signing, screening, talk, and performance by DJMREX

Francisco Goldman discusses his latest book The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle at the Central Library downtown

Made in L.A. Music: An Evening of Community Music hosted by Alex Ebert (of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) at the Hammer

Friday

No Age is hosting Friday Night Flights at the Getty– They are presenting assorted installations, three experimental performances that will culminate with “an altered concert experience” of their latest album An Object, and a curated program of videos by filmmakers and artists

Masters of Ceremony Hip Hop Reunion is at the Nokia Theater with DMX, EPMD, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Naughty by Nature, Slick Rick, Special Ed and more

Jonathan Wilson and Mystic Braves are playing as part of the free weekly FIGat7th Downtown Festival

Saturday

MOCA curator Bennett Simpson discusses the Mike Kelley exhibit and afterwords there is an Extended Organ Music Event (an experimental band Mike Kelley was once a part of) -both free

The Autry’s outdoor movie this weekend is American Psycho and yOya are playing

Blue Velvet is playing at Hollywood Forever cemetery

Saturday and Sunday

Viva Pomona is two days of great music at The Glass House in Pomona- some of the bands include- !!!, Thee Oh Sees, Fuzz, Crystal Antlers, Porter, So Many Wizards, and more- 20$ each day

Sunday

Closing reception for the exhibition “Phantom Color” at CB1 Gallery downtown features a talk with the artists (Eric Beltz, Brian Scott Campbell and Nathan Hayden), wine, DJs from the band Gardens and Villa and a dance performance

Jimmy Cliff is at the Hollywood Bowl

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-10-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Jul 102014
 

Cults- Go Outside

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/10-7/13/14)-

Thursday

Cults are playing at Santa Monica Pier (FREE)

Downtown ArtWalk has a digital art theme

Made in LA Music: The Do-Over at the Hammer with De Lux and KCRW DJs (FREE)

Helen Pashigan: Transcending the Material documentary followed by a conversation with the artist at the Getty (FREE)

Outfest LGBT Film Festival begins (running through 7/20)- http://www.outfest.org/

Wye Oak  are playing at the El Rey Theatre

Friday

Cinema at the Edge Indie Film Festival begins (running through Sunday)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with Warpaint at The Shrine

X is playing at the Roxy-all original members performing a different album each night- (also Saturday and Sunday)

Summer Nights in the Garden at the Natural History Museum– music, garden tours, food and drink, activities (FREE)

Saturday

Art Center College of Design in Pasadena is showing two of Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead videos and the curator of MOCA’s exhibition will be part of a panel discussion (FREE)

Jurassic 5 are playing at the Greek Theatre

Chinatown Summer Nights– live music (headliner is Eastern Conference Champions), DJs, food, vendors

Sunday

New Order with La Roux at the Greek Theatre

World Cup Germany v Argentina- Hammer Museum is showing the game (as well as on Saturday- Netherlands v Brazil )

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