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Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-3-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Jul 032014

Phantogram- Mouthful of Diamonds

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/3-7/6/14)-

Thursday

Dublab presents Peaking Lights and Pharoahs at Levitt Pavillion MacArthur Park (free)

San Pedro ArtWalk

Friday (July 4th)

Fireworks, bands, outdoors and FREE- check out the “Altimate 4th of July Block Party” in Grand Park. Bands include Phantogram, Brick +Mortar, Semi Precious Weapons, Wild Cub and Echosmith

Want fireworks but a bit more mellow?- Steve Martin is playing with the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell at the Hollywood Bowl (also Thursday and Saturday)

If you are heading to Long Beach the Aquarium of the Pacific is staying open late with a BBQ and views of the fireworks there

Cinefamily is offering a 4th of July celebration with a picnic, America related short films, a surf band and a screening of Hell Angels Forever

Angel City Brewery in the Arts District is throwing a party too

Saturday

Still watching the World Cup despite America’s recent loss and want to see the Made In LA show at the Hammer Museum? You can do both!

Peter Murphy is playing at El Rey Theatre

Jaws is playing outside of the Autry Museum

Stones Throw Picnic featuring Peanut Butter Wolf at California Plaza downtown as part of Grand Performances

Sunday

Street artist Pastey Whyte is having an ice cream social (free ice cream!) for his art show at Gold Haus Gallery in Highland Park from 3-6

The Fresh & Onlys at the Echo

Amen Dunes is playing for free at Origami Vinyl

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 6-26-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Jun 262014

Shannon and the Clams- Rip Van Winkle

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (6/26-6/29/14)-

Thursday

A.L. Steiner speaks with Tyler Green for a live podcast recording at The Hammer

World premiere of Petra Cortright’s commission for MOCAtv “Tags for Likes” at MOCA Grand Avenue– Free with RSVP

Fuck Buttons are playing at El Rey

Friday

Friday Night Flights at the Getty– hosted/curated by Ooga Booga (who run interesting art centered shops in Chinatown and at 356 Mission), they are bringing in artists and musicians for installations and performances around the museum

LACMA is presenting Do the Right Thing (25th Anniversary Screening and Conversation) moderated by John Singleton with director Spike Lee, actor Roger Guenveur Smith, musician Chuck D, and others

Bleached and the Zig Zags are playing at the Echo

Saturday

Lolipalooza at the Echo with Missing Persons, Shannon and the Clams, The Lovely Bad Things and many more-full list here

Artist’s Tag Sale at Center for the Arts Eagle Rock- everything is 50$ or less and there are some great artists on the list

Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Show Host– One night only at UCLA’s Royce Hall, Ira Glass of This American Life will tell stories while the dancers from Monica Bill Barnes & Company perform. The link has a video that gives you an idea of what looks like a pretty interesting show.

Citizen Kane is playing at the Orpheum Theatre through Last Remaining Seats

Sharon Van Etten is playing at El Rey

Sunday

Symposium: The Improper- Mike Kelley’s Dissent– art historians Thomas Crow, Amelia Jones and John C. Welchman discuss Kelley’s work at MOCA Grand Avenue

King Khan and The Shrines are playing at the Troubadour

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Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Jun 192014

Anamanaguchi- Meow

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (6/19-6/22/14)-

Thursday

Nightmares on Wax is playing Amoeba Hollywood (free) and at the Fonda on Sunday

Award winning shorts from the Cinematographers Guild at the Egyptian

Friday

Anamanaguchi at El Rey

Dwell on Design begins at the LA Convention center (through 6/22)

Design Hooky West– a free self guided tour around shops and galleries with a focus on design, ending in a party at Chalk LA

Saturday

Culver City Artist Tour– Artists at various galleries will be speaking about their work, demonstrating specific techniques and participating in workshops with visitors

Cal Arts post-graduate exhibition at Cirrus/HYPERHYPER

The Ice Age Hair Ball at the Page Museum- elaborate wig/hair contest, djs, cocktails, tarpits and more

Kitten is playing at El Rey

Opening night at the Hollywood Bowl begins with The Go Go’s, Kristen Chenowith, Pink Martini and fireworks

Saturday and Sunday

Artists and Fleas Market on Mateo St. in the Arts District

Sunday

A discussion of Abstract Painting and the art of JonMarc Edwards at Coagula Curatorial Gallery with Andi Campognone (director of MOAH), Shana Nys Dambrot (arts writer), Jamie Brooks (gallerist) and the artist himself

Janelle Monáe is playing at the Hollywood Bowl

USA play Portugal in the World Cup at 3pm Los Angeles time so it should be easy to find a bar to cheer them on!

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 6-12-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Jun 122014

The Both- Milwaukee

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (6/12-6/15/14)-

Thursday

According to Machine Project’s website, The Los Angeles Department of Weather Modification is “dedicated to investigating the changing weather through sound, spirit, and perception” and has set up events in Grand Park in the afternoon (11-2) with fog and an opera at 8pm. Thunderstorms on Friday.

Downtown Artwalk has an “Art and Film” theme

Cipher #1 ‘zine Launch Party at ForYourArt Space- free copies and tacos

Friday

Opening party for the LA Design Festival

Guided by Voices are playing at the Fonda

It’s Friday the 13th, so why not catch a Friday the 13th– The “Tommy Jarvis Trilogy”(parts IV, V, VI) marathon at Cinefamily

Saturday

The Both are playing at El Rey

Design-n-Dim Sum Bike Tour takes you for studio visits and food around Highland Park and Chinatown

The Picnic Invitational is taking over Picnic Area #2 at Eagle Rock Recreational Center and will have sculptures, performances and more by various artists

Chinatown Summer Nights has live music, djs, arts and more

Neon Trees are playing at the Wiltern

Saturday and Sunday

Low End Theory Festival is at the Echo

Sunday

The Notwist are playing at the Fonda

Festivals–

Hollywood Fringe Festival begins 6/12 and runs until 6/29

LA Film Fest 2014 runs 6/11- 6/19

Los Angeles Design Festival starts 6/13 and runs until 6/29

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 6-5-14

Los Angeles Events, Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Jun 052014

Tobacco- Hawker Boat

Things to do this weekend in Los Angeles (6/5-6/8/14)-

Thursday

Cut Chemist is playing at Amoeba Hollywood (free)

Friday

Tobacco headlines Natural History Museum’s First Fridays first indoor/outdoor set with DeLux

On the Waterfront screening for the 60th Anniversary at LACMA with special guest Eva Marie Saint

Friday and Saturday

If you are missing the scares of Halloween you can spend the night at the old zoo in Griffith Park for the Great Horror Campout, which has varying levels of scares including a “chicken” tent area for the more faint of heart

Saturday

Make Music Pasadena’s free music festival has a great line up including a bunch of bands mentioned in the past on this site including Surfer Blood, Moses Sumney, and So Many Wizards

Eat/See/Hear presents Rushmore outside at the Autry

Modernica’s 25th Anniversary Factory Sale with loads of cool furniture and hidden coupons on the showroom floor

Saturday and Sunday

The Aero theatre is showing the works of Fritz Lang- Saturday it’s a double feature of M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse and on Sunday Metropolis

Sunday

The Faint (also Friday and Saturday) are playing along with Reptar at the Roxy

All Weekend (Friday through Sunday)

LA Pride Festival in Weho- art installations, music (Azealia Banks, The Bangles, Jennifer Hudson and more) and a roller disco

Dance Camera West’s festival includes film shorts and live performances and takes place at the Music Center, MOCA, and Grand Park and REDCAT

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 5-29-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

May 292014

Le1f- BOOM

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/29-6/1/14)-

Thursday

Thee Oh Sees are playing at the Echo (moved from Church on York)

MOCAtv presents a Jogging screening of four films made by the collective just for MOCA (free)

Die Antwoord are playing at the Fonda

Friday

Friday Flights at the Getty hosted by Liars

Takashi Murakami’s film Jellyfish Eyes is screening at the Ace Hotel’s historic theater

Pink Mountaintops are playing at the Echo

Eagulls are playing at the Satellite

Saturday

Le1f is at the Echo

Sunset Boulevard is on at the Million Dollar Theatre

Saturday and Sunday

The Big Parade LA is two days of organized walking around Los Angeles including about 80 public stairways (free)

Sunday

Dance, art, music, and poetry combine with the backdrop of Northeast LA’s historic buildings for Lummis Day at Lummis Home and Heritage Square (free)

Doug Aitken and Philippe Vergne speak at LACMA

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Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

May 222014

Holy Fuck- Red Lights

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/22-5/26/14)-

Thursday–

Creativity: The Perfect Crime– Philippe Petit (who walked a tightrope between the towers of the World Trade Center) speaks about creativity at the Central Library Downtown (free/ standby tix only)

Holy Fuck is playing at the Roxy

Ericka Beckman presents three of her films at MOCA

Yamashiro Farmer’s Market is back!

And so is the one on the Sunset Strip

Friday–

designLAB event at the Pacific Design Center- 14 galleries having receptions for shows

Superhumanoids are at the Echo (free)

Saturday–

Los Angeles Poverty Department is having a parade/performance/brass band- Walk the Talk-and Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead will be a part of it- a PDF with a full description of the event is available on their site

The Big Lebowski on the lawn at the Autry

Protomartyr are playing at Permanent Records (free)

Sunday–

Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon at the Egyptian Theatre

Tony Molina, Big Eyes are playing at the Roxy

Monday (Memorial Day)–

Target Free Mondays at LACMA

Also this weekend- Lightning in A Bottle Festival

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 5-15-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

May 152014

Maximo Park- Brain Cells

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/15-5/18/14)-

Thursday

Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club), Chelsea Cain and Willy Vlautin host a night at the Echo with readings, music and gifts- Vlautin’s book is included in the ticket price and there are extra presents for people in pajamas

Artopia LA Weekly Event at Grand Central Market

New Young Pony Club are playing at the Bootleg

Friday

Maximo Park are playing with Eternal Summers at the Troubadour

Triple feature at the Egyptian Theatre– Dystopia Gone Wild: Thirty Years after 1984- Nineteen Eighty-Four/Logan’s Run/ Spacedisco One

Kishi Bashi at the Fonda

Friday and Saturday

Thirteen Torches for a Burn– two nights featuring bands from Copenhagen at the Church on York– Friday’s headliner is Iceage

Saturday

A Landing Site for Madeline Gins– Poets, artists and architects read from the late artist’s writings at LACMA (free)

Continuing that night at LACMA is International Museum Night– the galleries stay open for activities and viewing- ticket includes two glasses of wine (20$ members/30 $non)

Saturday and Sunday

Annual Santa Fe Art Colony Open Studios

Beverly Hills Art Show

Sunday

Ann Magnuson hosts a one hour “mini-carnival in the spirit of Mike Kelley” (free) at MOCA

Damien Jurado is playing at the Bootleg

Lykke Li is playing at the Roxy

Tyvek are playing at The Smell