May 182017
May 182017
Miike Snow- My Trigger
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/18-5/21/17)-
Thursday
Greg Tate is giving a free lecture on the work of Kerry James Marshall at MOCA Grand Ave which is also free all day for Art Museum Day
Oliver Stone will be introducing his film Nixon at the Aero Theatre
LACMA is having a free screening of Breakable You, starring Holly Hunter and Alfred Molina, with a conversation with director and writer Andrew Wagner to follow
The Orbiting Human Circus featuring The Music Tapes combines music, stories, games and magic and it’s happening at the Bootleg Theater
Rubblebucket are playing with Sego and Alexander F at the Troubadour
Friday
It’s week two of Hammer Museum’s Constitutional Happy Hour with $5 drinks and discussion of an aspect of the Constitution- this time the topic is LGBT and gender based rights
Downtown Dark Nights returns to L.A. Live with $5 drink and food menus, live painting, a market, music and more (free)
Björk Digital, which includes six Virtual Reality experiences, begins today at the Magic Box at The Reef. Tickets are going fast. ($35 and running until 6/4)
The Jesus and Mary Chain are playing at The Wiltern
Ho99o9 are playing with Injury Reserve and The Bots at the Echoplex
Saturday
KCRW is hosting the art, music and food event Skyline at L.A. Historic Park with Miike Snow, Duke Dumont, Lido, Eden, MICHL, and Elohim performing
Off the 405, The Getty’s free music night, is back for the next few Saturdays- this week Nite Jewel is performing
KROQ is having its Weenie Roast y Fiesta 2017 at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, with Lorde, Imagine Dragons, Cage the Elephant, Lana del Ray and more performing
There are still tickets left for Ceremony’s early show with Cold Beat and Initiate at The Echo (part of their three day residency)
Sunday
It’s Museums of the Arroyo Day during which The Gamble House, Heritage Square, L.A. Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History, and The Autry are all free from noon to 5pm
It’s the second day of The Beverly Hills Art Show – a nice free way to spend the day outside checking out art
DIIV is playing at the Regent Theater with The Paranoyds and Tashaki Miyaki opening
Tonight is the second night U2 are playing at the Rosebowl to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Joshua Tree album with The Lumineers opening
Inhalt, Kontravoid, and Boan are bringing their retro electronic sounds to Part Time Punks night at the Echoplex
May 112017
Jonathan Coulton- All This Time
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/11-5/14/17)-
Thursday
For their Oracle Film series, The Broad is screening Peggy Ahwesh’s She Puppet and Olivier Assayas’ Demonlover
Playwright Eve Ensler will be discussing intersectional activism with legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw at the Hammer Museum
Downtown LA’s Art Walk theme this month is Zine Nite
Magic Wands, Geneva Jacuzzi, and Glaare are playing at The Hi Hat
Com Truise and Clark are performing at the Regent Theater
Friday
Hammer Museum is having a Constitutional Happy Hour on Fridays in May and June with guided conversations about the Constitution and $5 draft beer and wine. This week’s topic is “Is it possible to constrain Trump under the War Powers Clause?” with Loyola law school professor David Glazier leading the discussion.
PJ Harvey is playing at The Greek Theatre
Subject: Los Angeles returns this week to the Bob Baker Marionette Theater with Los Angeles Lovers as its theme and Angelyne hosting
Author Terry McMillan (How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting To Exhale) is having a talk and book signing at the California African American Museum (free but RSVP)
Rhondavous is happening at Union Nightclub with a long list of DJs that includes Pete Tong, Little Boots and more
Wale is performing at The Novo
Pomo is playing at the Echoplex with Harrison Brome
Saturday
Jonathan Coulton is opening for Aimee Mann at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
Penny Rimbaud (poet and founder of the anarchist punk band Crass) will be in conversation with Simon Birch and Nigel Daly, and performing later in the evening at The 14th Factory ($30 for the talk/ $40 talk and performance)
Paul McCarthy, Julien Bismuth, and Christian Scheidemann will be discussing Jason Rhoades’ 1999 monolithic installation, Perfect World, at Hauser & Wirth (free but RSVP)
At the Drive-In are back and playing at the Shrine Auditorium with Le Butcherettes opening
Conor Oberst is playing at The Greek Theatre with Julien Baker opening
Sunday
To celebrate Mother’s Day, The Theatre at the Ace Hotel is showing Mommie Dearest or you can see it at the Egyptian Theatre
It’s the second day of Unique LA’s Spring Market ($15 includes entry for both days, drinks and snacks)
The Vacant Lots are playing with Gateway Drugs and The Meeting Places for The Echo’s Part Time Punks night
May 042017
Day Wave- Something Here
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/4-5/7/17)-
Thursday
Day Wave is giving a free in-store performance at Amoeba Records with a record signing to follow
Hammer Museum is having a free screening of Do Not Resist, a documentary on the militarization of American police, with a discussion to follow with Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors
MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson is leading a walk-through of the current Carl Andre exhibition at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (free and free entrance to the museum)
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians are playing a free show at Harvard & Stone
Avec Sans are playing at Resident with Fiona Grey
Friday
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Hecho in LA: Taco Madness & Micheladas is taking place at La Plaza de Culturas y Artes downtown, with DJs and live art to go along with the food and drink (free and 21+)
LACMA is having a free screening of an episode of the series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, with a conversation with Bourdain to follow
Chico Mann & Captain Planet, Buyepongo, and QUITAPENAS are performing at the Natural History Museum as part of their First Friday event (and Cinco de Mayo)
The New Beverly is showing a double feature of Terrence Malick’s Badlands and Richard Compton’s Macon County Line
Saturday
Los Angeles Family School is having its daytime Spring Fair 2017 with live music by Moby, The Pop Ups and Freedom Fry
The Eclectic Festival is taking place in Pasadena with an art walk and music that includes OZOMATLI and Irene Diaz (free)
Photographer Robert Herman is giving a lecture at Annenberg Space for Photography on how to self publish a book from start to finish ($15 for lecture only/$50 plus signed book/ $75 book and 20 minute private consultation)
Oddisee and Good Compny are performing at the Regent Theater
The Glitch Mob are playing a DJ set at Exchange LA with Nosaj Thing
Paul Bergmann is headlining a show at The Echo with Bart Davenport and Dimber performing
Sunday
The Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is having two free site specific dance performance for The 1988 series: Punctuation Station, at Westfield Culver City, and includes a public discussion after (reservation required)
It’s probably a good time to check out the Artists Political Action Network who are having a meeting on Sunday with a voter registration to follow at the American Legion in Highland Park (if you miss this one, meetings are on the first Sunday of every month)
LAXART Executive Director and Curator, Hamza Walker and MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson, will be discussing the Maximalist work of Jason Rhoades at Hauser & Wirth (free but registration recommended)
This is the last night of Feist’s three night visit to the Palace Theatre and at this writing, it’s the only night with pairs of tickets left
Apr 272017
Apr 272017
FYOHNA- Ghost Heart
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/27-4/30/17)-
Thursday
NE-HI are playing with Moaning and Weird Love at the Bootleg Theater
Hammer Museum is having an Open Projector Night- anyone is welcome to submit a film under 10 minutes, with comedian emcees the Sklar Brothers (free)
Gaz Coombes from Supergrass is playing a solo show at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Jeff Mcllwain is performing his ambient electronic music as Lusine with Geotic opening at The Echo
Friday
At Bob Baker Marionette Theater this week is Subject: Los Angeles in the Streets, the second of 4 events with archival films, guest presenters, music and puppets- this iteration examines forms of public assembly and artistic intervention in the city
Tonight is the second night of the Magnetic Fields two night concert for their new album 50 Song Memoir (yesterday was 1-25, tonight it is songs 26-50) at UCLA’s Royce Hall
Miracle Legion, formed in 1983, are performing their first show in 20 years at the Echoplex with Noveller opening
The Buttertones are headlining a night of bands at the Hi Hat
Saturday
Brewery Artwalk returns to the complex with artist residents opening their doors to visitors (also Sunday)
Lia Halloran will be discussing her work with writer Jennifer Ouellette, as well as giving a walk through of her exhibition at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles (free)
The Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, is performing at the Regent Theater
Santa Monica Art Studios is hosting Off the Clock 2017, a one night only reception and exhibition of photography (free)
The Godfather Part II is being shown at the historic Los Angeles Theater with DJs, live music, bars on all five floors, and a photo studio to go with the 1950s theme ($25)
The Shivas are playing with Candace at Resident
The Wedding Present are playing at The Echo with Colleen Green Band opening
Sunday
CAFAM is having their biannual shopping event and you can also check out their current exhibitions for free as well
It’s the second day of the Jackalope Spring Fair in Pasadena with over 150 local artisans (free)
It’s also the second day of Ru Paul’s Drag Con at the Los Angeles Convention Center
FYOHNA is opening for Allie X at the Echoplex
Apr 202017
More of Skechy’s work here
Apr 202017
Róisín Murphy- Whatever
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/20-4/23/17)-
Thursday
Artists Jane and Louise Wilson will be discussing their work currently on view at the Getty Center (free but ticket required)
Ooga Booga Chinatown is having a party for Seth Bogart’s (Hunx and his Punx) new book documenting his ceramics
Spiral Stairs, The Henry Clay People, and High Cameras are playing at Resident
Thee Commons are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Downtown Boys, Surfbort, and Tall Juan
Ian Sweet, Pastel Felt, and Cleo Tucker are playing at Junior High
Friday
Róisín Murphy is performing at the Fonda Theatre
Charles Phoenix is having a free slide show performance at Union Station celebrating the odd architecture of Southern California
The Cure concert film The Cure in Orange is playing at the Egyptian Theatre with band member Lol Tolhurst in attendance for a Q&A and book signing
Franky Flowers is opening for Hot Flash Heat Wave at the Hi Hat
Julie Byrne, Korey Dane, and Avi Buffalo are playing at the Bootleg Theater
Saturday
Photo Independent, the contemporary photography fair, is on today and Sunday at The Reef
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is a fun, free event with ticketed ($1) and non-ticketed lectures and discussions with various writers, including Chuck Palahniuk, George Saunders, Tippi Hedren, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Joyce Carol Oates and many more
It’s Record Store Day- you can check out what participating stores are doing to celebrate here
Los Angeles State Historic Park is having an all day grand opening party with activities, food trucks, and performances including Grammy winners Quetzal
Dead Meadow, The Warlocks, Cosmonauts, and Creation Factory are playing at hm157
Clipping. are headlining a show at The Smell
Sunday
It’s the second day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books with writers that include Jonathan Lethem, Cheech Marin, and Margaret Atwood
It’s also the second day of the California Poppy Festival in Lancaster- a good opportunity to check out some of the bloom in the Antelope Valley this weekend. If you are planning to see some of the “super bloom” you can find info and locations here
Current Joys are playing with French Vanilla, Janelane, and Mo Dotti at the Hi Hat
Apr 132017
The Buttertones- Sadie’s A Sadist
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/13-4/16/17)-
(*note- this is Easter Weekend and Coachella, so listings are a little more limited this week)
Thursday
The Buttertones are playing a free show at Amoeba Records and the band will be signing their new album Gravedigging after the show
Artist Michael Smith is speaking at the Hammer Museum (free)
Cinefamily is showing the film Somewhere Beautiful with a live set by Avi Buffalo and Andrea Silva (who have songs in the film). The director of the film, Albert Kodagolian, will also be present with the director of the film that inspired him, Atom Egoyan.
Seattle rapper Dave B is performing at The Echo
Writer Annabelle Gurwitch is in conversation with Jonathan Gold at Skylight Books to launch her new collection of essays- Wherever You Go, There They Are
Friday
Subject: Los Angeles is a four night program at The Bob Baker Marionette Theater consisting of “L.A. ephemera featuring archival films, guest presenters, music, and puppets that explore hidden threads of L.A. history”. Tonight is Subject: Los Angeles as Eden which explores the ways L.A.’s image has been presented as a paradise.
LACMA is screening an episode of the CNN original series, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, titled Immigrants and Refugees, with a discussion with Bell to follow (free)
Julia Jacklin is playing at the Bootleg Theater with Gold Star and Christian Lee Hutson opening
Saturday
Marco Benevento is performing at the Bootleg Theater with Wyndham, and The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers opening
The VRLA (Virtual Reality) Expo 2017 is at the Los Angeles Convention Center with panels, presentations and a chance to check out new games
The Egyptian Theatre is hosting a double feature for their Hollywood Feud: Bette vs Joan series, with All About Eve and Mildred Pierce
Kid Wave is playing with Sudan Archives, Aalok and Hydro Kitten at The Echo
Sunday
The Aero Theatre is showing Bugs Bunny Cartoon Classics, including Easter themed ones, at 2pm with free candy for kids
Later, the Aero is showing Donnie Darko, with director Richard Kelly in person
Apr 062017
Steady Holiday- Terror
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/6-4/9/17)-
Thursday
CAFAM is hosting a zine making workshop with L.A. Zinefest followed by a special film screening of Flight in Heels and a reading with the “Afrofuturistic women’s liberation artist collective”, #SNATCHPOWER. ($7 includes on drink, access to the gallery shows and materials for the workshop- RSVP requested)
The Damned are playing with Alice Bag and the Sissy Bears at the Belasco theater
Bleached, The Regrettes, Upset and The Side Eyes are playing at the Echoplex
Terry George who directed Hotel Rwanda and more recently The Promise, about the Armenian genocide, will be in conversation with producer and physician Eric Esrailian and Dr. Stephen D. Smith, executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation, at the Hammer museum, moderated by journalist and filmmaker Carla Garapedian. They will be discussing the challenges and politics of representing real-world atrocities within the constraints of the film medium. (free)
David Bazan is playing at the Bootleg Theater with The Mynabirds opening
Friday
Steady Holiday is playing at Resident with Saígo and Haathi
The Natural History Museum is having its First Friday event, this time with lectures on the future of food, DJs, and performances by the bands Sunflower Bean and Tonstartssbandht
The Aero Theatre is showing a double feature of Walter Hill’s films The Warriors and Streets of Fire with Hill discussing them in between screenings
It might be worth taking a road trip to see Sigur Rós play at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Great Horror Movie Night is showing a double feature of Fright Night and Ghostbusters at the Griffith Park Old Zoo
Saturday
The 6th Annual Kite Festival is taking place adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier from 11am-4pm and will be honoring Disney artist Tyrus Wong
Broke LA (formerly BROKECHELLA) is back with bands that include James Supercave, Bloodboy, and BOYO, art installations, comedians and more for $25.
Or you could head to The Observatory in Santa Ana for the two day festival- When We Were Young. Saturday’s lineup includes Morrissey, AFI, Cage The Elephant, Joyce Manor, Beach Fossils, and more.. ($100 for Saturday only)
Jason Reitman brings his Live Read series back-this time at The Theatre at Ace Hotel- for a reading of Juno with Ellen Page and Jennifer Garner reprising their roles from the film and Tracee Ellis Ross, Tig Notaro, Alia Shawkat, Kristin Wiig and more providing additional voices (all proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood)
Artists Justin Cole and York Chang will be giving a talk about their exhibition at Samuel Freeman gallery in Culver City
Sunday
At The Observatory in Santa Ana it’s day two of the festival- When We Were Young. Band today include Descendents, FIDLAR, Silversun Pickups, Dr. Dog, Tijuana Panthers, Sunflower Bean and more ($60 Sunday only)
Chairlift and Kristin Kontrol have added an early show (2pm) at the Echoplex after the Saturday night show sold out
Hammer Museum is hosting Stand Up and Fight Back: Tactics and Strategies for Effective Creative Activism at The Wiltern with Reverend James Lawson and Nadine Bloch (free but RSVP)
British band Sleaford Mods are playing their first ever U.S. show at the Echoplex– it’s sold out but it might be worth hunting down some tickets