Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark- Electricity
This is from OMD’s eponymous 1980 album and was also their debut single.
The band are opening for the Barenaked Ladies at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles along with Howard Jones on Sunday 7/24/16.
Autolux- Change My Head
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/21-7/24/16)-
Thursday
Gaslamp Killer and Daedelus are playing DJ sets at Amoeba Records
Venice Art Crawl returns with free music and gallery events in the area
Twilight Concerts at Santa Monica Pier continue this week with Psychedelic Furs and Day Wave (free)
The Hammer Museum’s Disappear Here music series continues this week with Ceci Bastida and Mark Redito (free)
UBERMORGEN are giving a free talk at Machine Project titled Media Hacking vs. Conceptual Art – an artist talk!
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down are playing a free concert at Skirball Cultural Center
Friday
LACMA is hosting Dapper Day an event to coincide with their jazz programming and their exhibition Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015
Brit Manor is playing a free show at Resident with Madame Gandhi
Bunny Wailer is playing at the Regent Theater
Saturday
Autolux are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Eureka The Butcher
If you missed UBERMORGEN’s talk on Thursday you can check out their free workshop at Machine Project– GOOGLE WILL EAT ITSELF and the EKMRZ Trilogy which offers lessons in scamming online economies
Burger Records is hosting the Getty’s Saturdays off the 405 free music event with bands The Garden, The Muffs, Gap Dream, Jessie Jones and Vajj
Lobster Fest at the Port of Los Angeles has three days of music as well- tonight it’s The Colourist and Kitten headlining
Cherry Glazerr and No Parents are headlining a long list of bands for Dirty Penni Fest at The Echo
Pershing Square is having David Brighton’s Bowie Tribute (free)
Sunday
Artist Ursula von Rydingsvard is giving a talk at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel (free with RSVP)
Artist Barbara Kasten, ICA Philadelphia Curator Alex Klein and MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson lead a walkthrough of Kasten’s exhibition at the Pacific Design Center (free)
Dengue Fever are playing at Tree People, an outdoor theater in Coldwater Canyon Park
Paul Simon- You Can Call Me Al
In case you haven’t seen it, this is the video the Mikal Cronin video in the weekend planner post is referencing. The song is from Simon’s 1986 album Graceland.
Mikal Cronin- Say
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/14-7/17/16)-
Thursday
In the Red Records is having a three night event at The Echo to celebrate their 25th Anniversary. Tonight Mikal Cronin and Ty Segall will be playing their collaborative album Reverse Shark Attack as part of the long list of performances from bands that include The Gories,The Oblivions, Zig Zags and more.
Downtown Artwalk is back for its monthly night- this time celebrating performance art
LACMA is hosting a free screening of the New York Times’ Op-Docs—”short films commissioned by the Times in which point-of-view is as integral and storytelling skills” with this year’s edition devoted to films by women directors.
The Hammer’s free weekly music night Disappear Here continues with Peanut Butter Wolf and Mndsgn performing
Børns is playing with Porches for Santa Monica Pier’s free concert
Friday
Beginning Friday and running until 7/24 is Union Station 360° a multi-sensory cinematic “360 experience” that will include a projection mapped art and video installation that will respond to visitor’s movement along with images of Los Angeles
For the Getty’s Friday Flights, there will be a musical performance by Chris Cohen, a multi-site music performance by wild Up’s Andrew Tholl, Song of Eurydice, a choral and dance performance by mecca vazie andrews and Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs, a poetry reading organized by artist Keith J. Varadi, and a film program presented by Veggie Cloud.
Ducktails are playing at Highland Park Ebell
Shannon and the Clams are playing with Peach Kelli Pop at the Teragram Ballroom
Friday and Saturday
Diana Ross is performing at the Hollywood Bowl
Saturday
We Are Scientists are performing With Love and Squalor at the El Rey Theatre
North by Northwest is the outdoor movie at The Autry this week
Chinatown Summer Nights is a free event with bands, a market, beer garden, performances, food demonstrations and more
Baaba Maal is playing a free show with Classixx and Brazilian Girls in Century Park outside the Annenberg Space for Photography
Wye Oak are playing at the Teragram Ballroom
Sunday
The Egyptian Theatre is showing the British film version of Lord of the Flies and the Japanese pre-Hunger Games kids hunting other kids film Battle Royale
Fear of Men are playing with Roses and Puro Instinct at The Echo
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros- Man on Fire
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros are playing a free show on Saturday (7/9/16) outside the Annenberg Center for Photography in Century City for KCRW’s Sound in Focus series.
RSVP to get tickets
For more work by Abel Leba (LeBA), check out his website.
The Light Surgeons- SuperEverything trailer
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/7-7/10/16)-
Thursday
Poolside is performing at the Hammer Museum’s free musical series Disappear Here
Alina Baraz is opening for Mayer Hawthorne at this week’s free concert at Santa Monica Pier and if you go make sure to check out the art installation Light Wave on view every Thursday in conjunction with the concerts
The Craft & Folk Art Museum is having its CraftNight- this time it’s making foam stamps to create block prints and patterns on fabric ($8 includes materials, drinks and snacks- RSVP here)
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors and Black Lives Matter Network Art + Culture Director Tanya Lucia Bernard are in conversation at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA about their ideas and work as artists, activists, and organizers. (free)
Sam Gellaitry is playing at the El Rey Theatre
New Madrid are playing with The Electric West and Coco Morier at The Satellite
Friday
UK audio-visual artists The Light Surgeons are collaborating with a group of Malaysian artists and musicians for a free cinema performance of SuperEverything at the California Plaza as part of Grand Performances
Body Language are playing at Resident
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) is hosting Midnight Party, a free event celebrating the completion of artist Tim Youd’s storefront performance and the release of Artillery’s summer issue (11pm-2am)
Royal Headache are playing at The Echo with Toys That Kill and Zig Zags
Saturday
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros are playing a free show in Century Park outside the Annenberg Center for Photography for KCRW’s Sound in Focus Series (RSVP here)
Renegade Craft Fair returns to Grand Park (also Sunday)
Twisted at the Pike is the carnival themed event of Downtown Long Beach’s Summer and Music programming- this time with Gardens & Villa headlining
Mexrissey, who sing Morrissey songs in Spanish, are performing a free show at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances
Kevin Morby is performing a free show at The Getty for their Saturdays off the 405 music series
Sunday
Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst are discussing their book Relationship with Jack Halberstam at Skylight Books
Artist Jorge R. Guttierez is speaking at Gregorio Escalante Gallery in Chinatown (Good Luck Gallery and Coagula Curatorial are also having events that day)
Performance artists Dynasty Handbag, Seth Bogart and Robin Reiser are performing at El Cid for Weirdo Night
Odonis Odonis are playing at The Echo with Cloudland Canyon and Cellars
Alice Bag Band- Gluttony
The above video is from the Penelope Spheeris’ LA punk documentary The Decline of Western Civilization and features the band’s 1980 performance.
Lead singer and LA native Alice Bag just released her debut self titled album this month and is having a record release party on Saturday 7/2/16 at The Echo with Generacion Suicida and Fatty Cake and the Puff Pasties opening.
For more information on Alice Bag, check out her website or this excellent article from Remezcla.