Luscious Jackson- Naked Eye
Luscious Jackson formed in 1991 and were the first band on the Beastie Boys label Grand Royal. Kate Schellenbach, their drummer, had played with the Beastie Boys from 1981 to 1984. The song Naked Eye, off their 1996 album Fever In Fever Out, was the band’s biggest hit. They have recently reunited after breaking up in 2000, and are playing at the El Rey on Friday, May 30th.
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
The Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy
Yesterday was Biggie Small’s birthday. He would have been 42 years old. “Juicy” is off his album Ready to Die which was released in 1994.
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
Ella Fitzgerald- Too Darn Hot
Written by Cole Porter for his musical Kiss Me, Kate (1948), it was recorded by Ella Fitzgerald in 1956.
It is currently too darn hot in Los Angeles- hope everyone here is staying cool.
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
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
Morrissey- Everyday Is Like Sunday
This song was released on Morissey’s debut solo album, Viva Hate, in 1988. Morrissey is playing Saturday 5/10 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
A Place to Bury Strangers- And I’m Up
Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend (5/8-5/11/14)-
Thursday
Artwalk Downtown LA– this month focusing on textiles
Artist Michael Smith is speaking at MOCA (Free with RSVP)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are playing at Amoeba Hollywood (Free)
Mona Simpson and David O. Russell are speaking at the Hammer for their Some Favorite Writers series
Tycho, with Gardens and Villa are playing at the Fonda
Thursday and Friday
Found Footage Festival stops in Los Angeles at the New Beverly
Friday
iam8bit gallery is having an opening for the art show Grace & Ritual: Hidden showcasing the work of 33 women artists
Saturday
A Place to Bury Strangers are playing at the Observatory (Santa Ana)
Citizen Kane is playing at LACMA
Part Time Punks 9 Year Anniversary Party with Ariel Pink and others is on at The Echo
National Lampoon’s Vacation at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Brian Jonestown Massacre are playing at the Wiltern
Saturday and Sunday
Sunday
Psycho de Mayo at the Observatory– bands include SUUNS and Pentagram among others
The Wizard of Oz (1939) in 3D is on at the Aero
Special Ed- The Mission
This song is from Special Ed‘s second album Legal, released in 1990, when he was eighteen years old.
Danny Brown- Grown Up
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/1-5/4/14)-
Thursday
The All American Rejects & Youngblood Hawke charity event for Tick Born Disease Alliance is at the El Rey
The Horrors and Toy are playing at the First Unitarian Church
Thursday-Saturday
CalArts Film/Video Showcases are showing at REDCAT (Free)
First Fridays at the Natural History Museum w/HOLYCHILD
Friday and Saturday
Saturday
Danny Brown is playing at The El Rey
A Discussion with Joshua Decter and LA book launch is happening at LA><Art
Symposium on the work of Mike Kelley at Janm Tateuchi Democracy Forum– RSVP closed but may allow walk-ins
A Seance with Andy Warhol is happening at the Underground Museum
Angel City Brewery 2nd Annual Heritage Fest- art, music and beer (Free)
White Fang are playing at The Echo
Sunday
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo a day early:
Cinco de Mayo at the Grand Central Market
Tortilla Republic’s Block Party
It is also Britweek and there are various events going on around Los Angeles