Panda Bear- Praise
This song is from Panda Bear‘s first solo album in five years, Sinister Grift, which was released in February of this year.
On Saturday, 5/10, Panda Bear will be playing the Just Like Heaven festival in Pasadena. There are several great bands on the lineup including- Vampire Weekend, Courtney Barnett, The Drums, Toro y Moi, Perfume Genius, Of Montreal, Beach Fossils, Slowdive, and more.
Coachella is this weekend (4/12-4/14) and next (4/19-4/21) and features a lot of great bands. Below are playlists with a selection of some of the bands playing on each day and a list of their set times and locations at the festival as a way to help narrow down some of the choices.
Friday
Let’s Eat Grandma- 2-2:40 on the Gobi Stage
Las Robertas- 2:55- 3:25 on the Sonora Stage
Hurray for the Riff Raff- 3:05-3:45 on the Gobi Stage
Beach Fossils- 4:10-4:55 on the Gobi Stage
JPEGMAFIA- 5:00-5:40 on the Outdoor Theatre Stage
Tierra Whack – 6:35-7:30 on the Mojave Stage and leave early to see Anderson .Paak from 7:05-7:55 on the Coachella Stage or see The Frights on the Sonora Stage from 7:30-8:10
BLACKPINK- 8-9:00 on the Sahara Stage
SOPHIE- 9:10-10:00 on the Mojave Stage then head to the Coachella Stage to see some of Janelle Monáe’s set from 9:50-10:40
Charlotte Gainsbourg- 10:45-11:30 on the Mojave Stage
End the night with Childish Gambino on the Coachella Stage at 11:25
Saturday
The Red Pears- 1-1:30 on the Sonora Stage
Wallows- 1:30-2:15 on the Mojave Stage
Ty Segall and White Fence- 2:45- 3:35 on the Outdoor Theatre Stage
Shame- 3:40-4:15 on the Sonora Stage
Hop Along- 4:35- 5:10 on the Sonora Stage
JAIN- 5-5:45 on the Gobi Stage
Fashion designer and Louis Vuitton artistic director Virgil Abloh is DJ’ing on the Mojave Stage- 6:20-7:10
Superorganism- 7:40-8:25 on the Sonora Stage
Weezer- 8:35- 9:35 on the Coachella Stage or check out Idris Elba’s DJ skills on the Yuma Stage for a bit, he’s on from 9-11:00
Billie Eilish- 9:35-10:40 on the Outdoor Theatre stage or catch some of Aphex Twin’s 9:05-10:35 set on the Mojave Stage
Tame Impala starts at 10:35 on the Coachella Stage
Little Simz is on the Gobi Stage starting at 11:00
Kid Cudi starts his set on the Sahara Stage at 11:55
Sunday
Easy Life- 1:10-1:40 on the Sonora Stage
Mansionair- 2:30-3:10 on the Mojave Stage
Iceage- 3:45-4:20 on the Sonora Stage
Pusha T- 4:15-5:05 on the Coachella Stage
Lizzo- 5:45-6:30 on the Mojave Stage
YG- 7-7:50 on the Sahara Stage then stay for Gucci Gang (Gucci Mane, Lil Pump and Smokepurpp) from 8:15-9:05
Jon Hopkins 9:35-10:35 on the Gobi Stage
Kaytranada 10:55 on the Mojave Stage if you stay late
Beach Fossils- Down the Line
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/26-10/29/17)-
Thursday
Coaxials Arts and Cathode Cinema are hosting the Super Spooktacular Halloween Show– with “spooky and weird” films, live performances and more
The Greek Theatre is showing Shaun of the Dead, with all attendees getting a free t-shirt (while they last)
The Blank Tapes are opening for Delicate Steve at the Moroccan Lounge plus King Tuff are playing a DJ set
Busdriver is playing with jazz ensemble The Underground Railroad at Zebulon
Friday
FIGat7th is having an all day (til 8pm) Day of the Dead Celebration, with sugar skull face painting, tequila tasting, and live DJs
For The Charlie Factory at The Standard Downtown LA, artist Charlie le Mindu is hosting a series of nights with different performers- tonight it is Peaches and Black Cracker
Rozwell Kid and Mylets are opening for The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die at The Echo
Miss Kittin, Keoki and more are playing Sex Cells’ night at Resident
Thievery Corporation are playing at the Hollywood Palladium
Saturday
For the 18th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, there will be face painting, altars, a market, food, and performances by musicians Aterciopelados, Cuco, Ximena Sariñana, Very Be Careful and La Chamba
Grand Park begins it’s Día de los Muertos celebrations this evening with Noche de Ofrenda, a celebration that includes traditional dance and prayer led by the local indigenous community, as well as Los Angeles-based poets and musicians (altars are up through Nov 5)
Roky Erickson is playing at The Roxy with Death Valley Girls opening
For The Charlie Factory at The Standard Downtown LA, artist Charlie le Mindu is hosting a series of nights with different performers- tonight it is Kembra Pfahler from The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
Broken Social Scene are playing at The Wiltern with The Belle Game opening
Saturday and Sunday
The Growlers are hosting a music festival at the LA Waterfront in San Pedro with a huge list of great performers including-Beach Fossils, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Girl Talk, Danny Brown, Dan Auerbach, La Luz, Rostam, Frankie Cosmos, Beth Ditto, Butthole Surfers, and many more
Heritage Square Museum is hosting Halloween & Mourning Tours where you can learn about death and mourning etiquette during the Victorian era
Sunday
LACMA is hosting Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day: Celebration and Film Screening– with short films, a Q & A with veteran filmmakers, and a reception to follow (free)
It’s the last day of Stan Lee’s Comic Con at the LA Convention Center (runs from Friday)
Slowdive are playing at The Wiltern with Cherry Glazerr opening
Livingmore are playing with Nightgown, Rival Cavves, and Ever So Android at The Echo
For The Charlie Factory at The Standard Downtown LA, artist Charlie le Mindu is hosting a series of nights with different performers- tonight it is Ssion and Princess Vitarah
The Regrettes- Seashore
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/6-7/9/17)-
Thursday
The Regrettes are playing a free show with The Tracks at the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park
Art historian Anna Chave will be discussing artist Carl Andre’s work at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (free)
Beach Fossils are playing at the El Rey Theatre with She-Devils and Ablebody
Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival begins tonight and runs until 7/16
Hammer Museum is having a free concert night with musical performances by Grace Mitchell and WARGIRL
Froth, Adult Books, Moaning, and Urgent Care are playing at The Echo
Friday
For the opening of her show at HVW8 Gallery, artist and musician Kilo Kish will be performing (free but RSVP)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be performing along with a screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at the Hollywood Bowl (also Saturday)
Grand Performances ‘s performance this Friday is The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse at California Plaza
Fartbarf and Honus Honus are playing with The Manx and Facial at The Echo
Saturday
Reggie Watts is performing for The Getty Museum’s free concert series Saturdays Off the 405, with a DJ set by YACHT
For Play Like A Girl’s female led band night at The Echo– Madame Gandhi, Veronica Bianqui, Le Ra, and Fawns of Love are performing
Street Food Cinema is showing Grease in Griffith Park with live music before the film
HOTT MT, Goon, Draag, Alyeska, and Wolf Woodcock are all playing for the Goon curated Unscene Fest at the Hi Hat (free)
Part Time, Haunted Horses, L.A. Drones!, and Deth Crux are playing at El Cid
Sunday
Renegade Craft Fair returns to LA and this time will take place at Los Angeles Historic Park (also Saturday)
Bob Baker Marionettes are giving a free performance at the Levitt Pavillion in MacArthur Park
Blondie are playing with Garbage and Sky Ferreira at the Hollywood Bowl
Independent Shakespeare Co. continues its performances of Measure for Measure in Griffith Park (also Wed-Saturday)
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