The Growlers- Good Advice
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/2-8/5/18)-
Thursday
Swearin’ and Mike Krol are playing at Highland Park Ebell
Artist Shinique Smith will be discussing his work with executive director of LAXART Hamza Walker at The California African American Museum (free)
British artist Lucy Sparrow’s all felt supermarket Sparrow Mart opened yesterday at The Standard, Downtown LA, with all items inside available for purchase. It will be open until 8/31 and is free with no reservation is required
Titus Andronicus is now part of Griffith Park’s free outdoor Shakespeare performances by the Independent Shakespeare Co.
Owen is playing at The Echo with Laura Stevenson and Goon opening
Trace is playing at the Echoplex with Moontower opening
Friday
There’s a lot to do in Pasadena tonight- Pasadena Museum of California Art is having one of its last free Fridays (it’s closing for good the beginning of October) and you can check out their Summer Book Sale (continuing throughout the weekend). Also tonight, Norton Simon Museum is free, and you can head to Jackalope’s Summer Nights evening artisan market (also taking place on Saturday 3-10pm)
The Molochs are playing at The Hi Hat with Janelane, Post Life and Gold Cage
The Egyptian Theatre is hosting a weekend of 3D horror movies- tonight it is Friday the 13th III and Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror
Directors Jim Abrahams and David Zucker and actor Robert Hays will be discussing Airplane! after a screening at the Aero Theatre
As part of a Worble Skate Video premiere, Cobra Man are playing a free show with Wild Wing at the Bootleg Theater
Kedr Livanskiy is performing at The Roxy Theatre with Gel Set, Avalon, and Sage Caswell
Saturday
Artist and musician Phranc will be discussing her work with Tom Knechtel over coffee and donuts at 11am at Craig Krull Gallery
As part of Hammer Museum’s programming for the exhibition Made in L.A. 2018, artist Gelare Khoshgozaran will be discussing Daniel Joseph Martinez’s work for the show at 3pm
The Midnight Hour featuring Ali Shaheed Muhammad and composer Adrian Younge are performing for KCRW HQ’s free Summer Nights’ Backyard Party
Gabba Gallery is having an opening night reception for Remix: The Art of Music, featuring over 70 artists’ work inspired by music, with a portion of proceeds from the sales going to Adopt the Arts, which helps fund arts programs in elementary schools
Cat Power is playing a free show as part of Marina del Rey’s Summer Concerts
Jeff Lynne’s ELO is playing at The Forum (also Sunday)
Sunday
The Growlers Beach Goth 2018 is taking place at Los Angeles State Historic Park with a great lineup of bands that includes The Drums, The Voidz, Bleached (as The Ramones), Doug E. Fresh, GWAR, La Luz and more, plus Death of a Clown Cabaret- “LA’s queer showcase of demented drag”
Bon Iver will be performing Come Through, a collaboration with TU Dance company, at the Hollywood Bowl
Actor George Segal will be at the Aero Theatre to discuss the film Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf after the screening
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Flea Market returns with its free monthly event to The Regent Theater
yOya are having a release party at The Hi Hat with Colyer, Sheriffs of Schroedingham, and Sofia Wolfson opening