May 242018
 

Cold Fronts- Think About You (All The Time)

Things to do in Los Angeles this Memorial Day weekend (5/24-5/28/18)-

Thursday

Hammer Museum has a free screening of The Proposal, a film that follows the making of an artwork by Jill Magid from the recent exhibition Stories of Almost Everyone, with a Q&A to follow with the artist/director

Rival Cavves and Monogem are opening for ANIMA! at The Echo

The Broad is hosting En Cuatro Patas: Feminist Latinx Performance and Video, a ticketed event that includes after hours access to the museum as well as a screening of several short videos and a performances by experimental vocalist Carmina Escobar

Lean are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Sam Valdez and Tampa opening

Artist Lorna Simpson will be in conversation with The Studio Museum Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden at The Underground Museum

Moby, Sarah Silverman, Jonathan Ames, Open Mike Eagle, Dengue Fever, and more will be performing for Fun Lovers Unite! An Evening of Music, Comedy, and Gun Sense at The Regent Theater to benefit Women Against Gun Violence

Angelic Upstarts and The Briefs are playing at the Echoplex

Friday

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is playing at Hollywood Forever’s Masonic Lodge with Cool Maritime opening (also Thursday)

Barnsdall Park’s Friday Night Wine Tasting returns featuring a Q&A with food critic Jonathan Gold and Chef Daniel Humm ($45)

Street artist Teachr is hosting Face to Face Art Show at Flux Rebellion, featuring his work and the work of Fairfax High School students he’s mentored, with the first 100 guests receiving a free gift

Fever Ray is playing at the Hollywood Palladium

Thalma de Freitas is playing at Lodge Room

Peach Kelli Pop are playing at The Hi Hat with Adult Mom and Post Life opening

Saturday

Cold Fronts are opening for Hockey Dad at Lodge Room

Head to the Egyptian Theatre in the afternoon for a discussion of fashion and film of the 1940s before a screening of The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Red Pears, Beach Goons, Ariel View, and The Cozzmos are playing at The Roxy

Fiesta Hermosa begins today and runs through Monday in downtown Hermosa Beach with over 300 arts and crafts vendors, a beer and wine garden, and more

Amyl and The Sniffers are playing with Surfbort at the Moroccan Lounge

Steve Ignorant and Paranoid Visions will be playing Crass songs at the Fonda Theatre

Sunday

Zebulon is having a free screening of Fellini’s Juliet of The Spirits

LA Zine Fest is a free event taking place at the Pasadena Convention Center and will have readings, talks, and workshops all day

Brian Jonestown Massacre are playing at the Fonda Theatre with Poppy Jean Crawford opening

Memorial Day

LACMA is free all day- a good chance to check out the Hockney exhibition

Damien Jurado is playing at Highland Park Ebell

Cones and Media Jeweler are opening for Jo Passed at the Moroccan Lounge

Hinds are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Goodbye Honolulu and Jasper Bones

Feels, Adult Books, and Duress are playing a free show with Numb.er at The Echo

May 082014
 

A Place to Bury Strangers- And I’m Up

Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend (5/8-5/11)-

Thursday

Artwalk Downtown LA- this month focusing on textiles- http://www.downtownartwalk.org/

Artist Michael Smith speaks at MOCA (FREE/RSVP)- http://sites.moca.org/the-curve/art-talk-michael-smith/

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Amoeba Hollywood (FREE)- http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/upcoming/detail-2957/

Mona Simpson and David O. Russell speak as part of the Hammer’s Some Favorite Writers series- http://hammer.ucla.edu/calendar/detail/type/program/id/2216

Tycho, with Gardens and Villa at the Fonda- http://www.fondatheatre.com/events/detail/249541

Thursday and Friday

Found Footage Festival stops in Los Angeles at the New Beverly- http://www.foundfootagefest.com/

Friday

iam8bit gallery is having an opening for the art show Grace & Ritual: Hidden showcasing the work of 33 women artists- https://www.facebook.com/events/1539734432919779/

Saturday

A Place to Bury Strangers at the Observatory (Santa Ana)- http://www.observatoryoc.com/events/a-place-to-bury-strangers

Citizen Kane at LACMA- http://www.lacma.org/event/citizen-kane

Part Time Punks 9 Year Anniversary Party with Ariel Pink and others- http://www.theecho.com/event/480519-ptps-9-year-anniversary-very-los-angeles/

National Lampoon’s Vacation at Hollywood Forever Cemetery-http://cinespia.org/event/vacation/

Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Wiltern- http://concerts.livenation.com/event/09004C710907CF60?camefrom=ramya_8e1

Saturday and Sunday

Echo Park Craft Fair- http://www.echoparkcraftfair.com/may2014/

Sunday

Psycho de Mayo at the Observatory- bands include SUUNS and Pentagram among others- http://www.observatoryoc.com/events/psycho-de-mayo

The Wizard of Oz (1939) in 3D at the Aero- http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/the-wizard-of-oz-3