Los Angeles Weekend Planner 9-3-15

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Sep 032015
 

FIDLAR- West Coast

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (9/3-9/6/15)-

Thursday

FIDLAR is playing a set at Amoeba Records to celebrate their new record Too and signing copies afterwards

HEALTH are playing a free show at Los Globos sponsored by Fader and Coors Light

It’s Craft Night at CAFAM-this time it’s Felt Objects inspired by the L.A. River with Billy Kheel ($8)

Think Tank Gallery is having Summer Send Off and BBQ and Brew with live music, food and art, as well as a panel discussion on throwing events in Los Angeles (free)

Cinefamily is showing the work of the Quay Brothers (curated by Christopher Nolan) all weekend but tonight is the only night Nolan will be in attendance

Friday

There are still tickets left to the Barnsdall Park Wine Tasting– four selections for $30

The LA County Fair opens today in Pomona with Patti Labelle and Chaka Khan performing

Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile’s solo project Ducktails is playing at The Echo

Tijuana Panthers are playing at the Regent

Mystic Braves are playing at the Teregram Ballroom

The Observatory in Santa Ana is hosting Burger Records Burger-a-go-g-2- with a big list of bands including Cults, Bleached, Cherry Glazerr

The outdoor movie at the Autry this week is Fight Club with live music beforehand

The Damned are at the Fonda Theatre

Saturday-Monday

Fiesta Hermosa, calls itself the “Largest Arts & Crafts Fair in Southern California,” and is going on all weekend in downtown Hermosa Beach

Sunday

The Hollywood Bowl is showing E.T. while the Los Angeles Philharmonic performs John Williams’ score (also on Friday and Saturday)-

Diet Cig are playing at the Bootleg with Kera and the Lesbians

All weekend (Friday through Labor Day)- Chungking Road in Chinatown is having a weekend of events including art openings, BBQ, live music, art talks, and more (free)

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 3-26-15

 Music, Throwback Thursday
Mar 262015
 

Slutever- White Flag

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (3/26-3/29/15)-

Thursday

Substrate Gallery presents Factory of Light– a screening for House of Light’s new music video with performances by the band and other musical guests. $10 entrance gets you a pop art print and complimentary beer and wine

Pete Rock and Slum Village are playing at the Echo

Grand Central Market is having Game Night until 9pm with classic and new games

Thursday- Sunday

Zoe Scofield’s dance collaboration with visual artist Juniper Shuey, BeginAgain is at REDCAT. Scofield is also having a dance workshop on Saturday

Friday

Roky Erickson (of 60′s band The Thirteenth Floor Elevators) & The Hounds of Baskerville are at the Roxy

Terry Malts is playing at The Smell with Wild Moth

Saturday

Robert Williams will be signing his book at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Park

Bernhard Willhelm will be guiding tours and discussing his exhibit at MOCA Pacific Design Center- RSVP here (free)

For Panache Spring Fling there are several bands playing at the Echo including Jacco Gardner, Dream Boys, Happyness, and a “secret guest”

Electric Dusk Drive-In downtown is showing Mean Girls

Saturday and Sunday

Burgerama is Burger Records’ two day festival at the Observatory in Santa Ana and the lineup is incredible- Ty Segall, Fidlar, Thee Oh Sees, Weezer, Ariel Pink, Cherry Glazerr, Black Lips, Roky Erickson, Tobacco, Bone Thugs and Harmony, White Fence and many, many, many more- $47.50 for one day or $90 for two- it’s well worth it to see all these great bands

Sunday

Slutever are one of four bands opening for Pile at Los Globos ($8)

Connected Fashion Festival Pop Up is at Hotel Figueroa’s pool downtown and is a combination shopping event and boozy brunch ($30 brunch +bottomless mimosas)

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-31-14

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Jul 312014
 

Mykki Blanco- Haze.Boogie.Life

Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend (7/31-8/3/14)-

Thursday

Mykki Blanco is playing at Los Globos

Made in LA:Music continues at the Hammer Museum with DJ Marcus Wyatt and DJ Doc Martin

Summer Nights in the Garden at the Natural History Museum gardens with DJs, tours, drinks and tonight bird house building-

Omar Souleyman is playing at the Santa Monica Pier (free)

Thursday-Saturday

REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival 2014 continues with Program 2

Friday

Grand Performances presents a screening of the animated French film Les Triplettes de Belleville with a live score by the original composer

Arcade Fire, The Unicorns and Dan Deacon are playing at the Forum (also Saturday)

Echo and the Bunnymen are playing the Orpheum Theatre

Saturday

Over thirty Los Angeles street artists will be part of a pop-up at Kesspro Studios in the downtown arts district, curated by Roy Paz with Cartwheel Art as the media partner. Food, drink, music, and a raffle- with proceeds from sales donated to The Epilepsy Foundation of LA

Burger Records presents Burger-a-Go-Go at the Observatory in Santa Ana- bands include- Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls, Bleached, Shannon and the Clams and more

Inner City Arts is having a benefit which will include a rooftop concert with performances by Peanut Butter Wolf, Yacht, De Lux and dublab DJs

Sunday

ShopWalk DTLA– discounts, sales and events at restaurants and shops downtown

Free admission to see a sneak preview of the sequel to Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s The Trip- The Trip to Italy at Cinefamily (pre-registration required)