Jess Cornelius- People Move On
This song is from Jess Cornelius’ 2024 album, CARE/TAKING.
This Friday (3/28/25) she will be playing with Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin at Aviator Nation Dreamland in Malibu for Desert Daze Nights. The show is a benefit for L.A. Fire Relief.
The Dodos- SW3
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/11- 10/14/18)
Thursday
The Broad’s feminist Latinx performances series, En Cuatro Patas, continues with three performances by Deborah Castillo, Oscar David Alvarez and Nadio Granados taking place throughout the museum ($25)
A Place to Bury Strangers are playing at the Echoplex with Beak>
The Buttertones are playing at The Fonda Theatre with Twin Temple and Prettiest Eyes opening
Sons of Kemet are playing at The Echo with Yontan Gat and Eastern Medicine Singers
The Aero Theatre has an Orson Welles double feature- F for Fake and Citizen Kane
Friday
ArtNight Pasadena is a great way to check out the museums and creative spaces in Pasadena as well as see live performances- all free with free shuttles provided to take you around
Mothers are playing at Resident with Lala Lala opening
At ICA LA they are having a free event to celebrate the launch of the online literary magazine SUBLEVEL Issue Two: The Speculative with an evening of poetry by Will Alexander, and a screening of work by artist Nicole Miller followed by a conversation between Miller and writer Tisa Bryant.
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door at LACMA for a screening of The Sisters Brothers with a post screening conversation with John C. Reilly
Screaming Females are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Kitten Forever and Scorpio Scorpio opening
Buke And Gase are opening for Shellac at the Teragram Ballroom
Friday through Sunday
Desert Daze has a long list of great bands playing all weekend including- Tame Impala, Ty Segall & White Fence, Deathgrips, A Place to Bury Strangers, Kevin Morby, Preoccupations, Bedouine, Sons of Kemet, L.A. Witch, Wand, Julia Holter and more- but you have to leave LA- it’s at Moreno Beach at Lake Perris
Saturday
The Dodos are playing at the Moroccan Lounge with Prism Tats opening
LACMA is hosting a free screening of La Grande Sortie, directed by artist Alex Prager. After the screening there will be a free talk and book signing with the artist and LACMA CEO and Wallis Annneberg Director Michael Govan
Photographer Paul Sepuya will be speaking with Hamza Walker about the relationship between artist and subject, representation, nudity and intimacy at The Getty Museum (free with ticket)
Bill Laurance is playing an early (5:30pm) show at the Echoplex
Saturday and Sunday
The Brewery Art Walk is back for its free two day event- a chance to see what artists in the massive complex are working on as well as enjoying some food and drinks
David Lynch is curating a two day event called Festival of Disruption at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel. There will be talks and screenings, including one with Lynch, performances by RZA, Mercury Rev, and Vic Mensa, a soundbath called Liminal with Jonsi of Sigur Ros, Alex Somers, and Paul Corley, art exhibits and more
Sunday
Christopher Rountree and members of the LA Phil will perform Ben Patterson’s Instruction No.2 (Please Wash Your Face) of 1964, Rebekah Heller of the International Contemporary Ensemble will lead a participatory workshop designed around the music of Pauline Oliveros in the Central Garden, and Fluxus scholar Natilee Harren will give an illustrated talk drawing from the Getty’s extensive archives of Fluxus ephemera all as part of LA Phil Fluxus Festival: Fluxus Learning Event at The Getty (free but ticket required)
La Santa Cecilia is performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Orson Welles double feature programming continues at the Aero Theatre with Chimes at Midnight and The Immortal Story
The Lemon Twigs- These Words
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/13-10/16/16)-
Thursday
The Lemon Twigs are having a free in-store performance at Amoeba Hollywood to celebrate the release of their new album Do Hollywood. If you purchase the album you also get a free 7″ both of which they will be signing afterwards.
Author, musician and producer Greg Tate will be discussing visionary black aesthetics and politics in 21st-century America with artist Sanford Biggers at the Hammer Museum
Temples are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Triptides
The High Five Art Launch Party is happening at The Autry and includes after-hours access to the museum, rides on the ferris wheel, a free California themed tote and a chance to meet the artists and designers who who participated in the 2016 High Five Art Contest ($5 admission)
TOBACCO is playing with Odonis Odonis at the Echoplex
This month’s Downtown LA Artwalk is focusing on the artists who contribute to Smile South Central
The Helio Sequence are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Genders
Friday
LACMA is hosting a free screening of By Sidney Lumet, Nancy Buirski’s documentary film about the director, with a discussion with Buirski and guests to follow
Gavlak Gallery is hosting Feminist Friday, a “casual but directed conversation about contemporary issues related to feminism”. It is also a good opportunity to check out Marnie Weber and Betty Tompkins’ coinciding exhibitions.
The Theatre at the Ace Hotel is getting in the Halloween spirit with a screening of Carrie and a prom-themed after party, all proceeds will benefit weSPARK’s cancer support programs.
Allison Crutchfield and The Fizz are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Radiator Hospital and Ovlov
Friday-Sunday
Machine Project is having an underwater art show at the Annenberg Community Beach house. You can check out the work from above the pool but the best viewing will be by reserving a ticket for the times available (free) and getting into the water with goggles.
Saturday
Danny Brown is performing at The Fonda Theatre and a free download of his new album, Atrocity Exhibition, is included with the ticket
Electric Dusk Drive-In’s horror films for Halloween continue this week with Poltergeist
RJD2 is playing a $5 show at The Novo with Daddy Kev
Saturday and Sunday
Found LA is offering a series of free tours at religious centers and places of worship in different neighborhoods around the city- you can register for more than one but registration is required.
The Beverly Hills Art Show is a nice way to be outdoors and check out the work of over 240 artists (free)
Sunday
Artist Mickalene Thomas and MOCA Curatorial Assistant Rebecca Matalon will be in conversation regarding Thomas’ current MOCA Grand Ave exhibition- Mickalene Thomas: Do I Look Like a Lady? at 12:30 pm and at 3pm MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson will be speaking with artist R. H. Quaytman about her exhibition- R. H. Quaytman, Morning: Chapter 30. (free with museum admission)
Black Marble are playing the Echoplex’s Part Time Punks night
There are still a few seats left for the Glass Animals show at The Greek Theatre
CicLAvia’s route is the “Heart of LA” this time- closing streets to traffic in Boyle Heights, Chinatown, and DTLA
*A bit further afield*
This weekend (Friday-Sunday) is the Desert Daze festival at The Institute for Mental Physics in Joshua Tree. There are a lot of great bands playing including Deerhunter, Temples, Washed Out, Thee Oh Sees, The Raveonettes, Cherry Glazerr, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Television, La Luz, White Fence and more. You can buy single day passes or stay the weekend and camp.
Doldrums- She is the Wave (feat. Guy Dallas)
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/30-5/3/15)-
Thursday
Doldrums are at the Echo with Moon King
LA Weekly’s event Artopia takes place at the Container Yard and promises art, street art, performances, DJs, drinks and more ($40)
At MOCA Grand Ave, Bruce Hainley, author of Under the Sign of [sic]: Sturtevant’s Volte-Face (Semiotext(e), 2013), joins MOCA’s Chief Curator Helen Molesworth for a discussion on Sturtevant: Double Trouble or you could go to MOCA Geffen for a performance of Migrant (2015) made for the William Pope L. exhibition
Artist Thomas Heatherwick is speaking at the Hammer
The Soft Moon are playing the Roxy
Friday
Artist Pedro Reyes is speaking at the Hammer Museum
First Fridays are at the Natural History Museum– bands this time are Kinky and Salt Petal
Mikal Cronin is at Center for the Arts Eagle Rock with Wand
Terry Malts is at La Cita with Hard Left as part of La Cita’s all weekend long Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
They Might Be Giants are playing the Regent Theater
Friday through Sunday
Paris Photo Los Angeles is back at the Paramount Studios
Photo Independent will also be back nearby at Raleigh Studios
Saturday
If you missed Coachella but still want to go to a festival out in the desert, this weekend is Desert Daze where $55 gets you a lineup that includes Dan Deacon, Warpaint, DIIV, RJD2, Fever the Ghost, Mini Mansions, and more
John Zorn is performing at LACMA for free (with museum admission)
Manic Street Preachers are at The Fonda
OK Go are at the Wiltern with Kitten
Sunday
HomeLA, the artist/dance troupe that performs in various residences will be be at the J.B. Merrill House
If you are up early Luis de Jesus Gallery is having an informal breakfast and artist talk with Ken Gonzales-Day
Liars- Mess on a Mission
Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend (4/24-4/27/14)-
Thursday
Photographer Stephen Shore will be at Hennessey and Ingalls for a book signing and slide show of new images (Free)
Friday
The National are playing at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Computer Magic are playing at the Lyric Theater
Friday through Sunday
Paris Photo Los Angeles is at Paramount Pictures Studios
Saturday
Desert Daze Festival– a smaller music festival with camping in the desert near the Salton Sea- lineup includes Liars, The Raveonettes, Blonde Redhead, DIIV and more
Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil is playing at the Million Dollar Theatre with Grand Market staying open late for dinner
Black Sabbath are playing at the Hollywood Bowl
Photo Independent is at Raleigh Studios (across from Paramount)
5th Anniversary of Annenberg Community Beach House– loads of free events
It is also the last weekend (til 4/28) of COLCOA (City of Lights, City of Angels)– a French film festival (some free screenings as well)
AND
It is the last weekend for the National Geographic show- The Power of Photography at Annenberg Space for Photography