DIIV- Everyone Out
This song is from DIIV’s 2024 album, Frog in Boiling Water.
The band are currently on tour and will be playing at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Saturday, 6/29/24, with Lightning Bold.
Jun 242024
Aug 312018
Bad Bad Hats- Nothing Gets Me High
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/30-9/2/18)-
Thursday
LACMA has a free screening of Kusama- Infinity, a film about artist Yayoi Kusama with a post screening conversation with director Heather Lenz
Alice Bag is playing a free show at the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park with Generacion Suicida
Taken By Trees (Swedish songwriter Victoria Bergsman’s solo project) will be performing a free show at Amoeba Records
Friday
Bad Bad Hats are playing at The Roxy Theatre with Cumulus opening
DIIV are playing a free show (but RSVP) with Sextile at the Echoplex
Grand Park’s DJ Nights series continues with a night curated by Nosaj Thing
Get your holiday weekend started with Friday Fireworks at Dodger Stadium after they play the Arizona Diamondbacks
Juiceboxxx is playing with Charge It To The Game, No Win, and Margot Pauline at The Hi Hat
Here Lies Man and Jungle Fire are playing a free show at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park
Metric are opening for The Smashing Pumpkins at The Forum (also Thursday)
Saturday
It’s the last weekend of Hammer Museum’s exhibition Made in L.A. 2018 and today you can see dance performances by artist taisha paggett along with her installation for the show
Brazilian artist Liniker e os Caramelows is performing at the Bootleg Theater
Beverly Hills Cop is the Cinespia Hollywood Forever Cemetery screening this evening
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, The Tulips and Saint Cecilia are playing a free show at the Highland Park Bowl
Jurassic Shark are playing at the Lodge Room with Diners and Wild Wing opening
The Mad Walls are playing with The English Language, Rearranged Face and Mooncult at The Hi Hat
La Santa Cecilia is playing a free show at Burton Chace Park in Marina Del Rey- RSVP here
The Aero Theatre is showing Pink Floyd- The Wall
Saturday and Sunday
Golden Road Brewery is hosting Made in LA– a 2 day Music and Arts Festival with 50% of all ticket sales going to ArtShareLA. Performers include Dorothy, Saint Motel, Buyepongo and DUCKWRTH ($10 per day)
Sunday
At the Hammer Museum, composer/performer Carolyn Pennypacker will be assembling Mothers Choir, “a group of mothers, including her own—to investigate the complicated tropes and trip-outs of the meanings of mother” and there will be “empathic musical readings” in the gallery prior to the performance by Von Doog.
Cinespia’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery screenings continue with Now and Then
The Aero Theatre is showing Los Angeles Plays Itself along with a discussion with director Thom Anderson
Marbled Eye and Blues Lawyer are opening for Sheer Mag at the Troubadour
Geneva Jacuzzi is performing at The Echo with CMON and Toucan
May 182018
Tricky feat. Martina Topley-Bird- When We Die
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/17-5/20/18)-
Thursday
MOCA Music, a free (with RSVP) night of musical performances at The Geffen Contemporary location, will feature THE MARIAS, Jarina De Marco, Sister Mantos, and a DJ set by Chulita Vinyl club
Ariel Pink is playing at The Wiltern with DIIV opening
The Broad and X-TRA are hosting a discussion of artist Joseph Beuys with NY writer Lynne Tillman and LA visual artist Kerry Tribe ($15)
Dead Horses are opening for Horse Feathers at the Bootleg Theater
Artists Taisha Paggett and Ashley Hunt will be discussing their individual work and ongoing collaboration at Art+Practice
Aïsha Devi is performing at the Echoplex with GILA and bod opening
Friday
Tricky is performing at The Fonda Theatre with Young Magic opening
LACMA is hosting a free screening of American Animals with a conversation with writer/director Bart Layton and actor Blake Jenner to follow
Vita and the Woolf are opening for The Lighthouse and the Whaler at Moroccan Lounge
Generacion Suicida are playing at The Hi Hat with The Wraith and Tenement Rats
Peter Hook & The Light are playing at The Wiltern
Saturday
Off the 405, The Getty’s free music night, is back with Allah-Las
Annenberg Space for Photography is having an after hours night (6-9pm), a chance to check out the exhibit Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s Library, as well as enjoy some food and music (free but register)
Artist Matthew Day Jackson will be in conversation with LAXART Executive Director Hamza Walker at Hauser & Wirth
Arcana Books is hosting a book signing and a discussion of the work of artist Sister Corita Kent
Reptaliens are playing at The Hi Hat with HOTT MT and Samira Winter opening
Mute Swan are playing with Young Lovers, Blue Velvet Drapes, Take Pictures, and Birds of Bad Weather at Lot 1 Cafe
Sunday
Spend part of your day enjoying the outdoors and checking out some artwork at the Beverly Hills Art Show (free, also on Saturday)
Once a year for Museums of the Arroyo Day, six museums offer free admission- The Gamble House, Heritage Square, LA Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History, and The Autry
Dum Dum Zine’s L.A. Zine Week Kick Off Party is happening at The Hi Hat with performances by Sheer, dimber, Cheekface, Taleen Kali, Magic Wands, live readings, literary prizes and more
Color TV are playing at Junior High with River Gods and The City Hall
May 182017
Miike Snow- My Trigger
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/18-5/21/17)-
Thursday
Greg Tate is giving a free lecture on the work of Kerry James Marshall at MOCA Grand Ave which is also free all day for Art Museum Day
Oliver Stone will be introducing his film Nixon at the Aero Theatre
LACMA is having a free screening of Breakable You, starring Holly Hunter and Alfred Molina, with a conversation with director and writer Andrew Wagner to follow
The Orbiting Human Circus featuring The Music Tapes combines music, stories, games and magic and it’s happening at the Bootleg Theater
Rubblebucket are playing with Sego and Alexander F at the Troubadour
Friday
It’s week two of Hammer Museum’s Constitutional Happy Hour with $5 drinks and discussion of an aspect of the Constitution- this time the topic is LGBT and gender based rights
Downtown Dark Nights returns to L.A. Live with $5 drink and food menus, live painting, a market, music and more (free)
Björk Digital, which includes six Virtual Reality experiences, begins today at the Magic Box at The Reef. Tickets are going fast. ($35 and running until 6/4)
The Jesus and Mary Chain are playing at The Wiltern
Ho99o9 are playing with Injury Reserve and The Bots at the Echoplex
Saturday
KCRW is hosting the art, music and food event Skyline at L.A. Historic Park with Miike Snow, Duke Dumont, Lido, Eden, MICHL, and Elohim performing
Off the 405, The Getty’s free music night, is back for the next few Saturdays- this week Nite Jewel is performing
KROQ is having its Weenie Roast y Fiesta 2017 at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, with Lorde, Imagine Dragons, Cage the Elephant, Lana del Ray and more performing
There are still tickets left for Ceremony’s early show with Cold Beat and Initiate at The Echo (part of their three day residency)
Sunday
It’s Museums of the Arroyo Day during which The Gamble House, Heritage Square, L.A. Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History, and The Autry are all free from noon to 5pm
It’s the second day of The Beverly Hills Art Show – a nice free way to spend the day outside checking out art
DIIV is playing at the Regent Theater with The Paranoyds and Tashaki Miyaki opening
Tonight is the second night U2 are playing at the Rosebowl to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Joshua Tree album with The Lumineers opening
Inhalt, Kontravoid, and Boan are bringing their retro electronic sounds to Part Time Punks night at the Echoplex
Aug 252016
DIIV- Doused
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/25-8/28/16)-
Thursday
DIIV are playing at The Fonda Theatre with Wild Nothing
Metro Art is having an Artist Conversation with Todd Gray, Ken Gonzales-Day and Phung Huynh in the Union Station Ticketing Hall in conjunction with the exhibition, The Makers: Portraits of Metro artists whose work enriches the rider’s journey, featuring portraits by Todd Gray
The Album Leaf are playing a free show at Amoeba Records to celebrate their new album Between Waves, which they will also be signing
At the Hammer Museum’s panel discussion The Streisand Effect, Made in L.A. 2016 artist Dena Yago, her frequent collaborator Sean Monahan, and Rachel Berks of Otherwild Goods and Services will discuss the “ever-expanding role and function of today’s creative industries and the blurring of lines between art and commerce”
Singer Julien Baker is performing at the El Rey with Phoebe Bridgers and Julia Jacklin
Artist Thomas Kuntz is giving a tour of the LACMA exhibition Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, and will speak about his experiences working with Guillermo del Toro on the film Crimson Peak (standby only)
Fascinator is playing with TeamMate and Middle Kids at The Echo
Friday
For the Getty’s Friday Flights, its free music and art series, the program includes a project by artist David Horvitz and musician Xiu Xiu; a performative lecture by Martine Syms; a bassoon and vocal collaboration between Archie Carey and Odeya Nini presented by wild Up; and B A S E (a durational rule game) by choreographer Laurel Jenkins.
Cut Chemist is the DJ for this installment of the free event DJ Nights at The Music Center Plaza
Punk icon Keith Morris will be signing his book My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor and speaking with Jim Ruland at Skylight Books
If you like your drinks and bands combined with wild animals check out the LA Zoo’s Roaring Nights- this month it’s Indie Night. Or for an under the sea vibe you can check out The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Deep Dive event which in addition to the bands has DJs and a film about surfers
Culture Club are playing at the Hollywood Bowl (also Saturday)
Saturday
Diane Coffee (Shaun Fleming of Foxygen) is the performer this time for the Getty’s Saturdays off the 405 Music Series
Corey Helford Gallery is having a huge party for the opening of their 10 Year Anniversary Group Exhibition
Artist Jackie Winsor is giving a talk at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel (free but RSVP required)
Meatwave are opening for Violent Soho at The Echo
Sunday
FYF Fest is sold out for the weekend and Saturday but there are still tickets available for Sunday’s show- highlights of which include LCD Soundsystem, Grace Jones, Young Thug, Wild Nothing, Father John Misty, Beach House and more
The Arclight in Hollywood is showing the epic film Lawrence of Arabia
Only two more weeks left to see Shakespeare’s The Tempest free in Griffith Park
Aug 112016
Lucy Dacus- I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/11-8/14/16)-
Thursday
Lucy Dacus is playing at The Echo
This month’s Downtown LA Artwalk is transportation themed
If you are downtown you can also check out gallery Hauser Wirth & Schimmel’s After 5 event which has Robert Crouch and Gregg Kowalsky performing and DJ sets by Pinkcourtesyphone (free but RSVP)
Young The Giant are playing a free acoustic set at Amoeba Hollywood
Chrome Canyon are playing at the Bootleg Theater
The free show this week at the Santa Monica Pier is Rüfüs Du Sol
Friday
As part of the three day music festival Berserktown 3 at the Teragram Ballroom, Psychic TV will be performing Force the Hand of Chance, their first album
Wayside gallery is hosting an opening for their new exhibit Girls Who Dance In Dissonance which focuses on artwork made by female artists of color. The opening will have free food and drink as well as live DJ sets from Honey Power Collective
Bands DIIV and Nothing are playing Shugazi– a show on top of the Long Beach Marriott parking lot
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre are performing Fisheyes– a dance performance that incorporates a giant stainless steel fish sculpture- free as part of Grand Performances at California Plaza
Hockey Dad are playing at The Echo along with Muuy Biien and The Gloomies
Saturday
From 6am until 8pm artist Rafa Esparza will be performing RED SUMMER, freedom is an endless meeting. and i don’t miss your heat. but here we are again., a piece that is “a meditation on the year 2015—the bloodiest in the recorded history of police killings in the United States” in Elysian Park as part of a Hammer Museum offsite program
Junior High gallery/venue is hosting Lucky Day Fest with a “tiki themed magic show”, karaoke, a dance party, a documentary screening and performances by the bands Summer Twins, Winter and more
Weaves are playing with Tennis System and French Vanilla at The Echo
Cinespia is having their annual all night movie Slumber Party at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Tickets for the earlier entrance and Heathers showing are sold out but there are some available for the midnight showing of Edward Scissorhands, followed by Crybaby
As part of Sundance NEXT Fest 16, a music and cinematic pairing at the Ace Hotel Theatre, Goat is the film and Sunflower Bean are the band
Ra Ra Riot are playing a free show at Burton Chase Park in Marina Del Rey
Silversun Pickups are playing with A Silent Film at the Hollywood Palladium
Sunday
Another good selection from the many offerings of the Sundance NEXT Fest 16, at the Ace Hotel Theatre, is the film The Greasy Strangler and a live performance by New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia. There will also be a short by Flying Lotus before the show.
Artist Geneva Jacuzzi is performing at the Echoplex with Rolodex, Skeleton Hands and Ari Mason
CicLAvia is taking over Wilshire Blvd this time