Aug 202015
 

Ariel Pink- Dayzed Inn Daydreams

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/20-8/23/15)-

Thursday

Ariel Pink is playing along with The Mynabirds at the Santa Monica Pier (free)

As part of Cinefamily’s Don’t Knock The Rock music documentary festival they are showing Her Aim is True, Karen Whitehead’s film about the incredible life of photographer Jini Dellaccio, with the director in person

If you’re a fan of louder bands METZ, Retox and Obliterations are playing at The Echo

Friday

Hop Along are playing a free show at the Ace Hotel Downtown starting at 5pm and later there is an FYF Fest Pre Party in the theater lobby of the hotel with Purity Ring DJ’ing (but RSVP if you are going)

It’s the last of the Natural History Museum’s Summer Nights in the Garden programs

Odd Nights, The Autry’s free monthly market, fashion, food event is back with Omniflux and The Controversy performing

Saturday

YACHT are performing at Blum & Poe gallery as part of A.L. Steiner’s exhibition Come & Go

El Segundo Museum of Art is having a free movie night with two films about the artist Joseph Beuys and includes a discussion with an educator, quick draw activities, popcorn and soft drinks-

Hundred Waters are the performers for this week’s Saturdays off the 405 at the Getty Center

It’s the last of the Chinatown Summer Nights with bands, djs, food and more

Saturday and Sunday

Two day tickets are still available for FYF Fest and there are a lot of great bands playing both days including Frank Ocean, Morrissey, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Run the Jewels, D’Angelo &The Vanguard, Thee Oh Sees, FKA Twigs, Mikal Cronin and many more

Sunday

Griffith Park’s Shakespeare Festival has Much Ado About Nothing, this time taking place in Italy in 1945

May 212015
 

Wallburds- Hourglass

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/21-5/24/15)-

Thursday

Audiodrome at Cinefamily (co-presented by WOAH and Tigerbeat6) combines live music,“forward thinking A/V remixes” and this time will feature a record release party for Kid606

Fahrenheit Gallery downtown is screening a Len Lye film retrospective (free)

Honor Fraser Gallery is presenting ATTACK, SUSTAIN, RELEASE, DECAY, a performance collaboration joining performance and media collectives Mutant Salon, Experimental Half Hour, and Project Rage Queen

In December The Autry Museum held a contest for artists to submit designs for a banner for the back wall of the museum and tonight they are having the High Five Art Launch Party (free with reservation) to celebrate the artists and winner

Friday

Wallburds are opening for Girl Tears and Crocodiles at The Satellite– my vote for best show of the weekend and it’s only $12

Artist and musician Dorian Wood will be performing for the closing of his and Craig Calderwood’s exhibition at Last Projects in Hollywood

It’s the first ever night for The Odd Market, on The Autry Museum’s south lawn, with cocktails, shopping, crafts, DJs and food

Roses are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Dunes

Gothic Tropic, Crown Plaza, and Life Size Maps are at the Echo

Saturday

LACMA is offering a free printmaking workshop inspired by the current exhibition The Language of Xu Bing– advanced tickets are sold out but there will be a standby line

Electric Dusk Drive In downtown is showing Rear Window (only astroturf seating is available, no tickets left for cars)-

Ceremony are headlining at the Echo with a list of bands that includes Mrs.Magician

Sunday

Artists from Pasadena City College and Art Center College of Design will be selling their work at the annual Art+Design Open Market at One Colorado in Old Pasadena

It is the final weekend for Experience 15: SPARK! Explore SPARK at ESMoA museum in El Segundo, which creates a world of fantasy with interactive exhibits that are great for kids- especially today as there is a family fun day with art making projects and a fairy tale scavenger hunt. There is also a talk with Jeff Guess, the current artist in residence

Space15Twenty in Hollywood is having a flea market