Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- As Always

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/7-8/10/14)-

Thursday

Jagwar Ma are playing at the Santa Monica Pier with Fascinator (free)

REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival 2014: Program 3- presents two new dance works-(until 8/9)

JazzPOP: Beep at the Hammer Museum (free)

Myron & E are playing Levitt Pavillion Macarthur Park (free)

Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah are playing at the Troubadour

Arctic Monkeys are playing with Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club at the Staples Center

Thursday through Sunday

Sundance Next Fest takes place at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and the Ace Hotel. There are still tickets available for some of the events including a film screening with panelist Werner Herzog on Friday and on Sunday Warpaint will provide music for another screening

Friday

It’s the last of the Friday Flights at the Getty– this time with Mikael Jorgenson of Wilco and his wife, artist Cassandra C. Jones. Several projects and performances are part of the program as well as a solo electronic music performance by Passion Pit’s Xander Singh

Gardens & Villa are playing Figat7th

Saturday

Crocodiles are playing Los Globos with Tweens

Tif Sigfrids gallery is having variety show hosted by Denver Smith that will include magic, music, comedy and a cirque du soleil style act beginning at 4pm

NELA Art Gallery Night in Highland Park and Eagle Rock

The Outsiders is the movie at this week’s Hollywood Forever cemetery screening

It’s the last of the Chinatown Summer Nights music and cultural festival- bands include The Peach Kings and Moving Units

Permanent Records in Highland Park is having a record release party for the band Roses (free)

Sunday

FAME FEST: BIKE FEST and Scavenger Hunt– is a street-long treasure hunt and art show along Melrose Avenue, plus food trucks and live music

MOCA Senior Curator Alma Ruiz is giving a walkthrough of the Cinema Vezzoli exhibition on its last weekend

Glen Hansard, Iron and Wine, and The Head and the Heart are playing at the Hollywood Bowl

Unique USA is having their 6th annual LA Summer Market (also Saturday), $10 gets you entrance for both days, drinks and snacks and there are also free workshops