Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (3/2-3/5/17)-
Thursday
Cultural critic and philosopher Slavoj Zizek is giving a talk at the Broad Art Center on UCLA’s campus (free)
Machine Project is hosting Meeting #2 of the Legion of Hackers for the Revolution
Poet Sesshu Foster and artist Arturo Romo are reading at MOCA Grand Avenue (free)
AOE is playing with Tolliver and Abjo at the Bootleg Theater
Friday
For the Natural History Museum’s First Friday event, Japanese Breakfast and Emily Wells are performing and there will be tours, a discussion on food, and DJs
For SCUM’s first year anniversary The Smell is hosting a party with performers that include Alice Bag, Seth Bogart, Xina Xurner plus drag performances and DJs
Elohim, WRLD, and smle are playing at the Echoplex
Saturday
Temples are playing with Night Beats, Deap Vally, Froth and JJUUJJUU at The Regent Theater
Artists Jeffrey Sklan, Christopher James, Spacegoth, 8333, along with curators Jason Ostro and Elena Jacobson are giving an informal talk at the Gabba Gallery
Best Coast, Grouplove, The Lovely Bad Things, Liz Phair and more are performing at the El Rey Theatre with all proceeds to benefit Planned Parenthood
LACMA is having a free screening of the first episode of Patriot, a new TV series from Amazon, and a conversation with creator/executive producer Steve Conrad, executive producers James Parriott and Charlie Gogolak, executive producer Gil Bellows, and actors Michael Dorman, Kathleen Munroe, and Chris Conrad
The Aero Theatre has a Shirley MacLaine double feature- The Apartment (which was just referenced at the Oscars) and Being There
Sinkane are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Grateful Shred
Sunday
Mykki Blanco is playing at The Roxy with Cakes Da Killa
Photographer Jules Allen will be discussing his recent book Marching Bands with UC Irvine Professor Joe Lewis at LACMA Art Catalogues (free)
Cosmonauts are headlining My Bloody Valentine Nite at the Echoplex with Thigh Master, Echolust and Deaf Dance
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Flea Market returns to The Regent Theater for its monthly event
Laura Stevenson, Chris Farren, and Ogikubo Station are playing at the Bootleg Theater
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (9/15-9/18/16)-
Thursday
ENTRANCE is playing at Resident with Weyes Blood and Lael Neale
John Doe & Exene Cervenka are playing at the Regent Theater with special guest Howe Gelb
Eli Detweiler, Jr., a livestock and auto auctioneer, will perform a high-speed auctioneer chant and lead an informal workshop in auctioneer number-calling at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA . Detweiler is featured in Doug Aitken’s 1998 installation these restless minds which is part of the MOCA exhibition Doug Aitken: Electric Earth. (MOCA entrance and this program are free)
Cosmonauts are having an album release party at the Echoplex with Cellars and Tomorrows Tulips also playing
As part of Doll Parts, the continuing film series at The Broad that complements the Cindy Sherman exhibit, artist Lynn Hershman Leeson’s electronic video diary Binge will be shown along with the work of performance artist Narcissister, who will also perform live ($12 includes night access to the museum)
Friday
Clockshop is hosting Readings by Moonrise at the Bowtie Project in Frogtown with authors A-lan Holt and Dana Johnson and a performance by Nevenka, an Eastern European folk ensemble ($5 suggested donation- s’mores will be provided but you can bring your own picnic items)
Local Natives are playing the Greek Theatre with special guest Charlotte Day Wilson
For the last of LA Zoo’s Roaring Nights the theme is the ’80s with tributes to David Bowie and Prince, as well as food, drinks, vintage video games, and “special animal encounters”
Porches are playing with Japanese Breakfast and Rivergazer at the Echoplex
Saturday
Brainfeeder at the Hollywood Bowl has Flying Lotus, Funkadelic featuring George Clinton and Parliament, Thundercat, Shabazz Palaces, and The Gaslamp Killer performing
The Regent Theater is celebrating the work of Kenneth Anger with a screening of The Invocation of My Demon Brother, Scorpio Rising, Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, and Lucifer Rising. Following the screening, Kenneth Anger and Brian Butler will perform as the Technicolor Skull. The evening will conclude with a Q&A.
