Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and select some for a monthly playlist. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist.
The song above is from Julie Byrne’s 2023 album, The Greater Wings.
Charles Phoenix is having a free slide show performance at Union Station celebrating the odd architecture of Southern California
The Cure concert film The Cure in Orange is playing at the Egyptian Theatre with band member Lol Tolhurst in attendance for a Q&A and book signing
Franky Flowers is opening for Hot Flash Heat Wave at the Hi Hat
Julie Byrne, Korey Dane, and Avi Buffalo are playing at the Bootleg Theater
Saturday
Photo Independent, the contemporary photography fair, is on today and Sunday at The Reef
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is a fun, free event with ticketed ($1) and non-ticketed lectures and discussions with various writers, including Chuck Palahniuk, George Saunders, Tippi Hedren, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Joyce Carol Oates and many more
It’s Record Store Day- you can check out what participating stores are doing to celebrate here
Los Angeles State Historic Park is having an all day grand opening party with activities, food trucks, and performances including Grammy winners Quetzal
Dead Meadow, The Warlocks, Cosmonauts, and Creation Factory are playing at hm157
It’s also the second day of the California Poppy Festival in Lancaster- a good opportunity to check out some of the bloom in the Antelope Valley this weekend. If you are planning to see some of the “super bloom” you can find info and locations here
Current Joys are playing with French Vanilla, Janelane, and Mo Dotti at the Hi Hat