Jurassic 5- The Way We Do It
Both a new and old song, The Way We Do It was released last year and was Jurassic 5′s first new release in eight years. The track was recorded, however, during their 2006 Feedback sessions. Produced by the late Heavy D, it samples the White Stripes single My Doorbell.
Jurassic 5 are starting their US tour tonight (7/9) at Club Nokia.
Son Lux- Lanterns Lit
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/9-7/12/15)-
Thursday
Son Lux are playing at the El Rey Theatre
The theme for this month’s DTLA Artwalk is Street Art and Performance
The Hammer and KCRW’s event Summer of Soul begins tonight. For four nights this summer there will be a happy hour bar, DJ set, and band- tonight it’s Breakestra (free)
Jurassic 5 are back in the US and playing at the Nokia Theater
Morris Day is performing with Dam Funk at the Santa Monica Pier for the first of the weekly free summer concerts-
Friday
Active Child is performing at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
Trans Am are playing at The Satellite
Saturday
NELA Art Gallery Night is every second Saturday of the month and is a great way to check out the Highland Park/ Eagle Rock art scene
No Age is headlining Runaway 2015 at Jewels Catch One- a lineup that includes Mean Jeans, The Lovely Bad Things, No Parents and loads more
Back to the Future is being shown at Centennial Square in front of Pasadena City Hall with band YoYa playing beforehand
Silverlake Flea Market is on
It’s 7-11 Day so grab a free small slurpee at a 7-Eleven store near you
Saturday and Sunday
Renegade Craft Fair is back and at Grand Park- a great way to support independent makers (free)
Sunday
Hammer Museum is having an event combining lecture, performance,and spoken word with a wide variety of contributors for Hip-hop Logic: The Role of Hip-hop in 21st Century Education & Poetics
*Starting 7/9 and running through the 19th of this month is Outfest, the LGBT Film Festival
Cults- Go Outside
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/10-7/13/14)-
Thursday
Cults are playing at Santa Monica Pier (FREE)
Downtown ArtWalk has a digital art theme
Made in LA Music: The Do-Over at the Hammer with De Lux and KCRW DJs (FREE)
Helen Pashigan: Transcending the Material documentary followed by a conversation with the artist at the Getty (FREE)
Outfest LGBT Film Festival begins (running through 7/20)- http://www.outfest.org/
Wye Oak are playing at the El Rey Theatre
Friday
Cinema at the Edge Indie Film Festival begins (running through Sunday)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with Warpaint at The Shrine
X is playing at the Roxy-all original members performing a different album each night- (also Saturday and Sunday)
Summer Nights in the Garden at the Natural History Museum– music, garden tours, food and drink, activities (FREE)
Saturday
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena is showing two of Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead videos and the curator of MOCA’s exhibition will be part of a panel discussion (FREE)
Jurassic 5 are playing at the Greek Theatre
Chinatown Summer Nights– live music (headliner is Eastern Conference Champions), DJs, food, vendors
Sunday
New Order with La Roux at the Greek Theatre
World Cup Germany v Argentina- Hammer Museum is showing the game (as well as on Saturday- Netherlands v Brazil )