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Dec 082017
Dec 072017
Alex Lahey- Every Day’s The Weekend
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend 12/7-12/10/17)-
Thursday
MOCA Grand Avenue is screening ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS, a series of short films created for Day With(out) Art, followed by a performance by Kia LaBeija and a discussion featuring Reina Gossett and Kia LaBeija in conversation with Day With(out) Art curators Erin Christovale and Vivian Crockett. (free)
Midnight Sister is playing at The Moroccan Lounge with Cones and Duk opening
Exhibition artist Felipe Dulzaides and John Loomis, author of Revolution of Forms: Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools, will be in conversation at LAMAG about the remarkable history and architecture of Havana’s Esculeas Nacionales de Arte (National Art Schools) (free)
Syd (from The Internet) is playing at The Novo with special guests Buddy, Malia and DJ Young 1
Friday
Alex Lahey is playing at The Echo with Dude York and Liv Slingerland opening
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet is at The Music Center until Sunday (12/10)
LACMA is hosting an evening with Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail which includes a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining
Jane’s Addiction are playing a benefit show for Rhonda’s Kiss at the Hollywood Palladium
Saturday
Self Help Graphics is having a Holiday Marketplace which will also include a series of workshops and printmaking demos, music and food
LACE is hosting an L.A. Makers Pop-Up Market
Renegade Craft Fair is at Los Angeles State Historic Park (also Sunday)
Tijuana Panthers are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Enjoy and Bane’s World opening
SALES are playing at The Regent Theater with Yeek and Chaos Chaos opening
Line & Circle are playing at Basic Flowers with Tino Drima and Umm opening
Bedouine are playing at Lodge Room Highland Park with Springtime Carnivore opening
Sunday
Skirball Cultural Center is hosting a Hanukkah Festival exploring the holiday through the traditions of Los Angeles’s Latin American community- with music, dance, workshops and storytelling (keep in mind this event depends on the fire crisis hopefully being contained by this time)
Stevie Wonder’s Annual House Full of Toys Benefit Concert includes performances by special guests Andra Day, Dave Matthews, Pharrell, Savion Glover and Tony Bennett and takes place at the Staples Center
For the second night of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas, performers include Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Phoenix, Weezer, Morrissey and more
Everything Is Terrible! is having a 10th Birthday Party at The Regent Theater with screenings from their found footage video collection, live puppets and costumes, and more
Nov 302017
The High Curbs- Empty Bottles
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/30-12/3/17)-
Thursday
Writer Raquel Gutiérrez will be giving a walk through and discussing certain works from Hammer Museum’s exhibition Radical Women. Later in the evening there is a film screening of various experimental films created by Latin American women artists (both events free)
FYOHNA is opening for Wildling at Resident
CAFAM is hosting CraftNight at Angel City Brewery where you can have a pint while enjoying an air-dry clay workshop ($10)
Summer Moon and Mereki are opening for Dhani Harrison at the El Rey Theatre
Prism Tats is opening for Dommengang at The Hi Hat
Downtown Boys are playing with Generacion Suicida and Ex-Stains at the Echoplex
iam8bit gallery is having its 3rd Annual Handmade Holiday Show
Friday
Metro Art is showing Ava DuVernay’s documentary This is the Life at Union Station (free)
Slothrust are playing at The Echo with And The Kids and SLUGS
Hundred Waters are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Julianna Barwick and Banoffee
Blitzen Trapper are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Lilly Hiatt
Saturday
DocuSlate, a day dedicated to documentary films presented by NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFLMA) is $10 per program or for $25 you can see all the programs and enjoy an open bar
Hauser & Wirth is having a Holiday Market (also Sunday)
Union Station is also having a Holiday Market with live entertainment, a beer garden and Santa
The Dandy Warhols are playing with POW! at the Teragram Ballroom
HUNNY’s Winter Talent Show at the Echoplex includes bands Potty Mouth and King Shelter
Sunday
The High Curbs are opening for Hockey Dad at the Bootleg Theater with Jurassic Shark
Artist Alec Soth will be in conversation with photographic historian Kate Albers at Arcana with a book signing to follow
LAXART will be screening States of Crisis at the City of West Hollywood Library- a video program that includes videos by artists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras and Peru reflecting on political, economic and ecological crises. This program is in conjunction with the exhibition Pacific Standard Time LA/LA: Video Art in Latin America at LAXART. (free)
John Waters performs A John Waters Christmas, his one man show, at The Comedy Store
Nov 162017
Nov 162017
Nilüfer Yanya- Baby Luv
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/16-11/19/17)-
Thursday
British singer Nilüfer Yanya is playing The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever with Monogem opening
Array @The Broad is screening the film Daughters of The Dust at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel with a conversation to follow with directors Julie Dash and Ava DuVernay
Writer and artist Marisela Norte will be giving a walk-through of Hammer Museum’s Radical Women exhibition (free)
Tennis are playing at the Fonda Theatre with Wild Ones
Hauser & Wirth are screening German artist Andy Hope 1930’s Vertical Horizon (free but register)
There are still tickets available for Metronomy’s early (6pm) show at The Regent Theater
Beach Slang are playing at the Echoplex with Dave Hause and The Mermaid and See Through Dresses opening
Friday
The Underachievers are playing a $10 show with Warm Brew and Injury Reserve at The Novo
Surf Rock Is Dead and Sarah Chernoff are opening for Shout Out Louds at the El Rey Theatre
LA Zoo Lights, the annual holiday celebration at the zoo in Griffith Park, begins tonight and runs through 1/7
Curls are playing with Hibou and Suncruiser at the Moroccan Lounge
There are still a few tickets left for a midnight screening of Pulp Fiction at Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema
Egrets on Ergot, Bastidas!, and Sister Mantos are playing a Solidarity with Mariachis’ Rent Strike Benefit Show at The Smell
Saturday
REDCAT is hosting an all day Symposium on Mike Kelley’s Kandors, currently on view at Hauser & Wirth (free but ticketed)
The Great Los Angeles Walk returns for its annual cross city trek, this time taking Beverly Boulevard (free)
Jackalope Art and Craft Fair returns to its outdoor Pasadena location (also Sunday)
Vulture Festival LA is bringing numerous celebrities to the Hollywood Roosevelt for ticketed events including Issa Rae, Jill Soloway in conversation with Lena Waithe and more
Gary Numan is playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Me Not You opening
Daedelus, Mono/Poly and Free The Robots are playing a show at Union Nightclub
Sunday
Pasadena’s wacky annual Doo Dah Parade returns with after parties to follow (free)
Window dresser, cultural critic, author, and creative ambassador-at-large for Barneys New York, Simon Doonan, will be discussing Mundo Meza in conjunction with MOCA’s exhibition Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A., at the West Hollywood Council Chambers
Baio and Teen Daze are playing an early show at Zebulon
Ibeyi are performing with TheMind at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
Tony Molina, Faith Healer, Toner, and Cecil Frena are playing at The Smell
Nov 092017
De Lux- Oh Man The Future
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/9-11/12/17)-
Thursday
Artist Artemisa Clark will be giving a walk-through and discussing artworks from Hammer Museum’s Radical Women exhibition (free)
Blanck Mass are playing at Resident with Egyptrixx opening
Red Nation Film Festival continues with independent films showcasing the Native American and Indigenous perspective (running until 11/19)
Pete Tong is at the Hollywood Bowl presenting Ibiza Classics with the Heritage Orchestra with a special appearance by Moby
Hovvdy are playing with Jurassic Shark and Young Jesus at the Bootleg Theater
Friday
LA based artists Candice Lin and Miljohn Ruperto will be discussing Lin’s article and Ruperto’s work in the new issue of X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly, at Ghebaly Gallery
De Lux are opening for Cut Copy at The Shrine Auditorium
Hamilton Leithauser is playing at the Fonda Theatre with Courtney Marie Andrews opening
Saturday
Artist Zoe Leonard will be discussing her work with curator Hamza Walker at Hauser & Wirth (free but register)
DUBLAB is hosting a free record fair at Zebulon
Shigeto is playing at the Echoplex with Ela Minus opening
Tropicalia Fest is happening at Queen Mary Park with a TON of bands playing including- Los Tigres del Norte, Chicano Batman, Kali Uchis, King Krule, Jhené Aiko, Surf Curse, Thee Commons, Slow Hollows, Red Pears and more
The Dead Ships are playing at The Moroccan Lounge with SPELLES and Velvet opening
Hennessey + Ingalls are having their annual art book sale- a good chance to start getting some holiday gifts (running till 11/12)
Sunday
Artist Sterling Ruby is doing a walk through of the exhibition Mike Kelley: Kandors 1999-2011 at Hauser & Wirth
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is celebrating recently opened site-specific exhibition, Adrián Villar Rojas: The Theater of Disappearance, with free admission all day, DJs and more
It’s the second and last day of DesignerCon at the Pasadena Convention Center
Artist Alex Israel will be in conversation with critic and curator Jack Bankowsky at LACMA Art Catalogues with a book signing and reception to follow (free)
Fazerdaze is playing at The Echo with Common Holly opening
The Grove’s Annual Tree Lighting celebration returns with performances and fireworks
Rebirth Brass Band are playing at the Teragram Ballroom
Nov 022017
Hott MT- Tranceforming
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/2-11/5/17)-
Thursday
MOCA Grand Avenue is having a free (but RSVP) music night with DJDS, DJ Frosty, Wyldeflower and Deejay.fm
At The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, architect Liam Young will be discussing artist Adrián Villar Rojas and his current MOCA exhibition (free)
Daniel Johnston is playing at the Orpheum Theatre
Artist Nao Bustamante will be discussing certain works on a walk-through Hammer Museum’s Radical Women exhibit. There will also be music for Latinas Out Loud:Ayer Es Hoy with Sotomayor, Sin Color and Chulita Vinyl Club performing (free)
Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha are playing at The Echo with JJUUJJUU
Friday
Metro Art is screening Agnés Varda’s film Mur Murs at Union Station as part of its series of documentaries about Los Angeles (free)
A Giant Dog are playing with Wild Wing and Chief White Lightning at the Bootleg Theater
The Drums are playing at the Fonda Theatre with Methyl Ethel (also Thursday, and Saturday with Slow Hollows)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Ian Sweet opening
Yaeji is having an EP release party at El Cid
Saturday
Grand Ave Arts All Access has free admission and events planned all day at many of the cultural institutions located on Grand Ave including MOCA and the LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Grand Park still has its altars for Día de los Muertos up until Sunday
Wand are playing at the Hi Hat with Lars Finberg and Olga opening
Self Help Graphics are having a Día De Los Muertos Celebration
“Weird Al “Yankovic, John Stamos, Elle King and more will be singing iconic songs from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film as it plays on the Hollywood Bowl movie screen
Dopium.LA is a one night event in Chinatown where artists will create “original pieces to bring the plaza (aka the “Canvas”) to life through mixed media, from sculptures, paintings and photographs to video and light projections” plus music, food and drink (free but register)
Ministry are playing at the Hollywood Palladium with Death Grips opening
Saturday and Sunday
ComplexCon’s two day event has performers that include N.E.R.D., A-Trak, A$AP Ferg, M.I.A., Young Thug, Gucci Mane, D.J.Khaled; as well as panels, an art exhibition, shopping and more
Sunday
Hott MT are opening for Reptaliens and Fawns of Love at the Echoplex
Artist Ellen Gallagher will be in conversation with LACMA curator Christine Y. Kim at Hauser & Wirth, where Gallagher’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles is currently on view (free but register)
Yelle is playing at Resident with Lewis OfMan opening
The Rock N Roll Flea Market returns to The Regent Theater (free)
Oct 282017
Celebrate Día de Los Muertos in Los Angeles at the huge Hollywood Forever celebration. It includes several ceremonial altars, theatrical performances, Aztec Ritual Dancers, face painting, food trucks, a marketplace, and music. Bands on the schedule- Aterciopelados, Cuco, Ximena Sariñana, Very Be Careful, La Chamba, and more. Get there early, it gets very crowded.
You can also celebrate the holiday downtown in Grand Park. The altars will remain set up until 11/5, but tonight is Noche de Ofrenda, which will feature traditional dance and prayer led by the local indigenous community, as well as Los Angeles-based poets and musicians.
Oct 262017
Beach Fossils- Down the Line
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/26-10/29/17)-
Thursday
Coaxials Arts and Cathode Cinema are hosting the Super Spooktacular Halloween Show– with “spooky and weird” films, live performances and more
The Greek Theatre is showing Shaun of the Dead, with all attendees getting a free t-shirt (while they last)
The Blank Tapes are opening for Delicate Steve at the Moroccan Lounge plus King Tuff are playing a DJ set
Busdriver is playing with jazz ensemble The Underground Railroad at Zebulon
Friday
FIGat7th is having an all day (til 8pm) Day of the Dead Celebration, with sugar skull face painting, tequila tasting, and live DJs
For The Charlie Factory at The Standard Downtown LA, artist Charlie le Mindu is hosting a series of nights with different performers- tonight it is Peaches and Black Cracker
Rozwell Kid and Mylets are opening for The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die at The Echo
Miss Kittin, Keoki and more are playing Sex Cells’ night at Resident
Thievery Corporation are playing at the Hollywood Palladium
Saturday
For the 18th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, there will be face painting, altars, a market, food, and performances by musicians Aterciopelados, Cuco, Ximena Sariñana, Very Be Careful and La Chamba
Grand Park begins it’s Día de los Muertos celebrations this evening with Noche de Ofrenda, a celebration that includes traditional dance and prayer led by the local indigenous community, as well as Los Angeles-based poets and musicians (altars are up through Nov 5)
Roky Erickson is playing at The Roxy with Death Valley Girls opening
For The Charlie Factory at The Standard Downtown LA, artist Charlie le Mindu is hosting a series of nights with different performers- tonight it is Kembra Pfahler from The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
Broken Social Scene are playing at The Wiltern with The Belle Game opening
Saturday and Sunday
The Growlers are hosting a music festival at the LA Waterfront in San Pedro with a huge list of great performers including-Beach Fossils, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Girl Talk, Danny Brown, Dan Auerbach, La Luz, Rostam, Frankie Cosmos, Beth Ditto, Butthole Surfers, and many more
Heritage Square Museum is hosting Halloween & Mourning Tours where you can learn about death and mourning etiquette during the Victorian era
Sunday
LACMA is hosting Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day: Celebration and Film Screening– with short films, a Q & A with veteran filmmakers, and a reception to follow (free)
It’s the last day of Stan Lee’s Comic Con at the LA Convention Center (runs from Friday)
Slowdive are playing at The Wiltern with Cherry Glazerr opening
Livingmore are playing with Nightgown, Rival Cavves, and Ever So Android at The Echo
For The Charlie Factory at The Standard Downtown LA, artist Charlie le Mindu is hosting a series of nights with different performers- tonight it is Ssion and Princess Vitarah
Oct 192017
Mitski- Townie
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/19-10/22/17)-
Thursday
Art historian Elena Shtromberg will be discussing the work of artist Anna Maria Maiolino at MOCA Grand Avenue (free)
Screaming Females are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Street Eaters and Hit Bargain
LACMA is hosting a free screening of 11/8/16, a documentary made up of 16 stories from 16 different filmmakers all taking place in America
Warbly Jets are having an album release party at Moroccan Lounge with The Entire Universe opening
Nick Hakim is playing at the Echoplex with Sam Evian and Jimmy Whispers opening
Sego are at The Echo with Goldensuns and Oddnesse opening
Friday
The Lemon Twigs are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Cut Worms and Fatal Jamz (also Saturday)
The Pancakes and Booze Art Show returns to Los Angeles with art from over 100 artists, performances, and of course pancakes and booze (also Saturday)
Front Porch Cinema’s free movie at Santa Monica Pier this week is the live action Beauty and the Beast
Angel Olsen is opening for Arcade Fire at The Forum
Cloak & Dagger Festival runs tonight and tomorrow til 2am at the Globe Theatre and The Palace Theatre. Tonight the lineup includes The Jesus and Mary Chain, TR/ST, Mykki Blanco, HEALTH and more
Saturday
The Brewery Artwalk is back for its Autumn edition- a great chance to check out the artists in the large complex and get some food and drink while there (also running on Sunday)
Hauser and Wirth is having a public opening for Mike Kelley: Kandors 1999-2011, with food, drink and music by Moon Uterus
Curls (with Christopher Owens of Girls) are playing with Sure Sure at Moroccan Lounge
Allah-Las are playing at The Regent Theatre with Entrance and Mapache opening
Pop-Up Magazine at The Theatre at Ace Hotel brings a magazine to life with “film, photography, film, radio, and original music all mixed together and performed live onstage”- for this iteration presenters include LeVar Burton and TV writer Cord Jefferson
Moses Sumney is playing at the El Rey Theatre with Sudan Archives
Crystal Castles are playing at The Wiltern
Sunday
Mitski is playing with Palehound opening at the Fonda Theatre
The Beverly Hills Art Show is back for its two day outdoor show with over 245 artists (also Saturday)
The A.G. Geiger Art Book Fair is taking place in Chinatown and is focused on art books, zines and music created by people on the West Coast (free)
Santa Monica Art Studios is having its annual open studios event (opening night is Saturday 6-9pm)
Eyelids are playing with Two Sheds and The Broken Hearts at The Echo