Oct 082015
 

Tennis System- Such a Drag

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/8-10/11/15)-

Thursday

Tennis System are opening for Talk in Tongues at the Echo- http://www.theecho.com/event/948653-talk-in-tongues-los-angeles/

Downtown LA’s Artwalk is on for this month with a fashion/textile theme- http://downtownartwalk.org/

Beirut are playing at the Hollywood Palladium- http://www.thehollywoodpalladium.com/events/beirut-2/#.VhXvU6SDRFU

Gary Indiana’s exhibition is opening at 356 Mission and he will be performing tonight with Walter Steding- http://356mission.tumblr.com/post/129310315410/gary-indiana-at-356-mission

The Fratellis are playing at the Wiltern- http://www.wiltern.com/events/eventdetail/?viewNav=/eventdetail&eventId=09004EBBB31A3926&oid=0

Wild Child are playing at the El Rey Theatre- http://www.theelrey.com/events/detail/275518

Thursday-Saturday

Culture Collide Festival is happening at various venues around Los Angeles with bands from around the world including Ladyhawke, Ash, The Juan Maclean and more, with $20 daily tickets and $10 passes for the International Showcases and smaller shows- http://www.culturecollide.com/festivals/losangeles/lineup

Friday

Pasadena’s biannual ArtNight is a great chance to check out many of the area’s museums and cultural institutions for free as well as catch performances and live music. Free shuttles take you to all the destinations- http://www.artnightpasadena.org/

The Rooftop Film Club is showing The Shawshank Redemption on top of the Montalban Theater in Hollywood- http://www.timeout.com/newyork/shop/oct-the-shawshank-redemption

Funeral Party are headlining a show at The Satellite- http://www.thesatellitela.com/event/962999-funeral-party-el-mato-un-los-angeles/

Saturday

Street artist Hanksy organized over 50 artists to paint inside an abandoned mansion somewhere in Los Angeles for an event called Surplus Candy. The address will be released on Saturday so keep checking this link to go- https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/surpluscandy?source=feed_text&story_id=1036039906452620

Design East of La Brea (deLaB) is hosting 10 Feet: Art Meets the River with the LA River Public Art Project “pairing seven river
sites with practicing artists, who will present a range of two and three dimensional work, including a music piece and pollinator garden” (free)- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ten-feet-art-meets-the-river-tickets-18833396195

NELA’s monthly Art Gallery Night is on in Highland Park- https://www.facebook.com/NELAart

Battles are playing at the Regent Theater with Buke and Gase- http://www.theregenttheater.com/event/924623-battles-los-angeles/

Tenacious D’s Comedy/Music Festival Supreme is back at the Shrine with a ton of performers including Die Antwoord, Dan Deacon, The Kids in the Hall, Big Freedia, Amy Poehler, and many more. It’s not cheap ($95+ $22 fees) so you may want to pick up tickets at Amoeba Records, Origami Vinyl or the Shrine Box Office to save on the fees- http://festivalsupreme.com/#tickets

Sunday

Matthew Barney is discussing his film River of Fundament with scholar Homi K. Bhabha at Tateuchi Democracy Forum at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (online tickets are sold out but there will be additional tickets released at the event) – http://www.moca.org/program/art-talk-matthew-barney-and-homi-k-bhabha

Brentwood Art Festival has over 120 artists participating- https://brentwoodartfestival.com/

Thundercat is playing at the Regent Theater- http://www.theregenttheater.com/event/927061-thundercat-los-angeles/

Apr 232015
 

Eternal Summers- Wonder

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/23-4/26)-

Thursday

Eternal Summers are opening for Turbo Fruits at The Roxy- http://www.theroxy.com/event/805159-turbo-fruits-eternal-summers-west-hollywood/

Tonight is the last screening of Matthew Barney’s Cremaster series with Cremaster 3 (2002) at the Hammer- http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2015/04/cremaster-3/

Friday

Matthew Barney and composer Jonathan Bepler will discuss their recent collaboration River of Fundament (premiering at UCLA on Saturday) with professor Kenneth Reinhard at the Hammer Museum. Free but get there early- http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2015/04/matthew-barney-kenneth-reinhard/

Fuzz are playing the El Rey Theatre- http://www.theelrey.com/events/detail/268738

Saturday

Kaiser Chiefs are at The Wiltern along with We Are Scientists- http://www.wiltern.com/events/eventdetail/?viewNav=/eventdetail&eventId=09004E3B9FA13E4B&oid=0

The Dead Milkmen are at the Troubadour tonight and Sunday- http://www.troubadour.com/event/784017-dead-milkmen-los-angeles/

Saturday and Sunday

The Brewery is having the first of its biannual art walks (free admission and parking)- http://breweryartwalk.com/

The Jackalope Art Fair is taking place in Old Pasadena- http://www.jackalopeartfair.com/

Sunday

LACMA is having a community day to celebrate their 50th Anniversary with free admission (even to ticketed exhibits) and events- http://www.lacma.org/event/community-free-day

Artist Vincent Lamouroux is painting Silver Lake’s deserted Sunset Pacific Motel, also known as the “Bates Motel”, and its surroundings (including trees) white with lime wash to turn it into a temporary art installation that will be completed today for the opening (3-6pm)- https://www.facebook.com/events/1585322768418505/

Reptar will be playing a free in-store show at Origami Records- http://origamimusic.blogspot.com/