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Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-17-14

Jul 172014

Melpo Mene- I Adore You

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/17-7/20/14)-

Thursday

Melpo Mene is opening for Figs Vision at the Bootleg

An evening with Genesis Breyer P- Orridge at the MOCA book store- a book signing, screening, talk, and performance by DJMREX

Francisco Goldman discusses his latest book The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle at the Central Library downtown

Made in L.A. Music: An Evening of Community Music hosted by Alex Ebert (of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) at the Hammer

Friday

No Age is hosting Friday Night Flights at the Getty– They are presenting assorted installations, three experimental performances that will culminate with “an altered concert experience” of their latest album An Object, and a curated program of videos by filmmakers and artists

Masters of Ceremony Hip Hop Reunion is at the Nokia Theater with DMX, EPMD, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Naughty by Nature, Slick Rick, Special Ed and more

Jonathan Wilson and Mystic Braves are playing as part of the free weekly FIGat7th Downtown Festival

Saturday

MOCA curator Bennett Simpson discusses the Mike Kelley exhibit and afterwords there is an Extended Organ Music Event (an experimental band Mike Kelley was once a part of) -both free

The Autry’s outdoor movie this weekend is American Psycho and yOya are playing

Blue Velvet is playing at Hollywood Forever cemetery

Saturday and Sunday

Viva Pomona is two days of great music at The Glass House in Pomona- some of the bands include- !!!, Thee Oh Sees, Fuzz, Crystal Antlers, Porter, So Many Wizards, and more- 20$ each day

Sunday

Closing reception for the exhibition “Phantom Color” at CB1 Gallery downtown features a talk with the artists (Eric Beltz, Brian Scott Campbell and Nathan Hayden), wine, DJs from the band Gardens and Villa and a dance performance

Jimmy Cliff is at the Hollywood Bowl

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 7-10-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Jul 102014

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 )

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 6-26-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Jun 262014

Shannon and the Clams- Rip Van Winkle

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (6/26-6/29/14)-

Thursday

A.L. Steiner speaks with Tyler Green for a live podcast recording at The Hammer

World premiere of Petra Cortright’s commission for MOCAtv “Tags for Likes” at MOCA Grand Avenue– Free with RSVP

Fuck Buttons are playing at El Rey

Friday

Friday Night Flights at the Getty– hosted/curated by Ooga Booga (who run interesting art centered shops in Chinatown and at 356 Mission), they are bringing in artists and musicians for installations and performances around the museum

LACMA is presenting Do the Right Thing (25th Anniversary Screening and Conversation) moderated by John Singleton with director Spike Lee, actor Roger Guenveur Smith, musician Chuck D, and others

Bleached and the Zig Zags are playing at the Echo

Saturday

Lolipalooza at the Echo with Missing Persons, Shannon and the Clams, The Lovely Bad Things and many more-full list here

Artist’s Tag Sale at Center for the Arts Eagle Rock- everything is 50$ or less and there are some great artists on the list

Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Show Host– One night only at UCLA’s Royce Hall, Ira Glass of This American Life will tell stories while the dancers from Monica Bill Barnes & Company perform. The link has a video that gives you an idea of what looks like a pretty interesting show.

Citizen Kane is playing at the Orpheum Theatre through Last Remaining Seats

Sharon Van Etten is playing at El Rey

Sunday

Symposium: The Improper- Mike Kelley’s Dissent– art historians Thomas Crow, Amelia Jones and John C. Welchman discuss Kelley’s work at MOCA Grand Avenue

King Khan and The Shrines are playing at the Troubadour

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 5-22-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

May 222014

Holy Fuck- Red Lights

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/22-5/26/14)-

Thursday–

Creativity: The Perfect Crime– Philippe Petit (who walked a tightrope between the towers of the World Trade Center) speaks about creativity at the Central Library Downtown (free/ standby tix only)

Holy Fuck is playing at the Roxy

Ericka Beckman presents three of her films at MOCA

Yamashiro Farmer’s Market is back!

And so is the one on the Sunset Strip

Friday–

designLAB event at the Pacific Design Center- 14 galleries having receptions for shows

Superhumanoids are at the Echo (free)

Saturday–

Los Angeles Poverty Department is having a parade/performance/brass band- Walk the Talk-and Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead will be a part of it- a PDF with a full description of the event is available on their site

The Big Lebowski on the lawn at the Autry

Protomartyr are playing at Permanent Records (free)

Sunday–

Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon at the Egyptian Theatre

Tony Molina, Big Eyes are playing at the Roxy

Monday (Memorial Day)–

Target Free Mondays at LACMA

Also this weekend- Lightning in A Bottle Festival

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 5-15-14

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

May 152014

Maximo Park- Brain Cells

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/15-5/18/14)-

Thursday

Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club), Chelsea Cain and Willy Vlautin host a night at the Echo with readings, music and gifts- Vlautin’s book is included in the ticket price and there are extra presents for people in pajamas

Artopia LA Weekly Event at Grand Central Market

New Young Pony Club are playing at the Bootleg

Friday

Maximo Park are playing with Eternal Summers at the Troubadour

Triple feature at the Egyptian Theatre– Dystopia Gone Wild: Thirty Years after 1984- Nineteen Eighty-Four/Logan’s Run/ Spacedisco One

Kishi Bashi at the Fonda

Friday and Saturday

Thirteen Torches for a Burn– two nights featuring bands from Copenhagen at the Church on York– Friday’s headliner is Iceage

Saturday

A Landing Site for Madeline Gins– Poets, artists and architects read from the late artist’s writings at LACMA (free)

Continuing that night at LACMA is International Museum Night– the galleries stay open for activities and viewing- ticket includes two glasses of wine (20$ members/30 $non)

Saturday and Sunday

Annual Santa Fe Art Colony Open Studios

Beverly Hills Art Show

Sunday

Ann Magnuson hosts a one hour “mini-carnival in the spirit of Mike Kelley” (free) at MOCA

Damien Jurado is playing at the Bootleg

Lykke Li is playing at the Roxy

Tyvek are playing at The Smell