The Antlers- Two
This song is from The Antlers‘ 2009 beautiful but melancholy album, Hospice. Their newest record, Familiar, was just released in June.
They are playing a free show at Mack Sennett Studios in Los Angeles, Friday 8/15, with RSVP.
Holy Ghost!- Dumb Disco Ideas
Things to do in (and around) Los Angeles this weekend (8/14-8/17/14)-
Thursday
Foxygen is playing at the Fonda
La Santa Cecilia is playing the Santa Monica Pier (free)
Friday through Sunday
Echo Park Rising– a free music festival throughout the different venues of Echo Park- bands include- Allah-Las, Cherry Glazerr, Myron & E, yOya, The Fresh and Onlys and more
Nick Duran: every time you are near dance performance at the Hammer (each day from 2-3pm)
Friday
The Antlers are playing a free show (plus open bar and event poster) at Mack Sennett Studios- RSVP here
Superchunk is playing at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Saturday
Pacific Festival: The Dunes music festival at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort benefiting the Surfrider Foundation- bands include: Holy Ghost!, Cherry Glazerr, De Lux, Miami Horror; afterwards you could also attend A Club Called Rhonda featuring the music of Giorgio Moroder
Los Angeles photographer Gary Leonard is speaking at the Central Library
There’s a midnight showing of Legend followed by Labyrinth at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Neverending Story @9 is sold out)
Purple Rain is playing at the Autry– http://eatseehear.com/schedule/purple-rain/#.U-x0vEhfnU5
Sunday
Angel City Brewery is hosting Avocado Fest with bands, food, mural tour, avocado ale
It’s the last day of Nisei Week Japanese Festival and Sunday is the closing ceremony
Arctic Monkeys- The View From The Afternoon
This song is from Arctic Monkeys‘ 2006 debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, which remains the fastest selling debut album for a British band. Their sound has changed dramatically over the years, especially with their new album AM, for which they are currently on tour.
Arctic Monkeys are playing the Staples Center in Los Angeles, August 7th with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- As Always
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/7-8/10/14)-
Thursday
Jagwar Ma are playing at the Santa Monica Pier with Fascinator (free)
REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival 2014: Program 3- presents two new dance works-(until 8/9)
JazzPOP: Beep at the Hammer Museum (free)
Myron & E are playing Levitt Pavillion Macarthur Park (free)
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah are playing at the Troubadour
Arctic Monkeys are playing with Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club at the Staples Center
Thursday through Sunday
Sundance Next Fest takes place at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and the Ace Hotel. There are still tickets available for some of the events including a film screening with panelist Werner Herzog on Friday and on Sunday Warpaint will provide music for another screening
Friday
It’s the last of the Friday Flights at the Getty– this time with Mikael Jorgenson of Wilco and his wife, artist Cassandra C. Jones. Several projects and performances are part of the program as well as a solo electronic music performance by Passion Pit’s Xander Singh
Gardens & Villa are playing Figat7th
Saturday
Crocodiles are playing Los Globos with Tweens
Tif Sigfrids gallery is having variety show hosted by Denver Smith that will include magic, music, comedy and a cirque du soleil style act beginning at 4pm
NELA Art Gallery Night in Highland Park and Eagle Rock
The Outsiders is the movie at this week’s Hollywood Forever cemetery screening
It’s the last of the Chinatown Summer Nights music and cultural festival- bands include The Peach Kings and Moving Units
Permanent Records in Highland Park is having a record release party for the band Roses (free)
Sunday
FAME FEST: BIKE FEST and Scavenger Hunt– is a street-long treasure hunt and art show along Melrose Avenue, plus food trucks and live music
MOCA Senior Curator Alma Ruiz is giving a walkthrough of the Cinema Vezzoli exhibition on its last weekend
Glen Hansard, Iron and Wine, and The Head and the Heart are playing at the Hollywood Bowl
Unique USA is having their 6th annual LA Summer Market (also Saturday), $10 gets you entrance for both days, drinks and snacks and there are also free workshops
Spoon- Inside Out
The new Spoon album, They Want My Soul, came out yesterday and they are playing Amoeba Hollywood tonight 8/6, at 6pm for free.
Echo and the Bunnymen- The Killing Moon
Echo and the Bunnymen formed in 1978. This song is off their album Ocean Rain from 1984 and gained new popularity when it was used in the film Donnie Darko, in 2001.
They are playing at the Orpheum Theatre Friday, August 1.
Mykki Blanco- Haze.Boogie.Life
Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend (7/31-8/3/14)-
Thursday
Mykki Blanco is playing at Los Globos
Made in LA:Music continues at the Hammer Museum with DJ Marcus Wyatt and DJ Doc Martin
Summer Nights in the Garden at the Natural History Museum gardens with DJs, tours, drinks and tonight bird house building-
Omar Souleyman is playing at the Santa Monica Pier (free)
Thursday-Saturday
REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival 2014 continues with Program 2
Friday
Grand Performances presents a screening of the animated French film Les Triplettes de Belleville with a live score by the original composer
Arcade Fire, The Unicorns and Dan Deacon are playing at the Forum (also Saturday)
Echo and the Bunnymen are playing the Orpheum Theatre
Saturday
Over thirty Los Angeles street artists will be part of a pop-up at Kesspro Studios in the downtown arts district, curated by Roy Paz with Cartwheel Art as the media partner. Food, drink, music, and a raffle- with proceeds from sales donated to The Epilepsy Foundation of LA
Burger Records presents Burger-a-Go-Go at the Observatory in Santa Ana- bands include- Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls, Bleached, Shannon and the Clams and more
Inner City Arts is having a benefit which will include a rooftop concert with performances by Peanut Butter Wolf, Yacht, De Lux and dublab DJs
Sunday
ShopWalk DTLA– discounts, sales and events at restaurants and shops downtown
Free admission to see a sneak preview of the sequel to Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s The Trip- The Trip to Italy at Cinefamily (pre-registration required)
Jon Hopkins- Open Eye Signal
Jon Hopkins is playing the Echoplex tonight, 7/26/14.
Everclear- Santa Monica
The Summerland Tour brings the 90’s back tonight (7/17) at the House of Blues Los Angeles with the music of Everclear, Soul Asylum, Eve 6, and Spacehog.