Not From England- The Kite
This song is from Not From England’s 2021 EP, for the second time.
The band is playing on Wednesday, 1/11/23 at The Smell in Los Angeles with Vaguess and Sales Team.
Jan 092023
Feb 202020
Metronomy- Walking In The Dark
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (2/20-2/23/20)-
Thursday
Hammer Museum is hosting Constitutional Happy Hour a chance to have a few cheap drinks while learning about the US Constitution. This week Loyola Law School professor David Glazier will be discussing the War Powers Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11)
Runnner are playing at The Echo with Beauty Queen
Artist Gala Porras-Kim will be discussing her work and MOCA’s permanent collection with UCLA Professor of Art History and Conservation of Material Culture Glenn Wharton and MOCA Assistant Curator and Manager of Publications Bryan Barcena at the Grand Avenue location
Hip-hop supergroup Czarface (Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric) are performing at Catch One
Little People, Frameworks, and Yppah are playing at The Paramount
Andy Shauf is playing at The Fonda Theatre with Molly Sarle
Pianist Joep Beving is performing at Lodge Room
Friday
Mutual Benefit are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Sonoda and Nicholas Krgovich
As part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s John Sayles series, they will be showing Sayles’ film Sunshine State at Hammer Museum with Sayles in attendance for a conversation and book signing ($9)
Here the Birds Burn: A Phantasmagoria Revival, a horror theater performance, is taking place throughout the Victorian era homes at Heritage Square. “Incorporating working authentic 18th & 19th century magic lanterns with hand painted glass slides, along with being joined by fellow period-era theater guests, this immersive performance, set in the 1830s, promises an evening of frightful delight”. (running Thursday-Sunday)
No Age are playing at The Smell with Würm and Milo Gonzalez
HUNNY are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Bay Faction and Michi
Holychild are playing at Moroccan Lounge with Hollander and Tiffany Stringer
Saturday
Metronomy are playing at The Fonda Theatre with Bodega and Faux Real opening
No Sesso will be presenting their performance piece/ runway show “A Vignette of the Renaissance on 24th Street” at WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (free)
Not From England are playing at The Smell with Moon Fuzz, Poll Tax Riot and Buddha Trixie
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries is hosting a book launch with editors Allyson Mitchell and Cait McKinney for Inside Killjoy’s Kastle: Dykey Ghosts, Feminist Monsters, and Other Lesbian Hauntings. The contributors to this volume consider the role of lesbian feminist histories and direct-action aesthetics in contemporary queer and feminist communities, particularly the ways in which political artwork can produce new ways of knowing about the past. The book launch will include readings and performances by Deirdre Logue, Nao Bustamante, Kyla Tompkins, Karen Tongson, Jennifer Doyle, and David Evans Frantz, and a pop-up feminist gift shop by Otherwild.
FEELS are playing an early show at Zebulon with Gustaf, Gesserit and Cumgirl8
Sunday
Zebulon has a free screening of Walter Hill’s The Driver (1978) with a performance by Charade to follow
Mamalarky are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Girl Friday and Eyeshadow
The Debbie Allen Dance Academy DADA Ensemble will be performing dances inspired by Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century at the California African American Museum (free)
WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is hosting a conversation with artist Ivan Morley to launch his new book
Artist Samira Yamin will be discussing work from her exhibition To View A Plastic Flower at LAMAG
Lodge Room’s programming series for Black History Month continues with performances tonight by Lonnie Liston Smith, The Katalyst, and Cut Chemist
Orchin are playing at Moroccan Lounge with Goldcage, Lovergirl, and Drowsy
Oct 172019
yeule- Pretty Bones
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/17-10/20/19)-
Thursday
Bryan Barcena, assistant curator and manager of publications will give a walkthrough of the second iteration of MOCA’s Open House exhibition series, Open House: Gala Porras-Kim (free and free entrance to both of MOCA’s locations on Thursday evenings)
DMBQ, the heavy psychedelic rock band from Japan, are playing at Zebulon with Grave Zone and 657B/6
LMNOP and Teddy Roxpin are DJ’ing an after hours at Moroccan Lounge with Heaven The Dude performing live
The Obsessives are playing at The Hi Hat with Jordan Krimston, Weatherboxes and Rebecca Black
City and Colour is performing with a full band at the Fonda Theatre with Ruby Waters opening
Friday
Hammer Museum is hosting Constitutional Happy Hour, a chance to learn about the US Constitution with some drinks- this time with Damon Huss of the Constitutional Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, discussing judicial review.
Sad Park are playing at The Smell with Not From England and Whaja Dew
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is hosting Lucas Nights: The Art of the Card—Tarot and Lotería, a free program that includes a discussion of the history of tarot and Lotería imagery, tarot and Lotería card making, tarot readings, a raffle, DJ and more, taking place on Exposition Park’s South Lawn
Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead) will be performing songs from her first solo album at Lodge Room with My Empty Phantom opening
Surf Curse are playing at the Fonda Theatre with Dirt Buyer and Spitting Image opening
The Ace Hotel is having a 20 Year celebration with performances at their theater by Ryuichi Sakamoto, serpentwithfeet, and Zola Jesus with an after party to follow
Galantis are playing at the Shrine Expo Hall with Hook N’ Sling, LP Giobbi, and Raiden Integra (also Saturday with Hook N’ Sling and Ezou)
Friday through Sunday
All weekend MOCA, with Film Independent in partnership with KCRW, is hosting The New Wave, a showcase of films, conversations and performances, all free plus free admission to both galleries.
Saturday
yeule is one of the many artists playing at Catch One for 100% ElectroniCON’s vaporwave festival. Other artists include George Clanton, Saint Pepsi, Slayyter, FrankJavCee, NxxxxxS, Bruce Smear and many more.
Beverly Hills Art Show returns for its Fall Show running all day with over 245 artists (free and also on Sunday)
South Pasadena is having an Arts Crawl from 4-9pm
Shlohmo are playing with Open Mike Eagle, Perera Elsewhere, Sweatson Klank, Somni, tomemitsu and Baths at The Regent Theater for FOF10: 10 Years of Friends of Friends
White Reaper are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Dirty Nil and Criminal Hygiene
Slow Caves are opening for Briston Maroney at Moroccan Lounge (early show)
Sunday
Metro Art is hosting Ghosts of Union Station, A Halloween Art Tour from 4-6pm led by actors from the Independent Shakespeare Co at Union Station (free)
For The Getty’s art talk, Art as Transformation: Photography for Social Change, artist LaToya Ruby Frazier will be discussing how she has used photography to fight injustice (free but ticket required)
Artist Echiko Ohira accompanies Exhibitions Curator Holly Jerger on a walkthrough of the artist’s first solo museum exhibition, Finding the Center: Works by Echiko Ohira at Craft Contemporary. (free and the museum is free on Sundays)
Field Medic and Great Grandpa are opening for Cavetown at the Fonda Theatre
Cryogeyser are playing at The Echo with Bob Villain and The Eyyes
Aug 222019
Shannon Lay- Recording 15
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/22-8/25/19)-
Thursday
Artist Kelly Akashi is giving a walk-through of the Sarah Lucas exhibition at Hammer Museum and then stay for ASCAP’s free On the Come Up concert with hip hop and R&B musicians that include Adrian Marcel, Marco McKinnis, Asiahn, Darius Coleman and more
No Parents are playing a free show with Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries and The Witching Hours at the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park
Snail Mail is playing at The Wiltern with SASAMI and Choirboy
Skirball Cultural Center is free tonight with a performance by trumpeter/lyricist/producer Josef Leimberg as well as a chance to check out the current exhibitions
Generationals are playing at Lodge Room with Pure Bathing Culture opening
The Aero Theatre is showing the Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon classic Some Like It Hot
Itasca is playing a free show at Zebulon with Dollar Band
Friday
Ty Segall & Freedom Band are continuing their residency at Teragram Ballroom– tonight playing his new album First Taste and his 2011 album Goodbye Bread. Oog Bogo is opening.
Kyle Craft & Showboat Honey are playing at Moroccan Lounge with Balto opening
Spendtime Palace and Boa are opening for The Nude Party at The Echo
L.A. Live is having a block party with live painting, pop-up shops, $5 food and drink menus at their restaurants, performances, and more
The Wiltern is hosting a Kill Bill night with a screening of both films plus movie inspired drinks, a DJ playing from the soundtrack, and more
The Aero Theatre is showing the Steve McQueen film The Great Escape
Cold Showers, Foie Gras, and Edges are playing an early show at Zebulon to benefit fire relief aid for Echo Park residents
Friday through Sunday
DTLA Proud Festival is taking place in Pershing Square with DJs, bands, drag performers, and more. On Friday the festival is free, and on Saturday and Sunday Summertramp adds water slides to the fun.
Saturday
Shannon Lay is playing at Pico Union Project with Mikal Cronin and Kacey Johansing
Hammer Museum is hosting Abortion Laws: State by State, a panel discussion that will address “the various state-specific anti-choice efforts, and considers ramifications for the future of Roe v. Wade and reproductive rights more broadly”. Shaniqua McClendon, political director for Crooked Media, will be moderating a discussion with California Senator Connie M. Leyva, Loyola Law School professor Brietta Clark, and NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Amy Everitt.
Space 15 Twenty is having an early live music event with Justus Proffit, Cape Weather and XINXIN playing free
Over 20 bands are playing the Mondo Hollywood event at Catch One including Man…or Astroman, L.A.Witch, Levitation Room, and The Night Times, plus burlesque performances throughout the evening
Molly Burch is playing at the Bootleg Theater with Jackie Cohen and Noël Wells opening
The Egyptian Theatre is hosting the Bob Fosse double feature- Cabaret and All That Jazz
The Getty’s free concert series Off the 405 continues with performances by San Cha and La Mera Candelaria
Saturday and Sunday
Viva! Pomona music festival is happening over two days at The Glass House with a long list of bands that includes Beach Goons, Y La Bamba, French Vanilla, Junkie, Kicked Off the Streets, Not From England, Inner Wave, Little Jesus, Jean Dawson, Lealani, Los Retros, and many, many more. $25 per day
Independent Shakespeare Co. is performing Twelfth Night in Griffith Park on Saturday. On Sunday get there early for crafts and Players in the Park featuring Shakes-Queer with drag performer Pickle and ISC’s Xavi Moreno teaching everyone to recite Shakespeare before a performance of Pericles.
Sunday
Long Beach’s Zaferia District is having the one day music and comedy festival Happy Sundays at several local venues. Bands include Janelane, Billy Changer, The Molochs, The Gems, Triptides, Cat Scan, Tropa Magica, Prettiest Eyes, Girl Tears, and more plus comedy with Neil Hamburger
The Aero Theatre is showing a double feature of Working Girl and Thelma and Louise with an introduction by author Sloan De Forest
L.A. Drones are playing at the Moroccan Lounge with Programmed for Pleasure, Magic Wands, Blood Candy, and Tangients
Versus, Plus/Minus, The Asteroid No.4, and The Flash Hits are playing at the Echoplex