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
Downtown LA’s Artwalk is on for this month with a fashion/textile theme
Beirut are playing at the Hollywood Palladium
Gary Indiana’s exhibition is opening at 356 Mission and he will be performing tonight with Walter Steding
The Fratellis are playing at the Wiltern
Wild Child are playing at the El Rey Theatre
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
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
The Rooftop Film Club is showing The Shawshank Redemption on top of the Montalban Theater in Hollywood
Funeral Party are headlining a show at The Satellite
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
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)
NELA’s monthly Art Gallery Night is on in Highland Park
Battles are playing at the Regent Theater with Buke and Gase
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
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)
Brentwood Art Festival has over 120 artists participating
Thundercat is playing at the Regent Theater