Julia Holter- Sea Calls Me Home
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (9/28-10/1/17)-
Thursday
Arts Brookfield’s UnSilent Cinema returns to FIGat7th plaza with a free screening of The Goddess and musician Juana Molina performing an original score written specifically for the event. Composer and filmmaker Noveller will also perform a live set before the film.
Shilpa Ray is having a record release party at The Satellite with Honus Honus and Mask Off opening
The MOCA Store at MOCA Grand Avenue is having an art book sale with titles at $1, $5 and $10- tonight is the preview (it ends Sunday)
Middle Kids are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with King Shelter opening
Author and USC professor Karen Tongson will be leading a walk-through of Hammer Museum’s exhibit Radical Women
Widowspeak is at Zebulon with GospelbeacH and Clearance opening
Pearl Charles is playing at the Bootleg Theater with Cones and Raderson
Friday
Arts Brookfield’s UnSilent Cinema returns to FIGat7th plaza with a free screening of The Passion of Joan of Arc with a performance by musician Julia Holter. Composer and filmmaker Noveller will also perform a live set before the film.
The Shins are playing with Foxygen and Day Wave at The Greek Theatre
The xx are playing at The Forum with Perfume Genius
The Institute of Contemporary Art is hosting Experiment I– an evening of dancers, writers, speakers, comics, and skaters, curated by Michelle Tea. (free but register)
There’s a new Arts Festival in Van Nuys with bands, an art book fair, a craft beer garden, free bike repair, and of course, art (free)
The Happy Hollows are playing at The Satellite with Post Life, The Pretty Flowers and Traps PS
Saturday
From 4-6pm at The Lodge gallery, artists Lita Albuquerque and Fawn Rogers will be giving a talk
Watts Towers Arts Center has two free festivals this weekend and today is the 36th Annual Day of the Drum Festival with music, art, and free guided tours
The two day Music Tastes Good Festival begins today in Long Beach’s Marina Green Park with bands that include Ween, Tune-Yards, Of Montreal, Big Freedia, Alvvays, Digable Planets, Jay Som, Protomartyr, Vagabon and more. Tickets range in price depending if you want to include the “taste tent”.
Haunted Summer are having a record release party at The Hi Hat with Bodies of Water, Livingmore, Avi Buffalo performing and projections by Mad Alchemy Analog Liquid Light Show
Adam Ant is playing at The Greek Theatre with L7 opening
Peaches is performing at The Roxy with Zero DeZire opening
Sunday
It’s the second day of Clay LA at the Craft & Folk Art Museum, an annual fundraiser and sale where you can also try your hand at creating your own work with an air-dry clay activity
At Watts Towers Arts Center today is the 41st Annual Simon Rodia Jazz Festival with music, art, and free guided tours
The two day Music Tastes Good Festival continues. Tickets range in price depending if you want to include the “taste tent”
Nosaj Thing and Jacques Greene are performing at the Echoplex
The free Rock “N’ Roll Flea Market returns to The Regent Theater
Also at The Regent– Robyn Hitchcock and Yo La Tengo will perform the album Black Snake Diamond Role