Artist Frances Stark will be playing a version of Name That Tune with music critic Josh Kun and curator Hamza Walker at LAXART
Sister Mantos is opening for Rudy De Anda at The Hi Hat
Criminal Hygiene and Thayer Sarrano are opening for Parker Gispert at the Bootleg Theater
The Egyptian Theatre is having a free screening of Blacula with an introduction by director William Crain
Saturday
GRMLN and Warm Deltas are opening for Al Lover at The Hi Hat
Museums Annual Free-For-All-Day returns with free admission to museums in Southern California that include The Autry, Descanso Gardens, LACMA and more (also some on Sunday as well)
Hammer Museum is hosting a forum on United States and Saudi Relations with Robert W. Jordan, former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Brookings Institution fellow Tamara Cofman Wittes and former deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, speaking with moderator Ian Masters, journalist, documentary filmmaker and KPFK 90.7 FM radio host. (free)
Weirdo Night returns to Zebulon with Dynasty Handbag, Kathleen Hanna, Morgan Bassichis and more performing
Tancred and This White Light are opening for Mineral at the Echoplex
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (1/24-1/27/19)-
Thursday
FIDLAR are playing a free show at Amoeba Hollywood before their sold out shows this weekend. They will also be signing copies of their album Almost Free
The LA Art Show opens to the general public today and runs until Sunday
The Egyptian Theatre is showing a double feature of Suspiria and Carrie which includes a discussion with actress Barbara Magnolfi
At Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) in Hollywood, experimental vocalists Carmina Escobar, soprano sound artist Micaela Tobin, and special guest from Mexico City, visual sound artist Juan José Rivas will perform in the main gallery
MOCA at both locations is free this evening from 5-8pm and The Geffen location is free all weekend as well
Friday
Wild Moccasins are playing a free show (but RSVP) with Dega at Resident
The Egyptian Theatre is showing another Dario Argento/Brian De Palma double feature this time it’s Blowout and Inferno
The Wiltern is screening Pink Floyd’s The Wall for the film’s 40th Anniversary
Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre are performing together at Zebulon
The Parrots are playing with Mozes and The Firstborn at the Bootleg Theater
Saturday
Blum & Poe are hosting a book launch party for Friedrich Kunath’s I Don’t Worry Anymore with a special performance by Destroyer in conjunction with his excellent exhibition at the gallery which closes this weekend.
The James Hunter Six are playing an early show at The Echo
James Supercave are playing at the Troubadour with Winter and Lo Hum opening
Colleen Green is playing a free show at Highland Park Bowl with Susan and Space Kelly (formerly Dreamboat)
George Clanton is playing at Lodge Room with Surfing and Satin Sheets
Sunday
There’s an all day free Laverne & Shirley Marathon to celebrate the life of Penny Marshall taking place at Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank with a special appearance by Cindy Williams
Hosted by Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn, The New Negroes at The Virgil is a night of comedy and music occurring every 4th Sunday of the month
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (1/18-1/20/19)-
Friday
Remember Sports are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Lomelda and Sam Buck
The Verle Annis Gallery at USC is hosting a 5 day pop-up screening of the Ed Ruscha films Premium and Miracle and today is the last day
The Aero Theatre is having a Jean-Luc Godard double feature of Contempt and Le Petit Soldat
Shit Giver and Automatic are opening for Marbled Eye at The Echo
The Odd Market returns to The Autry in Griffith Park with extended museum hours, pop-up shops, a full bar, DJs, and more ($5)
Saturday
Artist Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler will be at LACMA to discuss their film installation Flora and accompanying work Bust with curators Stephanie Barron and Philipp Kaiser before it opens on 1/20 at the museum. Flora is a film about unknown American artist Flora Mayo, who had an affair with artist Alberto Giacometti, and the artists’ search for her story.
Joyce Manor are playing at the Hollywood Palladium with AJJ, Jeff Rosenstock, and awakebutstillinbed
The Districts are playing their second night at the Moroccan Lounge with Deeper
The Getty has a free course on French fashion from the time of Marie Antoinette with costume designer Maxwell Barr, which includes the dressing of a live model. Later in the evening check out a free show by Grammy nominated musicians Los Pleneros de la 21 (free but ticket required- also playing Sunday)
The Women’s March returns around the country and to downtown Los Angeles from Pershing Square to City Hall
Sunday
Author and screenwriter Jonathan Ames will be at Zebulon with director/photographer Richard Sandler to host a free screening of Sandler’s films The Gods of Times Square and Radioactive City.
The Aero Theatre is showing Jean-Luc Godard’s film One Plus One, which combines reflections on politics and social issues of the 1960s with a view of the Rolling Stones creative process during the recording of Sympathy for the Devil
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (1/11-1/13/19)-
Friday
Warbly Jets are playing at The Echo with Collapsing Scenery and BLACKPAW opening
Historian and psychoanalyst Daniel Pick will be at the Wende Museum presenting a free lecture on “brainwashing” fears and theories that began during the Cold War and their continued relevance in our current times
Amen Dunes is playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Spelling opening
Hayley Fohr of Circuit Des Yeux will be performing “Wordless Music” at the Bootleg Theater with Sun Araw opening
Saturday
Aero Theatre is showing Filmworker, a documentary about Leon Vitali and his work with director Stanley Kubrick, as a double feature with Full Metal Jacket which Vitali also worked on. There will be a discussion between films with Leon Vitali and actor Matthew Modine.
Zebulon is hosting a free screening of Louis Malle’s film Black Moon
Ramonda Hammer, Iress, Melted Bodies, Speed of Light, and The Holy Cuts are playing a free show at American Barber Shop in Echo Park
BOYO and Liam Benzvi are opening for The Undercover Dream Lovers at the Moroccan Lounge with Hazel English DJ’ing
Sunday
Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) will be “performing over all Kanye West beats” at The Regent Theater
Mondo Cult Film Variety Showcase #4 is happening at the Egyptian Theatre with sixteen short films that don’t conform to the rules of mainstream cinema
O Future (formerly OOFJ) and Tolliver are opening for SILENTSHOUT at the Moroccan Lounge
The Memories are playing with Super Lunch, Adult Beverage and Shuggie Shooter at the Bootleg Theater
Union Station is having another free Cocoa Concert that includes a performance by Lil’ Mo and the Dynaflos, a holiday light display, free cotton candy and more
Get in the holiday spirit at Grand Park’s free immersive nighttime art experience Winter Glow– 12 acres of art, projection and light display (running until 12/25)
LA Zoo Lights is the zoo’s holiday program with glow dancers and stilt walkers, ice sculpting, DJs, plus projections and lights displays around the zoo (running until 1/6/19)
Bob Baker Marionette Theater is performing their adaptation of The Nutcracker at the Pasadena Playhouse (all weekend and next week as well)
Funky Sole is celebrating its 19th Anniversary at The Echo with a night of DJs including special guest Cut Chemist
John Grant is playing at The Lodge Room with Two Medicine opening
Holidaze, a benefit for the community of Paradise California, is taking place at Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth with a list of comedians performing including Bob Odenkirk and The Lucas Brothers, as well as a “musical experience” by LYNAS, and surprise guests
Union Station is having a free cocoa concert with a performance by reggae band The Lions, DJ sets by Connie Price, a cocoa bar, a holiday craft zone, free cotton candy, and more
Tijuana Panthers are playing at The Roxy with Gothic Tropic and The Cozzmos opening
The Shacks are opening for Middle Kids at the Echoplex
Saturday
Arcana Books is hosting an event to celebrate Todd Hido’s new book Bright Black World, with a book signing and refreshments from 4-6pm
Bergamot Station is having their annual Winter Open House, a free day of art, artist talks, food, and entertainment that includes The Other Reindeer Carolers and a performance by Kybele Dance Company
Helena Deland is playing at The Echo with Buzzy Lee
Artist Thomas Demand will be in conversation with LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan at Art Catalogues at LACMA. Demand will also be signing copies of his new book. (free)
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic are playing at Catch One with special guest Peanut Butter Wolf
Sunday
In the morning Hauser & Wirth is hosting a 90 minute soundbath meditation amidst the mobiles of their Calder exhibition ($15)
To celebrate the opening of The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka at LACMA, there will be a free lamp lighting ceremony followed by performances by the Sri Lanka Foundation of Performing Arts and Thath Jith Dance Company
Zebulon is having a Holiday Bazaar all day (free also on Saturday) and afterwords Pavo Pavo, Cornelia Murr and Greg Uhlmann will be playing a free show
Childish Gambino will be performing at The Forum with special guest Rae Sremmurd
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (12/6- 12/9/18)-
Thursday
Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley (White Fence) will be performing together as Drinks at Pico Union Project with BEEF -Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) and Bryan Hollon (Boom Bip/Neon Neon)
MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson will lead a walkthrough of Zoe Leonard’s exhibition at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (free admission on Thursdays)
CAFAM is hosting CraftNight with artist Boyd Hale who will teach participants about poster making using recycled street posters, signage and paint- $10 include materials, drinks and snacks
Kevin Krauter is playing at the Bootleg Theater with Field Trip and Stone Irr opening)
Kevin Morby is playing an early (6pm) free show at Gold-Diggers
Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis will be performing the songs of Dirty Dancing at the Regent Theater
Warm Drag and Shark Toys are opening for The CIA at Resident
The Aero Theatre is hosting a free double feature of the Tamara Jenkins’ films Slums of Beverly Hills and The Savages
She & Him are performing at The Wiltern with special guest Alice Wetterlund (also Thursday
Skating Polly and Potty Mouth are playing at the Moroccan Lounge
Saturday
SUUNS are playing at Lodge Room with Graham Van Pelt opening
Photographers Mona Kuhn and Deanna Templeton will be discussing their work at Arcana Books and signing their books
Hip hop artist Shad will be performing at the Moroccan Lounge
Photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya will be discussing work he chose from LACMA’s Photography and Prints & Drawings collections (free with RSVP)
Self Help Graphics & Art is having a Holiday Marketplace which, along with work to buy, will have workshops, food, and music
Peter Bjorn and John are playing at Teragram Ballroom with Talos and Taken By Trees
Saturday and Sunday
Long Beach Museum of Art is hosting EMERGE:Art Fair, a free event that features the work of 7 emerging to mid-career artists based in Southern California (free)
Renegade Craft Fair returns to Los Angeles State Historic Park and is a good place to buy gifts for the holidays
Spike Lee will be discussing his films Do The Right Thing and Crooklyn at the Egyptian Theatre’s double feature (Lee will also be discussing his work at other film screenings happening there this weekend)
Aero Theatre is showing The Big Lebowski for its 20th Anniversary
Pylon Reenactment Society are playing at the Echoplex with The Tissues opening
Landladyland Live, Adam Schatz’s live talk show, is happening at the Bootleg Theater with guests Daedelus, William Tyler, Booker Stardrum, and Cosmic Perspectives with Mary Liz
Morricone Youth are opening for Pinback at the Regent Theater
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/29-12/2/18)-
Thursday
Tennis System are opening for El Ten Eleven at the Teragram Ballroom
LACMA is hosting a free screening of the 1949 film Caught, featuring a character based on Howard Hughes. The event includes a post screening conversation with Karina Longworth and Edgar Wright, and a book signing of Seduction: Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood
Union Station is having its Annual Tree Lighting and Cocoa Concert (free and indoors due to the rain)
California hip-hop collective BROCKHAMPTON are performing at the Shrine Expo Hall
Molly Nilsson is playing at Zebulon with Patience and Paige Emery opening
Starting today and running until Sunday at The Theatre at Ace Hotel is HYPERSPECTIVE, a “free immersive film festival experience” in a 360 degree dome theater that include short and long-format immersive films
Spendtime Palace are playing with Pinky Pinky and The Brazen Youth at the Bootleg Theater
Doe Paoro and Springtime Carnivore are playing at the Lodge Room
Death Valley Girls are playing at The Echo with Salt Lick, Secret Stare and Adult Parts opening
Saturday
For Day With(out) Art 2018,Hammer Museum will be screening the hour long video program Alternate Endings, Activist Risings which highlights the impact of art in AIDS activism through short videos commissioned from community organizations and collectives
Justus Proffit and Jay Som will be performing songs from their recent collaboration at the Moroccan Lounge with Fime and Nikolas Escudero opening
Grand Central Market is hosting it’s Fifth Annual Holiday Marketplace (also on Sunday)
Union Station is also having a holiday marketplace which includes a performance by The Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Photographer Luther Gerlach will be at The Getty to demonstrate how to make wet plate collodion negatives, ambrotypes and tintypes (free)
Celebrate Hanukkah at Skirball Cultural Center with musical performances, workshops and storytelling
Zebulon is hosting a free screening of Elia Kazan’s film Splendor in the Grass, with an introduction to the film by Natasha Gregson Wagner (actress Natalie Wood’s daughter) and film scholar Jim Hosney
Artist Ed Templeton will be signing his new book at Arcana
CicLAvia is back and shutting down streets to traffic in Chinatown, Boyle Heights and DTLA
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/15-11/18/18)-
Thursday
Damien Echols, who was famously part of the West Memphis Three, will be discussing his book with Natalie Maines (of the Dixie Chicks) at the Regent Theater ($32 includes signed book)
There’s a California Fire Relief Benefit happening at the Echoplex with DJ sets by Twin Shadow, Local Natives, and Baio ($10 with all proceeds going to California Fire Relief organizations)
Hauser & Wirth is having a free screening of Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf. The landscape designer is known for designing public works for the High Line in NYC and the Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millenium Park
Poet Mary Ruefle will be reading from her work at Hammer Museum
The Helio Sequence are playing at the Lodge Room with Strawberry Mountain opening
The Broad’s feminist Latinx performance series En Cuatro Patas continues tonight with performances byNao Bustamante, Gina Osterioh, and Dorian Wood
Friday
Lens Mozer is opening for Papercuts with L.A. Takedown at the Bootleg Theater
ICA LA is hosting their happy hour Art Buzz with a tour of This Has No Name by B. Wurtz, led by curator Jamillah James and Director of Learning and Engagement Asuka Hisa, plus drinks and light refreshments
Cones and Asian She are opening for The Dig at the Moroccan Lounge
Disprove the myth that nobody walks in LA with the Great Los Angeles Walk which starts downtown at Pershing Square and this year will take Sixth Street for part of the route, eventually ending at the ocean in Santa Monica
Joywave and Sir Sly are playing at the Fonda Theatre
Gabba Gallery’s signature affordable art show Wish List returns and the reception is tonight- no RSVP necessary
Odd Ark is hosting a party for art magazine Carla with a performance by SheKhan, DJs, drinks, and you can check out work by Lauren Satlowski
Creature Feature Festival is happening at The Hi Hat with Young Creatures, Sugar Candy Mountain, The Blank Tapes and more
The Living Strange, Velour Afternoon, Dancing Tongues and Canto will be playing at The Factory
Saturday and Sunday
Start your holiday shopping at the Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair which returns to Old Pasadena for two days from 10am-4pm
Sunday
lucky dragons will perform a durational piece of music in conjunction with Calder:Nonspace at Hauser & Wirth (free but register)
Photographer Luther Gerlach will demonstrate how to make wet plate collodion negatives, ambrotypes and tintypes at the Getty Center and you can see the photography exhibition Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossing (free)
Artist Sherin Guirguis and curator Holly Jerger will be giving a tour and discussing the exhibition Of Thorns and Love at the Craft & Folk Art Museum (free but RSVP)
Blockhead, Yppah and Arms and Sleepers are performing at the Teragram Ballroom
Tomemitsu is opening for Steady Holiday at the Bootleg Theater
