Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (6/30-7/4/16)-
Thursday
LACMA is screening Robert Altman’s rarely shown made for TV film Nightmare in Chicago
Peach Kelli Pop are performing at the Death Valley Girls Album Release Party at the Echoplex
For Excavating the Ten Commandments at the Hammer Museum, artist Daniel R. Smith and Jack Green will be discussing Smith’s contribution to the exhibition Made in LA
Madame Ghandi are performing as part of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel’sAfter 5 series at the gallery (free with RSVP)
Friday
DJ Nights at The Music Center is curated this week by Money Mark and features the band Very Be Careful and other Cumbia music
Punk legend Alice Bag is performing at The Echo for the release of her debut solo album, with Generacion Suicida, and Fatty Cake and the Puff Pastries opening
Coming to America is the outdoor movie at The Autry this week
Bloodboy, Figs Vision and Michael Leier are playing as part of Union Station’sSummer Concerts Kick-Off Night (free)
Sunday
Angel City Brewery is celebrating the 4th a day early with ‘Merica Fest featuring live music and a BBQ
The Rock N Roll Flea Market is on at The Regent Theater and The Love Song Bar is having Boozy Brunch Bingo where you can win concert tickets while you drink bottomless mimosas
Monday (July 4th)
Happy 4th of July! If you are looking for somewhere to watch fireworks, LAist has the best list of where to see them
At the Central Library downtown, filmmaker Laura Gabbert and food critic Jonathan Gold will be guest speakers for Lost & Found at the Movies: Film to Table, a discussion of the way food is used in the movies (free but standby only)- http://lfla.org/event/lost-found-at-the-movies-film-to-table/
The Women’s Center for Creative Work and the Craftswoman House will be showing Vega Darling’s documentary Lost Grrrls: Riot Grrrl In Los Angeles- https://www.facebook.com/events/879052158830663/
Friday
YACHT/5 Every Day (the app they created) are hosting Friday Flights at The Getty with a list of collaborators that includes Yung Jake and a video premiere and installation by the band ($10 to park after 5pm, $15 before, with free admission to the museum)- http://www.getty.edu/museum/programs/performances/friday_flights.html#5
Not to be confused with Fool’s Gold the band (listed above), Fool’s Gold Records is having its Day Off concert with headliners A-Trak, Action Bronson and Travi$ Scott at the Shrine- http://foolsgoldrecs.com/dayoff/
On the more quiet end of the performance spectrum,Temporary Space LA is having “An Early evening of Ambient” with performances by Daniel Lanois + Rocco Deluca, Musician’s Friend [Brian Foote + M. Geddes Gengras] and Ken Camden, as well as an open bar (free but RSVP)- http://temporaryspacela.com/events-2/
Nearby LACMA is having their late night party- Muse ‘til Midnight feat. Adrian Younge and Venice Dawn with DJ’s in the galleries and a party in the plaza ($45 for nonmembers/$35 with membership)- http://www.lacma.org/event/muse-til-midnight-3
Sunday
Thomas Dang, an artist in the Craft and Folk Art Museum’s excellent exhibition of art made by veterans, will be there all day with his pottery wheel giving demonstrations and talking about his ceramic work- http://www.cafam.org/programs/
