For 2015’s Monument Art Festival, a dozen international artists painted murals around the South Bronx and East Harlem.
This mural, Freedom and Emancipation of the Natural World, by SEGO was painted on the wall of P.S. 171 Patrick Henry, East Harlem, near Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio.
Sego- Shame
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/30-6/2/19)-
Thursday
Artists Shinique Smith and Rirkrit Tiravanija will be discussing their history of transforming museum spaces with journalist Jori Finkel at The Hammer
Holy Wave are playing with Triptides and Gold Cage at The Factory
Apex Manor are playing with Coastal Clouds and Near Beer at the Bootleg Theater
Bennett Simpson and Rebecca Lowery will be giving an exhibition walk through of The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA’s Collection at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (both MOCA locations are free on Thursday evenings)
LACMA is having a free screening of Halston with a post screening conversation with director Frédéric Tcheng and producer Roland Ballester
Mogli is playing at the Moroccan Lounge with Josin opening
Xiu Xiu are bringing their unique sound to Lodge Room with composer Gregg Kowalsky opeing
Performance art duo Princess (Alexis Gideon and Michael O’Neill) will be performing Out There, a live music and video album, at Zebulon. CRICKETS, a new performance and recording project with Roddy Bottum (Faith No More), JD Samson (Le Tigre/MEN), and Michael O’Neill (Princess, MEN), will also be performing.
Friday
Sego are playing at Moroccan Lounge with Hate Drugs and Lens Mozer opening
Skirball is hosting Late Night! Pride in Fashion- celebrating the beginning of Pride Month with a celebration of the exhibitions Fearless Fashion: Rudi Gernreich and Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite from 6-10pm plus a DJ, food trucks, a cash bar and more
Death Bells and Hit Bargain are opening for Odonis Odonis at Zebulon
Dodger Stadium is hosting LGBT Night with Dodger owners Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss throwing out ceremonial first pitches, Nicki Blonsky singing the national anthem, the Dodgers playing the Phillies, fireworks after the game, and more
Wavves is playing at Lodge Room with Puzzle and Slut Island (also Saturday)
Friday through Sunday
FEMMEBIT is a “platform and triennial festival uniting an all-female roster of Los Angeles based artists working in video and new media”. There will be screenings, panel discussions, live performances and more taking place at Civic Center Studios
The free Lummis Days Festival celebrates the arts, history and ethnic diversity of Northeast Los Angeles with programming that includes a screening of Con Safos:Reflections of Life in the Barrio by Emmy Award winner Jimmy Velarde at Occidental College on Friday, plus live music, exhibitions, workshops, dance performances and more at various locations on Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
Venice Pride kicks off LGBTQ+ Pride Month with an illumination of the Venice Pride Sign and Block Party (free)
Outpost Los Angeles City Market is a free cultural festival taking place at Rolling Greens in the Arts District with workshops, panels, and more- plus performances by Porches, Kirin J Callinan, Negative Gemini, Ana Roxanne and a DJ set by Neon Indian
18th Street Arts Center is hosting its Pico Block Party and Artisan Marketplace (free)
The Specials are playing at The Novo with L.A. Salami opening
Jai Wolf is playing at The Shrine Expo Hall with Shallou, Evan Giia, and Ford. opening
Plastic Cactus are playing at The Hi Hat with Easy Love, Chelsea Rose, and The Sob Sonnets
NY Night Train Soul Clap & Dance Off w/ Jonathan Toubin is a night of soul music on vinyl at Zebulon with a live performance by LA band Los Blancos
Sunday
MOCA Community Day is taking place at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and is centered around the homelessness crisis in LA, specifically “the youth population affected by the crisis, and how creative experiences can spark change”. The day will feature performances, information booths, workshops, and activities over the course of the day. (free)
The Aero Theatre is hosting a Jim Jarmusch double feature- Stranger Than Paradise and Down By Law
Zebulon is hosting a free screening of Alain Resnais’ film Providence and later Weirdo Night returns with performances by Dynasty Handbag, Malik Gaines, Amelia Bande, Kate Berlant, Dance-Y-Oke and more
Mitski- Townie
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/19-10/22/17)-
Thursday
Art historian Elena Shtromberg will be discussing the work of artist Anna Maria Maiolino at MOCA Grand Avenue (free)
Screaming Females are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Street Eaters and Hit Bargain
LACMA is hosting a free screening of 11/8/16, a documentary made up of 16 stories from 16 different filmmakers all taking place in America
Warbly Jets are having an album release party at Moroccan Lounge with The Entire Universe opening
Nick Hakim is playing at the Echoplex with Sam Evian and Jimmy Whispers opening
Sego are at The Echo with Goldensuns and Oddnesse opening
Friday
The Lemon Twigs are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Cut Worms and Fatal Jamz (also Saturday)
The Pancakes and Booze Art Show returns to Los Angeles with art from over 100 artists, performances, and of course pancakes and booze (also Saturday)
Front Porch Cinema’s free movie at Santa Monica Pier this week is the live action Beauty and the Beast
Angel Olsen is opening for Arcade Fire at The Forum
Cloak & Dagger Festival runs tonight and tomorrow til 2am at the Globe Theatre and The Palace Theatre. Tonight the lineup includes The Jesus and Mary Chain, TR/ST, Mykki Blanco, HEALTH and more
Saturday
The Brewery Artwalk is back for its Autumn edition- a great chance to check out the artists in the large complex and get some food and drink while there (also running on Sunday)
Hauser and Wirth is having a public opening for Mike Kelley: Kandors 1999-2011, with food, drink and music by Moon Uterus
Curls (with Christopher Owens of Girls) are playing with Sure Sure at Moroccan Lounge
Allah-Las are playing at The Regent Theatre with Entrance and Mapache opening
Pop-Up Magazine at The Theatre at Ace Hotel brings a magazine to life with “film, photography, film, radio, and original music all mixed together and performed live onstage”- for this iteration presenters include LeVar Burton and TV writer Cord Jefferson
Moses Sumney is playing at the El Rey Theatre with Sudan Archives
Crystal Castles are playing at The Wiltern
Sunday
Mitski is playing with Palehound opening at the Fonda Theatre
The Beverly Hills Art Show is back for its two day outdoor show with over 245 artists (also Saturday)
The A.G. Geiger Art Book Fair is taking place in Chinatown and is focused on art books, zines and music created by people on the West Coast (free)
Santa Monica Art Studios is having its annual open studios event (opening night is Saturday 6-9pm)
Eyelids are playing with Two Sheds and The Broken Hearts at The Echo
Miike Snow- My Trigger
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/18-5/21/17)-
Thursday
Greg Tate is giving a free lecture on the work of Kerry James Marshall at MOCA Grand Ave which is also free all day for Art Museum Day
Oliver Stone will be introducing his film Nixon at the Aero Theatre
LACMA is having a free screening of Breakable You, starring Holly Hunter and Alfred Molina, with a conversation with director and writer Andrew Wagner to follow
The Orbiting Human Circus featuring The Music Tapes combines music, stories, games and magic and it’s happening at the Bootleg Theater
Rubblebucket are playing with Sego and Alexander F at the Troubadour
Friday
It’s week two of Hammer Museum’s Constitutional Happy Hour with $5 drinks and discussion of an aspect of the Constitution- this time the topic is LGBT and gender based rights
Downtown Dark Nights returns to L.A. Live with $5 drink and food menus, live painting, a market, music and more (free)
Björk Digital, which includes six Virtual Reality experiences, begins today at the Magic Box at The Reef. Tickets are going fast. ($35 and running until 6/4)
The Jesus and Mary Chain are playing at The Wiltern
Ho99o9 are playing with Injury Reserve and The Bots at the Echoplex
Saturday
KCRW is hosting the art, music and food event Skyline at L.A. Historic Park with Miike Snow, Duke Dumont, Lido, Eden, MICHL, and Elohim performing
Off the 405, The Getty’s free music night, is back for the next few Saturdays- this week Nite Jewel is performing
KROQ is having its Weenie Roast y Fiesta 2017 at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, with Lorde, Imagine Dragons, Cage the Elephant, Lana del Ray and more performing
There are still tickets left for Ceremony’s early show with Cold Beat and Initiate at The Echo (part of their three day residency)
Sunday
It’s Museums of the Arroyo Day during which The Gamble House, Heritage Square, L.A. Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History, and The Autry are all free from noon to 5pm
It’s the second day of The Beverly Hills Art Show – a nice free way to spend the day outside checking out art
DIIV is playing at the Regent Theater with The Paranoyds and Tashaki Miyaki opening
Tonight is the second night U2 are playing at the Rosebowl to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Joshua Tree album with The Lumineers opening
Inhalt, Kontravoid, and Boan are bringing their retro electronic sounds to Part Time Punks night at the Echoplex
Morgan Delt- Some Sunsick Day
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (12/8-12/11/16)-
Thursday
Morgan Delt is playing with Alex Cameron at The Echo
Annenberg Space for Photography is hosting a slide show night of work that complements their current exhibition on identity (free but ticketed RSVP)
Downtown LA’s Art Walk is tonight and you can also check out Odd Nights Pop Up Market at One Santa Fe in the Arts District
The Rattling Wall & Pen Center USA are hosting a reading at The Last Bookstore of post election writing from the new anthology Only Light Can Do That
La Luz are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Feels and The Cairo Gang
Muuy Biien, Green Gerry, and Sons of The Bitch are playing at The Satellite
FLOR are playing with Lostboycrow at the Bootleg Theater
Friday
There are still tickets left for Stevie Wonder’s benefit concert, House Full of Toys, at the Microsoft Theater with special guests Lionel Richie, John Legend and Tori Kelly
You can get in the Christmas spirit at Union Station’s Holiday Sing-a-Long Cocoa Concert with music by The Music Companie and complimentary hot chocolate (free)
Conor Oberst is playing two shows at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian but only tonight’s show isn’t sold out yet
The Handsome Family are playing at the Bootleg Theater
Sego are playing at The Hi Hat with Prism Tats, Strange Joy, and Dear Kora
Saturday
Bergamot Station is having a Holiday Open House with artist talks, book signings, shopping and more
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is having a site specific dance performance called Snowed Under in Culver City with projections, live music and snow
Hauser Wirth & Schimmel is hosting a conversation and book signing with photographer Janet Sternburg (free with RSVP)
Echo Park Shop Hop has several area businesses offering discounts and deals throughout the day (free cookies at Blue Bottle Coffee!)
Riot Grill Fest is at The Regent Theater with Le Butcherettes, Girlpool, Deap Vally, Chastity Belt and The Menstruators
New Beverly Cinema is showing A Christmas Story at midnight
Hodgy is performing at The Echo with $teven Cannon
The Lovely Bad Things are playing at The Hi Hat
Sunday
Artist Seth Bogart and curator Bradford Nordeen are leading an informal walkthrough of THINGS: a queer legacy of graphic art and play, an offsite exhibition in West Hollywood’s Plummer Park (free)
LACE in Hollywood is hosting Art and Activism!– an afternoon of making political banners and signs (free)
The Regent Theater and Alamo Drafthouse are celebrating the holidays with a screening of Gremlins and to mark the reissue of the soundtrack which will be available on vinyl
Renegade Craft Fair returns to Grand Park and is a great place to get gifts made by independent makers (free and also on Saturday)
Otherwild LA is hosting a Holiday Bazaar and Benefit (free)
Snake! Snake! Snakes! are playing at The Hi Hat with Bogan Via