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Los Angeles Weekend Planner 12-19-13

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Dec 192013

Suicidal Tendencies- Institutionalized

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend-

Thursday (12/19)-

Friday (12/20)-

Suicidal Tendencies at the Fonda
Music Center Holiday Sing-Along (with live accompaniment, lyric sheets are handed out)
It’s A Wonderful Life at Cinefamily (through next Thursday)
Midnight showing of Home Alone also at Cinefamily

Saturday (12/21)-

Cults at House of Blues Los Angeles (FREE w/RSVP)
Flosstradamus at the Wiltern
Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks at the Dolby Theater Hollywood
Lawrence of Arabia at the Aero Theater– (celebrate Peter O’Toole’s life with one of his most famous films)-
It’s A Wonderful Life at the Egyptian

Sunday (12/22)-

Los Angeles Ballet’s The Nutcracker at Royce Hall (also on Saturday)
Elf at the Aero Theater
The Bishop’s Wife at the Egyptian

Throwback Thursday- Kanye West

Music, Throwback Thursday

Dec 122013

Kanye West- Through The Wire

This song was released in 2003 and was on his debut album- The College Dropout. The song is about his near fatal car accident in 2002. At this time he was known mainly as a producer and was trying to prove he could be a rapper.

Fame and personal tragedy have certainly had their effect on Kanye over the past 10 years, but it’s still interesting to look back and see where it all began.

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 12-5-13

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Dec 052013

The Bangles- Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon and Garfunkel Cover)

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend-

Thursday (12/5)–

Two interesting talks tonight-

Catherine Opie and Diana Nyad (first person to swim nonstop from Florida to Cuba) at the Hammer
William Leavitt at MOCA Grand Avenue

Also on Thursday-

Culver City Tree Lighting
Jonathan Richman at The Mint (through Sunday)
Etsy Meet & Make: Craft Night at CAFAM

Friday (12/6)-

The Bangles with Three O’Clock, The Dream Syndicate and Rain Parade at the Fonda
Agnés Varda’s film- Cléo from 5 to 7 at LACMA
Into the Night: Progression at Skirball– indie rock and dance perfomance
Harvest Festival Art & Craft Show is in Pomona all weekend beginning Friday
Paseo Colorado Tree Lighting followed by free outdoor movie Elf in Pasadena

Saturday (12/7)-

Live actors perform for the opening of Mystery Play at the Hammer
KROQ Almost Acoustic Xmas
Heritage Square’s Annual Holiday Lamplight Celebration (also on Sunday)
Mptv Images is having a show/sale of celebrity photographer Sid Avery’s work at Design Matters Gallery
Love Actually at Electric Dusk Drive-In
Post It Show at Giant Robot
Pinot Days Southern California

Sunday (12/8)-

The Nightmare Before Christmas at the Orpheum
Holiday Fireworks in Manhattan Beach
Rose Bowl Flea Market

Throwback Thursday- Missy Elliot

Music, Throwback Thursday

Nov 212013

Missy Elliott- The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

This video from 1997 has lots of cameos, including Yo-Yo, Puffy and Lil Kim.

Throwback Thursday- Digable Planets

Music, Throwback Thursday

Nov 142013

Digable Planets- Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), the album this song is from, turned 20 years old this year.

Los Angeles Music Shows- Mazzy Star at The Wiltern

Los Angeles Music, Music

Nov 072013

Mazzy Star- Halah

Mazzy Star has a new album out Seasons of Your Day. My favorite is still their first album, She Hangs Brightly, which the song above is from. The band is probably best known for the song “Fade Into You”, from their second album, which was used in pretty much everything.

They are playing at The Wiltern tonight (11/7).

Happy Halloween!

Halloween, Holiday, Music

Oct 312013

Ministry- Everyday is Halloween

This fan made video is a great collection of horror movie clips- especially at 3:13 when the dancing montage begins.

Happy Halloween!

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 10-24-13

Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music

Oct 242013

Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth- They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y)

Things to do in and around Los Angeles this weekend-

Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth at The Roxy (Saturday)

Fuzz ((ft. Ty Segall and Charlie Moonheart) at The Satellite on Friday

Torrance Art Museum has two shows opening- Mas Attack II (only Saturday (10/26) and Sur:biennial II)

Annenberg Space for Photography– opening Saturday- The Power of Photography: National Geographic 125 Years

LACMA– See the Light- Photography, Perception, Cognition:The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection-opening Sunday-

Throwback Thursday- The Pharcyde

Music, Throwback Thursday

Oct 172013

The Pharcyde- Drop

Another innovative video from Spike Jonze. The Pharcyde memorized the song in reverse so it would sync with the backwards video. From 1995, it also has some great shots of downtown Los Angeles and a cameo from Ad Rock and Mike D of the Beastie Boys.

A brief behind the scenes look-