May 142015
 

Ex Hex- Don’t Wanna Lose

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/14-5/17/15)-

Thursday

Corners are playing the Echoplex with Tropical Popsicle

Or you could check out Woods at the Echo

Cinefamily is showing John Waters’ film Desperate Living with Mink Stole in attendance to introduce

Hammer Museum is showing the film The River Ran Red about the search for survivors of the Armenian genocide-

Downtown Artwalk is on and afterwards you could listen to CalArts MFA writing grads read from their work at REDCAT (free)

Friday

Ex Hex are at the Roxy with The Shivas

LA Live’s Dark Nights event includes live entertainment, street artists, and discounts on food, drink, and this time the Grammy Museum

Fartbarf are playing El Cid

UK band Fat White Family are at the Troubadour

Saturday

Cathedrals are playing as part of the Getty Center’s free music night Saturdays off the 405

The Beverly Hills Art Show is back and is a nice way to see art work while enjoying the day in Beverly Gardens Park (also Sunday)

Sewing Rebellion is having a free sewing workshop at Thank You For Coming in Atwater

Sunday

Once a year Museums of the Arroyo Day gives free admission to Heritage Square, The Gamble House, The Autry, Lummis Home, The LA Police Museum, and the Pasadena Museum of History from noon-5pm

Complex in Glendale is having an afternoon/evening BBQ Synth Party with a list of bands including Cold Showers

Dec 182014
 

Fartbarf- Homeless in Heathrow

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (12/18-12/21/14)-

Thursday

Hammer Museum is showing Nightcrawler as part of its series The Contenders. Rene Russo and writer/director Dan Gilroy will be there for a Q & A after the screening

Ed Templeton is signing his book at MOCA Grand Avenue

The Music Center Holiday Sing-Along provides live accompaniment and lyric sheets, you provide the singing (free)-

For more holiday fun, John C. Reilly is hosting A Very Janky Christmas Spectacular an additional show has been added to the sold out event

Fishbone is at the Troubadour along with The Bots and others

Friday and Saturday

The City Ballet is performing The Nutcracker with a twist as The Nutcracker Swings– this time it takes place in 1946 during WWII in Hancock Park at the iconic Coconut Grove nightclub- with music by Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington

Saturday

Fartbarf are at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach

Stevie Wonder is performing Songs in the Key of Life at the Forum

Elf is playing at the Aero theater

LACMA is showing two of Hitchcock’s greatest films- Notorious and Vertigo. $5 gets you tickets to both

Hooded Fang are at The Smell

Saturday and Sunday

AMRA has created a multisensory (including music and aromas) art show which will have visitors led through the exhibit in the dark. It’s at Human Resources for two nights

Sunday

Drinking and collage and brunch come together at Thank You For Coming for the last Drinkollage of the year

The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks Extravaganza! is at Nokia Live

Mar 272014
 

The Belle Brigade- Where Not to Look For Freedom

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (3/27-3/30/14)-

Thursday

The Belle Brigade is at Amoeba Records (free)

Gianni Arone  and Cecilia Romero show “Audible” opening at Stone Malone Gallery

Tiny Bandit Pop Up Sale and party at Palihouse

Collier Schorr speaks about her work at USC

Artist and sculptor Not Vital is speaking at The Hammer

A Q&A with Tim Curry and screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at Cinefamily

Thursday-Saturday

Emily Mast performs The Least Important Things– a series of “theatrical vignettes” at LACMA

Friday

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks are at El Rey

Moving Units are playing at The Roxy

Teen Creeps Presents Kiss the Chef Zine Release Party and Dinner- teen artists and chefs at Thank You For Coming

Friday and Saturday

Hollywood Horrorfest (free)

Saturday

Grand Park’s Downtown Bookfest (free)

Drinkollage- drinking and making collages at Thank You For Coming

Sunday

1st Annual KXLU Fest w/ No Age, GRMLN, The Audacity, So Many Wizards at Loyola Marymount University (free)

Leimart Park Art Walk

Downtown Modernism-vintage modern design sale