Los Angeles Weekend Planner

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
May 142015
 

Ex Hex- Don’t Wanna Lose

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

Thursday

Corners are playing the Echoplex with Tropical Popsicle- http://www.theecho.com/event/815597-corners-homecoming-show-los-angeles/

Or you could check out Woods at the Echo- http://www.theecho.com/event/817153-woods-los-angeles/

Cinefamily is showing John Waters’ film Desperate Living with Mink Stole in attendance to introduce- http://www.cinefamily.org/films/peep-show/#desperate-living-mink-stole-in-person

Hammer Museum is showing the film The River Ran Red about the search for survivors of the Armenian genocide- http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2015/05/the-river-ran-red/

Downtown Artwalk is on- https://www.facebook.com/downtownartwalk and afterwards you could listen to CalArts MFA writing grads read from their work at REDCAT (free)- http://www.redcat.org/event/calarts-writers-showcase-next-words

Friday

Ex Hex are at the Roxy with The Shivas- http://www.theroxy.com/event/739521-ex-hex-west-hollywood/

LA Live’s Dark Nights event includes live entertainment, street artists, and discounts on food, drink, and this time the Grammy Museum- http://www.lalive.com/events/la-live/detail/dark-nights-at-la-live-150515

Fartbarf are playing El Cid- http://www.elcidla.com/event/844019-fartbarf-frogtown-occult-los-angeles/

UK band Fat White Family are at the Troubadour- http://www.troubadour.com/event/795433-fat-white-family-los-angeles/

Saturday

Cathedrals are playing as part of the Getty Center’s free music night Saturdays off the 405– http://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_453.html

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)- http://www.beverlyhills.org/exploring/beverlyhillsartshow/artshowinformation/web.jsp?NFR=1

Sewing Rebellion is having a free sewing workshop at Thank You For Coming in Atwater- http://www.thankyouforcoming.la/2015/05/sewing-rebellion-presents-kitchen-stitchn-at-tyfc/

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- http://www.museumsofthearroyo.com/

Complex in Glendale is having an afternoon/evening BBQ Synth Party with a list of bands including Cold Showers- https://www.facebook.com/events/1567046106896209

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Los Angeles Weekend Planner

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Dec 182014
 

Fartbarf- Homeless in Heathrow

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

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- http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2015/the-contenders/nightcrawler-with-dan-gilroy-rene-russo/

Ed Templeton is signing his book at MOCA Grand Avenue- http://edu.moca.org/calendar/2014-12-18

Friday

The Music Center Holiday Sing-Along provides live accompaniment and lyric sheets, you provide the singing (free)- http://www.musiccenter.org/events/activearts/holiday-sing-along/

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- http://www.bootlegtheater.org/

Fishbone is at the Troubadour along with The Bots and others- http://www.troubadour.com/event/699099-fishbone-los-angeles/

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- http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/908770

Saturday

Fartbarf are at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach- http://www.alexsbar.com/event/187367

Stevie Wonder is performing Songs in the Key of Life at the Forum- http://www.fabulousforum.com/event/stevie-wonder.html

Elf is playing at the Aero theater- http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/elf-2

LACMA is showing two of Hitchcock’s greatest films- Notorious and Vertigo. $5 gets you tickets to both- http://www.lacma.org/event/notorious

Hooded Fang are at the Smell- http://thesmell.tunestub.com/event.cfm?id=183795&cart

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- http://humanresourcesla.com/event-details/2014/11/21/122014-122114-amra-set-the-mood.html

Sunday

Drinking and collage and brunch come together at Thank You For Coming  for the last Drinkollage of the year- http://www.thankyouforcoming.la/2014/12/last-drinkollage-of-2014-scissors-magazines-glue-drinks/

The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks Extravaganza! is at Nokia Live- http://www.nokiatheatrelalive.com/events/detail/the-brian-setzer-orchestra

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Los Angeles Weekend Planner

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Mar 272014
 

The Belle Brigade- Where Not to Look For Freedom

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

Thursday

The Belle Brigade at  Amoeba Records (free)- http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/upcoming/detail-2903/

Gianni Arone  and Cecilia Romero show “Audible” opening at Stone Malone Gallery- https://www.facebook.com/events/640979502605088/?ref=22

Tiny Bandit Pop Up Sale and party at Palihouse- https://www.facebook.com/events/596356233790528/?ref=5

Collier Schorr speaks about her work at USC- http://roski.usc.edu/calendar/event/907293/graduate-lecture-series-collier-schorr-artist

Artist and sculptor Not Vital speaking at the Hammer- http://hammer.ucla.edu/calendar/detail/year/2014/month/3/day/25/type/program/id/2148

A Q&A with Tim Curry and screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at Cinefamily- http://www.cinefamily.org/films/special-events-march-2014/#an-evening-with-tim-curry

Thursday-Saturday

Emily Mast performs The Least Important Things– a series of “theatrical vignettes” at LACMA- http://www.lacma.org/event/emily-mast

Friday

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks at El Rey- http://www.theelrey.com/events/detail/246778

Moving Units at The Roxy- http://www.theroxy.com/event/476109-moving-units-west-hollywod/

Teen Creeps Presents Kiss the Chef Zine Release Party and Dinner- teen artists and chefs at Thank You For Coming- http://www.thankyouforcoming.la/2014/02/teen-creeps-presents-kiss-the-chef-zine-release-dinner/

Friday and Saturday

Hollywood Horrorfest (free)- http://blog.hollywoodhorrorfest.com/

Saturday

Grand Park’s Downtown Bookfest (free)- http://grandparkla.org/ai1ec_event/grand-parks-downtown-bookfest/?instance_id=15160

Drinkollage- drinking and making collages at Thank You For Coming- http://www.thankyouforcoming.la/2014/03/drinkollage-party-collagedrinksmagazinesscissorsglue/

Sunday

1st Annual KXLU Fest w/ No Age, GRMLN, The Audacity, So Many Wizards at Loyola Marymount University (free)- https://www.facebook.com/events/680604971978330/

Leimart Park Art Walk- https://www.facebook.com/leimertparkartwalk

Downtown Modernism-vintage modern design sale- http://downtownmodernism.com/

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)