Los Angeles Weekend Planner 2-16-17

 Los Angeles Events, Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Feb 162017
 

Vince Staples- Lift Me Up

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (2/16-2/19/17)-

Thursday

Crocodiles are playing with AJ Davila at the Bootleg Theater

Critic and curator Robert Storr will be discussing the art work of Louise Bourgeois at the Hammer Museum with a book signing to follow (free)

Paper Bird, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds and Bones Muhroni are playing a free show at The Satellite

Friday

Surfer Blood are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with The Aquadolls and Prism Tats

Chad Valley is playing with Computer Magic at The Echo

This week’s David Lynch movie pairing at The Egyptian Theatre is Lost Highway with Luis Buñuel’s That Obscure Object of Desire

Saturday

Vince Staples is performing at the Air + Style music festival at Exposition Park along with Flume, Chromeo, Vic Mensa, St. Lucia, The Shelters, Phantoms and RKCB.

Ace Hotel is celebrating Wikipedia Day in their Segovia Hall with speakers that include UCLA Vice-chair of Digital Media Arts, Peter Lunenfeld, Juliet Lapidos from the LA Times and former Chief CNN White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin, and more-plus cake! (free with rsvp)

The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is hosting a Dead of Winter Horror Marathon. $25 gets you admission to Return of the Living Dead, Re-Animator, Evil Dead II, Cemetery Man and Night of The Creeps

Kan Wakan is playing at the Bootleg Theater with Moon Honey

So Many Wizards are playing with Avi Buffalo and Litronix at The Hi Hat

Sunday

Los Angeles Film Forum’s Festival of (In)Appropriation returns to the Spielberg Theatre at The Egyptian with short films that incorporate already existing media and turn them into new artwork

Air + Style’s music festival continues with Major Lazer, YG, Zhu, TV On The Radio, Russ, Louis the Child, Marian Hill, XYLØ, Powers, and 070 Shake

Surf Curse, Care, and Kuromi are playing a benefit show for the ACLU at The Smell

Artist David Lloyd will be discussing his current exhibition at Klowden Mann gallery at 3pm

The Aero Theatre is showing Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 2-18-16

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Feb 182016
 

Dr. Dog- Bring My Baby Back

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (2/18-2/22/16)-

Thursday

SPEED SHOW LA: Manifesto is a one night art show all taking place on the computers in an internet cafe. This time in Koreatown with over 20 artists participating including Petra Cortright and Yung Jake (free)

Aram Moshayedi and Hamza Walker are discussing their collaborative work curating Made in L.A. 2016, the Hammer Museum’s biennial, at MOCA Grand Ave (free)

Avid Dancer are playing with Gothic Tropic and Banta at The Echo

Poet Paisley Rekdal is reading at The Hammer Museum (free)

Friday

Dr. Dog are playing at The Wiltern with Hop Along

The Chocolate and Art Show is at KGB Studios in Chinatown with DJs, bands, henna tattoos and of course, chocolate and art (also Saturday)

Human Resources is hosting Meet & Greet 2016 which describes itself as “somewhere in between a party and a science fair: an opportunity meet some of the new & independent arts organizations in Los Angeles” with each participant giving 2-minute presentations (free)

The Dream is playing at The Troubadour

The Seth Bogart Show is a “televisual performance” at The Echo with Seth (formerly of Hunx & His Punx), Geneva Jacuzzi, Chela and Cold Beat

Film School are also playing at The Echo

Saturday

homeLA’s dance performance will take place this time in a private home in Angeleno Heights

For part of their John Sayles weekend programming, Cinefamily is hosting Master Class for which Sayles will be discussing his work before a screening of City of Hope

Questlove will be performing at The Globe Theatre with The Gaslamp Killer opening

Saturday and Sunday

The Air + Style Festival is at Expo Park with J.Cole, HAIM, Danny Brown, A-Trak, Incubus and more over the two days (Goldstar has discount tix)

Sunday

Artist Wyatt Mills is speaking with curator, art critic and author Shana Nys Dambrot at Project Gallery

Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant will be discussing their collaborative book Shadows at LACMA’s Art Catalogues (free)

The Festival of (in)Appropriation is back at the Egyptian Theatre with its collection of new film and video artworks made from already existing media

Expert Alterations and Future Death are opening for Ringo Deathstarr at The Echo

Los Angeles Weekend Planner 2-12-15

 Los Angeles Weekend Planner, Music
Feb 122015
 

Mrs. Magician- The Dead 80’s

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (2/12-2/15/15)-

Thursday

John Craig Freeman is previewing and discussing his project EEG AR: Things We Have Lost at LACMA. Viewing devices will be provided to check out the virtual objects he’s created. If you miss this, you could also visit on Saturday and participate in this work by conjuring images with your brainwaves (equipment provided)

Downtown Artwalk is tonight and this time there is an art show celebrating the life of producer J Dilla-

Create:Fixate 13 Year Anniversary Celebration- I Art You event in Venice is an art show and benefit- there will also be cocktails, music and other entertainment (20$)

Friday

Mrs.Magician are opening for Swami John Reis and The Blind Shake at the Satellite

Hollyhock House in Barnsdall Park will re-open (after major renovations) from 4pm to 11am on Saturday for free self-guided tours. The house has made appearances in Blade Runner, Karate Kid, and The House on Haunted Hill

LACMA is playing a double bill of The Goonies and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

Cherry Glazerr is hosting “A Very Musty Pre-Valentine’s Day Affair” at the Echo with LA Witch, The Frights, Buttertones, and Tête- advanced tickets are sold out but there may be some at the door day of

The Dodos are playing the Roxy

Saturday

NELA’s Second Saturday gallery night is a great chance to spend some time in Highland Park

Don Bachardy is speaking about his work at Craig Krull Gallery

Silverlake Flea is on at Micheltorena St. Elementary School and there will be free ice cream

LACE + Artillery are having a Valentine’s Day Party with cocktails and performances.  It’s also the last day to check out the current group show

The Growlers are at the Hollywood Palladium

Sunday

LA Zine Fest is in Glendale this year with 200 exhibitors and free

The Festival of (In)appropriation is at the Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian and features a program of “cutting-edge experimental found footage shorts”, including Nothing by LJ Frezza which is 6 minutes of footage where nothing happens from the TV series Seinfeld