The Regrettes- Monday
The Regrettes are currently on tour and will also be part of this year’s Coachella Festival.
Mar 142022
Apr 132018
SZA- Drew Barrymore
It’s Day 1 of Coachella and with so many great artists performing it’s often hard to choose who to see (especially with overlapping set times). Here are my choices for today-
1-1:30pm Señor Kino is on the Sonora Stage
1:45pm-2:35 Elohim is on the Sahara Stage
2:35-3:20pm Moses Sumney is on the Gobi Stage /OR/ 2:55-3:30pm Fazerdaze is on the Sonora Stage
5:00-5:45pm Helado Negro is on the Sonora Stage
6:10-6:55pm The Regrettes are on the Sonora Stage
7:10-8:00pm Vince Staples had one of the best albums of 2017 and is on the Coachella Stage
8:55-9:50pm St. Vincent is at the Outdoor Theatre (and you might catch the end of The War on Drugs’ 7:30-8:25 set)
9:55-10:45pm- SZA, who also had one of the best albums of 2017, is performing on the Coachella Stage
11:25pm The Weeknd is on the Coachella Stage or you could check out Jamiroquai on the Mojave Stage
*One note- this excludes the Yuma tent where there will be a great selection of DJs playing- including at 9:15pm- Detroit Love: Carl Craig, Kyle Hall & Moodymann
Looking to preview some of the artists playing today? Playlist below-
Sep 072017
Freedom Fry- Shaky Ground
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (9/7-9/10/17)-
Thursday
The Regrettes and The Paranoyds are playing a free show at the Dr. Martins Store in Studio City- RSVP here
Musician and writer Tim Kasher is screening his debut feature film at the Bootleg Theater with a concert and Q & A to follow
LACMA has a free screening of an episode of One Mississippi and includes a conversation with Tig Notaro, executive producer Kate Robin, and some of the cast
For the third installment of Paul McCarthy’s free outdoor film series at Hauser & Wirth, the films are Heidi and Waterworld
Chance The Rapper’s brother Taylor Bennett is also a rapper and he’s performing at the Echoplex tonight with Melo Makes Music
New Mystics are playing at The Echo with HOTT MT, The Red Pears and Yeses opening
Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Death By Unga Bunga opening
Fruit Bats are playing a solo set with Jed Maheu opening at Resident
Friday
The Ohana Music Fest starts today at Doheny State Beach with Social Distortion, Pixies, TV On The Radio, The Orwells and more- it’s not cheap though- each night is $100+ (continues Saturday with Eddie Vedder headlining and Sunday with Jack Johnson headlining)
To celebrate the life of Jeanne Moreau, the Aero Theatre is showing a double feature- La Notte and Diary of a Chambermaid (Saturday they are showing Jules and Jim and Bay of Angels)
The Wiltern is showing Easy Rider with a live band providing the soundtrack
Corbin & Shlohmo are playing at The Novo
Kolars are playing at The Echo with Livingmore and Moded opening
Saturday
Sunstock Solar Arts & Music Festival returns for its second year with bands Freedom Fry, Robert DeLong, Ra Ra Riot, Fuzzy Crystals, and more
ICA LA (Institute of Contemporary Art) is having it’s Grand Opening Weekend with exhibition tours, talks, performances, workshops and more (free, also on Sunday)
It’s the second day of the Day N Night Fest in Anaheim and tonight Chance The Rapper, SZA, Vic Mensa, Earl Sweatshirt, Lil Uzi Vert, and Playboi Carti are just some of the many performers (Travis Scott headlines Friday)
Pamela M. Lee, Osgood Hooker Professorship in Fine Arts, Stanford University, will be at LACMA to discuss the art scenes in New York and Los Angeles at the time Virginia Dwan operated her galleries in the two cities. The free lecture is in conjunction with LACMA‘s current exhibition Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery, 1959–1971
For the opening of their exhibition at Gavlak Gallery, Los Super Elegantes will be performing a medley of their greatest performances
Lemaitre are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Blackbird Blackbird and STANAJ opening
Sunday
As part of the second day of events for ICA LA’s Grand Opening Weekend, leading scholars of Latin American art and culture Josh Kun, Rubén Gallo, and James Oles will join conservator Harriet Stratis to discuss the life and work of Martín Ramírez (free, register here)
It’s the last night to see The Muppets Take The Bowl and catch the fireworks at The Hollywood Bowl
It’s the last day (and night) of the Day N Night Fest– Kendrick Lamar is performing with a huge list of performers that includes YG, 21 Savage and Princess Nokia
Grand Park is hosting the Beat Swap Meet- a chance to score some vinyl and check out some b-boy and b-girl moves (free)
Jul 062017
The Regrettes- Seashore
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (7/6-7/9/17)-
Thursday
The Regrettes are playing a free show with The Tracks at the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park
Art historian Anna Chave will be discussing artist Carl Andre’s work at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (free)
Beach Fossils are playing at the El Rey Theatre with She-Devils and Ablebody
Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival begins tonight and runs until 7/16
Hammer Museum is having a free concert night with musical performances by Grace Mitchell and WARGIRL
Froth, Adult Books, Moaning, and Urgent Care are playing at The Echo
Friday
For the opening of her show at HVW8 Gallery, artist and musician Kilo Kish will be performing (free but RSVP)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be performing along with a screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at the Hollywood Bowl (also Saturday)
Grand Performances ‘s performance this Friday is The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse at California Plaza
Fartbarf and Honus Honus are playing with The Manx and Facial at The Echo
Saturday
Reggie Watts is performing for The Getty Museum’s free concert series Saturdays Off the 405, with a DJ set by YACHT
For Play Like A Girl’s female led band night at The Echo– Madame Gandhi, Veronica Bianqui, Le Ra, and Fawns of Love are performing
Street Food Cinema is showing Grease in Griffith Park with live music before the film
HOTT MT, Goon, Draag, Alyeska, and Wolf Woodcock are all playing for the Goon curated Unscene Fest at the Hi Hat (free)
Part Time, Haunted Horses, L.A. Drones!, and Deth Crux are playing at El Cid
Sunday
Renegade Craft Fair returns to LA and this time will take place at Los Angeles Historic Park (also Saturday)
Bob Baker Marionettes are giving a free performance at the Levitt Pavillion in MacArthur Park
Blondie are playing with Garbage and Sky Ferreira at the Hollywood Bowl
Independent Shakespeare Co. continues its performances of Measure for Measure in Griffith Park (also Wed-Saturday)
Apr 062017
Steady Holiday- Terror
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (4/6-4/9/17)-
Thursday
CAFAM is hosting a zine making workshop with L.A. Zinefest followed by a special film screening of Flight in Heels and a reading with the “Afrofuturistic women’s liberation artist collective”, #SNATCHPOWER. ($7 includes on drink, access to the gallery shows and materials for the workshop- RSVP requested)
The Damned are playing with Alice Bag and the Sissy Bears at the Belasco theater
Bleached, The Regrettes, Upset and The Side Eyes are playing at the Echoplex
Terry George who directed Hotel Rwanda and more recently The Promise, about the Armenian genocide, will be in conversation with producer and physician Eric Esrailian and Dr. Stephen D. Smith, executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation, at the Hammer museum, moderated by journalist and filmmaker Carla Garapedian. They will be discussing the challenges and politics of representing real-world atrocities within the constraints of the film medium. (free)
David Bazan is playing at the Bootleg Theater with The Mynabirds opening
Friday
Steady Holiday is playing at Resident with Saígo and Haathi
The Natural History Museum is having its First Friday event, this time with lectures on the future of food, DJs, and performances by the bands Sunflower Bean and Tonstartssbandht
The Aero Theatre is showing a double feature of Walter Hill’s films The Warriors and Streets of Fire with Hill discussing them in between screenings
It might be worth taking a road trip to see Sigur Rós play at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Great Horror Movie Night is showing a double feature of Fright Night and Ghostbusters at the Griffith Park Old Zoo
Saturday
The 6th Annual Kite Festival is taking place adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier from 11am-4pm and will be honoring Disney artist Tyrus Wong
Broke LA (formerly BROKECHELLA) is back with bands that include James Supercave, Bloodboy, and BOYO, art installations, comedians and more for $25.
Or you could head to The Observatory in Santa Ana for the two day festival- When We Were Young. Saturday’s lineup includes Morrissey, AFI, Cage The Elephant, Joyce Manor, Beach Fossils, and more.. ($100 for Saturday only)
Jason Reitman brings his Live Read series back-this time at The Theatre at Ace Hotel- for a reading of Juno with Ellen Page and Jennifer Garner reprising their roles from the film and Tracee Ellis Ross, Tig Notaro, Alia Shawkat, Kristin Wiig and more providing additional voices (all proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood)
Artists Justin Cole and York Chang will be giving a talk about their exhibition at Samuel Freeman gallery in Culver City
Sunday
At The Observatory in Santa Ana it’s day two of the festival- When We Were Young. Band today include Descendents, FIDLAR, Silversun Pickups, Dr. Dog, Tijuana Panthers, Sunflower Bean and more ($60 Sunday only)
Chairlift and Kristin Kontrol have added an early show (2pm) at the Echoplex after the Saturday night show sold out
Hammer Museum is hosting Stand Up and Fight Back: Tactics and Strategies for Effective Creative Activism at The Wiltern with Reverend James Lawson and Nadine Bloch (free but RSVP)
British band Sleaford Mods are playing their first ever U.S. show at the Echoplex– it’s sold out but it might be worth hunting down some tickets
Jan 262017
Dustin Lovelis- Off The Rails
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (1/26-1/29/17)-
Thursday
LA band The Regrettes are playing a free show at Amoeba Records in Hollywood
Bergamot Station is hosting The Night of Ideas, ” a 7-hour marathon of debates, live performances, readings, art installations, screenings and music” that explore the idea of utopias (free with registration)
As part of The Broad’s program The Un-Private Collection, musician and art collector, Flea, will be speaking with artist Thomas Houseago (who has work in The Broad’s current exhibition Creature) at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
There are still tickets available to see photographer Candace Feit discuss her work with the transgender community in India at the Annenberg Space for Photography (free with registration)
Seratones are playing with Communist Daughter and Ever So Android at The Echo
Friday
Blum & Poe is hosting Poetry & Piano, an evening with music from Donal Fox and readings by Will Alexander, Tisa Bryant and Robin Coste Lewis in conjunction with Sam Durant’s exhibition at the gallery ($10 suggested donation with all proceeds going to Planned Parenthood)
Cayetana are opening for Mikey Erg and Lemuria at The Echo
Bootleg Theater is hosting Girlschool 2017, a 100% women-led music festival with bands that include Deap Vally, The Bird and the Bee, The Regrettes, Winter, and more playing, DJ’ing, and speaking over three nights ($16 per night or $45 for 3 days)
Peach Kelli Pop, SadGirl, and The Paranoyds are playing a benefit at Music Tastes Good in Long Beach
No Age are playing at Non Plus Ultra with Drug Apts
Saturday
My favorite of the LA art fairs, stARTup Art Fair returns to the Highland Gardens Hotel (opening on Friday and closing Sunday). The programming is worth looking into and last year each of the independent artists took over one of the unique hotel rooms and turned it into a temporary gallery (discounts on Goldstar and Groupon)
Night on Broadway returns to celebrate the history of the famous downtown LA street, with music and performances both on the street and in the historic theaters, all free
Art Los Angeles Contemporary continues at The Barker Hangar (also Friday and Sunday- discounts on Goldstar)
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls are playing at The Wiltern
Sunday
Dustin Lovelis is opening for Prism Tats at The Hi Hat
The big Museum Free-For-All is on with museums that include LACMA, the Craft & Folk Art Museum, Descanso Gardens, MOCA, and more
REDCAT is screening the documentary The Murder of Fred Hampton: The Struggle Continues by Howard Alk and Michael Gray, with a panel discussion to follow with artist Sam Durant, activist and educator Ericka Huggins and UCLA scholar Robin Kelley
If you missed No Age on Friday you can see them in Long Beach at The Federal Underground
’80s band Gene Loves Jezebel are playing at The Echo with Fatal Jamz
Jan 122017
Surf Curse- All is Lost
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (1/12-1/15/17)-
Thursday
The theme of the main exhibition for tonight’s Downtown LA Artwalk is “We the People” and check out Indoek’s 27 Frames Art Show, Silent Auction and after party at Think Tank Gallery (free)
Pearl Charles of The Blank Tapes is headlining a night of bands at The Echo that includes Big Search, GospelbeacH, and Golden Daze
MOCA Curatorial Assistant Rebecca Matalon is leading a walk through of Mickalene Thomas: Do I Look Like a Lady? on MOCA Grand Ave’s free night and/or check out the last week of Doug Aitken’s exhibition Electric Earth at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (also free tonight)
Photo LA begins at The Reef (and runs through Sunday, with discounted tickets on Goldstar)
And so does the LA Art Show at the Los Angeles Conventions center
Friday
Surf Curse are playing at the El Rey Theatre with Palm Reader and BOYO
iam8bit gallery and Everything is Terrible! are hosting a free opening party for The Jerry Maguire Video Store, a recreation of a video store except with every video being Jerry Maguire. Check here for additional ticketed performances during the show’s run from tonight until 1/29
DineLA begins and runs through 1/27
The Regrettes are having an album release party at The Echo with Dog Party and Starcrawler
Mike Watt and The Secondmen are playing with DIEGROUP at The Redwood Bar
Potty Mouth are headlining a free show at The Hi Hat with Lindsay B, Fast Friends, and Justus Proffitt
Foxes Magazine is hosting a night of Elvis tributes at The Satellite with a long list of bands that includes The Blank Tapes and Veronica Bianqui
Saturday
Trajal Harrell will be performing a customized version of his dance piece Judson Church Is Ringing in Harlem (Made-to-Measure) / Twenty Looks or Paris Is Burning at the Judson Church in the Hammer Museum courtyard (free, also on Sunday)
Geneva Jacuzzi, Sextile, L.A. Drones, Egrets on Ergot and Second Still are playing at HM157
The Aero Theatre is showing Bob Fosse’s classic film Cabaret
Purity Ring is doing a DJ set for Exchange LA’s Inception night
Sunday
Regen Projects is hosting a conversation between artist Theaster Gates and Hamza Walker, executive director of LAXART
Head to LACMA to experience Ana Prvacki’s Tent, quintet, bows and elbows, “a sculpture, a sound piece, and a performance”. It will be activated at 4:15 with a conversation and book signing to follow. (free)
Comedy collective Power Violence are at The Satellite with guests that include Pete Holmes and band Roses
Sep 292016
Gringo Star- Rotten
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (9-29-10/2/16)-
Thursday
Gringo Star are playing at The Satellite with The Relationship (Weezer guitarist Brian Bell’s band) and Night Talks
Hammer Museum is showing Eva Hesse, a documentary about the artist with a Q & A with the director Marcie Begleiter and producer Karen Shapiro afterwards
Trentemøller is performing and signing copies of his new album Fixion at Amoeba Hollywood before his sold out show at Hollywood Forever’s Mason Lodge (free but get there early)
It’s the first of two nights of UnSilent Cinema at FIGat7th (presented by Arts Brookfield) where musicians provide a contemporary score for classic silent films. Tonight Marc Ribot will score Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid and Alvin Youngblood Hart will score Fatty Arbuckle’s Out West. There will also be a Chaplin Speakeasy Happy Hour and DJs before the program begins. (free)
As part of The Broad’s film series Doll Parts, tonight they will be screening Ming Wong’s Life of Imitation followed by Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life ($12 includes same-night access to the museum
The Soul Rebels Sound System ft. Talib Kweli are playing at the Fonda Theatre
Friday
For the second night of UnSilent Cinema at FIGat7th, electronic musicians will be the focus for the program- Daedelus will be scoring Charlie Chaplin’s Easy Street, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith will be scoring Harry Smith’s Early Abstractions, Jimmy Tamborello will be scoring Buster Keaton’s Cops, and Callie will be scoring Chaplin’s One A.M.
Thievery Corporation are playing the Greek Theatre with Chronixx
Front Porch Cinema is hosting a free movie night at the Santa Monica Pier with a screening of Zootopia
The Regrettes are playing at Non Plus Ultra with Casinos and Liily
TV Girl, Avid Dancer, and Bad Wave are playing at The Hi Hat
Saturday
Jimmy Kimmel Live is having a yard sale in the studio’s back parking lot in Hollywood to benefit My Friend’s Place, an organization that helps homeless youth
For the performance- At the Edge of Space and Time: Expanding beyond Our 4% Universe, at the Hammer Museum, collaborators Jennifer Moon and laub will “bring viewers on an adventure through the cosmos, the multiverse, and beyond, presenting ideas about love, faith, and revolution by queering various scientific disciplines”. (free, also on Sunday)
It’s Dublab’s 17th Anniversary and they are having a party at Union Nightclub (formerly known as Jewel’s Catch One) with performances by Peanut Butter Wolf, Egyptian Lover and many more
Edward Scissorhands is the movie this week for the Electric Dusk Drive-In
Sunday
For Cinefamily’s wine tasting/film screening in Barnsdall Park they are showing Fellini’s Satyricon
Dynasty Handbag is performing at the Hammer Museum (free)
Jah Wobble And The Invaders of The Heart are playing with LA Drones at the Echoplex
The monthly Rock N Roll Flea Market returns to the Regent Theater (free)
Aug 182016
L.A. Drones! ” The Rachel’s Hyperbolic Decay” “Official Video” /// A band from “Subterranean Film”
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (8/18-8/21/16)-
Thursday
Multimedia artist Niko Solorio is performing at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel as part of their After 5 event (free with reservation)
Mavis Staples is playing a free concert at the Santa Monica Pier with The Suffers
For The Broad’s Doll Parts film series this week they are showing Luther Price’s Clown and Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu (House)
Today is the first day of Echo Park Rising- a free all ages music and local business event taking place at different venues throughout the weekend. Tonight’s highlights include The Frights, The Regrettes, and Pale Blue at the Echoplex. Consider getting the VIP tix to skip the lines, have easy bar access and get a goodie grab bag-$30 for the whole festival, $11.50 per day
Guns N’ Roses are playing at Dodger Stadium (also Friday)
Friday
PJ Harvey is playing at The Fonda Theatre
Guided by Voices are playing at the Teragram Ballroom (also Saturday) with Broncho
Highlights for Echo Park Rising today include Chastity Belt and Ducktails at The Echo and Roses and Colleen Green at Taix. Full schedule here
Saturday
Highlights for Echo Park Rising today include L.A. Drones at the Echoplex; Feels, Froth, La Luz, and Bleached on the Liberty Stage; So Many Wizards at Stories Books & Cafe; and Kolars at Taix. Full schedule here
Muse til Midnight, LACMA’s late night event, is teaming up with Rhonda Int’l for this installment
Parquet Courts are playing the Regent Theater
The movie at Hollywood Forever Cemetery is 2001: A Space Odyssey
Chinatown Summer Nights is back with bands, DJs, a beer garden, a magician, cooking demonstrations, a market and more, all free
Sunday
LA writer Marisela Norte will be in conversation with artist and friend Gronk at the Craft and Folk Art Museum
Peach Kelli Pop are opening for Audacity at The Smell
It’s the last day of Echo Park Rising and highlights include The Lovely Bad Things and Meatbodies at The Echoplex and Billy Changer and So Many Wizards at Spacedust. Full schedule here