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