TV Girl- Lover’s Rock
This song is from TV Girl’s 2014 debut album, French Exit. The video above was made by a fan and uses footage from the 1973 film Turkish Delight, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven.
TV Girl are playing at The Novo in Los Angeles on 8/12/22 with death’s dynamic shroud.
Mallrat- Uninvited
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (5/31-6/3/18)-
Thursday
TV Girl is playing at Lodge Room with Wished Bone opening
Hammer Museum has a free screening of Set it Off with a Q&A to follow with Tisa Bryant and Ernest Hardy
Okkervil River are playing at The Teragram Ballroom
Mating Ritual are playing at the Bootleg Theater with Sego and Tim Atlas
Enjoy the view and a drink while shopping at Yamashiro’s weekly Night Market
Curtis Harding is playing at the El Rey Theatre with Algiers opening
Friday
Figat7th Downtown Festival kicks off the first of four free Friday concerts with Mallrat opening for Poolside and !!! Dj’ing
This week’s First Friday event at the Natural History Museum includes a display of vintage cars and a discussion of LA’s car culture; performances by Madame Gandhi, Duckwrth, and Tuxedo; DJs, and more
Jimmy Whispers is playing at Zebulon with Dinner opening
Saturday
Hammer Museum is hosting a free opening night party for Made in L.A. 2018, the fourth edition of their biennial exhibition showcasing LA artists
LA Conservancy’s Last Remaining Seats shows classic films in old theaters in Los Angeles- this time they are showing Mr. Smith Goes to Washington at the State Theatre with a Q&A about the theater’s history to follow
KCRW kicks off its free Summer Nights concert series at One Colorado in Pasadena with Pinky Pinky
LAST Projects is hosting an opening reception for the Queer Biennial (taking place at numerous venues across LA for the month of June)
Julia Jacklin is opening for Calexico at the El Rey Theatre
Filmmaker John Waters will be speaking at Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA
Sunday
Urban Air Market, a free marketplace for independent artists and designers, is happening in Los Feliz
Metro Art Los Angeles is hosting The Floor Improv Days- a free event in Union Station with live music from brass musicians The Red Line Horns, as well as dance lessons and a percussion workshop
Neko Case is opening for Ray Lamontagne at The Greek Theatre
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)