This Friday, May 22, is Depeche Mode x New Order Night at Club Underground. Both floors of Grand Star Jazz Club will be open and Larry G. and I will be on the decks all night. Party starts at 9:30 p.m. and it’s 21+. The Grand Star is located in Chinatown’s Central Plaza, next to the Bruce Lee Statue.
Plus, Underground is doing two room parties for the next few weeks, with Darkwave Nite happening again on May 29 and Interpol Nite on June 5. Advance tickets are available now.
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I’ve been on a museum kick lately. Museums are the antidote to the slop that poisons our daily lives. These institutions present art and history with the information and context necessary to understand what we see and hear. They’re curated – the actual definition of the word, not the watered-down marketing department version of it – by people who have done real research to present the materials in the most accurate way possible. I can trust what I see in a museum and that’s comforting when I can’t get through a single scroll without asking truly absurd questions like, “Is that Golden Trump for real?”
My favorite thing about museums, though, is that the exhibitions are designed to be seen in person. You can take as many photos as you want, but none of them are going to do justice to the art or exhibits. That’s why, instead of my regular recommendations this week, I wanted to encourage people to go out and see what is in your local museums. If you’re reading this in Los Angeles, which I am assuming you are, then I have two specific institutions to shout out. Both are in locations that are easy to visit whether you have a car or use public transit and admission for both is free.
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This Friday, the first section of Metro’s D Line extension opens, which means we’ll finally have subway access to Miracle Mile. The Wilshire/La Brea is El Rey adjacent. Wilshire/Fairfax will take you to Museum Row and the timing couldn’t be better now that LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries are open. You can also ride the D to the Academy Museum for a super cool screening listed in this week’s Movies section. And, maybe that Wilshire/La Cienega stop will lead to a Beverly Center resurgence. Who knows?
Metro news aside, here are my recommendations for concerts, clubs, movie screenings and a few art events that are happening this weekend and early next week.
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This Friday, May 1, Klub Nocturno is back at Catch One with five rooms for dancing. I’ll be in the new wave vs. darkwave room this time around, which is also where you’ll find Joy Division Night. So, you’ll be getting a heavy dose of Joy Division (and New Order) in addition to the usual mix of darkwave, new wave and post-punk bangers. Tickets are available now on Dice for this 21+ bash.
As for the rest of this weekend and early next week, keep reading for my recommendations.
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No DJ gigs for me this weekend, but I have some LA clubs, concert and movie recommendations for you, including Art Brut, Strange Boutique and The Cribs live, the Quay Brothers and rare Soviet animation in theaters and more. Keep reading for the details. (And, in case you’re wondering, my next gig is Friday, May 1 at Klub Nocturno.)
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This Friday, April 17, is Darkwave Nite at Club Underground. Both rooms of Grand Star Jazz Club will be open with Larry G. playing indie Britpop and more in one room, while I’ll be spinning darkwave, synth, electro, post-punk, etc. in the other room. Will you dance to new Ladytron? Maybe some ADULT.? Sextile and Pixel Grip? Come down and find out. Advance tickets are available now.
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This summer, a small handful of teens will have the opportunity to write and produce music in a collaborative, professional studio environment when the inaugural Amplify Arts Project x Push-Up Bra LA Writers Camp takes place in Los Angeles. The five-day intensive, open to 14 to 19-year-old girls and gender-expansive youth, includes songwriting sessions with professional mentors and workshops on subjects like music publishing and marketing.
“We want to give them a positive first impression of what it’s like to be in a recording studio,” says Devin Davis of Amplify Arts Project (and also of the band Ramonda Hammer), the organization that runs music and arts summer camps for girls. To do this, Amplify partnered with Push-Up Bra LA, a local non-profit working to empower women in music through writing camps, live performances and networking events. The goal of this summer’s teen Writers Camp is to function much in the same way a professional one would.
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This Friday, April 10, is ‘90s Nite at Club Underground— think Britpop, Björk and Trainspotting— and both floors of Grand Star Jazz Club will be open. Larry G. and I will be your DJ for the night and it should be a good one. Advance tickets are available now, so get yours as soon as you can I’ll see you on the dance floor this Friday night. Party starts at 9:30 p.m. and it’s 21+.
As for the rest of the weekend and early next week, here are my recommendations.
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Klub Nocturno is happening at Catch One this Friday, April 3, at Catch One. Five rooms for $5 and I’ll be DJing in the rock en Español vs. cumbia room this time around. Tickets are available now on Dice, so get yours asap.
Aside from my own DJ gig, I do have a few recommendations for this weekend and next week, so keep reading for the details.
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This Friday, March 27, is The Strokes Night at Club Underground. Both rooms of Grand Star Jazz Club will be open, with Larry G. and I on the decks, so you’ll get a solid dose of The Strokes, plus the Underground mix of indie, post-punk, Britpop, synthpop, new wave, darkwave and more. Advance tickets are available now. See you on the dance floor this Friday night. Doors are at 9:30 p.m. and it’s 21+.
Keep reading for my recommendations for the rest of this weekend and early next week.
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