I’m not DJing this weekend, but have a pretty good amount of recommendations for shows, dance parties, movie screenings and more. Keep reading for my top picks of events happening in L.A. between Thursday, August 14 and Wednesday, August 20.
Continue reading Tomata du Plenty Art Show, Echo Park Rising and More Happening in L.A. 8/14 – 8/20/25
Nocturno is back at Catch One (4067 Pico Blvd. 90019) for five rooms of dancing on Friday, August 8. You’ll find me in the darkwave vs. indie sleaze room, which is also where Vilevo is playing live. On top of that, I’ll be playing an extra dose of She Past Away tunes for you throughout the night. Tickets are available now on Dice for this 18+ night. Check out my set list from last month’s Nocturno and make plans to join us on Friday night.
Here’s what else is happening this weekend and early next week.
Continue reading Klub Nocturno Is Back at Catch One on August 8 + More Happening This Weekend in L.A.
I spent a decent chunk of Tuesday afternoon at Leiminspace with Sean Carnage and Miguel Rodriguez listening to Cold War Kids, CSS and Bloc Party while hanging Monday Nights: L.A.’s Scene of the Century, 2005 -2016. The top photo is actually a before pic from Tuesday. We added a lot more to the wall and there are more walls and more photos and I’m getting pretty excited for people to have the chance to see it. The show opens on Saturday, August 2, with the festivities happening between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Do join us in Chinatown’s Central Plaze at Leiminspace (443 Lei Min Way) for the opening. If you can’t make it, the show is running through August 23 and regular gallery hours are Saturdays from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. We also made a 120-page mook/exhibition catalog that will be sold at the gallery. Stay tuned for more programming announcements too.
Continue reading Monday Nights Opens This Saturday, Plus More Happening in L.A., 7/31-8/06/25
Maybe you recall reading about Swimming Bell here on Beatique back in May. That’s when L.A.-based singer/songwriter Katie Schottland and her band of musicians celebrated the release of the latest Swimming Bell EP, Somnia, with a very intimate show at Oblivion in Highland Park. If you missed the story, go back and read it because Swimming Bell is fantastic and you can catch them on Thursday, July 25, at The Goldfish in Highland Park, where they’ll be playing alongside The GDR and Love Pig for a very low cover. Tickets are available now on Dice for this 21+ show. Check out Swimming Bell’s video for “95 at Night” too.
Continue reading Swimming Bell Live, Deltron 3030, Camp Classics and More Happening in L.A. July 24 – July 30
Last night was Club Underground’s Pulp Party, but I played in the not-Pulp room, which is why you heard a mix of ‘80s, ‘00s and new indie, darkwave, etc. upstairs at the Grand Star all night. “Women Respond to Bass” by Sextile is this summer’s banger, but I wanted to get “Rearrange,” from the duo’s latest album, into the set as well because it has a very DFA thing going on it. Also, the lyrics are extremely right now. Teddybears (featuring Iggy Pop) made a comeback with “Punkrocker” thanks to the Superman movie that I haven’t seen. There was also new music from Ships in the Night and Mareux in the set. If you want to see what was played, keep scrolling. Oh, and shout out to the small group of Fontaines D.C. fans who happened to be upstairs for both “Here’s the Thing” and “Starburster.”
Continue reading More New Sextile and Everything Else You Heard Upstairs at Club Underground, 7/18/25
I have three DJ gigs coming up this weekend. Thursday, July 17, is the premiere party for Olya Sonica’s new single “You Only Live Forever (YOLF)” at Hotel Ziggy. Friday, July 18, is Club Underground’s Pulp Party at Grand Star Jazz Club and Sunday, July 20, is Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions. Keep reading for details for all three gigs. Hope to see you on the dance floor this weekend.
Continue reading See You on the Dance Floor This Weekend
Klub Nocturno is back at Catch One this Friday, July 11, and, yes, I’ll be your DJ in the new wave vs. darkwave room, where it will be She Past Away night. There are five rooms for you and your friends to explore at Nocturno, whether your tastes lean towards rock en Español and cumbia, Deftones, reggaeton or banda. Tickets for the 18+ event are available now via Dice, so get yours asap and join us on Friday night. Party starts at 9:30 p.m.
As for the rest of the weekend and early next week, keep reading for my recommendations.
Continue reading Klub Nocturno Is This Friday + Decadanse Soiree, Optometry Live and More Happening in L.A. from July 10 – July 16
This Saturday, July 5, I’ll be at Bigfoot Lodge in Los Feliz, playing records alongside DJs Malvada and Lee from 10 p.m. until close. It’s 21+ and there’s no cover. This isn’t a genre-specific night, but you’ll probably hear a few tracks from Douglas McCarthy, the frontman of Nitzer Ebb, who died in June.
Earlier that evening, just up Los Feliz Blvd. from Bigfoot Lodge, there will be Jean Cocteau birthday celebration at Philosophical Research Society. The event is a fundraiser for PRS organized by Sacred Monster, Surrealist Study Group and 7th House Screenings and will include a screening of Testament of Orpheus the final film in Cocteau’s Orphic Trilogy, which stars the director and features Pablo Picasso, Charles Aznavour and other luminaries. If you’re going, stop by Bigfoot Lodge after the event and tell me all about it.
Continue reading Vinyl DJ Set at Bigfoot Lodge + Jean Cocteau Films and More Happening in L.A. July 3 – July 9
On Saturday, June 28, I’ll be DJing in the New Wave vs. Darkwave room for Klub Nocturno at Catch One (4067 Pico Blvd., Arlington Heights 90019). This is a full venue takeover, so there are five rooms for dancing, including Rock en Español vs. Cumbia, Deftones Night, Reggaeton and Banda vs. Quebraditas. Half of the profits will benefit families who have been impacted by ICE and tickets are going fast, so click this Dice link and get yours asap if you want to attend. This is a 21+ event and the party starts at 9:30 p.m.
Earlier on Saturday, Analog Outlaw Book and Record Fair is happening at 2220 Arts + Archives (2220 Beverly Blvd., Historic Filipinotown 90057) from noon until 5 p.m. I went to the first event last year and it was fantastic. Click on the story linked below to find out more about this counterculture physical media marketplace.
GET YOUR PHYSICAL MEDIA FIX AT ANALOG OUTLAW THIS WEEKEND
Continue reading Klub Nocturno Is Back at Catch One on June 28 + More Happening in L.A.
The first thing I heard while roaming the stalls at Analog Outlaw Book and Record Fair last September was “Wicked,” a Psychic TV track that came out at the cusp of the 1980s and 1990s. It’s this seemingly endless, loopy acid house number— I hesitate to call it a song— that appeals to a very specific kind of weirdo who collects the fruits of the Throbbing Gristle family tree and spends their free time reading about cults and psychedelics and psychedelic cults. So, if you’re that type of weirdo and you hear “Wicked” out in the wild, you know you’ve found your people.
And, yes, dear reader, I did find my people that day. Organized by Bibliomancers and Nooners Books, Analog Outlaw is a counterculture physical media marketplace. At the inaugural event, held at Zebulon last year, vendors from vintage issues of Rolling Stone to Goblin on vinyl and Frankenhooker on VHS to paperback porn. Mark Webber from Pulp was on hand to sign copies of his book, I’m With Pulp, Are You? I can’t even remember how many club pals I ran into that day. It was one of those events where you spend half the time hunting for treasure and the other half showing your friends what you found.
For their second fair, on June 28, Analog Outlaw is moving to a larger venue, 2220 Arts + Archives. The roster includes mix of vintage media vendors and indie publishers, amongst them Hat & Beard Press, horror zine Midnight Companions and Neither Neither Books, as well as the first West Coast appearance of Japanese Avant Garde Books.
Continue reading Get Your Physical Media Fix at Analog Outlaw This Weekend