Lots of shows happening in Los Angeles this weekend and next week. Lots of movie screenings too. It took a while to comb through everything that’s happening, but I did and here are my recommendations for Thursday, September 17 through Wednesday, Spetember 23. They include: Ghost in the Shell 30th anniversary screenings, Haruomi Hosono at the Greek Theatre, Gummo at Los Feliz 3, An Evening with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Vidiots and lots more. Keep reading for the details.
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Dearest party people, I have two DJ gigs this weekend and would love it if you stopped by one or both. On Friday, September 11, I’ll be in the DJ booth all night at Club Underground. No theme this week, just a killer mix of indie, Britpop, post-punk, synthpop and loads more. Take a peek at my set list from last month if you want an idea of what’s in store. Advance tickets are available now. Club Underground is at Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown. It’s a 21+ venue. Party starts at 9:30 p.m.
On Saturday, September 12, Klub Nocturno is back at Catch One for a full-venue takeover. I’m playing in The Strokes vs. Joy Division room, which will be indie and post-punk with some new wave and darkwave in the mix. It’s 18+ and advance tickets are available now. Party starts at 9:30 p.m.
Keep reading for a few concerts, clubs and movie screening recommendations for the next week.
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The only rule I have for this blog is that whatever I write about has to be to my tastes. In the professional writing I do, I have to tailor what I write about to stuff that normal people like. Here, I can write about whatever the hell I like and recommend whatever I want. That is why, even though it’s Labor Day Weekend, I am not recommending any pool parties. I love swimming, but hate pool parties. If that’s what you want, look around elsewhere for recommendations. Here, you’ll get mostly concerts and movie screenings.
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It’s another busy, and scorching hot, weekend here in Los Angeles. Echo Park Rising is happening at various venues in the neighborhood from Friday, August 28, through Sunday, August 30. Plus, Goethe-Institut is celebrating 50 years of punk, Son Rompe Pera is playing a free show and lots more. Keep reading for my recommendations.
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It’s another jam-packed week of shows and stuff in Los Angeles. I’ve broken down my recommendations day by day for Thursday, August 20, through Wednesday, August 26. Before we get into the list, I just want to point out that there are a mix of events here with ticket prices ranging from free to a lot. The venue names all link back to the ticket pages. Check those for prices, as well as age limits. Have fun and lmk if you make it out to any of these events.
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This Friday, August 14, Klub Nocturno is back at Catch One for a full venue take over. Six rooms, six themes and I’ll be DJing in the new wave vs. darkwave room. Tickets are 70% sold last I heard, so head over to Dice to get yours before they’re gone.
Late last year, I wrote about a fantastic documentary, WTO/99, that I saw at 2220 Arts + Archives. It’s a look back at the 1999 World Trade Organization protest in Seattle told entirely through archival footage. The juxtaposition of on-the-ground footage and mainstream news reports makes it a compelling story about an event that, in hindsight, had a major impact on the new century. WTO/99 is screening at the Glendale Laemmle from August 14 through August 20 and I highly recommend catching it in the theater, especially if you have an interest in protest movements.
As for the rest of the weekend, plus early next week, I have lots of recommendations and broke them down by day, just because it seemed to make more sense. Keep reading for the details.
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Update: I will be DJing at Club Underground on Friday, August 7. Tickets are available on Eventbrite and Dice.
This weekend in Los Angeles, we have an all-star tribute to Yoko Ono at The Broad and a Deadhead film festival at Philosophical Research Society. Plus, Iceage is in town for two nights, Edgar Wright makes a stop at Gardena Cinema and more. Keep reading for my weekend recommendations, plus a few events happening early next week.
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I’m not DJing this weekend, but do want to give you a heads up that I will be back in at Nocturno in the new wave vs. darkwave room on August 14. Full venue takeover at Catch One and it’s always a lot of fun, so head over to Dice and get your tickets.
This weekend is the Surf Guitar 101 festival down in Garden Grove. I wrote about the weekender earlier this week, so check out the story if you haven’t already. Surf Guitar 101 goes from Friday through Sunday and includes performances from Los Straitjackets, The Bomboras, Boss Martians, Slacktone and a whole lot more.
As for the rest of the weekend and early next week, here are my recommendations.
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Thirty years ago, Jeff “Big Tiki Dude” Hanson stumbled across surf music via an Insect Surfers show at the Doll Hut in Anaheim. He had heard 1960s groups like the Surfaris and the Pyramids via his dad’s 45 collection, but he didn’t dive into the genre until he noticed how Insect Surfers, a surf revival band who have been active since 1979, incorporated sounds inspired by spaghetti western film scores into their music. “They’re mixing the chocolate and the peanut butter, surf and spaghetti western,” says Hanson. That led him to regular surf shows at the Doll Hut and Huntington Beach’s Surfing Museum and on CD shopping trips through the South Bay. Today, Hanson has amassed an ample collection of CDs and vinyl across the genre. He also founded the Surf Guitar 101 festival, which celebrates its 17th annual event at Garden Grove Elks Lodge from Friday, July 31, through Sunday, August 2, with a lineup that includes Los Straitjackets, The Bomboras, Boss Martians, Slacktone and many more.
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Reality Awaits, the new album from The Strokes, comes out this Friday, July 24, and you can listen to the whole album with us at Club Underground that night. It’s time for another Strokes Nite at Underground and, this time, it’s a Reality Awaits listening party too. Doors are at 9:30 p.m. and album play starts at 9:45 p.m. Both rooms of Grand Star Jazz Club will be open, with Larry G. and I on the decks. Tickets are available now on Eventbrite and Dice.
As for the rest of this weekend, and early next week, here are my recommendations.
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