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  • Leather Strip Live, Bleak Week Movies, Tarot Festival and More Happening in L.A. 5/29/25 – 6/04/25

    Leather Strip live at Slipper Clutch in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 31, 2025

    I’m not DJing this week, but there are a few special events happening that I think you should know about. 

    Leather Strip is playing Los Angeles on Saturday night *and* it’s a vintage Zoth Ommog set. I Speak Machine and Damascus Knives are opening, plus there will be DJ sets from Joe Virus (The Church, Dallas) and Industrial Nova (Oakland/SF). This is an L.A. Industrial show that’s happening at Slipper Clutch, which is pretty small, so, don’t snooze on getting tickets. There’s a good discount for advance tickets, while they’re available, over at Resident Advisor. This is a 21+ show. 

    Sunday is the beginning of Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair, the American Cinematheque festival of movies that will make you feel really bad. Screenings are happening between June 1 and June 7 at the Egyptian, Los Feliz 3 and The Aero. I highlighted some of the movies in next week’s Discover Los Angeles listings, but there are more worthy films in this year’s lineup. I regret to inform you, though, that the screening of Christiane F.  At Los Feliz 3 on Tuesday, June 3, is already sold out. (If you’ve never seen Christiane F., you must and I know for sure that you can rent it at Videotheque because that’s where I found it.) But, there are still tickets to see Dogtooth at the Aero in Santa Monica on June 1, Melancholia at the Egyptian on Wednesday, June 4and so much more. What a lineup of movies! The film fest comes to a close the following weekend with screenings of Watership Down and Grave of the Fireflies. Check American Cinematheque’s website for the full, depressing schedule. 

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  • Scarface Italo Disco, Carrie Movie Screenings and More for Memorial Day Weekend

    Flyer for Dolce Vita Italo disco tribute to Scarface at The Grayson in Los Angeles on May 24, 2025

    I’m not DJing this weekend, but my friends are Saturday night, May 24, at the Grayson (351 S. Broadway DTLA 90013) for Dolce Vita’s Tribute to Scarface. David Christian and Mando Italo will be on the decks playing Italo disco and Giorgio Moroder faves. Dolce Vita’s Scarface parties are always a vibe and guests are encouraged to dress in theme, so don’t miss out on this. There’s no cover. Party starts at 9 p.m. and goes until last call. This is a 21+ event. 

    If you’re planning on going to the Scarface party you might as well make it a Brian De Palma kind of weekend at head to Gardena Cinema (14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena 90249) on Sunday, May 25, where Carrie is screening. This is the real deal 1976 De Palma film, not an unnecessary remake, starring creepy Sissy Spacek and creepier Piper Laurie. It is, quite possibly, the best horror film ever made. There are three screenings, so check the times and get tickets. 

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  • The Smiths Nite at Club Underground + More Happening in L.A. This Weekend

    The Smiths Nite at Club Underground in Los Angeles at Grand Star Jazz Club on May 16, 2025 with DJs Larry G., Liz O. and Rose Knows

    This Friday, May 16, is The Smiths Nite at Club Underground. Larry G., Rose Knows and I will be playing a mix of The Smiths, Morrissey and Johnny Marr, plus the indie, Britpop and post-punk bands they inspired over at Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown. Advance tickets are available now, so click this link to get yours. Party starts at 9:30 p.m. and it’s 21+. 

    Grand Star Jazz Club is located at 943 N. Broadway, inside Chinatown’s Central Plaza, right next to the Bruce Lee statue. 

    As for the rest of the weekend/early next week, here’s what I recommend. 

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  • Klub Nocturno Is May 9 + More Happening in L.A. This Weekend

    Klub Nocturno Catch One Los Angeles May 9, 2025 flyer

    This Friday, May 9, Klub Nocturno takes over Catch One for five parties in one. I’ll be back in the New Wave vs. Darkwave room playing a mix of flashbacks and new bangers all night. There’s also the rock en Español vs. cumbia room, System of a Down night, the old school vs. new school reggaeton room and a disco room. Tickets are available on Dice for this 18+ event. Click here to get yours asap because Klub Nocturno does sell out. 

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  • Five Animated Movies to See in Theaters on May 4

    Son of the White Mare 1981 psychedelic animated movie from Hungarian director Marcell Jankovics
    Son of the White Mare (1981) screens at Philosophical Research Society on Sunday, May 4, 2025

    Since my Premium magazine feature on L.A.-area repertory cinema is out now, I wanted to highlight a few movie theaters for this week’s recommendations. And since I love animation, that will be the focus of this week’s picks. All of the screenings are happening on Sunday and there is some geographic diversity, so hopefully, you can fit one of these into your schedule. They’re (nearly) all movies that I have seen previously and 10/10 recommend. 

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  • Circuit de Yeux Live , Marcell Jankovics Film Screening & More L.A. Events for April 24 – April 30

    Excetera La Cuevita flyer April 25, 2025 DJ Malvada, DJ Liz O.

    This Friday, I’ll be joining my friend Malvada at La Cuevita in Highland Park for Ex-Cetera. Anything goes when we DJ from 10 p.m. until last call, so stop by and join us. La Cuevita is at 5922 N. Figueroa Ave. and there’s no cover, but it is a 21+ night. 

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  • Depeche Mode x New Order Night at Underground and More Happening This Weekend in L.A.

    Flyer for Depeche Mode x New Order Night at Club Underground on Friday, April 18, 2025 with DJs Larry G., Liz O. and Rose Knows

    This Friday is Depeche Mode x New Order night at Club Underground and I’ll be back on the decks with Larry G. and special guest Rose Knows. Both floors of the Grand Star Jazz Club will be open and, in addition to a motherload of Depeche Mode and New Order hits and deep cuts, we’ll be playing indie, Britpop, new wave, darkwave, electro and more. Click on this link to get discount, advance tickets now. Party starts at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 18 and it’s 21+. The Grand Star is located at 943 N. Broadway, inside Chinatown’s Central Plaza, right next to the Bruce Lee statue. See you on the dance floor!

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  • Klub Nocturno Is April 11 + More Events In L.A. This Weekend

    Flyer for Klub Nocturno at Catch One in Los Angeles on April 11, 2025

    This Friday, April 11, I’ll be back at Catch One for Klub Nocturno. Find me in the Boy Harsher Night room, playing darkwave and new wave for you. (And, obviously, expect to hear a lot of Boy Harsher in the set.) As of the time of writing this, there are still tickets available, so click this link and get yours asap. This is a full venue takeover, so there are five rooms to explore all for one cover charge. Party starts at 9:30 p.m. This is a 21+ event. 

    As for the rest of the weekend, Saturday is jam-packed with events taking you from day to night. So, even if you didn’t get tickets to see Ultra Sunn at 1720, which is sold out now, there’s still a lot to do. 

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  • Marie Davidson Live and More Happening in L.A. This Weekend

    Marie Davidson City of Clowns album cover

    So, the reason I decided to scale back on posting events here is because I’m back at writing up listings for Discover Los Angeles and I don’t like to repeat myself. You can click here to see recommendations for the week of April 7 through April 13. The one event on the list that is most relevant to the roundups I write here is the Turntable Trio event at 2220 Arts + Archives on Monday, April 7. It a next-level DJ performance event with a super reasonable cover charge at a venue that I like a lot. 

    I won’t be DJing this weekend, which is probably a good thing on account of having a feature story that I have to finish for next week. (My next gig, if you’re wondering, is at Nocturno on April 11.) If you’re looking for a dance night, head to Underground on Friday at the Grand Star. Larry G. has all the indie, new wave and post-punk jams ready for you. Here are more recommendations for this weekend.

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  • Franz Ferdinand Live, Mulholland Drive Screenings and More Happening in L.A. 3/27-4/02/25

    Photo of Agender by Lindsey Byrnes
    Agender (Photo: Lindsey Byrnes) plays a free show to celebrate new album, Berserk, at Zebulon on 3/28/25

    I made an executive decision to scale back on the event listings here, just to save myself some time. Going forward, I’ll post these on Thursdays and the list will include my top five recommendations for events happening in L.A. through Wednesday of the following week. 

    The top 5 will be in addition to my DJ gigs. (I’m not playing anywhere this week.) If an event is going on multiple days, like a week-long movie run, it will be listed at the top. After that, everything is listed chronologically. 

    This week’s recommendations include David Lynch movies screening in L.A. and Orange County. Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire or David Lynch: The Art Life? Take your pick. There’s also animation studio Titmouse’s annual 5 Second Day shorts fest over Vidiots on Friday night. For shows, Agender’s free, album release gig at Zebulon will be a blast on Friday. On Saturday, consider Franz Ferdinand at The Wiltern or Vague Lanes and Darkswoon at The Goldfish. All the details are listed below. 

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