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.
Concerts
Unfortunately, Fcukers’ Friday night show at The Fonda is totally sold out. If you want to see Shing02 at the Lodge Room, act fast to get tickets because they’re running low for the Thursday and Friday shows. Saturday night is already sold out. On Sunday, May 10, Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip is playing Zebulon. Over at The Offbeat on the same night, Reapo Records presents Nights Templar, Cupid Psyche, Girl Debord and Hearsay for a $7 cover! Ana Roxanne, who just released a new album, Poem 1, plays Sid the Cat on Monday night. Cabaret Voltaire is at the Bellwether on Tuesday.
Clubs
Friday night is Club Underground, as always, for your indie fix. Larry G. is on the decks all night. Sofia Kourtesis and Soichi Terada are at A Club Called Rhonda on Friday night at Los Globos. French pop night Décadanse Soirée is back at Grand Star Jazz Club on Saturday, May 9. Also on Saturday, The Soul Syndicate brings all-vinyl soul DJs to Hello Stranger and Danse X is happening at The Monty.
Movies
On Saturday, May 9, the Academy Museum screens short, silent films from the Grand Guignal, which were recently restored and feature new music from David J with Tony Green and Michael Mortilla. Like I mentioned earlier, the D Line extension will be open at Wilshire/Fairfax, so you won’t have to wait around for a crowded bus at Wilshire/Western to get to the museum anymore.
In Chinatown, MutMuz Gallery is currently showing the exhibition Devo: The First 50 Years and, coinciding with that, the gallery and Now Instant Image Hall are collaborating on a screenings of 1982 film Human Highway, which features Devo, on Saturday and Sunday. Both Now Instant and MutMuz are on Chung King Road.
On Sunday, Philosophical Research Society is screening 1972 German animated sci-fi The Cathedral of New Emotions. I haven’t seen this, but the description references Belladonna of Sadness and Fantastic Planet, so I’m going to assume it’s very psychedelic.
Also happening on Sunday is Mirrors of Resistance at Human Resources, featuring screenings of Palestinian films The Last Supper and Jamila’s Mirror. The event is $12 at the door and benefits journalists in Gaza, which is a very worthy cause. According to Reporters Without Borders, 220+ journalists have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli army since 2023.
Arts
There are a few cool arts events happening this weekend too. Printed Matter’s Art Book Fair is back at ArtCenter in Pasadena all weekend. I covered last year’s event here on Beatique and it’s a fantastic event if you’re on the lookout for zines, small press and arts books.
Saturday is the closing party for Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective at Vincent Price Art Museum. The artist herself will be on hand for a panel conversation. Self Help Graphics is doing a live poster printing, plus there will be live music and other activities. If you can’t make it to Saturday’s event, the exhibition technically runs until May 16, so you’ll have a few more days to catch it.
Clockshop’s Kite Festival is back at Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday as well. This is a super cute, free event and there are kite-making workshops, plus artist commissions, a kite competition, live cumbia from Azucar L.A. and more.
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Follow on Instagram or sign up for the weekly, Beatique newsletter for updates on new stories and gigs.
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