Artwork from Tomata at MutMuz Gallery (Pic: Liz O)
A cool thing that happened this summer is that, little by little, more people started to read this site. I don’t know how most of you got here, but, thanks for reading! If you like what you see, please check back often or sign up for the weekly newsletter. And, please, share what you enjoyed with anyone else who you think might be into it.
I do like to check the site’s stats, but don’t really live by them because if there’s any lesson to learn from the age of enshittification it’s that numbers do not equal quality. But, since I also don’t like to pick favorite stories, it makes more sense to do a round-up of the five most read stories between Memorial Day and the day I made this list (8/26 in case you’re wondering).
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.
