i picked a good week to move, there’s not much going on in this beast of a city for once, except the exceptional Zola Jesus who is playing Part Time Punks this Sunday at the Echo. not sure if it’s a show or just a DJ set, either way i’ll see you there. here’s a few other recommendations for the week below:
THURSDAYS : DON’T KNOCK THE ROCK 2010! @ Cinefamily/Silent Movie Theater “TARGET VIDEO PRESENTS: SO CAL PUNK ROCKERS , “Starting in the late ’70s, Target taped punk and post-punk bands in its studio space, in clubs, at parties and on the streets of the world at a time when music television was nonexistent. Their massive performance footage library is a sight to behold — and on Thursday, you’ll be treated to a solid blast of L.A./SoCal-centric clips from their archives: Screamers, BPeople, Suburban Lawns, Dickies, Zeros, Germs, Geza X, Plugz, CH3, TSOL and bunches more! Take a look at this Target clip of the Mau Maus here!” – Part Time Punks DJ Michael Stock will be spinning records before and after the show!”
Friday, July 30
KXLU and The Fold Presents Pocahuanted, Mi Ami, Peaking Lights @ Bootleg Theatre
Sunday, August 1
PART TIME PUNKS with ZOLA JESUS and Fancy Space People (members of the Germs) @ echo (tickets here. this will sell out folks)
sneak preview of Life During Wartime, a new film by Todd Solondz @ Cinefamily/Silent Movie Theatre for FREE!!!! (RSVP here) Solondz and Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman will be there after for a Q+A
The New Pornographers, The Dodos, Imaad Wasif @ Henry Fonda Theater
Antibalas at Echoplex with the Sway Machinery opening (three thumbs up show from j.s.)
La Roux has really nice hair @ Club Nokia with Ana Calderon
Threadless West Coast Social @ The Echo Greg Dulli (DJ set)
(fukkin’ love love love this movie, and it has one of the best death scenes of all time in it.) Dogs In Space and We’re Livin’ on Dog Food @ Cinefamily “Unscreened in Los Angeles for ages, Richard Lowenstein’s seminal Australian post-punk masterpiece Dogs In Spacecomes to the Cinefamily in a brand-new HD restoration! Based on Lowenstein’s own whirlwind experiences as a young man in the heart of the late ’70s Melbourne scene, the film is a dense, chaotic stew of vignettes charting the endless 24/7 partying that takes place in a trashy communal house — a magical realm in which its wild, impoverished inhabitants do dope, go to shows, play shows, smash TVs, occasionally go to school, and generally live out a gloriously hedonistic life path. In the center of this storm is Sam (played by INXS frontman Michael Hutchence), the charismatic heroin addict whose Zen-like calm fares him well amongst a kingdom’s worth of other jokers, junkies and misfits. Part Time Punks main man DJ Michael Stock will be spinning records before and after the films!”
i don’t know who Leon is but i’m pretty sure he doesn’t need Kings of Leon @ Hollywood Bowl with Built to Spill (wow, didn’t even know he was still around) and Features opening (tix here)
it’s a CALENDAR FOLDING PARTY!!!! @ Cinefamily – more info from them “The latest round of our print calendars is here! We’ll start the folding this Monday at 7:30PM — come on by the theater, for there will be pizza, snacks, and afterwards, a 35mm screening of Satan’s Cheerleaders, exploitation master Greydon Clark’s ‘77 ode to teenage abandon and devil worship!”
WTTD pal Courtney Cruz is reprising her Star Wars burlesque with the Fempire Strikes Back @ the Music Box Hollywood. last one sold out, so get tickets before you go. (check out pics from Courtney Cruz’s Fetish Girls and Video Game Girls here)
Carlos Ramos, Becca and Mark Covell have a threesome @ Copro Gallery from 8:00 – 11:30 p.m
everything looks good ‘On Paper’ (yes, it’s a lame joke, but i’m hungover and it’s all i got right now) with a group show at George Billis Gallery LA from 6.30 to 10pm
a whole buncha peeps do custom-painted Buff Monster toys at Giant Robot 2 from 6.30 to 10pm
it’s an Alternative Press Magazine 25th anniversary party group swinger show kind of thing with a grip of artists @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery from 8-11pm
be sure to dress all in black (seriously, they won’t let you in otherwise) for Christ Vs Warhol at Bar Sinister – i’ve been digging this band, they sound a lot like early Siouxsie
SUNDAY, JULY 11th
Spain vs Netherlands in the World Cup Final Match! yeah, i could care less too. but i do love a party! Crewest is having a World Cup party. sponsored by Asahi, Jarritos, Roaring Lion energy drink and Fox Sports Español, doors open at 11am with kickoff at 11.30, and check out the Sweet Things opening while you’re there. (About the Exhibit: Sweet Things is a female urban art group show focusing on canvases, prints, photography, illustration and merchandise of 8-10 mid-career female urban artists, as well as legendary, internationally-recognized female artists. Explorations of graffiti, urban illustration, tattoo art, portraiture and fashion will be emphasized. Curated by: Indie184 and Queen Andrea. Exhibiting Artists: Aiko, Martha Cooper, Gillian Goldstein, Motel7, Koralie, Mickey, Jules Muck, Klor, Queen Andrea and Indie184. Featured Artist: Sherm.)
Early show and a late show – Special Cinefamily Fundraiser: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea w/live score by Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields @ Cinefamily (this looks fucking rad)
Part Time Punks with Full Frontal, Manicorn @ The Echo
i have no idea what Fol Chen means so i’m sorry but you’re not getting a joke about their name and i’m sure you’re all torn up about it @ The Echo with Random Patterns (yay! – the vid above for Psychic Luau super sucks but i CANNOT GET ENOUGH of this song. it’s the feel good song of the summer for me.) and Pizza! opening
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