Long weekends are relaxing, but they can also be daunting. To assuage the malaise, LAist has assembled a list of musical diversions that are kind to your wallet, while also providing a nice alternative to the crowded beaches. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free.
SATURDAY, 9/3
- Joy Burnworth, plays a free concert at The
Promenade at Howard Hughes Center.
The performance starts at 6pm. Call (310) 641-8073.
- DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time
Punks begin their two month residency at
MOCA with tracks
from the great haunts of Manhattan circa 1979-87. Stock and White perform
at 6pm. Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore performs at 8pm. The event is free
with general museum admission. Call (213) 621-1734.
- Octavio Figueroa performs Latin jazz at the Levitt
Pavilion in Pasadena.
The show starts at 8pm. Call (626) 683-3230 for details. - Dirty Dirty House Club returns to Akbar with
house grooves from DJ Tony Powell. The show starts at 9pm and admission is
free before 10pm. Call (323) 665-6810 for more information.
SUNDAY, 9/4
-
Violinist Endre Balogh, violist Steven Gordon, cellist Dennis Karmazyn and pianist
Genevieve Lee perform Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 26
for the LACMA Sundays Live Series .
The show starts at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.
- Catch the 10th
Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival, located between 42nd
and 43rd Streets. The festival hours are11am-7pm. Call 213-978-0333.
MONDAY, 9/5
- Run Run Run start their month-long
Monday night residency at Spaceland.
Doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380
