LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), a member-supported public media network. Hear our news on-air at our partner site:
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
MONDAY
• Amoeba Music has a live in-store performance by Living Legends and Pigeon John at 7 PM.
• At the Egyptian Theatre, see director Thom Andersen's Los Angeles Plays Itself, the nearly secret history of LA, at 7:30 PM.
TUESDAY
• Kiss or Kill presents The Skulls, Nu-tra, The Beautiful Mothers, Underwater City People and The New Fidelity at Spaceland. Doors open at 9 PM.
• At The Echo, see The Ponys with Nathaniel Mayer, Willowz and Plastic Crimewave Sound. Tickets are $10; show starts at 8:30 PM. [18+]
• Rex Aquarium and The Dirty Kings perform at the Silverlake Lounge. Tickets are $5.
• At Arclight, see a preview of Hollywood's Master Storytellers, featuring a Q&A with Andy Garcia following a screening of Modigliani, documenting Amedeo Modigliani's rivalry with Pablo Picasso, at 7:30 PM.
• At the Egyptian Theatre, see director Thom Andersen's Los Angeles Plays Itself, the nearly secret history of LA, at 7:30 PM.
WEDNESDAY
• Indie darlings Spoon will be giving a live in-store performance at Amoeba Music at 7 PM.
• The Eels will be performing at The Galaxy at 8 PM. Tickets are $20.
• The final Arclight screening in AFI's 4th Annual Music Documentary Series is the grunge history of Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone)—Malfunkshun—at 8 PM. Director Scott Barbour will present the film.
• The New Beverly Cinema presents Sparticus at 8 PM.
• At the Troubadour, Ivy will perform with Robbers on High Street and Astaire at 8 PM. Tickets are $13.
THURSDAY
• The Knitting Factory will have Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings with Connie Price and the Keystones at 8 PM. Tickets are $15.
• Anubian Lights will perform at Spaceland with Katastrophe and Viva K. Doors open at 9 PM.
• The Eels perform at The Roxy at 9 PM. Tickets are $25.
• At the Arclight, you have a choice of two midnight screenings: the new Jet Li film Unleashed, and the new LL Cool J/Val Kilmer/Christian Slater film Mindhunters.
• The New Beverly Cinema presents Sparticus at 8 PM.
• Also, don't forget that at 7:30 PM, Arianna Huffington will be having a conversation with Anna Deavere Smith at 826LA. Tickets are $25 (we suggest reserving early).
FRIDAY
• At the Knitting Factory, see Fu Manchu, The Chelsea Smiles and Big Elf at 8 PM. Tickets are $12 advance, $14 at the door.
• The Fold at Tangier has Ramblin' Jack Elliott with Bob and Elijah Forrest and Tom Brosseau for $20.
• The Trashcan Sinatras will be performing tonight at The El Rey with Matt Costa and Mellow Drunk at 8 PM. Tickets are $21.
• Andy Bell is back, and Erasure is at Avalon three nights this week.
• Trainwreck featuring Kyle Gass (of Tenacious D) is at The Scene tonight. Cover is $5.
• It's a John Brahm film noir double feature at the Egyptian Theatre at 9:30 PM, featuring The Lodger and Hangover Square.
SATURDAY
• The Canyon Club has gone retro, featuring Berlin and Bow Wow Wow at 8 PM.
• Rhett Miller performs tonight at 8 PM Largo.
• Indie 103 presents The Wedding Present and The Organ at The Roxy tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $15.
• Erasure performs tonight at Avalon.
• The legendary John Prine performs tonight at the Wilshire Theater. The show starts at 8 PM; tickets are $35-45.
• At Skylight Books, show up 5 PM to see DJ Waldie and Dana Johnson signing California Uncovered, an anthology of writing from the California Council for the Humanities' California Stories Uncovered program.
• At MOCA Grand Avenue, see the premiere of Jordan Belson's Epilogue in a short program of several of Belson's earlier films at 3 PM. The event is free with museum admission.
SUNDAY
• The El Rey has LCD Soundsystem with MIA tonight at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $23.
• Tonight is the third and final night to catch Erasure at Avalon.
• Today is the annual plant sale at The Huntington. The sale will run from 10 AM – 4 PM in the parking lot, with a special highlight on the collection "Small Plants for Small Spaces," featuring plants for patios or balconies. For information, call (626) 405-2100