FEATURED IN FOUNDTRACK PODCAST _ PREVIOUSLY
Monday / January 25th
MUSIC
- KROQ Locals Only Presents The French Semester, Team Abraham, Le Switch, Wonderground @ Echo (FREE)
- Year Long Disaster, Dirty Sweet, Karma To Burn, Dead Meat @ Spaceland (FREE)
- Eugene and the 1914, The Steelwells, Dusty Rhodes & The River Band, Mississippi Man @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)
- Whispering Pines, The Northstar Session, Sally Jaye @ Bootleg (FREE)
- Lots O' Crap Presents Tan Dollar, Simo Soo, DDM @ Tribal Cafe
- Sun Araw, Talibam!, Vaginals, David Scott Stone @ Echo Curio
- Sean Carnage Presents Day 2: 2nd Annual Pomona Rib Cook-Off feat.Warm Streams, Cockwind, Stress Ape, Hot Topic, Kill Kill Kill @ Pehrspace
- Oren Lavie, Matthew Mayfield, Window View, Sky White Tiger @ Hotel Cafe
- Frank Fairfield @ The Redwood Bar & Grill
DJ's/PARTIES
- Funkmosphere feat. Dam-Funk @ Carbon (Culver City)
FILM
- LA Film School Presents Winter Shorts Night Series @ Space 15 Twenty
MISC.
- Love and Haiti: Comedy Benefit Show with special guests Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman, more @ Largo
Tuesday / January 26th
MUSIC
- The Cribs (feat. Johnny Marr), Jemina Pearl @ The Glass House
- Jenny Lewis and Friends Haiti Benefit Show @ Largo
- Hollywood East Entertainment and Illroots.com Presents Curren$y, Diz Gibran, Tiron, Hollyweerd, El Prez, Spree Wilson, Grip Plyaz, Mikkey Hasted, Lep Bogus Boys @ Echoplex- Olin And The Moon, The Henry Clay People @ Echo (FREE)
- Summer Darling, By Sunlight, Vanaprasta, Shiloe @ Spaceland
- The Union Line, We Barbarians, Voxhaul Broadcast @ Bootleg
- Giant Ships, Sydney Robinson @ Silverlake Lounge
- Armada's Rock For Haiti Benefit with Monkeys in Space, Parents, Outlett @ The Viper Room
- STLS, Protect Me, Rare Grooves @ Echo Curio
- Guns N' Broes, Stress Ape, Los Fantasmas Carmesi, I.E. @ The Smell
- That 1 Guy, J-Logic @ The Mint
- The Ross Sea Party, Tyler Brown Williams, The Brittany's, Victoria Clemons @ The Roxy (On the Rox)
- Captain Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss, New Rome Quartet, Lightnin Woodcock @ The Redwood Bar & Grill
DJ's/PARTIES
- Dim Mak Tuesdays feat. special guest DJ Bartbmore, special guest DJ Huggs with resident DJ's Them Jeans, Dan Oh @ Cinespace- Mas Exitos feat. selectors Ganas, Enorbito, Lengua, Hoseh, Chico Sonido @ Verdugo Bar (FREE)
- Origami Vinyl Presents Record Club @ El Prado (FREE)
FILM
- "American Splendor" (2003) & The Confessions of Robert Crumb @ Hammer Museum (Hammer Screenings)
- ITVS Community Cinema Presents "Garbage Dreams" (2009) @ Blue Conference Room (Pacific Design Center)
MISC
- Tim & Eric Present For Your Haiti: A Benefit Show with Dr. Steve Brule @ Cinefamily (Silent Movie Theatre) - Both shows SOLD OUT ; Q&A after the show with Tim, Eric and John C. Reilly, moderated by Awesome Showregular Richard Dunn.
Wednesday / January 27th
MUSIC
- Charlotte Gainsbourg with Beck @ 89.9fm KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley - 11:15am)
- Placid Casual Presents New Noise feat a special live performance from Ash Riser plus Resident DJ Dave V, Marouan Jamai with special guests and featuring The Barry Sobel Show @ The Red Room of Bar Lubitsch - The Airborne Toxic Event, Aushua @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
- Rev. Payton's Big Damn Band, The Donkeys @ Echo
- SISU, Asbury, Twilight Sleep @ Spaceland (CLUB NME)
- Michael Runion with friends Jason Boesl, Zberg (The Like), Jjamz @ Bootleg
- Silent Star, The Wallburds, Hotel St. George @ Silverlake Lounge
- Kissing Cousins, By Sunlight, Ryan Harrison and the Orphans, Daniel Ahearn @ Echo Curio
- FMLY and KXLU Presents The FMLYzine Fundraiser Show feat. Gowns, Corridor, Furcast @ New Space (5011 W. Adams Blvd)
- KCRW Presents Lucy Schwartz, Chis Pureka, Joey Degraw, Fences @ Hotel Cafe
- The Soft Hands, Shane Walsh, Stepfather @ Three of Clubs (Marathon Live)
- Kosmonaut (Record Release), The Mullhollands, Bathroom Murders, The Hundred Days plus Resident DJ's Mr. Sleep, Keith 2.0, DJ N @ Boardner's (Club Moscow)
- Dance Party, Radio Freq, The Cataracs, Lady Sinatra @ Crazy Girls - That's right...The Strip Club!
- 1320 Records Showcase feat. Nalepa Dub Orchestra, Virtual Boy, St. Andrew, Fuzz, more @ Airliner Club (Low End Theory)
DJ's/PARTIES
- Anne Lee and Shadowscene Present Awesometown feat. Huggs, C-town and resident DJ's Dirty Dave, Anne Lee @ The Shortstop (FREE)- Nu-Soul Magazine and Red Light Special Events Presents The Foreign Exchange Official Grammy Celebration hosted by Phonte with special guest DJ's Nicolay, Anthony Valadez (KCRW), and DJ Destroyer (Strictly Social) @ Elevate Lounge (FREE w/RSVP)
- Melodic One Year Anniversary Party feat. Mark Farina, The EC Twins @ The Standard Hotel (Hollywood)
- Freedom of Beats feat. DJ Revolution, Alchemist, and DJ Spider plus resident DJ's Rhettmatic, Spinbad, Julio G and Tony G, more @ Seven Restaurant and Lounge (FREE w/RSVP)
Thursday / January 28th
MUSIC
- Fruit Bats @ 89.9fm KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley - 11:15am)
- Filter Presents Fruit Bats, Citay, Extra Classic, DJ Turquoise Wisdom @ Echoplex
- The Parson Red Heads, The Chapin Sisters, Social Studies, All Spots To Black @ Echo
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Matthieu Schreyer (KCRW) @ Track 16 (Bergamot Station) - In addition Ed Moses, Chuck Arnoldi, Raymond Pettibon, Robert Graham, Larry Bell and other artists will donate their work to help raise funds for Haitian earthquake victims.
- Jessica Fichot, Fishtank Ensemble, Diego's Umbrella @ Spaceland
- Jason Diaz, Wade Ryff (The Janks), Zmed Brothers (The Janks), Peppermint Wolf @ Silverlake Lounge
- Death Kit, Yours Til Death, The Half-Hearted @ Bordello
-Wayne Hancock @ Amoeba (6;30pm/FREE)
- Ballerina Black with debut of music video "leaves" @ Space 15 Twenty (Music Nite at the Courtyard)
- Honeyhoney, The Truth, Dynamite Walls, Get Back Loretta @ Viper Room
- Natalia Lafourcade @ The Conga Room
- Khosro Soltani @ LACMA (Bing Theatre) - The renowned European-based Iranian musician and composer Khosro Soltani will perform on the Nai, Balaban, and Sornay (traditional Persian wind instruments). His work promotes traditional Persian music with philharmonics across Europe and the Americas.
- The Mother Hips, Travel By Sea, Angela McCluskey, Samuel Stewart @ Hotel Cafe - Fyfe Dangerfield of the Guillemots unfortunately had to cancel this scheduled appearance. He said he will return to LA in March.
- Jason Webley, Eliza Rickman @ Echo Curio
- The Golden Years, Johnny O'Donnell & A Cast of 1000s, Devon Williams @ L'Keg Gallery
- Abe Vigoda, Silk Flowers, Bronze, Tearist @ The Smell
- Lady Dottie @ The Redwood Bar & Grill
DJ's/PARTIES
- Afro Funke Presents Afro Funke Soundsystem feat. resident DJ's Jeremy Sole (KCRW), Glenn Red @ Zanzibar
- Le Branche Presents Comme De La Maison @ R-Bar - A weekly speak easy soirée from our friends at Le Branche ; Password = Le Branche
- Afex Thursdays feat. DJ Adam 12 and special guests @ Temporary Spaces II
- Dance Right feat. special guests TBA @ La Cita (FREE w/RSVP)
MISC.
- Hammer Presents Smith on Smith @ Hammer Museum - Please join Patti Smith and friends for a night of film, live music, and remembrance as we celebrate the publication of Harry Smith: The Avant-Garde in the American Vernacular.
- Mississippi Night @ The Grammy Museum
- Hollywood Forever Cemetary and Duncan Trussel Present Comedy Is Dead 9 @ Hollywood Forever Cemetary (Masonic Lodge)
FILM
"Teenage Paparrazo" (2009) @ Downtown Independent Theatre (One Night Only) - A 13-year-old paparazzi boy snaps a photo of actor Adrian Grenier, leading Grenier to explore the effects of celebrity on culture.
- Creating A More Visually Comprehensive Cinema (Seminar) @ Egyptian Theatre
- Larry Karaszewski Presents "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975) @ Aero Theatre - Oscar winning screenwriter Frank Pierson in Person
Friday / January 29th
MUSIC
- Rum & Humble, Echo/KCRW Presents Out 4 Blood: An Evening of Live Music from HBO's True Blood feat. John Doe, C.C. Adcock & the Lafayette Marquis, Jace Everett, KCRW's Gary Calamar and others @ Echoplex- The Tender box, Satellite Crush @ Echo (Club Underground)
- Spaceland and Arjanwrites.com Presents Superfraiche feat. VV Brown, Reni Lane, Love Grenades, Scott Simons @ Spaceland
- Andy Clockwise, Nneka, Aya Larkin, Lauren Shera @ Hotel Cafe
- Figurine, Psychic Powers, Suzanne Kraft, DJ hoseh @ Pehrspace
- GPKism, Seileen @ Bootleg
- Boomsnake, Slang Chickens, Superhumanoids @ Echo Curio
- Adolescents, The Riverboat Gamblers, John Doe @ Alex's Bar (Long Beach)
- Eugene and the 1914 @ Aquarium of the Pacific
- Polysics, Sabrosa Purr, New Kingdom @ The Roxy- Luciana Souza Trio @ The Broad Stage
- Tim Reynolds and TR3 @ The Mint
- Realicde, BIRTH!, Unmaskings, Heart Throb @ Women of Crenshaw
- Lots O Crap Presents My Name is Dalloway, Magic Fingers @ The Smell
- The Pristines, Shane Walsh, Cue the Moon, The Live Bullets @ Mr. T's Bowl
- Brendan Daniel & The Chics, Thee Makeout Party @ Redwood Bar & Grill
DJ's/PARTIES
- Calling All Kids feat. special guests TBA plus resident DJ's matthewdavid (Dublab), sodapop (anticon) @ Hyperion Tavern
- Control Presents Alan Braxe, Classixx, Human Life, plus Resident DJ Mr. White @ Avalon
- Purple Lounge Fridays feat. special guests TBA @ The Standard Hotel Hollywood (Purple Lounge) - FREE w/RSVP
- Kiss N Grind The Grammy Edition feat. 2010 Grammy nominees Eric Roberson, The Foreign Exchange, Bilal, Robert Glasper plus guest DJ's Questlove, Chad Hugo (Neptunes, N.E.R.D.), Hip Hop Dan as Missile Command, more @ Club 740
FILM
- Cine Insomnia feat. "The Goonies" (1985) @ The Nuart - New 35mm print
- "Bronson" (2008) @ Downtown Independent - Opening night of a limited engagement of acclaimed film about british convict
- "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975) "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" (1983) @ Aero Theatre (Monty Python Double Feature)
- "The Posters Came from the Walls" (2008 - L.A. Premiere) @ Cinefamily (Silent Movie Theatre) - Depeche Mode fans from around the world tells stories of faith and devotion in this fascinating and inspired documentary about fandom.
"Amarcord" (1973) "Radio Days" (1987) @ New Beverly Cinema
MISC
Hawaii Night @ The Grammy Museum
Los Angeles Art Deco Architecture @ Egyptian Theatre
Saturday / January 30th
MUSIC
- KCRW and MojaMoja Present the 2nd Annual Pre-Grammy Awards Brunch hosted by Garth Trinidad feat. performances by The Foreign Exchange, Little Dragon, Nneka, Alice Smith, Quetzal Guererro @ W Hotel (Hollywood) SOLD OUT - Event helps to raise awareness for Oxfam America- Danceism feat. SonicC (Dim Mak), Robot Love (Danceism), Paul Devro (Mad Decent), Bones (GDD), Asaa (Danceism) @ Echoplex
- Bowerbirds, Julie Doiron (ex-Eric's Trip) @ Echo (Early Show)
- The Residents @ Henry Fonda Theatre
- Moving Units, Rumspringa, Casxio @ The Glass House
- Coby Brown, Graydon, Leila Broussard, Penelope Fortier, One Trick Pony, Kathryn Ostenberg @ Hotel Cafe
Jacqueline Becker @ Molly Malone's
- The Riverboat Gamblers, Throw Rag, Mike Watt @ Alex's Bar
- John Nolan (of Straylight Run), Mansions @ Bootleg
- Future Sounds Presents Nico Stai, Chief, Yikes! A Lion, Fences @ Spaceland- Nonprojects Presents Asura, Sequins and Skeletons, Wild Mountain Time, Anenon @ Echo Curio
- Pehrspace Benefit Show feat. Traps, ps, Kill Kill Kill @ Pehrspace
- Feel Free, Treasure Mammal, Neon Navajo @ The Smell
- Alex's Bar 10 Year Anniversary Show feat. Throw Rag, Mike Watt and the Secondmen plus Very Special Guests TBA @ Alex's Bar (Long Beach)
- I See Hawks in LA, Old Californio @ The Redwood Bar & Grill
- Los Guppies, Bumtech, Modern Time Machines, Lost Lake, The Delabre @ Mr. T's Bowl
- The Pity Party, Pocahaunted, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, and Morgan from The Whispertown 200 @ Cinespace (Haiti Benefit; 100% proceeds go to OpUSA)
- Elevate Presents: Luminous Movement feat. Luminaries, The Bolt, Amae, Elijah Ray @ Dakota Lounge- Sonos (A Capella) @ UCLA
DJ's/PARTIES
- Steve Angello, Kazell @ Avalon
- DJ Daniel L'Amour, Posso the DJ's @ MI:6
- Anthony Valadez (KCRW) live interpretations of Audio/Visual with the Squad plus DJ Sets from Carlos Nino @ Angels Piano Bar
- Glam Bash feat. Jeremy Sole (KCRW), Colette, DJ Dayhota, DJ Lush, Justin Paul and Dave Hughes @ King King
-Hungry Beat feat. Marion Hodges (KCRW) @ La Cita
MISC
Louisiana Night @ The Grammy Museum (SOLD OUT)
ART
HVW8, Frolab, Union LA Presents Mos Def: Ecstatic Moments Photo Show (Opening Reception) @ HVW8 Art + Design Gallery (661 N. Spaulding Ave.) - a one week exhibition showcasing rare performance and behind-the-scenes images captured by Cognito while accompanying Mos Def on the two year journey of making and supporting the June 2009 release of “The Ecstatic”.Alex Prager: Week-End (Opening Reception) @ M+B Gallery - exhibition of the accomplished 29-yr old photographer will run through March 6th
FILM
- "The Posters Came from the Walls" (2008 - L.A. Premiere) @ Cinefamily (Silent Movie Theatre) - Depeche Mode fans from around the world tells stories of faith and devotion in this fascinating and inspired documentary about fandom.
- "Amarcord" (1973) "Radio Days" (1987) @ New Beverly Cinema
Sunday / January 31st
MUSIC
- Depeche Mode Nite w/guest DJ's Ray & Lee (from The Depeche Mode Convention) @ Echo (Part-Time Punks)
- Cave Country, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining, Tommy Santee Klaws @ Dakota Lounge
- Live Footage with Knifeandfork (visuals) and Tango Nuevo @ Echo Curio
- Tim Reynolds & TR3 @ The Mint
- Ivan and Aloysha, Brown Sugar Sinks, Greg Jong @ Bootleg Theater
- The Lucky Stars @ The Redwood Bar & Grill
DJ's/ PARTIES
- Dim Mak and WIll I Am Presents Dip Dive Nights feat. special guests to be announced @ 6507 Sunset Blvd (RSVP) - Sunday series running through the month of January
FILM
"Better off Dead" (1989) @ Aero Theatre - "Savage" Steve Holland, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin and E.G. Daily will comment on the making of the film during the screening.
Long - Running Events
- Jan. 23rd- Feb. 5th - The Apocalyptic Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky @ LACMA
- Jan. 12th - Feb. 7th - The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
- Jan. 29th- Feb. 9th - "Bronson" (2008) @ Downtown Independent Theatre
- Jan. 16th - Feb. 13th - One Leads to Another/A Crying Shame @ Lebasse Projects (Culver City)
- Jan. 21st - Feb. 18th - Mark Jenkins: Meaning Is Overrated @ Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
- Jan. 23rd- March 6th - Kathryn Andrews/Heather Cook/Lesley Vance/Lisa Williamson @ David Kordansky Gallery
- Jan. 23rd - March 6th - Greg Colson: Paintings, Wallworks, Pie Charts @ Griffin
- Jan. 30th - March 6th - Alex Prager: Week-End @ M+B Gallery
- Nov. 14th - March 7th - "Sport: Iooss & Leifer @ Annenburg Space for Photography
- Nov. 19th - March 7th - "Road To Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-68 @ Skirball Cultural Center
- Nov. 15th - May 03rd - Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years @ MOCA
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