thursdayjanuary19

Ellsworth Kelly opens at Matthew Marks, 1062 N Orange Grove, at Santa Monica, 6-8pm

Judy Baca art talk at MOCA Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and 1^st, 6:30-8pm

Performance and Public Art Festival at Pacific Standard Time Festival, 2640 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, Noon-10pm

Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, at Pico, 11am-7pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23^rd, Santa Monica, 7-9pm

Kramers Ergot #8 release party at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 7pm

fridayjanuary20

Daniel Arsham opens, with performance by Jonah Bokaer, at OHWOW, 937 N La Cienega Blvd, btw Romaine and Willoughby, 6-9pm

Clyde Butcher opens at The G2 Gallery, 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd, btw Milwood and Palms, 6:30-9pm

Ken Price and Larry Bell open at Kaybe Griffin Corcoran, 2902 Nebraska Ave, at Olympic, 6-9pm

Laida Lertxundi screens at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 8pm

Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, at Pico, 11am-7pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23^rd, 11am-7pm

Kid Sister, AutoErotique, Reid Speed, and Revolvr perform at Avalon Hollywood, 1735 N Vine St, btw Yucca and Hollywood, 9:30pm, $15

saturdayjanuary21

David Berezin opens at Jancar Jones, 1031 N Broadway, at Cottage Home, 6-10pm

Ahmed Alsoudani opens at L&M Arts, 660 Venice Blvd, btw Figueroa and Oak, 6-8pm

Ryan Sluggett opens at Richard Telles, 7380 Beverly Blvd, btw Martel and Fuller, 5-7pm

Masayuki Oda opens at Lora Schlesinger, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, T3, 5-7pm

John Paul Jones opens at CardwellJimmerson, 8568 Washington Blvd, btw Fay and Cattaraugus, 6-8pm

Lita Albuquerque opens at Craig Krull, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B3, 4-6pm

Eric Joyner opens at Corey Helford, 6522 Washington Blvd, btw Gayhart and Saybrook, 6-8pm

Elias Hansen and The Reader open at The Company, 955 Chung King Rd, btw Hill and Yale, 6-8pm

Jason Brown: Los Angeles 1946-1981 lecture at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado St, at Elsinore, 8-10pm

For the Kids opens at Country Club, 7561 Sunset Blvd, btw Sierra Bonita and Curson, 6-9pm

Material Underground opens at Francois Ghebaly, 2600 La Cienega Bvld, at Venice, 6-8pm

Jennifer Bolande book release at Artbook @ Paper Chase, 7174 W Sunset Blvd, at Fomosa and Detroit, 8-10pm

Pacific Standard Time Episode of Paranoid Machines broadcast from Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm

Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23^rd, 11am-7pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23^rd, 11am-7pm

sundayjanury22

Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia opens at CB1 Gallery, 207 W 5^th St, btw Broadway and Spring, 5-7pm

Jennifer Doyle Feminist Seminar on Politics & Performance at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 1-4pm

Richard Meyer art talk at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 3-4pm

Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23^rd, 11am-5pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23^rd, 11am-6pm

mondayjanuary23

Vivre Sa Vie and Film Socialisme screen at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Fairfax, 7:45pm

Sad People Talking at Royal/T, 8910 Washington Blvd, btw National and Robertson, 8pm, $51062 N orange

Har Mar Superstar performs at Bardot, 1737 Vine St, btw 17^th and 18^th, 9pm

tuesdayjanuary24

Tom Wudl opens at LA Louver, 45 N Venice Blvd, btw Pacific and Speedway, Santa Monica, 6-8pm

Kienholz Before LACMA: In collaboration with Maurice Tuchman at LA Louver, 45 N Venice Blvd, Pacific and Speedway, 6-8pm

Rebuilding the Dream for the 99% at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm

wednesdayjanuary25

Zoe Leonard lectures at Graduate Fine Arts Facility, USC, 3001 S Flower St, at 30^th, 7pm

Judithe Hernandez artist talk at Fowler Museum, UCLA, Noon

Michel Rojkind lectures at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3^rd St, 7pm

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thursdayjanuary12

Damien Hirst opens at Gagosian, 456 N Camden Dr, btw Santa Monica and Brighton, 6-8pm

Jeff Wall lectures at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm

Strange Notes and Nervous Breakdowns: Punk and Media Art, 1974-1981 performance at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 6:30-8pm

fridayjanuary13

Rosa Loy opens at Michael Kohn, 8071 Beverly Blvd, btw at Crescent Heights, 6-8pm

Go Figure opens at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3^rd St, 7-9pm

Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-7pm

Wounded Lion, Dreamdate, and Bedfellows perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, btw Laveta Terrace and Cortez, 9pm, $5

satudayjanuary14

Jesse Fleming opens at The Company, 955 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-9pm

Barry Markowitz performs at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 8-10pm

Farrah Karapetian opens at LEADAPRON, 8445 Melrose Pl, btw Alfred and Croft, 6-8pm

Amy Green opens at Monte Vista, 5442 Monte Vista St, at Ave 55, 7-10pm

Jeff Gambill opens at Sam Lee, 990 N Hill St, #190, at Bernard, 6-8pm

Emilie Halpern opens at Pepin Moore, 933 Chung King Rd, btw Hill and Yale, 7-9pm

John Divola opens at Gallery Luisotti, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, A2, 6-8pm

Peter Voulkos opens at Frank Lloyd, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5B, 5-7pm

Max Neutra opens at CAVE Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, at Westminster, 6-10:30pm

Scott Short opens at Christopher Grimes, 916 Colorado Ave, btw Figueroa, 6-8pm

Flavio Garciandia opens at Couterier, 166 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1^st, 6-8pm

Robert Kingston and Benjamin Britton open at Ruth Rachofner, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, G2, 4-6pm

Go Tell It On The Mountain, curated by Nery Gabriel Lemus, opens at Charlie James, 975 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 6-9pm

Drawn opens at Margo Leavin, 812 N Robertson Blvd, btw Gregory and Chalmers, 4-6pm

Once Emerging, Now Emerging: The Visitation opens at Cirrus Gallery, 542 S Alameda St, at Palmetto, 7-10pm

Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-7pm

sundayjanuary15

Jennifer Doyle Feminist Seminar on Politics & Performance at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 1-4pm

Salomon Huerta book launch REDCAT, 631 W 2^nd St, at Flower, 2-5pm

Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-7pm

Dream a Little Dream: Artists In Film – Caravaggio screens at Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, at Sepulveda, 7-9pm

mondayjanuary16

Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-6pm

Dr Martin Luther King Jr Celebration at California African American Museum, 600 State Dr, at Figueroa, 1-4pm

Populist Records launch party at Machine Project, 1200 D N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 1-4pm

Handsome Furs perform at The Observatory, Constellation Room, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, at MacArthur, Santa Ana, 9pm, $16

tuesdayjanuary17

See Tara Sinn at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 1-9pm

Jeffertitti’s Nile and Incan Abraham perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, at Doheny, 8pm, $10

Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film About A Band Called KARP screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:30pm

wednesdayjanuary18

LA Art Show opens at LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, btw Pico and Olympic, 6-8pm

Affordable Art Fair opens at 1005 W Chick Hearn Court, btw Pico and Olympic, 7:30-10pm

Gareth Long and Out-of-_____ open at Michael Benevento, 7578/7556 Sunset Blvd, btw Curson and Sierra Bonita, 6-8pm

Superflex opens at 1301PE Gallery, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 7-9pm

Gail Natzler and Darrel Couturier gallery talk at Couterier, 166 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and 1^st, 2pm

Psychedelic Visions & Expanded Consciousness screening program at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 8pm, $10

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thursdaydecember29

FMLY FEST at Catnap, 1726 N Spring St, at Wilhardt, 1pm, $10

PROGRAMMED2THRASH perform at Lot 1 Café, 1529 W Sunset Blvd, at Laveta Terrace, 8pm, $5

fridaydecember30
Battle Royale screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 6:30pm

FMLY FEST at Chuco’s, 1137 Redondo Blvd, btw Long and West, 2pm, $10

saturdaydecember31

John Digweed performs at Avalon Hollywood, 1735 N Vine St, btw Yucca and Hollywood Blvd, 9pm, $60

Glass Candy, Chromatics, Desire, and Goddollars perform at Los Globos, 3040 W Sunset Blvd, 8pm, $25

Jenny and Johnny and Cults perform at The Standard, 8300 Sunset Blvd, btw Sweetzer and Flores, 8pm, $75

sundayjanuary1

Horse Feathers screens at Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave, at Montana, 7:30pm

Moses Campbell, High Dive, Songs for Moms, and Monstro perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 9pm, $5

mondayjanuary2

Manhattan Murder Mystery, IE, Nicole Kidman, and Philip Seymour Hoffman perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, 9pm, $5

Seasons, One Trick Pony, Count Fleet and Torches perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Lemoyne and Glendale, 8:30pm, Free

tuesdayjanuary3

Drawn opens at Margo Leavin, 812 N Robertson Blvd, btw Cortez and Laveta, 4-6pm

Touche and Evan Voytas perform at Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club, 1348 14^th St, at Santa Monica Blvd, 8pm, Free

wednesdayjanuary4

Lunchtime Art Talks: Kirsten Everberg at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm

Big Business and Neil Hamburger perform at Alex’s Bar, 2913 E Anaheim St, btw Gladys and Orizaba, 8pm, $10

No Age perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 9pm, $5

SEWARD   |||   ZINGCHAT: LUCKY DEBELLEVUE   |||  STOETZEL

thursdaydecember1

June Wayne and her Joan of Art Workshops/Womanspace at Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Westchester and Manchester, Noon-12:30pm

Bob Gruen and Backstage Pass: Faces in Music II open at Fahey/Klein, 148 N La Brea, btw Beverly and 1^st, 7-9pm

Dan Deacon performs at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $12

fridaydecember2

Jay Erker opens at WEEKEND, 4634 Hollywood Blvd, btw Sunset and Hollywood, 7-10pm

Jedediah Caesar and Shana Lutker open at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and N Broadway, 8-11pm

Daniel Martin Diaz and Robert Burden open at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, btw Hollywood and Sunset, 7-11pm

saturdaydecember3

Jeff Eisenberg opens at POVevolving Gallery, 939 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-11pm

Julian Wasser opens at Craig Krull, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B3, 4-6pm

Livin’ LA opens at Cirrus Gallery, 542 S Alameda St, at Palmetto, 6-10pm

Gallery Tour with Sisters of Survival and The Waitresses at Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Manchester and Westchester, 11am-1pm

Wallace Berman’s Underground opens at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Holly and Walnut, 8-10pm

sundaydecember4

Barbara Mindell opens at LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 650 A South Avenue 21, at Main, 1-3pm

Francisco Letelier and Bobby Rojas open at LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St, btw Temple and 1^st, 3-5pm

Charles Gaines artist talk at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and 1^st, 3-4pm

mondaydecember5

Ai Weiwei panel discussion at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 7:30-8:30pm

Neverever, Cold Showers, Exploding Flowers, and Muzz perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, Free

tuesdaydecember6

Disney’s Lost Laugh-O-Grams screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 8pm

Girls, The Tyde, and Melted Toys perform at The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, btw Gower and Vine, 7pm, $25

wednesdaydecember7

Ritual and Spirit in Contemporary Art panel at Fowler Museum, UCLA, North Campus, 7-9pm

Anatomy of a Murder screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 1pm

TEETH, Toasted Head, Whig Party, and Brannigan’s Law perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 9pm, $10

  WESTPHALEN  |||   ZINGCHAT: DEBELLEVUE   |||   ASFOUR

thursdaynovember24

Free Thanksgiving Day Feast at The Laugh Factory, 8001 Sunset Blvd, at Laurel, 7pm

Thanksgiving Potluck & The Nite Owl at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 9pm, members-only

The Muppets screens at The Landmark, 10850 Pico, at Westwood, 7:10pm

fridaynovember25

Carlos Bunga opens at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 11am-7pm

2^nd Annual Black Friday Art Re-Sale at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 11am-10pm

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, Midnight

saturdaynovember26

Kenneth Capps opens at Royale Projects, 75270 Highway 111, Suite 205, 4-8pm

Trang Lee opens at Ruth Bachofner, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, G2, 4-6pm

5 Lite, curated by Ed Moses, opens at MK2 Projects, 125 E 6^th St, 5-8pm

Holiday Global Bazaar at Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd, btw Stanley and Curson, 10am-4pm

sundaynovember27

See Naked Hollywood: Weegee in Los Angeles at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 11am-6pm See Shortboard Revolution: Surf Design 1967-1984 at California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St, at Main St, Santa Monica, ­­­­­11am-4pm

Melt Banana performs at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Lemoyne and Glendale, 8:45pm, $12

mondaynovember28

Asco & Cinema talk at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 7:30pm

Melancholia screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 10:40pm

Morrissey performs at Fox Theater Pomona, 303 S Garey Ave, Pomona, 7pm, $75

tuesdaynovember29

Allen Ruppersberg and Terry Allen are in conversation at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 5:30pm

Diane Keaton reads at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm

Cave perform at Permanent Records, 1583 Colorado Blvd, at Townsend, 5pm

wednesdaynovember30

Silver for Gold (The Odyssey of Edie Segwick) at REDCAT, 631 W 2^nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $20

Hacking the Timeline: History Is the Art of Forgetting at 18^th Street Arts Center, 1639 18^th St, btw Orchard and Westmoreland, 8-10pm

Cass McCombs performs at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Lemoyne and Glendale, 12:30, $14

  MUNIZ ||| NEW ZINGCHAT: LUCKY DEBELLEVUE ||| STATON

thursdaynovember17

Sarah Rara screens at Human Resouces, 401 Cottage Home St, at Broadway, Noon

Mary Anna Pomonis opens at Annia Wharton, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, B275, at Doheny, 5:30-8:30pm

Stephen Kaltenbach opens at Another Year In LA, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, B267, 5-8pm

Transmit opens at den contemporary, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, B261, 5-8:30pm

Ground Control opens at See Line Gallery, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, B274, 5-8pm

Flexible Love opens at Industry, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, B270, 5-8:30pm

fridaynovember18

Aaron Morse opens at Country Club, 7561 Sunset Blvd, btw Sierra Bonita and Curson, 7-9pm

Jibz Cameron (Dynasty Handbag) performs at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, at Broadway, 8-10pm

Off The Wall at Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Ave, btw Lemon and Lime, Riverside, 6-8:30pm

Future Islands perform at Alex’s Bar, 2913 E Anaheim St, at Terminal Island Fwy, 8pm, $10

Blood Orange performs at Mondrian, 8440 Sunset Blvd, btw Olive and La Cienega, 8pm, Free w/ RSVP

saturdaynovember19

Bert Rodriguez opens at OHWOW, 937 N La Cienega Blvd, btw Romaine and Willoughby, 6-9pm

Ricky Swallow opens at Marc Foxx, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm

Cindy Bernard opens at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, at Broadway, 7-10pm

Peter Shelton opens at LA Louver, 45 N Venice Blvd, btw Pacific and Speedway, 4-8pm

Nancy Riegelman opens at Western Project, 2762 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm

Chris Arnoldi opens at Rosamund Felsen, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B4, 5-7pm

Ron English opens at Corey Helford, 8522 Washington Blvd, btw McManus and Fay, 7-10pm

Aaron Morse and Matthias Merkle Hess open at ACME, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm

POSE and KC Ortiz open at Known Gallery 441 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 8-11pm

Maddy Le Mel and Eric Hesse open at George Billis, 2716 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 5-8pm

Brian Calvin, Charles Garadebian, Zach Harris, and John McAllister open at David Kordansky, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm

Return of the Repressed: Destroy All Monsters, 1973-1977 opens at PRISM, 8746 W Sunset Blvd, btw La Cienega and Palm, 7-9pm

Ever Green opens at Monte Vista, 5442 Monte Vista St, at N Ave 55, 8-10pm

Sculpture Garden, Kaz Oshiro, and Taro Shinoda open at Las Cienegas Projects, 2045 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Guthrie and Cadillac, 7-10pm

Marcus Steinweg lectures at Blum & Poe, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm

Listen With Your Eyes reading / closing at Morona Kiang, Bradbury Building, 218 W 3^rd St, btw Broadway and Spring, 6-9pm

sundaynovember20

Eileen Quinlan opens at Overduin and Kite, 6693 Sunset Blvd, btw Las Palmas and Cherokee, 6-8pm

MAKE/SHIFT Magazine’s 5-Year Anniversary at Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, btw Melbourne and Russell, 7:30pm

Aliens from Spaceship Earth screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 6pm

Soft Metals, Animal Bodies, and Feathers perform at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 10pm, $8

mondaynovember21

See Kenneth Anger at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 11am-5pm

The Cure perform at Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, btw Argyle and Vine, 7pm, $65

tuesdaynovember22

This is Where We Take Our Stand screens at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm

The Bridge Over the River Kwai screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 1pm

WU LYF perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Doheny and Almont, 8pm, $15

wednesdaynovember23

See Raymond Pettibon opens at Regen Projects II, 9016 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Almont and La Peer, 10am-6pm

Free Yoga at Royal/T, 8910 Washington Blvd, btw Higuera and National, 10am

Mark Sultan (of King Khan) performs at El Cid, 4212 W Sunset Blvd, btw Myra and Bates, 9pm, $12

MARGARET LEE   |||   ZINGCHAT: JEFFREY HARGRAVE   |||   DAN ASHER