This Friday, August 9, is the Joy Division x The Smiths dance party at Club Underground. Both floors will be open at Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown, where Larry G., Malvada and I will be dropping jams from 9:30 p.m. until 2 a.m.
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As for the rest of the weekend, there’s a lot to do, including plenty of shows, parties and screenings that are budget-friendly, from Mohama Saz at the Lodge Room to classic Jamaican ska party Riddim ’n’ Brews to a screening of Caligula: The Ultimate Cut at USC. Everything listed here is under $30 before service fees and quite a few of the events have no cover. Check out the list below to see what’s happening in L.A. this week.
Thursday, August 8
96 Tears: 1960s Vintage Dance Party w/DJ perksandkisses @ Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N. Broadway, Chinatown 90012; 9:30 p.m.; 21+; Get tickets
“I Spit on Your Celluloid”: Women Directing Horror Movies Book Release + Q/A @ Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Feliz 90027; 7 p.m.; Get tickets
Klute (film screening) @ Vidiots
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock 90041; 7 p.m.; Get tickets
Don’t Look Now (film screening) @ Vidiots
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock 90041; 9:45 p.m.; Get tickets
Saturday, August 10
“Yours, Forever” closing party @ Leiminspace
443 Lei Min Way, Chinatown 90012; 6 p.m.
Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda, Low Leaf, Sharada Shashidhar, Bae Bae @ Grand Performances
350 S. Grand Ave., DTLA 90012; 6 p.m.; All ages; No cover, RSVP
Décadanse Soirée w/DJs Pierrot, Fifi Laroux @ Grand Star Jazz Club (downstairs)
943 N. Broadway, Chinatown 90012; 9:30 p.m.; 21+; $12 (door), RSVP on Instagram for discounted entry
Club Disintegration w/DJ perksandkisses @ Grand Star Jazz Club (upstairs)
943 N. Broadway, Chinatown 90012; 9:30 p.m.; 21+; Get tickets
Ruth Radelet, Raspberry Blonde @ Zebulon
2478 Fletcher Dr., Elysian Valley 90039; 7 p.m.; 21+; Get tickets
Silk Road Secret Agents feat. Maral, Mohama Saz, Discotchari @ Lodge Room
104 N. Ave. 56, 2nd Floor, Highland Park 90042; 8 p.m.; All ages; Get tickets
The Time Masters (film screening) @ Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 90028; 2 p.m.; Get tickets
Space Brothers Among Us: The Channeled Films of Uranius @ Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Feliz 90027; 7 p.m.; Get tickets
The Wailing Souls, DJ Boss Harmony, Dub Club Crew @ Levitt Pavilion
2230 W. 6th St., Westlake 90057; 7 p.m.; All ages; No cover, RSVP
Sunday, August 11
Rock ’n’ Roll High School (film screening)@ Gardena Cinema
14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena 90249; multiple showings; Get tickets
Riddim ’n’ Brews w/DJs The Grand Yoni, Dump Truck, Nomad, Ted Morris @ Creature Comforts
1124 San Julian St.; 1 p.m.; All Ages; No cover
L.A. River Fest @ Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N. Spring St., Chinatown 90012; 3 p.m.; No cover, RSVP
Monday, August 12
Streets of Fire (film screening) @ Alamo Drafthouse
700 W. 7th St., Suite U240, DTLA 90017; 6:30 p.m.; Get tickets
Tuesday, August 13
Splash! ‘80s Night @ The Mermaid
428 E. 2nd St., Little Tokyo 90012; 8 p.m.; 21+; No cover
Wednesday, August 14
Psychic Mirrors @ Lodge Room
104 N. Ave. 56, 2nd Floor, Highland Park 90042; 7:30 p.m.; All ages; Get tickets
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (film screening) @ USC School of Cinematic Arts
Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, 900 W. 34th St. 90007; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP
For more events coming soon, check out my column for Discover Los Angeles.
GET INTO THE LA GROOVE: AUG. 12-18, 2024
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs.
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