Photo by sonoazure via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr DO A DOUBLE FEATURE: See two great films and get a whole lot of looks at some John Lautner architecture without even realizing you're being schooled. First up at 7 it's Less Than Zero, the ultimate LA-overindulgent teen tale of the 80s, then at 9 it's The Big Lebowski. The screenings are part of the Hammer Museum's ongoing Lautner focus, which looks at the......

Lines this morning at The Roxy by The Roxy Theatre via Flickr "You know it’s going to be nuts when you pull into work with 2 lines wrapped around the building…one for Nas one for Demi Lavato," wrote The Roxy earlier this morning on their blog. Tonight NAS, Demi Lavato @ The Roxy Bitter:Sweet @ El Rey Jon Brion @ Largo at the Coronet Minus the Bear @ Jimmy Kimmel Live Malbec, War Stories......

The Duke Spirit plays for free tonight at The Hammer Museum | Photo via their MySpace profile Last night in a MySpace bulletin, recently cut LA Times Buzz Bands writer, Kevin Bronson gave an update. "Because I have been laid off by the Los Angeles Times, the Buzz Bands column in this Thursday's newspaper will be the final installment [yet to be posted online], after almost 6 years. My first column appeared in October......

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy plays the Hollywood Bowl tonight | Photo via their MySpace profile Does Elton John taste good? hrmmm. How about his songs? Ben & Jerry's have a new flavor to honor them man himself. "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road" is "an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks." As good or bad as that sounds, Los Angeles won't be getting any. It's......

Lukas Haas plays at Spaceland tonight | Photo via his MySpace profile Today Dylan Tree @ The Derby Coldplay, Shearwater, Jon Hopkins @ The Forum Bloodcat Love, We Barbarians, Io Echo @ Detroit Bar Jail Weddings, Moris Tepper, Some Days, Listing Ship @ The Echo Plasticsoul, Liz Pappademas, Moving Picture Show @ Mr. T's Bowl Under the Influence of Giants, Lukas Haas, Paul Dillon @ Spaceland Princeton, Willoughby, I Make This Sound, Fol Chen......

As always, for future nights in music, make sure to keep tabs on the July edition of This Month in Rock. Tonight Matmos @ Echoplex Howard Jones @ Warner Park Live, Collective Soul, Blues Traveler @ Greek Theatre Hieroglyphics, Blue Scholars, Knobody, Musab, Prince Ali @ El Rey Whispertown 2000, Olin and the Moon, Mack Winston and the Reflections, Paul Dillon, Venus Illuminato @ Tangier Photo by eyeliam via Flickr......

Photo by Lord Jim via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr SAY HELLO TO DEATH: Or at least the Museum of Death, in their new location. Fans of the macabre will delight in checking out one of this town's strangest tributes in museum form. Go if you dare! CELEBRATE COMME LES FRANCAIS: Celebrate the 7th annual official Bastille Day LA Festival in WeHo, with "French gastronomic delicacies and spectacular live entertainment." You may see......

Cheb I Sabbah will be over at the Getty tonight for its first concert in their Summer Sessions series. Tonight's "Transcendent Beats" show is free and goes from 6 to 9:30 p.m. LAist TV Editor Tom Lewis interviewed Sabbah about his latest album back in January. Tonight Filter @ The Roxy Ratatat @ Echoplex Supergrass @ Avalon Chris Isaak @ Hollywood Bowl Harvey Danger @ Largo at the Coronet RTX, Earthless, Bad Dudes @ Spaceland......

Photo of Echo Park Lake by susan catherine via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr DRINK BEER, SEE ART: The opening of the Vice Photo Show (featuring Rennie Ellis, Nippon Eye, and a special section curated by Tim Barber) promises beer and photos in affable combination in Culver City (eflyer). Give them an RSVP here. CELEBRATE THE LOTUS (WITHOUT ACTUAL LOTUS FLOWERS): It's the 36th annual Lotus Festival in Echo Park, although this year......

Maria Taylor | Photo via her MySpace Maria Taylor, who plays the Echoplex tonight, had most of their gear stolen this week in San Francisco, according to her record label. Of that stolen, there were five guitars, one bass and two pedals. However, they will still finish their tour, so tonight's show is still on. Tonight Yaz @ Orpheum Theatre Supergrass @ Amoeba Music Chris Isaak @ Hollywood Bowl Money Mark @ California Plaza......

Kudos to this band's make-me-giggle name: Thomas Jefferson's Aeroplane | Photo via MySpace There are some pieces of classical music that are truly rock n' roll, in a sense. Hector Berlioz composed the grandiose Symphonie Fantastique ("An Episode in the Life of the Artist") in 1830. There are no words, but the morbid and exciting program music has tales of opium and death. Good stuff, even if you don't know the story line, it......

It's that time of the month again... one of the best Los Angeles events is back here on the second Thursday of the month: the Downtown Art Walk (and Comedy Walk). Here's some of what happened last month through the eyes of Ed Fuentes at View from a Loft and Blogdowntown (he wrote tonight's Art Walk Preview). The Art Walk officially goes from noon to 9:00 p.m., but really, the parties and many shows go......

As always, for future nights in music, make sure to keep tabs on the July edition of This Month in Rock. Tonight J*DaVeY @ The Roxy Setting Sun @ Spaceland Hearts of Palm UK, Seasons @ The Echo Naim Amor, Learning Music, Novi Split @ Tangier Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Jason Webley @ The Troubadour Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Voegele, The Veronicas @ House of Blues Ivan & Alyosha, Empty Rooms, ((sounder)), Slings @ Silverlake Lounge Kristin......

It's a wonderful night, Stevie Wonder is playing tonight. For more of what's going on in rock music this month, check out our This Month in Rock guide. Stevie Wonder @ Hollywood Bowl Bloodcat Love, The Happy Hollows, Semi Sweet @ Detroit Bar Yellow Fever, BlackBlack, Vaginals, VoicesVoices @ The Smell Under the Influence of Giants, Nico Stai, Bridges @ Spaceland Retribution Gospel Choir, The Weather Underground @ Troubadour Jail Weddings, Victim Vision, Wounded......

The Legendary Shack Shackers from Nashville play Spaceland tonight | Photo by Patrick Biedrycki via their MySpace Tonight Phil Wilson, The Tyde @ The Echo Legendary Shack Shackers @ Spaceland Banyan, Mt. Helium, The Michael Craig Band @ Safari Sam's Rolling Blackouts, The Voyeurs, The Little Pieces, Bridges @ Saint Rocke Film School, The Parson Red Heads, The Henry Clay People @ Little Radio Warehouse The Devils Romantics, Red Maids, Correatown, One Trick Pony,......

Photo by Puck90 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr DO BRUNCH, AMERICANA STYLE: And no, we don't mean that Vegas-in-Glendale shopping monstrosity! But if there's not enough rock-n-roll in your weekend you can fix that fast (and feed your face) at Safari Sam's Brunch Americana (Noon-4) which is a no-cover brunch with live performances. For your listening pleasure, Brunch Americana features bands who play Rockabilly, Country, Roots, Western Swing, Hillbilly,Bluegrass & Folk.......

Pizza! plays tonight at Spaceland | Photo via their MySpace Saturday, July 5, 2008 Hybrid, Peter Hook @ Avalon Hootenanny 2008 @ Oak Canyon Ranch (Irvine) Red Maids, Divisadero, Dorian Wood @ pehrspace Pizza!, Master Slash Slave, 11:11, The New Centuries @ Spaceland Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, Supersuckers @ House of Blues Dear & the Headlights, Aushua, Love You Long Time @ Knitting Factory The Health Club, Exit Music, Mospeada, The Miles Approach......

Photo by James Herman via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr HELP SEND A GIRL TO ROLLER DERBY CAMP: Check out the LA Derby Dolls fundraiser yard sale in Venice (but hurry, it's on from 9a-Noon!) and help give some cash to the cause. What little girl shouldn't learn how to be a roller derby queen? WATCH SEXY BRAZILIAN DANCING: The heat and passion of Brazil take the stage at the Ford, as......

Dave Koenig of LA-based Spindrift, Little Radio Day Party, Red Eyed Fly, SXSW 2008, Austin, TX | Photo by Andy Sternberg/LAist There can't be a better match between Fourth of July and good local rock music than with Spindrift, the indie western-esque band that is one of our favorites. Friday, July 4, 2008 Castledoor @ The Scene Balobi Bandeko @ Temple Bar Marty and Elayne @ The Dresden Orquesta Charangoa @ El Floridita Spindrift,......

Photo by Zeroth57, used with permission The use of fireworks and explosives are prohibited in the City of Los Angeles, but that doesn't stop people. The city estimates illegal fireworks caused a total of over $380,000 in property damages in 2007. Eeek! However, for most residents, it's all about enjoying the fireworks displays around town. Tonight, there will be about eight fireworks shows from Altadena to the Hollywood Bowl (Go Dodgers!) to Norwalk. On......

Photo by Open Air Control Testing Ground via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The Hammer museum kicks off it's I Also Like To Rock series in their courtyard tonight with Nico Vega and The Growlers. And for tomorrow night, there are still some quality shows (check before heading out, holiday shows tend to get canceled). Tonight Peter Hook @ Detroit Bar Nico Vega, The Growlers @ Hammer Museum Constantines, Ladyhawk, The Jet Age @......

Fireworks over Los Angeles | Photo by Californian Em via Flickr With gas prices high (Los Angeles average is currently $4.597 for regular), the Auto Club is predicting less people traveling this holiday season. 3.029 million Southern Californians to be exact, which is about 1% or around 30,000 people less than previous years. The majority (80%) will travel by car the rest by air. The last time the Fourth of July holiday fell on......

One of the most requested features on LAist is more warning for events. To that, today we did our first This Month in Rock post with Ali Miller. Check it out and keep your suggestions coming! Also, since Flight of the Conchords are always doing these unannounced appearances, the latest is coming from Bic Runga, who plays next week at Largo. According to an e-mail, the duo will probably show up for a song or......

One of the worst experiences as a "professional" extra in Hollywood was working on music videos. There's something that goes hand-in-hand about an industry that sues kids and grandmas for illegally downloading MP3s and not fully paying background talent for working on a music video because they "ran out of cash" (if you have any bad experiences, write them in the comments section). With that said, local and Cisco Adler prodige Shwayze is filming a......

Photo by Jsome1 via Flickr Kickchella is free and featured 14 excellent bands. It all goes down at 6:00 p.m. at the All-Star Lanes in Eagle Rock. The lineup: Le Switch, Henry Clay People, You Me and Iowa, I Make This Sound, The Flying Tourbillion Orchestra, Tandemoro, Les Blanks, The Hectors, The Voyeurs, Swim Party, Marvelous Toy, The Damselles, The TC4, Nathan Wasilewski. Tonight Willoughby, Graves @ Tangier Meshell Ndegeocello @ Key Club Kickchella......

Photo by Phil Romans via Flickr EXPERIENCE WATER MEETS DANCE MEETS CHINATOWN...THE MOVIE: Stephan Koplowitz's Liquid Landscapes begins tonight via Grand Performances with the showing of original dance film inspired by locations from Roman Polanski’s Chinatown, followed by a screening of Chinatown itself. It's the start of a one-week dance tour of LA inspired by water and sites that have to do with water. SEE A FILM: It's the last day of the Greek......

Photo by the_mule via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr CELEBRATE CHINATOWN'S 70th: Head down to Chinatown's Central Plaza tonight to celebrate this incarnation of the area's 70th Anniversary (and learn what other Chinatowns came before!). They're having 40s-style Big Band music and dancing, cocktails from the era, costume contests, and lots of historic photos and info and a bunch of entertainment. The event is free, and so is the dancing. SHOP AND......

How cool is this? A free all-night festival on the beach and pier in Santa Monica with over 20 multi-media artists and music from KCRW, Machine Project, Dub Lab and other to-be-announced artists? That's what's happening at Glow, a dusk-to-dawn (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.) event put on by the city of Santa Monica on July 19. Of note, Machine Project will have an orchestra play from the buckets of the new ferris wheel as......

Photo by Jonathan Alcorn (aka Sundogg) via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr PIG OUT LIKE A KID: At drink. eat. play's Gourmet Five Year Old Party being held this afternoon at Boulevard3 in Hollywood. Fresh takes on favorites from when you were a kid will include mac 'n cheese with lobster, kobe-style beef sloppy joes and assorted sophisticated sweets with plenty of free-flowing juice (wine) to wash it all down! (These are......

Photo by saragoldsmith via Flickr GET WET: Hit up your local public pool and go for a swim--it's Opening Day today and with on-tap temps in the 90s and 100s, cooling down is definitely in order. MAKE MUSIC: Pasadena is abuzz today with the sounds of music. In honor of World Music Day, Make Music Pasadena turns the whole city into one big spontaneous stage, with pro performers on 6 themed main stages, and......