Events on Tuesday, July 1

Gravy Train!!!! w/ BRidEZ

Music: Electronic

Gravy Train!!!!

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Oakland-based electro-pop quartet Gravy Train!!!! cruise into town tonight, blending rap vocals, DIY style, and guilty-pleasure techno with deliciously lewd lyrics... 

The Sumi Ink Club presents Disruptive Patterning

Art

Sumi Ink Club

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Machine Project

If you're tired of being the only person at parties who doesn't know what "obliterative countershading" is, Machine Project and the... 

We Are Scientists w/ Cut Off Your Hands and the Blood Arm

Music

We Are Scientists

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ El Rey

NY indie rockers We Are Scientists burst onto the scene a few years ago with the snappy, punky single "Nobody Move... 

Ongoing Events

Piot Brehmer

Art

Piot Brehmer

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Samuel Freeman

Piot Brehmer's hyperrealist-inspired paintings at Samuel Freeman may owe a nod to painters like Philip Pearlstein and Eric Fischl, but there's... 

Stephan Koplowitz's TaskForce presents <em>Liquid Landscapes</em>

Art

Liquid Landscapes

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Various locations

New York's loss is Los Angeles' gain with the arrival of Stephan Koplowitz, one of the country's most intriguing interdisciplinary artists.... 

<em>In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor</em>

Art

The Juxtapoz Factor

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Laguna Art Museum

To those who have been reading the contemporary-art magazine Juxtapoz since it was founded in the mid-'90s, it may come as... 

<em>Flaunt</em>

Art

Flaunt

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Junc Gallery

This annual exhibition at Junc typically features new work by both its most promising emerging talents and good-old standbys. The 2008... 

Victoria Reynolds: <em>Drawn and Rendered</em>

Art

Victoria Reynolds

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Richard Heller Gallery

Living in Sweden proved to be an invaluable influence on Victoria Reynolds' artwork. Not only does she emulate the painstakingly naturalistic... 

Robert A. Nelson: <em>Common Ground</em>

Art

Robert A. Nelson: Common Ground

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ another year in LA

In Robert A. Nelson's exhibition Common Ground, viewers are treated to a new side of the '60s experimental filmmaker. Nelson's offbeat,... 

Pavilion of Wings

City Gems

Pavilion of Wings

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Natural History Museum

Pavilion of Wings returns to the Natural History Museum for the exhibition's tenth anniversary. Now, anyone jealous of the Shins' experience... 

<em>The Puppet Show</em>

Art

The Puppet Show

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Santa Monica Museum of Art

SMMoA gathers an eclectic array of work by 30 impressive artists — from Kara Walker to Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, and... 

Mods & Rockers

Festival: Performing Arts

Mods & Rockers

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Egyptian Theatre

Mods and rockers both worshiped bands, rode scooters, and cultivated impossibly hip hairstyles. But the two UK groups had a distinct... 

<em>Politics as Usual: As Seen by Harry Benson</em>

Art: Photography

Harry Benson

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ David Gallery

As the Beatles greeted New York City's cold winter weather for the first time in 1964, looming in their shadows was... 

A Chorus Line

Theatre

A Chorus Line

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Ahmanson Theatre

Director and co-choreographer Michael Bennett spins this well-loved tale of Broadway gypsies and would-be stars who lay their souls on the... 

Sophia Allison & York Chang: <em>Automatic Enigmatic</em>

Art

Sophia Allison & York Chang

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Lawrence Asher Gallery

The title of this two-person exhibition refers to the artists' different approaches to dependence on media and consumerism. For collagist Sophia... 

<em>Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs</em>

Art: Photography

Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs looks at Israel's female citizenry as a reflection of the state's 60-year history of independence.... 

Jerome Witkin: <em>Revelations in Drawing</em>

Art

Jerome Witkin

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Many art critics and scholars consider Jerome Witkin to be America's greatest living figurative painter. His portraits and landscapes combine an... 

Mariah Anne Johnson: <em>We Are All Well and Fine</em>

Art

Mariah Anne Johnson

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Little Bird Gallery

Blame it on her traditional Southern upbringing, but Mariah Anne Johnson (born and raised in Arkansas) has an affinity for her... 

Corbin Smith:<em> Venice Boulevard: Close Encounters </em>

Art: Photography

Corbin Smith

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ MODAA gallery

Photographer Corbin Smith's initial impressions of LA seemed to buy into into Baudrillard's description of Los Angeles as an illusion, "the... 

Art

Juan Uslé

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ LA Louver Gallery

The life and experiences of Spanish painter Juan Uslé meet his vision of abstraction in this new series of paintings. Including... 

Mark Bradford: <em>Help Us</em>

Art

Mark Bradford

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Steve Turner Contemporary

Los Angeles painter, installation artist, and (most recently) video artist Mark Bradford has exhibited in some of the world's most prestigious... 

<em>Contradictions & Complexities: Contemporary Art from India</em>

Art

Contemporary Art from India

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ d.e.n. contemporary art

A single definition of Indian contemporary art is tricky to pin down, as one might expect when funneling the widely varying... 

Wine & Jazz Summer Concert Series

Music

Wine & Jazz Summer Concert Series

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Hollywood & Highland Center

Jazz venues are notorious for their high cover prices and drink minimums. Luckily, the Hollywood & Highland Center is teaming up... 

John Moore: <em>Dreamscapes: Excavating Our Inner Landscape</em>

Art

John Moore

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ DCA Fine Art

One of Dublin, Ireland's most popular and prolific painters, John Moore makes richly hued portraits and abstractions that use the seemingly... 

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Art: Photography

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia's meticulously planned pictures look as effortless as Polaroids. Most of his works feature a single person — who... 

<em>Two Madmen: The Art of Clive Barker and Myron Dyal</em>

Art

Two Madmen

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Otis College of Art and Design

Clive Barker is a successful author, director, screenwriter, playwright, and poet; Myron Dyal is a classical musician. But both artists also... 

Carlos Ramos: <em>Natural History Museum Part I</em>

Art

Carlos Ramos

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Corey Helford Gallery

In this collection of 24 large-scale paintings, Carlos Ramos recalls the deep impressions that realistic-looking dioramas had on him as a... 

Cadence Pearson: <em>Disjointed</em>

Art

Cadence Pearson

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Kara Wily Pilates

When dancer and art enthusiast Kara Wily wanted to open her own Pilates studio (having learned the ropes from the movement's... 

HK Zamani: <em>Shelter from the Storm</em>

Art

HK Zamani

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ SolwayJones Gallery

HK Zamani is best known to LA art lovers as Habib Kheradyar, the peripatetic multimedia artist, one-time owner of Post Gallery,... 

The Actors' Gang presents <em>1984</em>

Theatre

1984

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ REDCAT

George Orwell wrote 1984 in the bloody wake of WWII, when anti-totalitarian screeds and fear of Communism were at a fever... 

<em>Cover Version: A Summer Reading List</em>

Art

Cover Version

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Taylor De Cordoba Gallery

Thematic summer shows are as de rigueur in the art world as summer reading lists were in high school — and... 

Haegue Yang: <em>Asymmetric Equality</em>

Art

Haegue Yang

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ REDCAT

REDCAT continues to be a beacon for cutting-edge contemporary art, featuring the first solo show of Haegue Yang in the US.... 

Nicole Cohen: <em>Please Be Seated</em>

Special Event

Nicole Cohen

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ The Getty Center

Nicole Cohen engineers recombinant layers of still and video imagery, investigating the network of associations that interior spaces contain. Also, she... 

Tino Rodriguez & Virgo Paraiso: <em>Lullabies for the Dark Ages</em>

Art

Tino Rodriguez & Virgo Paraiso

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery

Like the Catholic-raised Mexican artist himself, Tino Rodriguez's gender-defying, allegorical paintings are torn between sensuality and conservative tradition. Inspired by the... 

The Art Directors Guild presents <em>MiniWorX</em>

Art

MiniWorX

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Ghettogloss Presents: An art conglomerate on the move

The Art Directors Guild IA Local 800 is a deliriously talented group of production designers, art directors, and scenic, title, and... 

<em>Vexing: Female Voices from East LA Punk</em>

Art

Vexing

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Claremont Museum of Art

In the early '80s, the Vex was an all-ages music club located in Self Help Graphics and Art, a Chicano landmark... 

<em>Phalanstery Module </em>

Art

Phalanstery Module

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Materials & Applications

M&A gallery continues to push the frontiers of architecture and landscape research with Jimenez Lai's installation Phalanstery Module. Zero-gravity design presents... 

Matt Dangler's <em>Treehouse</em>

Art

Matt Dangler

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Gallery 1988

Artist Matt Dangler is a wee young thing to be garnering such art-world acclaim. The 24-year-old's spooky and fantastical paintings are... 

The Who's <em>Tommy</em>

Theatre

Tommy

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Montalbán Theatre

The idea that a young man would become "deaf, dumb, and blind" and then discover that he's a pinball genius was... 

Antonio Ballester Moreno: <em>Hunter House & Bear Suit Number Two</em>

Art

Antonio Ballester Moreno

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Peres Projects

Antonio Ballester Moreno's first solo show in America explodes in vibrant colors and playful forms. His bold palette recalls the traditions... 

<em>Newer Topographics: Photographs of Digitally Altered Urban Landscapes</em>

Art: Photography

Newer Topographics

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ California Museum of Photography, UC Riverside

This exhibition juxtaposes the work of idealist photographers Jeremy Kidd and Eric Curry, both of whom use digital manipulation in arresting... 

<em>Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera</em>

Art: Photography

Ten Years in Focus

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ The Getty Center

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the Getty Center presents Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera. The exhibition... 

<em>Party Favors</em>

Art

Party Favors

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ Bonelli Contemporary

An ambitious undertaking by art critic and curator Holly Myers, this month-long celebration of interactive visual and performance art promises to... 

<em>LA Nude X </em>

Art: Photography

LA Nude X

Tuesday 7/ 1 @ A&I Hollywood

LA's most industry-beloved photo lab, Photo Impact, officially closed when its owner went in with A&I, but the group show LA...