Ronnie Darko & The Getty ~ Free

July 6, 2007 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Fridays off the 405 at the Getty Museum Courtyard

Ronnie Darko
It's a well known fact that when Darko spins, he delivers a clever, fresh, and hyper sound, guaranteed to make the house bump. He's best known as one half of Baltimore DJ duo, Devlin and Darko and for the group's fabulous live act, Spank Rock. Influenced by the thriving club scene of his hometown, this master turntablist serves up an eclectic mix of electro, funk, and hip-hop that knocks.

Foreign Born & Great Northern

Thursday, Jul 5 8pm

Foreign Born & Great Northern
LA’s Foreign Born has toured the US and UK with Rogue Wave, Cold War Kids, Giant Drag and We Are Scientists. Their first full length album, On the Wing Now, is scheduled for an August 2007 release.

Hailed as “Ones To Watch In 2006 ” by the Los Angeles Times, Great Northern radiates sophisticated and infectious melodies on their debut album, Trading Twilight for Daylight.
At the Hammer Museum

Belly Dancing ~ Free

Thurs, July 5th, 2007 @ 7 pm
Sunset Belly Dancing

The cabaret-style belly dance known as raqs al sharqi in Arabic is perhaps the most frequently performed version of the dances categorized as belly dance. On the Fowler’s terrace for a one-hour workshop exploring the diverse dance tradition that has captured the Western imagination for ages. Comfortable shoes recommended.

UCLA Fowler Museum

Leslie Hall ~ Free

Wednesday, March 21 8pm

Leslie Hall
Visual artist and performer Leslie Hall screens her music videos and presents an entertaining live show with her beat-dazzling co-hort, DJ Dr Laura. Hall attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and is now the creator of the world’s only Mobile Gem Sweater Museum.

at the Hammer Museum

Dave Eggers ~ Free

Sunday, Dec. 10th 6pm
Dave Eggers

New American Writing at the Hammer Museum
Dave Eggers reads from What is the What, his recent novel about a refugee in war-ravaged southern Sudan. Eggers is also the author of You Shall Know Our Velocity and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. He lives in San Francisco

Petra Haden ~ Free

Friday, November 10, 2006 7:00 p.m.

The provocative and unpredictable Petra Haden and her choir of six, The Sell Outs, perform a capella covers of the Beach Boys, Bach, and the Who's classic rock album The Who Sell Out.

One of the triplet daughters of legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Her ability to both develop complex arrangements in her head and recreate instrumental sounds with her voice were fully realized in her first solo album Imaginaryland, which was composed largely of Petra's a cappella voice collages.

Getty Center
reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300

Ladytron ~ Free

Thurs, Nov. 2nd 12pm

Ladytron plays a free show on campus


UCLA Westwood Plaza

Synesthesia Drive-in ~ Free

Sunday, October 29th 2-8pm
"Synesthesia Drive-in"

It's a day-long art and music festival featuring over 15 artists painting and exhibiting to a live set of great bands. A silent auction with proceeds going to Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services.

Hermosa Beach, at Sangria restaurant on Pier Ave.

Rock out at the Getty ~ Free

Friday, October 20, 2006 6-9pm
Fridays Off the 405 at the Getty

Transplants from neo-gothic New Orleans to brooding Brooklyn, Collin Ruffino and David Gross, aka Home Video, show off their musical minimalism inspired by such diverse greats as Edward Gorey, Nine Inch Nails, and Chopin. They blend electronica with slow-burning pop for a full-on rock show.

Fauna Flash—Roland Appel and Christian Prommer, the reigning German kings of drum & bass—show off their "genre-may-care" attitude with energetic remixes grounded in urban club music with hints of house, dub, jazz, latin, hip-hop, soul, and brazil.

The 88 ~ Free

Friday, October 13, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
The 88 at The Getty

Friday Nights at the Getty turns it up to eleven with The 88, an unsigned Los Angeles-based power-pop quintet whose buoyant melodies, first-rate musicianship, and general jollity have made their debut album, Kind of Light, a listener favorite on KCRW.
Watch their video

Show is 'sold out', however you can call (310) 440-7300 to see if there have been any cancellations. I know that I've shown up to the Getty many a time and got in based on many people not showing up because the concert is free.

Food, Art & Wine ~ Free

Saturday, September 30, 2006 6-9 pm
Opening Day: Intersections: World Arts, Local Lives

The finest examples of art from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas from the museum's world-renowned collection.

Enjoy complimentary wine and snacks in the Fowler's Davis Courtyard. A shuttle will run between the Fowler and UCLA's newly opened Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center.

UCLA Fowler Museum

Borat ~ Free

Wednesday, Sept. 20 9pm

MySpace is hosting free advance screenings of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Bring a printout of your MySpace profile with THE BLACK CARPET and BORAT in your Top 8 for free admittance. One profile per person, first come first served. No cellphones or cameras will be allowed in the theater!

AMC Century City 15