What we’re about
This group is for people who appreciate music and other forms of art beyond the mainstream, with a particular focus on the avant-garde or otherwise odd. Free Jazz, Musique Concrete, Atonality, Noise Music, Outsider Art, Surrealism, Dada, Junk Art, ...you name it! Not all events will necessarily be "weird", but simply off the beaten mainstream path.
This is intended to be an oasis from crass commercial banalities.
I'll post events that interest me, but I am also interested in hearing from artists, musicians, and other creative types about their events that I can share with members. Post your events and ideas in the "Discussions" section. I want this group to also be a vehicle that helps support artists and organizations that are doing interesting creative work.
The only requests are that we keep things friendly and civilized. MAGA not welcome.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- MOVIE: ANGELHEADED HIPSTER - MARC BOLAN & T-REX DOCUMENTARYArt Theatre of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Cross-posted with SO CAL EXPLORERS
Celebrates the life and work of glam rock pioneer Marc Bolan, combined with a behind-the-scenes look at the tribute album of the same name.
Venue: The Art Theater Long Beach, 2025 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814
Note: the theater does NOT have a parking lot. There are some pay lots nearby and there is street parking, but it can be a bit tough. Give yourself time and read the signs.
Date: Sunday, August 10, 6:00 pm
Tickets: $15.00
https://arttheatre.easy-ware-ticketing.com/generaladmission/OmWy4KJ4B-xsprVgh2eBHANO DINNER BEFORE THIS TIME. I WILL BE LISTENING TO SCOTT HEUSTIS AND STEPHEN HODGES AT VINE STARTING AT 4. You can bring in food to Vine.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1428047555169975
Vine LB 2142 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA, United States, California (a block east of the Art Theatre)Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9L6BwYQgKA
AngelHeaded Hipster is the first documentary to explore the complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. Using archival performances, interviews with Bolan, Elton John and Ringo Starr, plus filmed musical interpretations by artists such as Nick Cave, John Cameron Mitchell, Joan Jett, Macy Gray, U2, Lucinda Williams, Father John Misty, and son Rolan Bolan among others; this documentary creates an exuberant and thoughtful examination of a true original: a glam rock pioneer, gender-bending free spirit and explorer of punk and soul music.
A leader of the glam-rock movement and an early champion of punk, Marc Bolan was always ahead of the curve. This was both an advantage and a stumbling block for the mop-headed T. Rex bandleader, whose unique approach to pop songcraft is highlighted in Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex produced by Hal Willner.
Director Ethan Silverman initiated both the creation of this documentary and the 2020 Marc Bolan tribute album of the same name. This gave him intimate access, both to those who knew Bolan best and to the musicians who were profoundly impacted by his work.The list of Bolan acolytes just happens to include some of the biggest names in music, and U2, Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Ringo Starr, Nick Cave, and Elton John are all on hand to celebrate his work in interviews and performance footage. These combine with archival footage to trace Bolan’s life from his teenage years digging through Carnaby Street dustbins with David Bowie to his tragic death at the age of 29.
- JAPANESE ARTHOUSE: "A Colt Is My Passport" (1967)The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA
Date: Monday, August 11, 8:00 pm
Venue: Frida Cinema
305 E 4th St #100, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: (714) 285-9422Dinner 6:30 TBD
Tickets: $9 https://thefridacinema.org/movies/a-colt-is-my-passport/
Trailer here
Director: Takashi Nomura Run Time: 84 min. Release Year: 1967
Language: Japanese
Starring: Chitose Kobayashi, Jerry Fujio, Jō Shishido, Shōki Fukae, Zenji Yamada
Equal parts Spaghetti Western, French New Wave, and hard-boiled noir, A Colt Is My Passport is the next film in our Arthouse 101: Japanese Cinema series. It’s a lean, moody crime film that oozes cool. Joe Shishido (with his famously surgically enhanced cheeks) stars as a stoic gun-for-hire navigating a botched assassination, double-crosses, and a bloody standoff at the edge of town.
With stark black-and-white cinematography, stylized action, and a jazzy score, the film plays like a fusion of Jean-Pierre Melville and Sergio Leone, all filtered through the lens of late-’60s Japanese cynicism. It represents the turn in Japanese cinema from introspective postwar realism to a new wave of genre experimentation and rebellion.
Arthouse 101: Japanese Cinema is a curated 12-film trip through the evolution of Japan—from the quiet post-war resilience of the 1940s all the way to the radical reinventions of the 1990s. Each Monday this July-September, we will explore a new facet of this incredible nation’s cinematic journey throughout the 20th century! All films will be presented in their original Japanese language with English subtitles!
- JAZZ: BILLY CHILDS, CHAD WACKERMAN & FAMILYThe Baked Potato, Studio City, CA
DATE: Sunday Night, August 17, 2025 @ 8pm
VENUE: The Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604TICKETS: $30.00 1st Set Inside Seating $25.00 2nd Set Inside Seating
$15.00 Patio Seating The PATIO is a “LIVE VIDEO CONCERT” you are NOT inside the Club
$4.25 PROCESSING FEE ON ALL TICKETS BEGINNING AUG 2024
https://www.thebakedpotato.com/events/wackerman-childs-august-17-2025/WACKERMAN & CHILDS
Wonderful pianist Billy Childs, former Zappa drummer Chad Wackerman, plus Billy Childs's son and Wackerman's daughter.
Sophia Wackerman …Vocals/Keys
Aaron Childs …Vocals/Guitar
Billy Childs …Rhodes
Aubrey Situmorang …Electric Bass
Chad Wackerman …Drums
