MAY 9-MAY 14

SAT MAY 9: BENEFIT: HRLA BENE-FEST all day extravaganza 2PM-2AM

Come listen to new music, eat some hot dogs, have a scoop of ice cream, enjoy a drink and support HRLA! 2PM-6:30PM all ages; 8PM-1:30AM 21+  FB event page

THU MAY 13-MAY 21: INSTALLATION + PERFORMANCE: Jamie McMurry: Above Snakes  Reception on May 14th 7-10PM, Performance at 8PM sharp. 

In an extensive showing of installations and materials from his most recent conceptual art projects and performances, Jamie McMurry brings his solo exhibit, ABOVE SNAKES, to Human Resources with a reception on Thursday, May 14th from 7pm-10pm. There will also be a live performance entitled, DOUBLE WIDE beginning promptly at 8:00pm. Gallery hours: Wed-Sun, NOON-6PM FB event page

MAY 1-MAY 8

FRI MAY 1: PERFORMANCE + MUSIC: Odeya Nini & Southland Ensemble 8PM / $10 Listen to Odeya's compositions and improvisations of extended vocal techniques, resonance and pure expression, joined by Southland Ensemble.

CANCELLED stay tuned for new date - SAT MAY 2: MUSIC: L'INFERNO 10PM / $5 Multimedia show with screening of rarely seen 1911 film adaptation of the literary descent into hell, Inferno. Live dark ambient/death industrial score by Jay Gambit. Performance by Sheree Rose and others.  

SUN MAY 3: SCREENING: DIRTY LOOKS: LA presents Michael Robinson | Vanessa Roveto 6PM / $8 Video collaging delusional gossip from freak encounters w lesbian icons, queering popular iconography through manipulation and mashups. 

THU MAY 7: MUSIC: SMEGMA + MSHR + HOWARDamb + GX JUPITTER LARSEN/SUZY POLING + DAMION ROMERO 9PM / $7 epic sounds from one of LA's legendary acts plus equally stunning visitors and new local explorers

FRI MAY 8: PERFORMANCE: Elisabeth Houston : WHO IS BABY 8pm-930pm a curated poetry and performance series which features baby, a deranged innocent and super-hero villain who cowers, hops, and leaps into the dark and cobwebbed corners of the imaginary. Video, live performance, and printed poems engage and interact with each other. Be prepared to play baby’s games and follow alllllllll of baby’s rules, which includes rule number one: you can always, always, always say no.

APR 24-APR 29

FRI APR 24 LAUNCH: Contemporary Art Review LA 8PM-Midnight

SAT APR 25: PERFORMANCE + MUSIC: Sarah Harron + Jenny Sayaka Nono + Divided Daughters 10PM

SUN APR 26: KARAOKE AFTER PARTY: "Liminally Yours": Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival LGBTQ Shorts Program karaoke performance party. 8:30PM-Midnight 

MON APR 27: LAUNCH: CYCLING '74 presents MAX 7 HANG free invitation to check out the newest version of this innovative audio and video software and the LA artists who are crafting with it 8PM

TUE APRIL 28: BOOK LAUNCH: Manuel Vason's Double Exposures 7PM

Wed APR 29: MUSIC: TIM BARNES and JEPH JERMAN + TASHI WADA and JAMES RUSHFORD + TED BYRNES and SCOTT CAZAN + FLORENT COLAUTTI Jeph Jerman and Tim Barnes duo, touring in support of 'Matterings', their new record on Erstwhile Records plus a unique opportunity to see TASHI WADA collaborate with recent LA citizen JAMES RUSHFORD 8PM/$10 

APR 17-APR 21

FRI APR 17: MUSIC: MIKE TAMBURO + DJ E-SPINFINITI + KEVIN GREENSPON + BROWN BREAD Check out Mike Tamburo's hammered dulcimer and gong, the keyboard and vocal harmonies of Brown bread, visual projections of Kevin Greenspon and DJ E-Spinfiniti's meditative sounds. Doors at 9PM; $5

SAT APR 18: MUSIC & FILM: I SPEAK MACHINE with DJ CARLOS ROSSI (Death Waltz Records) and AFTERHOURS Synth player and vocalist, Tara Busch will be playing the live scores to THE SILENCE and GAGGLEBOX plus a few extras! Doors at 9PM; $5 FB event page

SUN APR 19: PERFORMANCE: Keijaun Thomas: Partitions of Separation and Trespeassing  Chicago-based artist Keijaun Thomas's first performance in Los Angeles. Check out this interview w/ H. Cassils to learn more about Thomas's practice. 6PM-8PM; $10-15 suggested donation. FB event page

MON APR 20: MUSIC & FILM: FLESHTONE AURA, CLEAV'D CLEAVER, FAUSTINE CRUZ, COCKEREL Experimental, electro-acoustic tape music and a screening of the 35mm painted/collaged film PUBLIC SLAW. Doors at 8PM; $5

TUES APR 21: MUSIC: ARTTU PARTINEN + JEFFREY ALEXANDER + ANTTI TOLVI + HASE PFEFFER NASE An expansive experimental tour of psychedelic trance to jump cut tape music. A rare chance to see two of Finland’s most acclaimed sonic adventurers – neither have ever performed in California before! Doors at 9PM; $5, all ages. FB event page

APR 8 - APR 14

WED APR 8: MUSIC: An evening of solo performance: Jessica Pavone, Owen Stewart-Robertson, Ted Byrnes. Doors at 8PM, $10 all ages.

 Viola, guitar and percussion solo sets! FB event page

APR 10-APR 11: INSTALLATION: Bulk Trouble 

Group installation: Friday 7PM-10PM; Saturday 12PM-8PM

Participating artists: Alan Danielson, George Egerton-Warburton, Andrea Longacre-White, Megan Plunkett, Charlie Smith, Odwalla 88. FB event page 

SUN APR 12: MUSIC: ALTO! / Cinder Cone / NARC

Heavy doses in triplicate. Three drummers and four guitar players. That's it. Doors at 8:30PM $5/all-ages. FB event page

TUE APR 14: LIVE TAPING: E.S.P. TV 8PM-Midnight

Directed by Scott Kiernan and Victoria Keddie, this expansive project utilizes a mobile television studio to explore the artist dialogue with broadcast transmission, analog and digital media, and televisual liveness. Each live taping event is the realization of an artists' collaboration with us. These events are taped live with a crew of cameramen, sound engineer, and video mixing team in front of an audience. The recorded events air on Manhattan Neighborhood Network public television weekly, as well as online, and have been exhibited internationally. FB event page