See Hunx and His Punx at an afternoon party from I Hate Rock n Roll.

Lots to do this weekend: Party at the Getty and Long Beach Museum of Art, see Hairspray at Devil’s Night Drive In, and oodles of art shows!

The Getty’s concert series continues with The Living Sisters.

Enjoy the John Waters classic from the comfort of your car.

Stroll the Long Beach Museum of Art to take in new exhibitions and hear great local bands.

One of my favorite Brooklyn bands tour socal.

Abe Vigoda plays a show at The Echo with Lovvers and Black Apples before going on tour.

I was fortunate enough to get to inteview one of the invited artists, Lisa Marie Thalhammer, at Manifest Equality, a temporary exhibition that represents the artistic community’s response to Proposition 8 and how the struggle for equality fits in to the greater civil rights movement.

Manifest Equality, a five-day benefit to raise funds for The Courage Campaign, was a refreshing progression in the history of issue-based exhibitions.And while it was obvious from the diverse work presented that no cohesive exhibit could be mounted from the cacophony of artists’ voices represented, a few cogent themes emerged.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club play two shows at The Echoplex.