Arts & Entertainment
Light + Space And More Concerts Near Palos Verdes This Week
Ariana and the Rose is hosting an emmersive, interactive live music party this week. Patch caught up with her to talk about the unique show.
PALOS VERDES, CA – There are a ton of great shows to catch this week in Los Angeles County, and we've gathered a list of live music from twenty of the county's top music venues for this week's round-up. From blues, to throwbacks, to indie rock, and electronic, there's something for everyone to see.
This week, Patch caught up with Ariana DiLorenzo, lead singer of pop band Ariana and the Rose, who created an immersive and interactive music dance party called "Light + Space." The show was originally conceived at an underground party in London before its sold-out New York debut. Now, it's finally coming to Los Angeles this week.
Light + Space will be at Catch One on Thursday, Nov. 8. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.
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Emily Holland: How would you describe your music to someone that’s never heard it?
Ariana DiLorenzo: I describe it as synth music that makes you wanna dance and cry and then feel amazing.
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EH: Who are your biggest musical inspirations/influences? Any artists that have helped shape your style/sound?
AD: I’m a huge Robyn fan. She really created a place for female artists to make music that is vulnerable and a banger at the same time. The duality of her music has always been something I strive for in my own music. I also love Goldfrapp and M83, I love artists who use electronic elements and synths as a soundscape but don’t use that to compensate for melodies. Nothing beats an amazing melody, the song itself always comes first.
EH: The “Light + Space” event seems like a physical embodiment of your music – ethereal, light and airy, kinda spacey. How’d you come up with the idea?
AD: Thank you! I had been touring a lot and was seeing different kinds of experiential shows in my off time and one day something just clicked. I thought “I need to create something like this for music.” There are so many performance companies in theater, dance and the avant-garde space breaking the format and playing with peoples’ expectations of what a “show” should look and feel like. The galactic space vibes really grew out of my own project, I think there is something so optimistic and mysterious about space and the universe. It’s the perfect setting to ask people to lose themselves in. Light + Space combines all of those elements into one event; performance art, theater, a concert and a futuristic disco.
EH: Can you describe what attending Light + Space is like?
AD: The concept of Light + Space is that glitter aliens have come down from their planet to throw an amazing cosmic rave. The evening is woven together with DJ sets, musical performances and spontaneous bursts of theater that happen throughout the night. Audience members can be anywhere in the room and run into galactic characters in the form of dancers and performers and the whole evening culminates in a concert, turning the space into a full on disco. Light + Space is like one of those amazing nights that you stumble upon, when you didn’t mean to end up dancing somewhere late at night with people you’ve just met but the night took you there and it’s now 2am and you can’t remember having this much fun in the longest time.
EH: How does the event promote inclusivity?
AD: I want to create a space that feels safe for people to let their guards down. Our whole event is designed to be a welcome party to anyone who wants to join in. We don’t do VIP tickets, we don’t place any importance on how you look to get in, I want Light + Space to feel like somewhere people can feel themselves. We encourage people to dress up, to help them shed their every day skin and get lost in the show. We partner with performers who identify in many different communities and will continue to create a space where everyone feels welcome.
EH: What music are you listening to right now?
AD: Well, obviously the new Robyn album! I’m also really into Billie Eillish, she has so much attitude and knows exactly who she is. I’ll be breaking out the Christmas albums pretty soon too!
Ariana and the Rose's Light + Space is at Catch One this Thursday, Nov. 8. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
- Rubblebucket, Diet Cig, Tōth at the Terragram Ballroom
- Anna Clendening, Molly Kate Kestner, Minke at the Moroccan
- Kalin White, GHOSS, Cassidy at the Troubadour
- YELLOW DAYS with Kiefer at the El Rey Theatre
- MC Chris Is Dead Tour at the Bootleg Theater
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
- Tokyo Police Club at the Moroccan
- Lean On Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers at the Troubadour
- Grand Canyon Album Release Show at the Bootleg Theater
- GOATW**RE with The Casualties, Black Tusk, Great American Ghost at the Roxy Theatre
- Spain at Amoeba Hollywood
- ROB STONE at the Cinema Bar
- BOY PABLO with Role Model at the Fonda Theatre
- Mitski at the Wiltern
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
- Ariana and the Rose presents: Light + Space at Catch One
- Robotaki Live - The Experiment, AObeats, X&G at the Terragram Ballroom
- Tokyo Police Club at the Moroccan
- Tyler Childers at the Troubadour
- LUCERO with Jonny Fritz at the El Rey Theatre
- Kyle Craft, Particle Kid at the Bootleg Theater
- NF - PERCEPTION TOUR at the Hollywood Palladium
- Carta North America Tour at Club Mayan
- PLAIN WHITE T'S with Armors, SayWeCanFly, and A Summer High at the Roxy Theatre
- Ableton Loop presents Esa DJ Set at Amoeba Hollywood
- ERIC BURDETTE BAND at the Cinema Bar
- OF MONTREAL with Reptaliens at the Fonda Theatre
- Joe Russo's Almost Dead at the Wiltern
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
- Guided By Voices at the Terragram Ballroom
- Thutmose, Tre Capital, Malcolm Anthony at the Moroccan
- Vundabar, Peach Kelli Pop, Illuminati Hotties at the Troubadour
- ELEPHANTE with ZAXX & RCKT PWR at the El Rey Theatre
- UNDEROATH WITH DANCE GAVIN DANCE, CROWN THE EMPIRE & THE PLOT IN YOU at the Shrine Auditorium
- TOKiMONSTA Mykki Blanco, Gavlyn at the Regent Theater
- The Goon Sax, Post Life, Prissy Whip at the Bootleg Theater
- GOO GOO DOLLS - DIZZY UP THE GIRL 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR at the Hollywood Palladium
- IDK with Global Dan and JAG at the Roxy Theatre
- Little Dragon at Amoeba Hollywood
- Rick Shea at the Cinema Bar
- YOUNG FATHERS with Algiers at the Fonda Theatre
- 95.5 KLOS Presents Foreigner: Double Vision at the Microsoft Theater
- Joe Russo's Almost Dead at the Wiltern
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
- Spafford, Midnight North at the Terragram Ballroom
- City of the Sun, Leon of Athens, Nana Adjoa at the Moroccan
- Anders Osborne, Megan Slankard & Alex Wong at the Troubadour
- GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, The Lil Smokies at the El Rey Theatre
- Tacocat, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Susan at the Bootleg Theater
- BASSRUSH PRESENTS - DISCIPLE TAKEOVER at the Hollywood Palladium
- WHITE PANDA with Caye and New City at the Roxy Theatre
- Mr. Snakes at the Cinema Bar
- PETIT BISCUIT: PRESENCE TOUR with Melvv & Super Duper at the Fonda Theatre
- Maxwell: 50 Intimate Nights Live at the Microsoft Theater
- 88.5 FM PRESENTS - THE RECORD COMPANY at the Wiltern
Main photo courtesy of Ariana and the Rose
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