Who would’ve thought that the coolest place to party on a Friday Night is in a museum? All “Night at the Museum” jokes aside, the Los Angeles Natural History Museum throws some of the coolest events every first Friday for the first six months out of the year. It’s truly a sight and scene to be experienced; dancing and drinking in the middle of a museum, while DJ lights bounce off dinosaur bones. These events are all ages running from 5:30pm – 10:00pm. They have dinner concessions and for the 21+ crowd, 3 bars. For music, two live bands usually perform in one hall, while DJs spin in another hall all night.

DJ SPIDER

2009 was highlighted with musical acts such as Wolfmother, LA’s favorite wild-man The Gaslamp Killer, and Z-Trip, amongst many others. The opening night of First Friday kicked off on January 8th with the Tune-Yards as the opening act. Resident DJ Them Jeans and headliner DJ Spider were killing it all night on the tables. The headliner for the night was Atlas Sound, which is the solo project from Deerhunter front man, Bradford Cox.

THEM JEANS

ATLAS SOUND

First Fridays at the Natural History Museum isn’t just about the musical acts. Each First Fridays season is based around a theme. From 5:30 – 8:00pm, the museum holds a tour and discussion centered around their current exhibits. In 2010, the museum hopes to show a different side of Southern California, away from the lights and glamor; with “The Science of California”. They are bringing in six of the region’s top scientists to discuss the cutting edge science on issues important to Southern Californians.

Admission to the museum is $9 for adults and runs until June. For a full schedule of events and more info, please visit the First Fridays site. Be sure to check out more pictures at our Flickr set for First Fridays.

Also got a mix I made that has Atlas Sound’s new song “Quick Canal” featuring Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab. It’s is the last song on the mix and comes in around 27-minute mark. This mix contains various songs, some new, some old, from artists such a The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The xx, HEALTH, Animal Collective, Arpline, Broadcast and more.

Listen:
Chillen Like A Villain Mix

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