Welcome to the first unofficial day of summer, which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day in LA
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| How can I start to awaken in a big city? |
ARROYO SECODELIC FESTIVAL (arroyosecodelic.com) May 22–25, 2026:
Highland Park, Los Angeles, all ages with 60+ bands across six walkable venues along famous Figueroa Street with FREE and paid admission shows. See arroyosecodelic.com for details. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (Memorial Day weekend). Tickets are available as 4-Day Passes to all shows in all venues. See individual schedule for full lineup by day, appearing mostly at the Lodge Room, De La Playa Records, Oblivion Indoor, and Highland Park Ebell, all orbiting Kinship Yoga on Fig.
- The Fest on KXLU 88.9 FM (blog), KCRW 89.9 FM
- Love it live! A group for fans of live music | The Lodge Room
WHAT HAPPENED?
Adolescents live at the House of Blues way back; still alive in 2025 playing with the Circle Jerks
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| One day ASF may bet as big as Brokecella |
Highland Park is rock 'n roll paradise. Arroyo Secodelic Festival is a 4-day music fest in Highland Park, May 22-25, 2026, featuring a frenetic and fuzzy array of rock 'n roll artists spanning generations — including three of Southern California's finest first wave punk bands: Lee Ving's FEAR, OC royalty Adolescents, and pioneering punk bassist Mike Watt as well as San Francisco power pop icons Flamin' Groovies and LA rockers Strawberry Fuzz, Levitation Room, The Warlocks, and Death Valley Girls.
What's the big deal about these punks?
- Forget "Amoeba." WELCOME TO REALITY: Blood so deep the horse must hold his head up high/ In the valley of decision one third of the world will die/ Beat your hoes and plows into axes and spears/ As the armies meet in a battle they predicted for years// (CHORUS) Let the weak say I'm a warrior/ Bring down the warriors/ Let the faithless regain faith/ Your faith is hopeless// The prophets and the psychics and the military agree/ Continual crisis leads us straight to World War III/ Roll out the red carpet let the Angel of Death ride in/ To the valley of decision let the mayhem begin// (CHORUS)// Apocalyptic madness two thirds of the world in sadness/ The other third is gone but sadness lingers on/ Crumbled cities and an aftermath of hate/ No way to stop them 'cause now its too late/ The Antichrist's mission's done/ The dead are the only lucky ones/ Are you ready?/ The picture's painted/ For the valley - the scene is set/ Of decision - make your decision/ For the valley it's too late/ Welcome welcome to reality/ Welcome welcome to reality/ Make a decision cause you've got no choice
The Festival takes place across multiple venues on Figueroa St. and beyond — The Lodge Room, Oblivion, Highland Park Ebell, Cheerio Collective, De La Playa Records, Blind Barber, North Figueroa Books, and a few pop ups and buskers. All Arroyo Secodelic shows are ALL AGES.
Free poetry pre-show at Eagle Rock Library
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RELATED ARTS EVENTS
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| Eagle Rock Branch - Los Angeles Public Library | Los Angeles CA | Facebook |
- Friday, May 22, Arroyo Secodelic Festival (runs until Monday, May 24) Arroyo Secodelic Festival — May 22–24, 2026 · Highland Park
- Saturday, May 23 2:00 pm Miriam's Garden Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
- JBLZE (The Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Evening) Greek Theatre, LA
- May 28, 4:00 pm REAB Traveling Symphony Series Presents: Symphony of Shared Stories Van Nuys Branch Library
- May 29, 10:30 am REAB Traveling Symphony Presents: Collaborative Poetry with DSTL ARTS Fairfax Branch Library
- May 30, 12 noon REAB Traveling Symphony Presents: Collaborative Poetry with DSTL ARTS Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
- May 30, 2:30 p.m. REAB Traveling Symphony Presents: Collaborative Poetry with DSTL ARTS Baldwin Hills Branch Library
- June 9, 6:00 pm Poetry Open Mic Westwood Branch Library
- ADA accommodations: (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to event. Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.
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Featuring punk legends FEAR ●
Flamin' Groovies
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Adolescents ● Levitation Room
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Strawberry Fuzz
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Mike Watt & The Secondmen ● Juanita & Juan
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The Warlocks ● Death Valley Girls
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Flat Worms
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Valgur ● Toys That Kill
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Buckets ● Cinnamon
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The Darts
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Windows ● Cissi TV
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Op Ed
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Sun Atoms ● Baus
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Cameron Romance
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The Flamenco Souls ● Axxident
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Wave Decay
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British Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm (trained in the Thai Forest Tradition and abbot of Buddhist Society of Western Australia) has 4.6 out of 5 stars (with 85 reviews) for this book.
While most sati or mindfulness meditation teachers praise the benefits of "bare awareness," Ajahn Brahm teaches bear awareness.
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Bear Awareness: Questions and Answers on Taming Your Wild Mind
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| Bear Awareness: Taming Mind |
He is the bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? and one of the world’s most beloved Theravada Buddhist monks because of his sense of humor.
In Bear Awareness, Ajahn Brahm answers meditators’ questions, actual questions from students of meditation––questions readers may have wondered about as well.
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He helps us make friends with the scary things that come up on the cushion, and he shows how to lift the mood with a well-placed stuffed teddy or a well-timed pun.
The intimacy of the question-and-answer format provides a fresh experience of learning from a Western master meditator who studied with the awakened Thai master Ajahn Chah.
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| Author: British Abbot Ajahn Brahm (BSWA) |
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- ArroyoSecoDelic.com; Ajahn Brahm (Bear Awareness, BSWA.org); Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Jen B. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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