The Flaming Lips will be opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers west coast dates in October.

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October 8 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center October 9 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavillion October 11 Los Angeles, CA The Forum October 17 Oakland, CA Oakland Coliseum October 18 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena October 20 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum October 21 Seattle, WA Key Arena Quote:

That seems like such a random coupling..

Indie Rocks

The inimitable Flaming Lips host this year's Indie Rocks film festival from lead Lip Wayne Coyne's home in OKC. (That's Oklahoma City to all you unfamiliar with the Sooner State.) Grab the remote because you'll want to turn the volume up loud for these classic films that celebrate the dynamic duo of music and film.



Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

Saturday, September 6th at 10pm

D.A. Pennebaker captures the July 3, 1973 concert that marked the final time glam rocker David Bowie performed in his Ziggy Stardust persona.



Dancer in the Dark

Saturday, September 13th at 10pm

Lars von Trier's throwback to the musicals/melodramas of early cinema is one of the most audacious films in years as it tells the story of a poor immigrant (Björk) struggling to scrape together the money that will save the eyesight of her young son.



The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

Saturday, September 20th at 10pm

Penelope Spheeris' follow-up to her "punk" documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization, features interviews with and performances by Ozzy Osbourne, David Mustaine of Megadeth, Lemmy of Motorhead and others.



Sugar Town

Saturday, September 27th at 11:45pm

Cast with aging rock stars like Duran Duran's John Taylor and X's John Doe,
Allison Anders and Kurt Voss' comedy-drama takes an authentic, tongue-in-cheek look at the has-beens and wanna-bes of LA's music scene.


Wicked City

Saturday, September 20th at 11:45pm

A small town girl arrives in New York with dreams of being an artist but finds her worst nightmare coming true when she's forced into a life on the streets.



Groove

Saturday, September 6th at 11:45pm

From dusk to dawn, this ensemble drama follows an experienced raver and his straight-arrow brother as their lives change during an all-night warehouse party.

Whiteboyz

Saturday, September 6th at 12:30am

A young white kid from the cornbelt longs to be a black hip-hop star, but he's so busy "keepin' it real" he doesn't notice the real world around him.