The coming week bodes well for lovers of culture on both coasts. From Los Angeles to New York, art, music, and happenings combine in a series of events that both bend genres and break rules. The May 1st weekend proves particularly action-packed in Los Angeles, as far as categories blurring.

On Saturday, “Los Angeles, I’m Yours”—a multimedia exhibition/bazaar subtitled “A Poketo and Kitsuné Noir Market”—opens in the Space15Twenty building, nearish to Amoeba. Running from 7 to 10 p.m., “Los Angeles, I’m Yours” brings together music—a special Portugal. The Man show, fresh off their Coachella appearance—with “a living art market. Filled with an eclectic mix of found objects, these vintage pieces are given new life as over 30 artists”—spanning everyone from Neil LaBute to Geoff McFetridge—“reinterpret and reincarnate these objects into art.”

Also on the day of May 1st in L.A., the Mochilla crew do their part for MOPLA (Month of Photography), cosigned by the likes of Waxpoetics: in this event, J. Rocc and Quantic and other crew associates provide groove sonics, along with live soundtrack to the visuals from the film premiere/ screening of Timeless, combining the aural visions of Ethiopian legend Mulatu Astatke and Brazilian genius Arthur Verocai to honor the spirit of J. Dilla.

And later in the week, on May 4th, on the other side of the world, in New York City on the Lower East Side, “A Nice Set” opens. What’s distinguishes this show is that it brings together a number of internationally diverse artists to create unique DJ slipmats, from Ray Smith to Sneaker Freaker and Yuku Shimizu. Yes, art made from DJ slipmats; of course, the music (by Tyler Askew and Butter) better be good if the art is based on dance music. This opening actually launches the tour of “A Nice Set”: with any luck, it will rewind over to a city near you…