Melissa Etheridge has at all times written what she feels, and what she’s feeling proper now, at this second in her life, is liberated. The people-rock legend, finest identified for her raspy ’90s anthems (cue “Come to my window …”), simply completed recording a brand new album due out subsequent yr. A theme that permeates all through her lyrics? Setting herself free.
In Sunday Funday, L.A. individuals give us a play-by-play of their ideally suited Sunday round city. Discover concepts and inspiration on the place to go, what to eat and the best way to take pleasure in life on the weekends.
“It’s a lot about letting go of trying to make everything perfect,” Etheridge says. “Letting go of trying to change other people to make me happy because it doesn’t work that way.”
She chats with us from her Sure We Are Tour with the Indigo Women, an event she describes as the last word women’ evening out. “It’s brought a lot of women out — grandmothers, mothers, daughters,” Etheridge says. “It’s music that you remember and it feels really amazing.”
The tour makes a cease subsequent week on the Greek Theatre, which is able to really feel like a homecoming of types for the artist who has lived in L.A. for the previous 43 years. Etheridge and her spouse Linda Wallem, together with Etheridge’s younger grownup youngsters, have settled within the Calabasas space and discover consolation within the many neighborhood charms. At this time Etheridge, who says she has had “many incredible Sundays” round city, describes an ideal one. It begins with a stroll near residence after which ventures downtown for brunch and artwork, and into Studio Metropolis for a heavenly deep-fried Fluffernutter.
This interview has been flippantly edited for size and readability.
7 a.m.: Get up and stroll We like to get proper up, and the very first thing we do is go for a stroll. We go for a few mile and a half, and it’s simply actually beautiful. And we love all our neighbors, and it’s a very implausible place.
8 a.m.: Espresso with further love Then we might go to La La Land Variety Cafe on the Commons in Calabasas. What’s particular about it’s that it [employs] foster children. The proprietor is a very particular man that places loads of love into the place. And it’s so L.A. — you’ll be able to ask for “extra love” they usually’ll say, “Oh, we love you!” after we depart. They’ve a butterfly matcha latte — you recognize, blue and inexperienced. Actually loopy, lovely drinks. So we’ll decide up espresso after which go to Hank’s Bagels and get some bagels for the youngsters.
9 a.m.: Crank up the automobile tunes After we drop all the pieces off at residence, we’re leaving to go downtown. On Sunday at 9 o’clock, you may get downtown in an affordable period of time. I’ve bought the music cranked up in our automobile. We like to hearken to the Chris Stapleton channel on Sirius XM. And we’re listening to my new album that I simply recorded that received’t be out till 2026.
10 a.m.: A leisurely brunchWe’ll go to the Woman & the Goat. Chef Stephanie Izard has these biscuits and rooster. Unbelievable. It’s not too foofy since you simply don’t wish to get too foofy for brunch. You wish to, oh, really feel it once you’re performed. In order that’s what we’ll do. That’s from, like, 10 to 11 a.m. No, 10 to 12. I’m not speeding. It’s an attractive restaurant.
Midday: See what’s on show in downtown L.A.Then we’re going to go see no matter displays or installations they’ve downtown. The final time we went, it was “Luna Luna.” Actually nice. One time, it was the King Tut exhibit.
3 p.m.: A fast cease at Atrium Then we’ll get the youngsters. On the best way again, we cease at one among our favourite hashish shops, Atrium on Topanga [Canyon Boulevard] — our different favourite is Coast to Coast in Canoga Park — and get some as a result of we’re going to our favourite movie show later tonight.
3:30 p.m.: Spend time at my favourite musical playground We swing by Norman’s Uncommon Guitars, which is in Tarzana. It’s not open on Sundays, but when this was a dream, it might be. [Owner Norman Harris] has an beautiful assortment that everybody has purchased from, from Tom Petty to George Harrison to Bob Dylan to me.
Generally I’ll commerce a guitar with [Norman], and typically I’ll have him present me a ridiculously costly guitar simply to have a look at it, after which I’ll inform him I can by no means purchase it. There’s at all times one thing occurring in there. I’ve sat in the course of the shop with my buddy Ashley McBryde and sang songs. It’s only a actually cool place. Solely in L.A.
5 p.m.: An evening on the moviesWe’ll get to our favourite movie show, Cinépolis, the place we’re going to observe the newest film. They serve dinner and drinks within the theater, and it’s only a actually enjoyable evening. The final film we noticed was “Thunderbolts.” It’s freaking nice. God, I like Florence Pugh. My children have been skeptical about Marvel, however they actually appreciated it. It’s good not having to prepare dinner or clear on a Sunday. To date, we’ve eaten 10,000 energy right now.
8 p.m.: The dessert of all dessertsThen if we might pack in all of the enjoyable, we might go down the 101 to Studio Metropolis, the place Chef Antonia Lofaso has the Black Market Liquor Bar. She has a dessert known as the Fluffernutter. Oh, my God. It’s a deep-fried Fluffernutter. It’s so good. So we might go get dessert there. Then we might drive residence.
10 p.m.: Finish the evening underneath the celebs We have now slightly fireplace pit outdoors in our yard. And we love to take a seat and have a look at the celebs and use a few of that stuff that we bought on the Atrium.
I always suppose, oh, I’m going to maneuver out of L.A. And we journey all around the globe. And I swear, each time I come again, I’m like, this looks like residence. That is residence.
