It’s midnight, and while I write a monotonous series of buzzes and feedback loops razes through my living room. The cats are wide-eyed and alarmed. These are not the normal noises of everyday life. They are the aural explorations of Spectrum, one of the most prolific projects of Sonic Boom, cofounder of Spacemen 3. When Spacemen 3 split up, it seemed fans diverged as well. Many followed Jason Pierce (aka J. Spaceman), who went on......

Rainy days and Mondays may get you down, so check out these events tonight to make the first night of the workweek no so ho-hum. FILM As part of the LA Phil's Concrete Frequency series, the Arclight Hollywood gets into the game with screenings of films that are "designed to examine and celebrate the elements that define a city, and how they are affected by, and reflected in, music." On tap tonight is Fritz......

If the theatrics of this summer's Copa Mundial have you hooked, three movies playing this week serve up enough passion, pique and soccer-inspired drama to put the fake-foul antics of today's players to shame. On Tuesday July 4th, the enthusiasts at the Hollywood Football Association put on a special InterFootball Day at the Egyptian Theatre. They'll screen Goal! World Cup 1966, which tells of the glorious — if you're a English football fan —......

Mayor V: A Q&A with Mayor Villaraigosa on immigration. He's definitely politic when speaking with the LA Times: My role, you know, my focus, is on the city that I was elected to serve, but I will continue to advocate for a sensible, bipartisan immigration reform. students: While we're on immigration, students plan another demonstration today starting at 10am in downtown LA, meeting at Olympic and Broadway and proceeding to City Hall. puppies and......

WEDNESDAY • Team Sleep is at the El Rey tonight with Idiot Pilot and Scene Index at 7 PM. Tickets are $16. • Wendy & Lisa and Doyle Bramhall II perform tonight at Largo. Dinner reservations are booked solid, so show up early to get a seat. Doors open at 8 PM. • As part of the "Once Upon a Time in Italy" exhibit opening this weekend, AFI at Arclight presents Sergio Leone's masterpiece,......

Despite the gorgeous, sunny weekend, Monday brings gloom once again. LAist won't pretend we're not bummed about that, but I guess we'll have to learn to get over it. • Strange bedfellows tonight at The Echo, when Mike Stinson performs with former Fear lead singer Lee Ving and special guests Hillstomp Blues. Admission is free and begins at 8:30 PM. [21+] • The duo known as Handsome Boy Modeling School (Prince Paul and Dan......