The Wiggles Do The Humpty Dance. It's trippy! Digital Underground @ Viper Room Social Distortion @ House of Blues Sunset Reverend Horton Heat & Pato Banton @ House of Blues Anaheim Donovan Frankenreiter @ Canyon Club The Electric Prunes & Strawberry Alarm Clock @ Knitting Factory Mere Mortals & Seasons @ The Echo The Root Down @ Temple Bar The Germs & The Adolescents @ Key Club......

Thursday night at the House of Blues Sunset, I went to brave the crowd I'd expected to come out and see Ms. O'Riordan's solo show. As a fan of The Cranberries, much like just about everyone else in attendance, I thought maybe some of that fire would be on display. Well, there were firetrucks and ambulances, but no fire.........

Three mysterious shows are listed on the Ticketmaster and the House of Blues websites. An unknown act called "The M+M's" will be playing three shows next week across Southern California. Just Jared believes he has the scoop with something he posted early this morning: Brit Brit has a packed schedule coming up — she will be performing with a handful of back-up dancers under the alias “The M+M’s” at the House of Blues in......

WEDNESDAY • Nada Surf, Rogue Wave and King of France play the Henry Fonda Theater tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $16.50. • Dilated Peoples, Little Brother and Defari hit the House of Blues Sunset tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $20. [18+] • AFI at ArcLight presents a screening of The Silence of the Lambs tonight at 8 PM.......

TUESDAY • Les Savy Fav with The Hold Steady, Thunderbirds Are Now and Swearing At Motorists are at Avalon tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $17. • The one and only Cheap Trick are at the House of Blues Sunset. Doors open at 8 PM; tickets are $33.50. [18+] • LACMA features a 7:30 PM lecture, Eames Interiors: "Functioning Decoration," by Pat Kirkham of the Bard Graduate Center in New York. Admission is $15.......

THURSDAY • Sabrosa Purr, La Rocca and Cold War Kids are at Spaceland tonight. Doors open at 9 PM. • Dengue Fever, El Ten Eleven, Papillion, Naomi and DJ Saul Good are at Tangier tonight at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $10. • The Silverlake Lounge features 50 Foot Wave and Helicopter, Helicopter tonight at 10 PM. Tickets are $10 advance. • X, The Johns and Donita Sparks are at the House of Blues Sunset......

WEDNESDAY • JMP with DJs J. Rocc and Melo D of the Beat Junkies and Peanut Butter Wolf are at the Knitting Factory tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $5. [21+] • At the House of Blues Sunset, catch the Violent Femmes with The Bell Rays at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $25. • AFI at ArcLight presents a screening of the 1931 classic Frankenstein at 8 PM. • The Hammer Museum features a panel......

TUESDAY • The Knitting Factory features a special seated show tonight at 7:30 PM, starring David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Rosie Thomas and Wisely. Tickets are $12. • Echo & the Bunnymen are at the House of Blues Sunset tonight with Innaway. The show starts at 8 PM and tickets are $25. [18+] • Also at the Knitting Factory, see a special screening of All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story at 7......

THURSDAY • The Wallflowers are performing at a secret location tonight during a concert sponsored by Fusion Flash. Okay, if you must know, they're performing at the House of Blues Sunset at 7 PM. • The Fold at Tangier has Juana Molina and Languis tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $15. • "Complete Control" Thursday performances by Duane Peter and Die Hunns, Primadonna, The Worthless and a surprise guest tonight at The Scene. Cover......

MONDAY • Inara George performs free tonight at The Echo. Doors open at 8:30 PM. [21+] • At the House of Blues Sunset, check out Method Man with B-Real tonight at 9:30 PM. Tickets are $35. [18+] • Marton Csokas and Mace Neufeld will participate in a Q&A session following a screening of Asylum at the ArcLight at 7:30 PM. Film journalist David Poland will host the reception after the screening.......

FRIDAY • Brazilian Girls and Something for Rockets are at Avalon tonight at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $20. • The Nervous Return are in the Knitting Factory Front Room with Tsk Tsk, The Cinema Eye, Shoot Out The Lights and This Blush. The show starts at 8 PM and cover is $7. • Bay Area beat maestro Lyrics Born is at the El Rey with Ostrich Head, Noah King, Speech Impediments, Swamp House and......

THURSDAY • The Eels are at Avalon tonight with Strings at 8 PM. Tickets are $25. • The Knitting Factory Front Room hosts a benefit for the Peer Education Program of Los Angeles, featuring Wires On Fire, Jim Brown (Bluebird), Terrors, Energy Club, Darren Weiss (Wires on Fire/Belladonna) and The Naturals. The show starts at 8 PM; tickets are $10. • Doors open at 7:30 PM for Frankie and Tommy's Social Club at the......

FRIDAY • Dredg are at the Henry Fonda Theater tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $13. • The Echo has Unsane with special guests 400 Blows, Blackfire Revelation and Made Out of Babies at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 at the door. [18+] • San Diegans Louis XIV are at the Avalon tonight with Starlite Desperation and Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers. Doors open at 6:30 PM. • Digital Underground are at the......

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......

Yesterday, we recommended Papa but if you want to get some culture another way you you can go to the opening of Carol Es's Hybrids and Mongrels at the Highways Performance Space and Gallery tonight. The reception is from 6:30 to 8:30 PM tonight. Also tonight, Proper is bringing in one of our favorites, Osunlade, along with seven other DJs and art installations by The HVW8 Crew. 11 PM til the cops come knockin'......