The Heard of Elephants art collective presents comedy tonight at the Unknown Theater with live performances from Friends of the Family , Josh Duvendeck, Wobbly Bones and videos from daybyday, Good Neighbor, Tremendosaur and 5 Second Films. Doors at 10 pm. Tickets $5. Beer included. more ›


The 8th Annual Precious Cheese Feast of San Gennaro, Los Angeles, begins today and runs through Sunday on Highland, just south of Hollywood Boulevard. There will be Italian eats, games, rides and entertainment. And, of course, Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Corrolla among the celebs celebrating all things Italia. Admission is $5, but kids under 12 free.
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Tonight Machine Project teams up with 826LA for “Dead Author Readings” with Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson who’ll be discussing Walden. There are two shows at 8 and 10 pm. Bring blankets or something else to sit on. Space is limited because of Machine Project's "forest." more ›

Tonight Chicago-based butt rockers Disturbed will be performing at the Hollywood Palladium. New York's own folk rock outfit Nickel Eye, which features none other than Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes, are set to headline the Troubadour with Low vs Diamond in tow. The Echoplex will play host to a handful of French DJs, including LAist favorite Anoraak. Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek is performing solo at the Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, local experimental collective Heard of Elephants will be performing with Collisions at the Unknown Theater. But we strongly suggest that you head over to the Key Club to catch D.C.-based rapper Wale, who has been exalted by the likes of Pitchfork and LA's foremost hip-hop expert Jeff Weiss. more ›