For anyone who isn't storing all your party reserves for some big New Year's bash, here's what's going on around town tonight. more ›

Mere Mortals @ Silverlake Lounge Cheap Trick @ The Wiltern Peter Frampton @ The Canyon Regina Spektor @ Avalon Shelby Lynne, The Watson Twins @ El Rey Moving Picture Show, Castaneda @ Spaceland Robert Randolph & the Family Band @ House of Blues Drewfest, Big Moves, Juanita Mannequin @ Viper Room X-Ray OK, Letting Up Despite Great Faults @ Little Pedro's Mouse on Mars, Birdy Num Num, Carmen Rizzo @ The Echo Hijos de... more ›

Brian Wilson @ UCLA Royce Hall Dirty Sanchez, Jefree Star @ Key Club Joshua Bell @ Disney Concert Hall Bob Lind @ Little Pedro's DJ AM @ LAX Sarah Green, Evan Bethany @ Tangier Tina Stevens @ Canter's Kibitz Room Jamie Lidell, Safety Scissors @ Safari Sam's Voxtrot, Low vs. Diamond, Yellow Fever @ The Troubadour River City Rebels, Penny Royals, Umbrella Tree @ Viper Room Kelly Dalton, Until June, Jay Nash @ The... more ›

Remember Green Jell-O? Remember when they had to change their name to Green Jelly? Remember when they were given their own studio on Hollywood Blvd. a few blocks east of the Palladium to dig into their endless banks of creativity and bring back gooey nuggets of rock? Remember how they don't have that studio any more and now they have to open for Metal Skool? We kid our local Gwarabees. The Roots @ Avalon... more ›

The Cramps, The Demolition Doll Rods, The Groovie Ghoulies @ House of Blues ¡Forward, Russia! @ Spaceland Z Trip, DJ Goldenhead @ Vault 350 John Lee Hooker Jr. @ Harvelle's India.Arie @ Grove of Anaheim Stuart A. Staples @ The Troubadour Witchcraft, Danava @ Safari Sam's Ahmet Zappa (signing) @ Book Soup Billy Vera & the Beaters @ Rusty's Surf Ranch Jesca Hoop, Emily Wells @ The Hotel Cafe Los Super Elegantes, Mika Miko... more ›

Last spring LAist went to SXSW where there were 1,300 bands. Many were good, but a few rose to the top. Local trio Honky was one of the standouts. Dirty, sweaty, down home southern rock in the vein of all your favorites. Like if ZZ Top left behind some tattooed bastard sons out there in La Grange. more ›

Ten days before Halloween and so many killer shows to choose from tonight. Clearly the obvious choice for the season would be dressing up as Eddie and going to the Maiden show. Imagine that parking lot scene. Sun Ra Arkestra, Money Mark, Watts Prophets @ Arthur Nights, Palace Theatre Bob Dylan @ Long Beach Arena Iron Maiden @ Irvine Meadows Rancid @ Henry Fonda The Decemberists @ Wiltern Meshell Ndegeocello @ Temple Bar Lucinda... more ›

Guns N’ Roses, Alice in Chains, Muse, Papa Roach @ Inland Invasion Human League, Psychedelic Furs, ABC @ Hollywood Bowl Ani DiFranco @ Orpheum Asia @ The Canyon Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Safari Sam's Golden State, The Shore @ Viper Room Hed PE, Mower, The STD’s @ Key Club The Morlocks @ Little Pedro's The Section Quartet @ Largo Thee Mad Lovers, The Motives @ Mr. T's Bowl Sophie B. Hawkins @ The Vine... more ›

The Donnas, Kinky, Rooney, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, John Doe, Johnette Napolitano, Agent Orange, Josie Cotton, many others @ Bergamot Station more ›

The Dirty Kings, Something for Rockets @ Key Club more ›

John Fogerty, Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theater Sha Na Na @ Cerritos Center Rollins Band @ Key Club Tom Freund @ Hotel Cafe The Radishes, The Ramonas, The Knuckledraggers @ The Scene The Super Bees, Flash Express, Chelsea Smiles @ Safari Sam's The Starfuckers, Bed, Naughty Pet @ The Cat Club Whiskey Dicks, Elegantly Wasted @ The Gig Neil Hamburger @ Spaceland Swimsuit Rights, Party Fowl @ The Smell Otherwise, Wet Brain @ Viper... more ›

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If you're looking for something to do tonight, why not treat yourself to the last night ever of Blue Bongo. The regular club at Little Pedro's has managed to be dance club, blues club, avant-rock club and artist hangout all at once without ever copping attitude. But Little Pedro's, a chronically underappreciated Moroccan-Spanish hybrid bar, restaurant and club on the southeast edge of downtown's art-n-architecture district finally captured the imagination of a new buyer. Who lacks the imagination to keep the Blue Bongo folks around. more ›

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It's not like the Blue Bongo shows at Little Pedro's are a secret; heck, they even made yesterday's LA Times. But we can't not mention this. If you've been wondering when you should go (or go back), you might consider tonight for your journey to the Mexican-slash-Moroccan bar-slash-club perched on the easternmost edge of downtown. Because a little birdie told us that the indescribable Peaches will be DJing. Dare you shake your bootie to whatever sleazy, seductive, assultive dance music Peaches will spin? Get some teaches from Peaches. For us.

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Fill the space between your ears with info about wind by attending the screeing of Wild Weather: Wind" at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, 332 S. Michigan Ave. , Pasadena. Show starts at 2 PM but doors open at 1:30. $5 also nets you a post-screening discussion will be led by Shane Murphy, of Caltech’s Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Program is for ages 6 and up so it won't be over your head. more ›

If you haven't seen Miss Mickey before or don't know anything about her, check out the trailer for "Champion Blues," the award-winning PBS documentary about her life. more ›

Though baseball appears to have overtaken America's sporting news, Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena is hosting former Lakers coach Phil Jackson when he signs his new book, The Last Season, at 7:00 PM. more ›