Have a post turkey parade with the boys of OK Go, catch the late (5pm, kidtime) show of Yo Gabba Gabba, get downright vintage with the Bruce-loving Brits of Herman's Hermits at the Canyon Club, take a Hellride with Mike Watt in Santa Monica, and head out across the sea for a Weezer performance of 'Pinkerton.' more ›

Disappointed with last night's AMAs? You shoulda watched "Dexter" or "Boardwalk Empire" even. Both of those shows he been fantastic during the month of November. We'd also like to inform you of some local appearances by some of our favorite people we've seen on TV: "Yo Gabba Gabba!" bring their live show to the NOKIA on November 26 & 27; Louis CK appears at the Gibson on December 2; and Brian Regan will be at the Wiltern on December 10. All of these shows will likely sell out so don't procrastinate on giving yourself or a friend an early Holiday present. The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan: "Chuck", "American Masters: Lennon NYC", "Conan" (Zachary Levi) more ›

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Yesterday Nickelodeon's "Dora the Explorer" celebrated its 10th anniversary. The groundbreaking series was the first animated Latina character on TV in a leading role. Today, she is seen by over 100 million kids around the world. The show airs in over 150 countries, and it is translated in over 30 languages. What was also remarkable about Dora is that she was neither a cutesy Strawberry Shortcake or sexed-up She-Ra female character - she's just intelligent, confident, and independent. Our two kids were brought up watching Dora but there was a very definite time when they had enough of the repetition and static animation style of the series. The Dora formula was easily parodied in "Saturday Night Live"'s "Maraka" by Robert Smigel which made us realize how unwatchable Dora had become. more ›

Last night the winners of the 2010 Television Critics Association Awards were handed out a a presentation at the Beverly Hilton. Dax Shepard of NBC's "Parenthood" did a very capable job in his first capacity as host of an awards show. Highlights of the night included: a spectacular speech by Tom Hanks, accepting the Outstanding Achievement in Miniseries award for HBO's "The Pacific"; the entire audience singing Happy Birthday to "Modern Family" star Rico Rodriguez; and the characters of kids show "Yo Gabba Gabba" coming out to accept the award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming. It was a great and intimate evening, perhaps because the proceedings were not on TV - kind of a paradox to have an awards show for TV programs picked by TV critics not broadcast on TV. more ›

The GRAMMY museum welcomes rock historian Roger Steffens for the public program Life of Bob Marley tonight at 7:30 pm (doors at 7 pm). The evening commemorates the 29th anniversary of the Marley’s passing. Steffans owns the Reggae Archives, containing the world’s largest repository of Marley memorabilia. During the evening, Steffens will screen rare and unreleased video footage and photos while recounting Marley’s legendary life story.  Tickets: $10. more ›

This week, we welcome a new addition, as expensive as it is adorable. No, not Babies - the Arclight Pasadena! The plucky youngster opens its doors just in time to join siblings Arclight Hollywood and Arclight Sherman Oaks in a one-off screening of Iron Man on Thursday, followed by Iron Man 2 at midnight... more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: @aots, "Web Soup", "Modern Family", "Cougar Town", "Psych", "The Daily Show" (Jerry Seinfeld guests), Letterman (Jessica Simpson), Fallon (Forest Whitaker) more ›

We can't believe how incredibly psyched we are for the upcoming season of "Yo Gabba Gabba!" which starts on March 8th (10:30am on Nickelodeon). Featured guests in the first week alone include: Sarah Silverman, Weird Al Yankovic, Black Kids, Jack McBrayer, Paul Scheer, Weezer, Anthony Bourdain, Of Montreal, Mos Def, Devo, The Aquabats, Mark Mothersbaugh, and of course, Biz Markie. See Anthony Bourdain as a "doctor" in the above video. more ›

Tonight LA will be taken over by folk-driven rock. As you very well know, we already doled out the opportunity to witness the Experience Hendrix concert at the Greek Theatre. But Maine-based singer-songwriter Ray Lamontagne will be concluding a two-night stint at the Wiltern. And we never thought we'd find ourselves saying this, but Portland's own folk troubadour Adrian Orange, or rather Thanksgiving, will be performing at Echo Curio with experimental rockers White Fang. Also, our favorite children's show host Lance Rock will be taking over Amoeba Records on Sunset for a Yo Gabba Gabba! session of sorts. However, we suggest catching Whispertown 2000 (LAist Review, #2), who will be playing an early show at the Echo with another Rilo Kiley-related act, the Elected bassist Michael Runion. more ›