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TUESDAY
• The White Stripes perform at the Greek Theatre with The Greenhornes at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $45.
• Author Aimee Bender will present and sign her new book, Willful Creatures, at Book Soup tonight at 7 PM.
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WEDNESDAY
• Dinosaur Jr. are back, performing tonight at Avalon at 8 PM. Tickets are $27.
• The Silversun Pickups, Fly Better Broken, The Moon Upstairs and Sound Team are on stage tonight at Spaceland. Doors open at 9 PM.
• The White Stripes continue their week-long stay at the Greek Theatre, performing tonight with Autolux at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $45.
• AFI at ArcLight is screening Ridley Scott's scifi masterpiece Alien at 8 PM.
THURSDAY
• At the Knitting Factory, GZA, Prodigal Sunn, Icon the Mic King, Dosnous, Grit Mercenaries and Dumbfoundead with DJ's Geo & Ron Lee take the stage at 9 PM. Tickets are $17 advance, $20 at the door.
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• Tangier hosts Cass McCombs, Mt Egypt, Coastal and David Mead tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $8 advance, $10 day of.
• The White Stripes perform tonight with M. Ward at the Greek Theatre at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $45.
• Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds and Ben Lee are on stage tonight at The Wiltern. Doors open at 6:30 PM; tickets are $38.50-$45.
• Dubistry will be playing the final show of their residency at Zen Sushi tonight at 9 PM with DJ Rude 'D' opening.
FRIDAY
• The Henry Fonda Theater features Lucinda Williams tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $32.
• Alt country singer Mary Gauthier performs at McCabe's Guitar Shop at 8 PM. Tickets are $16.
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• Paloalto, 31 Knots and Ringer perform tonight at Spaceland. Doors open at 9 PM.
• The Blazers, Carlos Guitarlos and Phil Alvin are on stage at The Echo at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $10. [18+]
• Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds and Ben Lee are on stage tonight at The Wiltern. Doors open at 6:30 PM; tickets are $38.50-$45.
• The Viper Room features DJ Brian Vasquez, Tsar, The Lovemakers and Protoculture. Doors open at 8 PM.
SATURDAY
• Xiu Xiu are at the Troubadour tonight with Scout Niblett, Nedelle and Yellow Swans. Doors open at 8 PM and tickets are $12.
• The Echo has two shows featuring Autolux and Shellac: doors open at 1 PM for the first show, followed by the same lineup when the doors open again at 6 PM. Tickets are $12 and both shows are all ages.
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SUNDAY
• Shellac headline again at The Echo: doors open at 2 PM, and Scout Niblett will take the stage at 3 PM. Tickets are $12; all ages.
• Jucifer, Withdraw, Ubyk, and Sybris perform at The Scene. Cover is $5.
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