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Al Gore will be presenting his film An Inconvenient Truth at Cal Plaza about a half mile from the big ass sex festival at the Convention Center. If neither of those choices floats your collective boats, may we show you some other offerings
tonight:
Ice Cube, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Chamillionaire, E-40 @ The Pond
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men @ Safari Sam's
Peter Case @ McCabes
The Blasters @ Malibu Inn
Fiona Apple @ Greek
Bela Fleck @ Wiltern
Hurra Torpedo @ Roxy
Red Elvises @ Rusty's Surf Ranch
Margaret Cho @ The Mint
Future Primative @ Blvd Cafe
Sunday:
Bob Weir & Ratdog, String Cheese Incident @ Greek
Sergio Mendez @ Hollywood Bowl
Lloyd Cole @ McCabes
Hedwig & the Angry Inch @ Roxy
Monday
Tsar @ Spaceland
photo of Future Primative via Myspace
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.