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TUESDAY

• The Black Crowes are taking over the Henry Fonda Theater beginning tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $40.

• Iron & Wine and Calexico perform tonight at The Wiltern. Doors open at 7 PM. Tickets are $25.

WEDNESDAY

• Medeski Martin & Wood will be busy blowing minds tonight at Avalon at 8 PM. Tickets are $23.50.

• Kinky will be on stage tonight at the Knitting Factory at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 advance, $17 day of. [21+]

• The Black Crowes are taking over the Henry Fonda Theater tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $40.

THURSDAY

• The Gossip, We Are Wolves and The Sharp Ease are at the Troubadour tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 day of.

• The Blasters and James Intveld play tonight at The Viper Room. Doors open at 8 PM.

• Calla, Celebration and Fly Better Broken perform tonight at The Echo at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $10. [18+]

• The legendary Gang of Four take the stage at Avalon tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $25.

• The Hold Steady, Constantines and Tim Fite play tonight at the Knitting Factory. The show starts at 8 PM; tickets are $15.

• At 7 PM, the Hammer Museum hosts a special reading by Dana Delany, James Ellroy and Bruce Wagner.

FRIDAY

• Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men, Anne McCue and Mike Stinson are on tonight at the Troubadour. Doors open at 8 PM; tickets are $15 advance.

• Irish punk-Celt-Americana darlings Sons and Daughters play tonight at Spaceland with The Blood Arm and Soft. Doors open at 9 PM.

• Rondo Bros play tonight with Josh Haden at The Echo at 9 PM. TIckets are $5. [18+]

• Bay Area phenom Lyrics Born performs tonight with opener Pigeon John at the Knitting Factory. The show starts at 8 PM. Tickets are $15.

• The Black Crowes are taking over the Henry Fonda Theater tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $40.

• Author Mary Roach (Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers) discusses and signs her new book, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, tonight at 7 PM at Vroman's.

SATURDAY

• Okkervil River, Band of Horses and Mt Egypt are at The Echo tonight at 7 PM. Tickets are $10. [18+]

• Singer-songwriter-producer Daniel Lanois performs tonight with Tortoise at Avalon. The show starts at 8 PM. Tickets are $23.50.

• Nada Surf and Say Hi to Your Mom take the stage at The El Rey at 8 PM. Tickets are $17.

• The Black Crowes are taking over the Henry Fonda Theater tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $40.

• The New Beverly Cinema presents the 3rd Annual Festival of Scary Trailers at midnight.

• Xiem Gallery presents the opening reception for "Return To Tabulae Rasae," recent works by Barbara Hashimoto, tonight from 6-8 PM. The gallery is located at 1563 N. Lake Avenue in Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 394-2842.

SUNDAY

• Love as Laughter, Sam Champion, The Appleseed Cast and Minus Story are at The Echo at 6 PM. Tickets are $10.

• The El Rey hosts an evening with Negativland tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $23.50.

• The Black Crowes are taking over the Henry Fonda Theater tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $40.

MONDAY

• The El Rey hosts another evening with Negativland tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $23.50.

• Author Amy Tan will be signing her new book, Saving Fish from Drowning this evening at 7 PM at Dutton's Beverly Hills.