Marleigh Riggins

Tonight, KCRW presents two shows: The Dears with Robbers on High Street at the Troubadour at 8:00 PM and the Gimme Shelter Annual Acoustic Benefit featuring Jason Mraz, The Like, Rooney, The Speechwriters and others at The Roxy. (Be sure to enter our contest to win tickets from spinArt to see The Dears tonight!) Meanwhile, KXLU presents Karate, Roots of Orchis, and Ahmaste at Spaceland. Doors open at 9:00 PM. At the Knitting Factory, see...

KCRW presents the Dears live at The Troubadour and LAist would like to give you a pair of tickets to the show. NME calls them "the best new band in the world right now" and Rolling Stone says they're one of the ten bands to watch. Click here to enter to win a pair of tickets to tonight's show with Robbers On High Street and The Sun and a copy of the Dears' CD...

Kick off the evening with a few drinks, courtesy of Book Soup, when mixologist Nick Mautone presents and signs Raising the Bar: Better Drinks, Better Entertaining at 7:00 PM. If you're feeling a) adventurous, b) curious, or c) drunk, head to the Wiltern tonight to witness Kevin Spacey performing the songs of Bobby Darin in conjunction with the release of his new film, Beyond the Sea. Doors open at 7:00 PM and tickets range...

At 7:30 PM, Beyond Baroque is hosting a third anniversary reading for POOL Magazine, hosted by poets/editors Judith Taylor and Patty Seyburn with readings from the new issue by Stephanie Brown, Rick Bursky, Gina Lain, Suzanne Karpilovsky, Louise Mathias, Jim Natal, Alicia Partnoy and Charles Webb. Wine and cheese will also be served. The Hotel Cafe is "Fumblin' With The Blues" tonight, when Ian Ball, Jim Bianco, Cary Brothers, Buddy C Duck and Nate,...

The ArcLight has two special midnight showings of films opening tomorrow: Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers and Mike Nichols' Closer. At Dutton's Beverly Hills, Aimee Bender, Carol Muske Dukes, Susan McCabe, and R. Allison Ryan will be signing Visa for Avalon at 7:00 PM. At the Troubadour, KCRW presents doe-eyed Norwegian Sondre Lerche with The Golden Republic at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $15. Doors open at The Roxy at 8:00 PM to see...

If you are not planning to attend one of the World AIDS Day events listed above, or if you are and intend to follow it up with something musical, check out the concerts below. At the Troubadour, KCRW presents doe-eyed Norwegian Sondre Lerche with The Golden Republic at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $15. Hey! Social Distortion are still in town, playing with Tiger Army and The God Awfuls at The Wiltern. Doors open at...

At The Echo, see the up-and-coming Pink Mountaintops accompanied by The Orphans, The Amadans with Jon Wahl and Kyoka with DJ Big TV. Doors open at 8:00 PM and tickets are $8. [18+] At the Hammer Museum, 7:00 PM brings a Hammer Conversation between director and screenwriter Bill Condon and award-winning writer T.C. Boyle. Arrive at LACMA at 1:00 PM for a screening of the 1941 Hitchcock film Mr. and Mrs. Smith, starring Carole...

In the spirit of the now-official season, tonight is the benefit screening of the Concert for George at the Knitting Factory. Performing will be Seth Swirsky with the Temple Bhajan Band, plus Minibar, Rusty Anderson (guitarist for Paul McCartney) and Bedroom Walls. Tickets are $8.00 and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Show starts at 6:30 PM. For the um-teenth night in a row, Social Distortion will be performing at the Wiltern with...

If you are not among the ranks of those leaving town tonight, nor trapped at home preparing for a house full of relatives, LAist has compiled the best of tonight's entertainment below. At the House of Blues on Sunset, catch the wonderful wackiness of Kool Keith at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00 at the door. At Spaceland, pop phenom AC Newman (of The New Pornographers) will be performing with Something for Rockets. Doors open...

As natives begin to flee the city in search of quiet, family, home and hearth, so too the city itself begins to quiet—with the possible exception of the Blues Explosion (formerly known as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), who will be performing tonight at the El Rey in the company of The Gossip. The show starts at 8:00 PM and tickets are $20.00. Hey, if you can't get away, at least you can get...