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Enuff Z Nuff Whisky A Go-Go : Thu., February 9
When Enuff Z'Nuff's eponymous debut hit in 1989, the stars seemed perfectly aligned. For beneath the Illinois outfit's then MTV-requisite androgynous attire, DayGlo videos and masturbatory guitars beat a heart of near-perfect, slightly psychedelic pop (notably in harmony-stacked singles "New... More >>
Out of Town	Music

Anatomical Venuses, the Slashed Beauty, and Fetuses Dancing a Jig: A Journey Into the Curious World of the Medical Museum The Velaslavasay Panorama : Thu., February 9, 8:00pm
We all should be familiar with Philadelphia's famed Mutter Museum, the country's best-known cabinet of medical curiosities, which has been gathering specimens since the founding of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1787. Those with a fetish for moldering human cyclopses, 50-pound... More >>
USC to South L.A.	Talks

Joss Stone & Dave Stewart The Troubadour : Thu., February 9, 8:00pm
Joss Stone and Dave Stewart have been thick as thieves lately: Last year he produced her fifth studio disc, LP1, then recruited her to join SuperHeavy, the supremely goofy world-beat supergroup they share with Mick Jagger, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman. Now the U.K. retro-soul star and the... More >>
West Hollywood	Music

Estelle Key Club : Thu., February 9, 8:30pm
This English pop-soul lass is finally set to release the follow-up to her 2008 U.S. debut, Shine. Perhaps to remind folks of her existence before All of Me arrives Feb. 28, Estelle is on the road this month headlining the latest edition of BET's Music Matters Tour. (Curiously, last year's trek... More >>
West Hollywood	Music

Silent Running Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater : Fri., February 10, 7:30pm
Douglas Trumbull has directed one of the saddest films of all time. OF ALL TIME! Silent Running is the 1972 science-fiction film about how Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) and a group of short robots — insightfully played by double-amputee actors — rescues the last remaining flora from... More >>
West L.A.	Film

Spindrift, Gangi, The Hallucinations The Satellite : Fri., February 10, 9:00pm
These are good years for L.A.'s Spindrift — it's been 10 good years, actually, with the 10th anniversary of the band tonight — but these cosmic cowboys (and girl) have really been on the ride of their life lately. They released the formidable and imaginative Classic Soundtracks Vol.... More >>
Silver Lake	Music

San Fernando Valley Audubon Society Bird Walk Woodley Park : Sat., February 11, 9:00am
If a pricey, heart-shaped box of chocolates and a dozen red roses are out of the question for your sweetie this Valentine's Day, do the next best thing: Take a hike. No, don't leave the relationship. Go on the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society Bird Walk for a romantic trek through the... More >>
San Fernando Valley	Valentine's Day, Outdoors, Nature

Los Amigos Invisibles, La Vida Boheme The Conga Room : Sat., February 11, 8:00pm
It's a Venezuelan invasion. Two of the Caribbean nation's biggest acts were nominated for Grammys in the Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album category this year, and they're giving L.A. a preview before Sunday's awards show. La Vida Boheme are the young'uns. The dancy punkers like to show audiences a... More >>
Downtown	Music

Judy Tenuta: Put a Ring on It! The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club : Sat., February 11, 8:00pm
The Love Goddess socks it to Valentine's Day. More >>
San Fernando Valley	Valentine's Day, Comedy

Nothing Is Real: Psychedelia for Piano & Electronics Pierre's Fine Pianos : Sat., February 11, 8:00pm
When you round up the best and brightest of L.A.'s cutting-edge pianists and hook them up with People Inside Electronics, aka PIE, aural visions abound. Founded by pianist-composer and USC prof Aron Kallay and composer Isaac Shankler, PIE has been presenting concerts focusing on innovative uses... More >>
West L.A.	Music

Exhumed, Black Tusk, Revocation, Tombs, Royal Thunder Roxy Theatre : Sat., February 11, 8:00pm
The utterances of these splatter-lovin' San Jose death-metal vets are easy to describe yet deceptively challenging to deliver with their degree of embitterment. In short, venomous noise emanates from every instrument, multiple times per beat, all the time, while founding vocalist/guitarist Matt... More >>
West Hollywood	Music

Summer Twins, You Me & Us, Brannigan's Law, In Tents The Smell : Sat., February 11, 8:30pm
Pop-pop-indie-guitar-pop (yes, that much pop) sister duo Summer Twins have just released their self-titled LP, which starts with beautiful Phil Spector–like production (courtesy John Dust and the Germs' Don Bolles) and blooms into a happily daring and carefully detailed set of songs.... More >>
Downtown	Music

Syl Johnson & the Breakestra The Echo : Sat., February 11, 9:00pm
It may have taken some time — several decades, in fact — for Syl Johnson to get the respect and musical credit he deserves. In typically sluggish fashion, the slow-moving folks behind the Grammys are only now getting around to acknowledging the Chicago soul singer for the rich... More >>
Echo Park	Music

Maja D'Aoust: Influence and the Covert Power of Love Theosophical Society, Annie Besant Lodge : Sun., February 12, 6:00pm
You may have eyeballed this happening lady at any number of hep arts and music events around town, an ethereal, statuesque blonde clad all in white, playing the part of the Oracle. Perhaps you've popped into the House of Intuition in Echo Park and found this expert in Oriental medicine, alchemy... More >>
Hollywood	Valentine's Day, Talks

Amy Poehler/Jane Lynch Aero Theatre : Sun., February 12, 7:30pm
Amy Poehler's steady rise from the only female member of the O.G. Upright Citizens' Brigade, to cult comedy mainstay, to longtime SNL lynchpin and now the star of one of TV's most critically acclaimed sitcoms has rarely seen her deliver a performance where she was off her game. Hell, she was... More >>
Santa Monica	Talks, Comedy

The Rebirth Brass Band, Eli "Paperboy" Reed The Echoplex : Sun., February 12, 9:00pm
It sounds like pure bolts of liquid sunshine pouring out of the sky when the Rebirth Brass Band's horns start blowing together. The New Orleans icons take their high school marching-band roots and blast them to the heavens, mixing jazzy insinuations within their nimbly funky rhythms on their... More >>
Out of Town	Music

Dorian Wood, Hey Ocean, Fredrik The Hotel Cafe : Mon., February 13
A fearless artist and performer whose voice inhabits a room like a choir of ghosts, this Echo Park native cuts an unexpected swath through the respective oeuvres of Tom Waits and Nina Simone. Many will have witnessed Dorian Wood as the accordion-toting soul of L.A.'s finest left-field street... More >>
Out of Town	Music

Magic Meltdown with Justin Willman Nerdmelt at Meltdown Comics : Tue., February 14
How about some magic for your sweetie? More >>
Hollywood	Valentine's Day, Comedy

You Me at Six, The Swellers, Twin Atlantic, We Are the Ocean The Troubadour : Tue., February 14, 6:30pm
These perpetually wounded, well-known-at-home Anglos are tackling two major career crossroads simultaneously: Three albums in (and now firmly out of their teens), they're gingerly transitioning from boyish pop-punk to "credible" rock and attempting — as all serious U.K. bands must at... More >>
West Hollywood	Music

Queen of Hearts Valentine's Ball The Edison : Tue., February 14, 7:00pm
A very steampunk Valentine's Day, with "style, decadence and intrigue" from eras gone by. Plus music by The Queen of Hearts All-Star Band and DJ Daisy O'Dell. More >>
Downtown	Valentine's Day

Breakfast at Tiffany's Egyptian Theatre : Tue., February 14, 7:30pm
Love is in the air in Blake Edwards' 1961 romantic comedy, adapted from Truman Capote's best-seller. George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn star, to the tune of Henry Mancini's score ("Moon River"). More >>
Hollywood	Valentine's Day, Film

Kevin Nealon: King of Love Largo at the Coronet : Tue., February 14, 8:00pm
Kevin Nealon wants to spend Valentine's Day with you. He's even named his show "King of Love" to get you in the mood. LA WEEKLY: How much of a romantic are you? KEVIN NEALON: I am very romantic. In fact, I just renewed my vows ... although it was with another woman. Is your wife a... More >>
West Hollywood	Valentine's Day, Comedy

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Vacationer The Echoplex : Tue., February 14, 8:30pm
As their names implies, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour have a glittery, sparkling sound, with their euphoric pop songs glazed with a stellar shine. On the Danish band's just-released second album, Out of Frequency, sleek keyboards and a festive horn section pump up singer Mette Lindberg's kittenish... More >>
Out of Town	Valentine's Day, Music

Harland Williams' Valentine's Night of Comedy The Improv : Tue., February 14, 8:30pm
Mr. Williams gets you in the mood. More >>
West Hollywood	Valentine's Day, Comedy

Atlantic Crossing: A Rod Stewart Tribute Don the Beachcomber : Tue., February 14, 9:00pm
All your favorite Rod Stewart tunes, from early Faces to 2010's Fly Me to the Moon...The Great American Songbook, Volume V, courtesy impersonator Alexander. More >>
Out of Town	Valentine's Day