Friday
· Music round-up: VHS or Beta at the Troubadour; Sneaker Pimps at Crash Mansion; The Slits at the El Rey.
· The Hammer's "Hot + Bothered: Films of Temptation and Personal Destruction" series screens Cecille B. DeMille classic Samson and Delilah, with live pre-show music by The Not So Lonelies.
· Hairspray? Whatever! How about Cry-Baby at the Nuart?

Saturday
· More music: Billy Bob Thornton at the El Rey; Bedroom Walls at Spaceland; The Bronx at the Echo; Victoria Williams at Largo.
· The ReadyMade Film Festival takes over Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park, with live music, booze, and a party following the screening of 20 shorts.
· Hit Venice's Muscle Beach for Tug O'War On The Shore, a benefit for victims of domestic abuse. In addition to the titualr strength competition, there will be a "boulder bob toss" and "Indian dance."
· Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman present a talk show they promise is both exactly and nothing like The View at the UCB Theatre, with special guests Tim Heidecker and Michael Penn.
Sunday
· Hanson is playing Spaceland. Yes, that Hanson. They're all growns up!
· The Hollywood Bowl stages South Pacific with Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Michael McKean, and a full orchestra.

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