Friday · San Francisco cult-movie drag legend Peaches Christ brings the first of two L.A. Midnight Mass screenings: Jawbreaker at Nuart, with auteur Darren Stein, Judy Greer, and Terminator's Thomas Dekker singing a tribute song.

· Local art-scene wunderkind Mark Bradford's rooftop installation—a Katrina-evoking sign visible only from the sky that says "HELP US"—continues at the Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery. Sums things up nicely, we'd say.

· Socioculturalist Malcolm Gladwell ("You may remember me from such bestsellers as Stop, Or That Giant Stack of Hush-Puppies Will Crush Us All! and Venti or Grande: Just Decide Already...") speaks at the WGA Theater.

· Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Aniz Anzari and Patton Oswalt are at the Orpheum shooting another scene for Funny People. Good news: They need audience extras! Bad news: You have to pay them.

· Even without the onstage accompaniment of friends Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk and Andy Kindler — who will all be on hand — you would still rush to see Todd Barry tonight at Largo.

Friday· Friday Night Music: Gram Rabbit at the Troubadour, L.A.'s The Little Ones and Montreal's Plants & Animals at the Natural History Museum, Zomby at the Echoplex.

· Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth will visit the WGA Theater, where he'll reveal the most insulting thing David Fincher ever called him during pre-production on Benjamin Button.

· Pop Noir at Echoplex, and Swedish singer Theresa Andersson at The Hotel Café.

· Robert Francis at the Echo, Rocco Deluca starts their Spaceland residency, and Gay Beast are at Pehrspace.

· Aaron Beaumont at Hotel Cafe, and George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic are at Club Nokia.

· The Marshall Tucker Band play the House of Blues, Gipsy Kings at The Conga Room, and Akon does whatever it is Akon does at Club Nokia.

· Robin Thicke at Club Nokia, and The Movies play the final show of their December Spaceland residency.

· Soweto Gospel Choir at Disney Hall, Mike Stinson at The Redwood Bar & Grill, and Camp Freddy at The Roxy.

· The Polyamorous Affair, Vaginals and Halloween Swim Team at The Echo, The Count Basie Orchestra swings up your Xmas at Disney Hall, and Rockapella at House of Blues.

Friday
· Friday night music: Darker My Love at Echoplex, The Duke Spirit plays the Roxy, and People Under the Stairs are at El Rey.

· Music round-up: Juliette Commagere at the Troubadour, Ozomatli at House of Blues, and Sarah Brightman at the Nokia Theatre (gotta love LA Weekly's capsule review).

· There is only One: Metallica magnetizes the Forum with death.

· Mercury Rev at the El Rey, Amanda Palmer & Danger Ensemble at the Henry Fonda, War Tapes at Spaceland, and Grammy-winning a cappella all-male "orchestra of voices" Chanticleer sing Christmas music at Disney Hall.

· Banjo legend Roni Stoneman at the Echoplex (part of the Pure Country book release party), Cheap Trick at House of Blues, The Movies at Spaceland.

Friday: · Von Iva at Echo, Los Lobos at HoB, Phantom Planet at Troubadour.
· Toph Eggers hosts Hal Ashby's The Landlord, part of The Forgotten Classics Movie Series. At 826LA's Time Travel Mart.