El Chicano

In a free program Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Half Moon Bay Library, seniors can get answers to questions about the Medicare prescription drug program. Read More

THE FADED at the Good Hurt; JULIAN CASABLANCAS at the Palace Theatre ; ROONEY, CRASH KINGS, TALLY HALL at El Rey Theatre; DOKKEN , LYNCH MOBB at House of Blues; FEEL GOOD, VANAPRASTA at the Roxy; NASA SPACE UNIVERSE, TWIN LIONS, WHITE, DVA DAMAS at Pehrspace; SUPERTONE at the Troubadour; LAUDANUM, BLACK GANION at Relax Bar. Peaches (a.k.a. Merrill Nisker ) shares L'Trimm's preference for cars that go boom and Joan Jett 's love for rock & roll, and she has a fascination with Suicide's proto-electro. Read More

Old-school country-folk beatnik-cowboy singer/songwriter Tom Russell holds a certain measure of respect for the Southwest indie-rock scene, especially younger artists who have recently emerged from Tucson's Wavelab Studio with killer tunes and classic albums — artists like Calexico, Neko Case, DeVotchKa, and Los Lonely Boys. Why else would Russell hole up in producer Craig Schumacher's sonic lair to record what critics are calling the El Paso legend's best album to date? Read More

In 2008, Darren Sigesmund launched his debut album receiving critical acclaim and established his group as one of the leading contemporary jazz combos from Canada. Read More

Peter Bjorn and John headline; El Perro del Mar and Yourself and the Air open. 9 PM, Metro, 3730 N. Clark, 773-549-0203, $22, $20 in advance, 18+. Read More

Peter Bratt 's family drama La Mission , about the relationship between an ex-con ( Benjamin Bratt , above) and his gay son ( Jeremy Ray Valdez ), will open the 2009 edition of the Artivist Film Festival , which runs Dec. 1-5 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Read More

"Get it Right Now" - Del the Funky Homosapien - Saying this is Del's best song in years isn't a difficult thing to do. Read More