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· Music round-up: The Broken West at Spaceland (for free); The Idylists with The Rolling Blackouts at Safari Sam's; Pity Party at Silverlake Lounge (also free).
· Proud nerd-comedians Patton Oswalt, Doug Benson, and Brian Posehn screen clips from their favorite aliens n' raygun flicks at the UCB Theatre's fairly self-explanatory Patton, Doug and Brian's Sci-Fi Movie Nerd Show.
· Christopher Moore signs and reads from You Suck: A Love Story at Borders in Westwood, described as "Cross Mad About You with Dracula. Throw in Bridget Jones Diary and a hint of American Psycho. Add some Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a little Mel Brooks." We're sure they mean that Mad About You stuff in the best way possible.