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· It's Tuesday, and Average Joe is done, so what about some music? The Violent Femmes are doing a free in-store show at Amoeba, and if you're thinking of attending, you'll probably want to leave around now. The Like, who we think of as the Nonviolent Femmes, play the Troubadour (beware of possible Olsen twin appearances), and Golden Arms throw an EP release party at the Silverlake Lounge.
· The RES returns again, for the first time: Tonight's RES screening at the Egyptian has its usual batch of animated shorts and new music videos, including one for Nine Inch Nails by David "Why Is It Always Raining?" Fincher.
· At Dutton's Beverly Hills, author Darcy Steinke will sit in front of a copy of her new novel, Milk, read some of the words aloud to those assembled, and, if she's feeling a little wild, perhaps sign freshly-purchased copies of the book.