• Cameron Jaime makes silent films about suburbia gone wrong (as if it were ever right). Tonight at Symphony Space, the Melvins and Kenji Haino provide a live soundtrack, making the dysfunction all the merrier. [flavorpill]
• Not quite as exciting as John Cusack and a boom box, the band Say Anything performs at Bowery Ballroom. Go and scream "In Your Eyes" between songs; we bet that never happens. [Prefix]
• Russell Crowe takes some time out from his busy schedule of throwing phones to play with his new-ish band The Ordinary Fear of God. Also, Art Brut is playing — you know, if you like real music. [Paper]