Your Blockbuster Season Kick-Off Weekend

Friday
· Music round-up: The Bird and the Bee at the Echoplex; Kinky at the El Rey; Cloud Cult at the Knitting Factory; The Jane Doe's at the Roxy.
· Time for another festival! And if you're on the east side, this one couldn't be more convenient, as the Silver Lake Film Festival is screening in venues including the Los Feliz 3 and at the Barnsdall theater. More info here.
· Dave "Of MTV Fame" Holmes hosts the Friday 40 at iO West, in which contestants are forced to pound forty-ouncers while being interrogated about the events of the previous week. Binge Drinking + Trivia = Fun + Probable Vomiting!
Saturday
·More music: Minus the Bear at the Echoplex; Frog Eyes at Spaceland, Dios (Malos) at RecCenter Studio.
· The Egyptian screens The Hawk is Dying, the story of a Florida auto upholsterer's mid-life crisis. And: the always-awesome Paul Giamatti's in it, as we're sure you were waiting for the hook. A discussion follows with the director.
Sunday
· Bright Eyes plays the Walt Disney Concert Hall. You will be moved.
· Gather in a backyard in Brentwood for the Sasster Blaster party (music! an art auction!) to benefit the SASSAS. [via flavorpill]
