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Friday
 · Music round-up: The 88 are at the Troubadour, The Icarus Line are at El Cid, David Vandervelde is at Spaceland, and Henry Gummer is at Hotel Café.
· Filter magazine presents a CD release party for Interpol's "Our Love To Admire" at the Natural History Museum. It features DJ sets from the band's Sam Fogarino and Paul Banks.
· The Brick + Mortar gallery presents a reception for the opening of a show by graffiti artist Jaber.

Saturday
 · Saturday night music: Silverchair (almost old enough to drink!) is at the Wiltern, The Rentals are at Spaceland, and Howlin' Rain is at the Echo.
· Take in some new works by some of the city's finest pick-up artists as MOCA's Night Vision series kicks off with DJ Jean-Christophe Chamboredon and Emily Wells and the Section Quartet.
Sunday
 · Local writer Ben Ehrenreich reads from his novel The Suitors, an updated retelling of The Odyssey, at Skylight Books.
· Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, celebrates its 25th anniversay. On the schedule today: A panel called "Ugly Betty is a Beautiful Thing," and Bears, a documentary about the Mr. International Bear contest. Hopefully the winner won't disgrace the title by not being discovered acting like a drunken slut in leaked internet photographs.