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· Music round-up: Spoon, Pinback, Datarock, and Sea Wolf at Avalon for Indie 103.1's Bands in Toyland charity toy-drive show; Jesse Malin at the Hotel Café; The Cult at the Wiltern.
· The shadowy online assassins of Ask A Ninja are putting on a live event at at the El Rey to celebrate the 4th International Day of the Ninja, with a guest performances by Patton Oswalt and Hard N' Phirm.
· The Egyptian hosts a sneak preview of The Walker, starring Woody Harrelson as a gay confidant to Capitol Hill socialites in a performance that earned Harrelson director Paul Schrader's eternal love and respect.