Your Three-Day Weekend

Aug. 8-10

EVENTS
Long Beach Jazz Festival featuring Michael Franks, Kirk Whalum, Roy Ayers, Poncho Sanchez, Keiko Matsui and more, Friday-Sunday, Rainbow Lagoon Park.
Kate Voegele, Friday, Glass House.
Lin Shu Jung and Lo Shih Feng, Friday, Pechanga.
Jon Brion*, Friday (two shows), Largo at the Coronet.
Engelbert Humperdinck, Friday, Morongo.
KIDZ BOP, Friday, Royce Hall at UCLA.
Under a Blood Red Sky, Friday, HOB Anaheim; also Saturday, HOB Sunset.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Friday, HOB San Diego.
Dr. Dog, Friday, El Rey Theatre.
Eddie Izzard* (pictured), Friday-Saturday, Kodak Theatre.
Frank Caliendo, Friday, Grove of Anaheim.
The Faint, Friday, Music Box at the Fonda.
Tierra, Friday, Coach House.
Year Long Disaster, Friday, HOB Sunset.
“Les Miserables,” Friday-Sunday, Hollywood Bowl.
Summer Olympics* opening ceremony, Friday, Beijing.

Rock the Bells* featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, Method Man and Redman, Raekwon & Ghostface, De La Soul (pictured), Rakim, Murs, Sage Francis and more, Saturday, San Manuel Amphitheater (Glen Helen Pavilion).
Reventon Super Estrella featuring Juanes, Alejandro Fernandez, Don Omar, Belanova, Playa Limbo, Julieta Venegas and more, Saturday, Home Depot Center.
The Joshua Tree, Saturday, Romano’s in Riverside.
Dragonfly Gala, Saturday, Morongo Community Center.
Female Artist Showcase with 13 performers, Saturday, Coffee Depot in downtown Riverside.
Big Bear City Renaissance Faire, Saturday-Sunday, Pedersen’s Mill, Fawnskin.
The Paul F. Tompkins Show* featuring Michael Penn and Andy Richter, Saturday, Largo at the Coronet.
Robin Thicke, Saturday, HOB San Diego; also Sunday, HOB Anaheim.
Hexen, Saturday, Whisky.
Back 2 School Fashion Show, Saturday, Riverside Plaza.
Cho Young Pil, Saturday, Nokia Theatre.
Monte Negro, Saturday, Glass House.
Funk Fest featuring Morris Day, the S.O.S. Band, Zapp and more, Saturday, Greek Theatre.
B-Side Players, Saturday, Roxy Theatre.
B.J. Thomas, Saturday, Coach House.
Jim Bailey, Saturday-Sunday, Music Box at the Fonda.
Los Angeles Symphony, Saturday, Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pacific Symphony, Saturday, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
Too $hort, Saturday, Grove of Anaheim.

James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and Pat Mahoney Pool Party*, Sunday, Hollywood Radisson Roosevelt Hotel.
California Philharmonic’s “Movie Magic,” Sunday, Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Projekt Revolution featuring Linkin Park, the Bravery, Chris Cornell, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights and more, Sunday, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
Ka-Ron Brown Lehman tribute, Sunday, Royce Hall at UCLA.

NEW MUSIC
Trapt, “Only Through the Pain”
Randy Newman*, “Harps and Angels”
Conor Oberst*, “Conor Oberst”
The Faint, “Fasciinatiion”
The Airborne Toxic Event, “The Airborne Toxic Event”
Keith Anderson, “C’mon”
The Laurie Berkner Band, “Rocketship Run”
Lewis Black*, “Anticipation”
Blue October, “The Answers”
Brazilian Girls, “New York City”
Carla Bruni, “Comme Si de Rien N’Etait”
Hawthorne Heights, “Fragile Future”
Jamey Johnson, “That Lonesome Song”
Lloyd, “Lessons in Love”
Heidi Newfield, “What Am I Waiting For”
OceanLab, “Sirens of the Sea”
Elvis Presley, “Complete ‘68 Comeback Special: 40th Anniversary Edition”
Amy Ray, “Didn’t It Feel Kinder”
Nappy Roots, “The Humdinger”
Clipse, “Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang”
Dave Hollister, “Witness Protection”
Jamey Johnson, “That Lonesome Song”

NEW IN THEATERS
“Bottle Shock”
“Elegy”
“Hell Ride”
“Man on Wire”
“The Order of Myths”
“Pineapple Express”
“Retrieval”
“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2″ (pictured)
“Sixty Six”
“Transiberian”

TICKETS AVAILABLE
Tyrone Wells, Sept. 13, Glass House, on sale now.
Glen Campbell*, Aug. 19, Troubadour, on sale now.

Jason Mraz and Lisa Hannigan, Nov. 1, Greek Theatre, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
Luis Miguel, Sept. 28, Nokia Theatre, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
Panic at the Disco (pictured) and Dashboard Confessional, Oct. 10, Staples Center, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
TV on the Radio and the Dirtbombs, Nov. 6, Wiltern, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
Yelle*, Nov. 1, Music Box at the Fonda, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
Atmosphere, Abstract Rude and Blueprint, Sept. 25, on sale at noon Friday.
Lola, Allison Lozano and Eugenio Siller, Sept. 28, Gibson Amphitheatre, on sale at 1 p.m. Friday.
Cheech & Chong, Nov. 28, Copley Symphony Hall; also Dec. 6, Gibson Amphitheatre, both on sale at 4:20 p.m. Friday.

James*, Oct. 2, El Rey Theatre, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
From the Jam*, El Rey Theatre, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Ray LaMontagne and Leona Naess, Oct. 30, Wiltern; also Nov. 1, Spreckels Theatre, both on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Digable Planets, Sept. 19, El Rey Theatre, on sale at 10 a.m Saturday.
Black Kids, the Virgins and Magic Wands*, Oct. 15, Mayan, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Mike Relm, Oct. 24, El Rey Theatre, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Nelly, Sept. 14, HOB Anaheim; also Sept. 15, HOB Sunset, both on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Tricky*, Sept. 11, HOB Anaheim, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Sara Bareilles and Marc Broussard, Oct. 9, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Big Head Todd, Sept. 19, HOB Anaheim, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Maldita Vecindad, Sept. 21, HOB Sunset; also Sept. 22, HOB Anaheim, both on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Bouncing Souls, Nov. 7, HOB Anaheim, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Misfits, Nov. 23, HOB Anaheim, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Stan Ridgway, Oct. 26, HOB Sunset, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Arrival (ABBA tribute), Oct. 12, Grove of Anaheim, on sale at noon Saturday.
Joe Jackson*, Oct. 17, Grove of Anaheim, on sale at noon Saturday.
Minus the Bear, Sept. 15, Glass House; also Nov. 16, Music Box at the Fonda, both on sale at noon Saturday.
Trapt, Sept. 26, Glass House, on sale at noon Saturday.
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Sept. 6, Gibson Amphitheatre, on sale at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The Revival Tour, Oct. 31, Glass House, on sale at noon Tuesday.

NEW ON DVD
“Better Off Dead”*
“Children of a Lesser God”
“Choking Man”
“Crocodile Dundee”
“Crocodile Dundee 2″
“Executioner’s Song”
“Falling in Love”
“The First Olympics: Athens 1896″
“Hotel Babylon: Season 2″
“The Killing of John Lennon”
“Miss Conception”
“My Brother is an Only Child”
“Nim’s Island” (pictured, Abigail Breslin)
“Pete Seeger: The Power of Song”
“Rogue”
“Slippery Slope”
“Starship Troopers 3: Marauder”
“Terms of Endearment”*
“Uncommon Valor”
“Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?”

*Instant Riverside pick