Lo-Fi Folk: Two Gallants
This accomplished Bay Area duo deftly switches gears between unplugged alt-country and Southern Gothic-tinged indie rock.
Stage setters: Fellow San Franciscans Future Twin open with a set of jangly, synth-driven dream pop.
Tonight 8p. Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., Silver Lake (213-389-3856). $15 here.
Nearby: El Prado; 1642 Bar; Thirsty Crow
Midnite Movie: Big Trouble in Little China
Catch a glorious 35mm screening of John Carpenter’s rollicking kung-fu classic starring Kurt Russell as a wise-crackin’, truck-drivin’ asskicker.
Psychotic women: Make it a full Cinefamily movie night with a moody late '70s Robert Altman film.
Fri 11:59p. Cinefamily, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., W. Hollywood (323-655-2510). $12 here.
Nearby: Animal; Rosewood Tavern; Canter's Deli
Epicurean Indulgence: Kosta-Browne Wine Dinner
Splurge on a gourmet four-course food-and-wine feast featuring oak-grilled Australian lamb chops and poached Sacramento Delta sturgeon.
Fine wines: Be psyched about the wine, too -- Kosta-Browne’s eight vintages average 93 points from Wine Spectator.
Sat 6:30p. Noir Food & Wine, 40 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena (626-795-7199). $255-338 here.
Nearby: Blind
Donkey; Arclight; Pasadena Playhouse
Football Free Flow: Super Bowl Sunday at Mohawk Bend
Get your Big Game on with bottomless pints of 30+ craft beers and all-you-can-eat artisan pizzas.
Gridiron special: Chase homemade pork rinds and stout-glazed chicken wings with a growler of pale ale.
Sun 3p. Mohawk Bend, 2141 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park (213-483-2337). $30 door.
Nearby: The Park; Two Boots; Echoplex