I'll admit it. I'm a "Davehead" who's seen and followed the Dave Matthews Band more than a dozen times in at least four states. And I know some LAist readers (and my fellow editors – right, Andy?) will judge me for actually liking their world-jazz-bluegrass-lite style of pop. But LeRoi Moore's death at 46 yesterday in LA was saddening. Matthews' sax player was a consummate jazz musician whose work often got overshadowed by the......

Procrastinating gift givers everywhere can stop at their local Best Buy to grab a CD from a plethora of music superstars and avoid the dreaded regifting faux pas. The holidays have always been a time when record labels ramp up their releases to make a pretty penny off of shoppers. Don’t know what to get your kid? Take your pick of shiny round plastic discs with a fancied up singer on the front. Of course......

- You don't have to be in snow to say "mush." Try urban mushing in Costa Mesa. - "Cardinal Roger M. Mahony today apologized to victims of sexual abuse by priests in the Los Angeles Archdiocese." - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa skips his monthly appearance on KABC-TV's Eyewitness Newsmakers because of personal questions. - By the 1930s, the Los Angeles streetcar system had nearly 600 miles of track and used more than 1,200 cars. Downtown......

Hank Williams III @ Ventura Theatre Abe Vigoda (the band, not Fish) @ Il Corral Thin Lizzy @ House of Blues The Little Ones @ Spaceland Pete Yorn @ Whisky Metal Skool @ Key Club The Booze Hounds @ Lava Lounge Jeremy Enigk, Star of Track & Field @ Troubadour Mon Frere, Fitter @ Knitting Factory Wait Think Fast @ Silverlake Lounge Parallelogram, The Randies @ Viper Room Kind Hearts & Coronets, Bodies of......