COMIC BOOK ART The gallery named for the year that brought us Hypercolor T-Shirts, Yo! MTV Raps, and Salt N Pepa's single "Push It" (that's 1988 for those who didn't immediately connect) is currently featuring "Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee" in a show that runs until February 1. Preview some of the artwork online and then activate your Spidey webs and crawl over to Melrose Ave. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. //......

There's no doubt about it, Pasadena is an arts town. Local "old money" patronize the cultural arts in these parts and it shows. Talk about the season opener for the Pasadena Symphony, you can't go wrong with these three composers. Known as Mexico's most distinctive musical voice of the 1930's, Silvestre Revueltas is a madman of a composer -- colorful, energetic and all over the place. "The Homage to Lorca conflates two seemingly incompatible......

Menomena - Cough Coughing Brian Wilson @ Pasadena Civic Auditorium John Doe @ Amoeba Menomena @ Troubadour Ne-Yo @ House of Blues Dave Stewart @ Largo LCD Soundsystem, Yacht @ El Rey Lifesavas, Strange Fruit Project @ Roxy The Duke Spirit, Twilight Sleep @ Spaceland Bleed the Dream, Hey Mike, Umbrellas @ On the Rox Hazelden, Tattooed Millionaires, Firebug, Stepsonday @ Safari Sam's Cold War Kids @ Echoplex......

Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker @ Safari Sam's The Smithereens @ Key Club Mezzanine Owls @ The Scene The Moody Blues @ Pasadena Civic Auditorium The Octopus Project @ The Knitting Factory Ima Robot @ Roxy Blowfly @ Alex's Bar Jessie Deluxe @ Spaceland The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Los Amigos Invisibles @ House of Blues Poets & Pornstars, The Appearances @ Viper Room Josh Haden, A Minor Canon, Chapin Sisters @ The Echo......

RBD @ Gibson Paul Weller @ Avalon Morrissey @ Pasadena Civic Auditorium Minnie Driver @ The Hotel Cafe X-Clan @ Key Club Loudon Wainwright III @ McCabe's (two shows) Billy Vera & the Beaters @ Cozy's Bar & Grill Grant Lee Phillips @ Largo Hookers & Blow @ Paladino's Joni & Gina's Wedding @ El Cid (lesbian wedding fun) G Love & Special Sauce, Matt Costa @ House of Blues Moving Units, The Deadly......

M. Ward, Victoria Williams @ El Rey Dengue Fever @ Temple Bar Morrissey @ Pasadena Civic Auditorium Gladys Knight @ Gibson The Monolators, Repeater, The Friends of Dennis Wilson @ Mr. T's Bowl KRS-One @ The Knitting Factory Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Cal State Long Beach Pierre de Reeder @ The Mint Margaret Cho @ Largo Mose Allison @ The Jazz Bakery Ron Sexsmith, Annie Stela @ The Troubadour G Love & Special Sauce,......

Morrissey @ Pasadena Civic Auditorium Busdriver @ Amoeba (7pm) Pennywise, The Circle Jerks, Ignite @ House of Blues Helmet, Totimoshi @ The Troubadour Watson Twins @ Getty Center Gordon Lightfoot @ The Canyon Young Love @ Knitting Factory Midnight Movies @ Spaceland Peter, Bjorn & John @ Roxy Daughtry @ El Rey Dosh, Occidental @ The Echo Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Pepperdine Kirsten Laiken, Moviestar Kiss, Highlines @ The Gig Kelly Shoes, Life With......