Concerts

Today: DJ Spooky, known for his work with jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood, spins the turntables at the Independent in San Francisco.

Tuesday: Elton John and Billy Joel postponed their Oakland show, but their gig at HP Pavilion in San Jose is still a go.

Wednesday: East Bay R&B star Raphael Saadiq brings the old-school soul to the Fox in Oakland; Mitch Woods pounds the piano at Yoshi's in Oakland.

Thursday: Them Crooked Vultures — a supergroup for the ages, featuring Led Zep's John Paul Jones, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme — appears at the Fox in Oakland.

Saturday: Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg bounces into the Warfield in San Francisco; Crooked Still brings the bluegrass to the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley.

Sunday: Those millionaire men in makeup — you know them as Kiss — return with another highly theatrical show, set for Oracle Arena in Oakland.

DVDs

Tuesday: "Star Trek" tells the story of the young Kirk, Spock, Sulu and crew as they come together on the maiden voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise. With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and John Cho. A disgraced Austrian fashion guro (Sacha Baron Cohen) goes to Los Angeles to reinvent himself in "Bruno."

CDs

Tuesday: Pop-rocker John Mayer returns with his fourth studio

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album, "Battle Studies"; Paul McCartney delights Beatle fans with the double-disc live set "Good Evening New York City"; R&B/pop crooner Leona Lewis tries to continue her multiplatinum ways with "Echo"; The Doors' vault opens for "Live in New York"; Janet Jackson delivers the hits with "Number Ones"; Kris Allen attempts to find life after "American Idol" with the release of his eponymous CD.

The following movies are scheduled to open in the Bay Area on Friday.
  • "BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS" (R): Werner Herzog's newest stars Nicolas Cage as a drug-addicted rogue detective dealing with life and the prostitute (Eva Mendes) he loves after Hurricane Katrina. Val Kilmer co-stars.
  • "THE BLIND SIDE" (PG-13): An impoverished, undereducated black Memphis teenager with a crack-addicted mother and a deceased father is adopted by a wealthy white couple and groomed academically and athletically -- to become a top football prospect, for college and the NFL. Based on a true story. Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron and Tim McGraw star.
  • "DEFAMATION" (NR): Director Yoav Shamir's documentary explores the meaning of anti-Semitism today.
  • "The House of the Devil" (R): A baby sitter gets hired to watch over a baby, who doesn't exist, for an odd couple who live in a creaky old Victorian deep in the woods. And there's a creepy guy lurking around as well. It's your basic satanic thriller.
  • "THE MESSENGER" (R): Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson play Army officers assigned to the unit that delivers news of deceased soldiers to their loved ones. With Samantha Morton.
  • "PLANET 51" (PG): Little green inhabitants of a small planet fear an alien invasion's under way when a U.S. astronaut lands on their turf. Voice cast in this animated sci-fi saga includes Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long.
  • "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON" (PG-13): When her vampire boyfriend skips town, Bella leans on a good friend, who happens to be a werewolf, for comfort. Yeah, that'll work. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner reprise their roles from the first film in the series.
  • "WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE" (NR): Controversial civil-rights attorney William Kunstler (represented the Chicago 8 activists, Attica inmates, Indian protesters at Wounded Knee) and dredges of society is captured in this documentary by his filmmaker daughters, Emily and Sarah Kunstler.