-- The Arcade Fire: LCD Soundsystem and Wild Light open for this white-hot -- that's right, white-hot, or so we hear -- Canadian indie-rock band. Music starts tonight at 7 p.m. at Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View; $19-40.

-- High School Musical: You know what? We watched this on Disney and it sucked us in. Sad, yes. Absorbing, for sure. Ray of Light Theatre and School of the Arts (SOTA) put on a stage version of this phenomenon starting tonight at 8 p.m. at School of the Arts, 555 Portola Drive (at O'Shaughnessy & Woodside); $15-30.

-- Kevin Pollak: He's been in A Few Good Men (ick) and Casino (wonderful), but this SF-born actor shines even brighter via his stand-up comedy. Reno: 911's Carlos Alazraqui also performs. Two shows tonight at 8 p.m. and 10:15 at Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus ; $22.

-- Sugar & Gold: Funk, electro, and soul sounds sound perfect for dancing a tipsy jig or two. Come check out this dance band along with Strength, Omar, and Squaretape tonight at 9:30 p.m. at Elbo Room, 647 Valencia; $10.

Arcade Fire image: Anders Jensen-Urstad