MUSIC: Ever-popular alternative folk/punk veterans Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven will rock the house for fans young and old at the Independent tonight. (8 p.m., The Independent, 628 Divisadero Street)

CLUB: The monthly Stay Gold club night rings in the new year with an end of year bash with guests DJ Andre and DJ Motive, along with residents DJ Rapid Fire & Pink Lighting and some sweet go-go dancers. (10 p.m. to 1 a.m., Public Works, 161 Erie Street)

FILM: Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager who reinvented the Oakland A's, in Moneyball, the "movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system." (8:30 p.m., Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street)