-- Daft Punk's Electroma: Pinocchio-ish road movie about two robots -- played by Daft Punk members Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich -- and their quest to become human. Riot In Belgium, the Bang Gang DJs, Dandi Wind, and Richie Panic & Jefrodisiac perform tonight before and after the movie. Doors open at 7 p.m. at Mezzanine, 444 Jesse (at Mint); free with RSVP at going.com. -- Justice League Wiffle Ball Game: According to Laughing......

This is the time of year we feel deep sympathy for everyone working in retail, if solely for the neverending medley of Christmas music piped through so many of their workplaces in which we fear to tread. At this point, we would be more irritated if the hyper-sensitive car alarms in our neighborhood blared out "Jingle Bells" or "Deck the Halls" rather than the regular beep-uh-beep-uh-beep. To salve the retail ear wounds, might we......

This Sisyphus is just trying to get to the Exit Theater -- but what were we futilely trying to get done this week? *Just trying to get to work, darn it! The MUNI derailment in the Twin Peaks tunnel stranded 60% of the lines and delayed 100% of blameless San Francisco light rail commuters. *Trying to find love for our beleaguered mayor Gavin Newsom. (We've already totally given up trying to get any love for......

Outbound -- next train, N Wednesday, now approaching. Tonight: The San Francisco Public Library has invited Caldecott-winning book illustrator Tomie DePaola for the 10th annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture. Effie Lee Morris was the coordinator of children's literature at the SFPL from 1963-77 and was a pioneer in spearheading the development of children's library resources. The lecture is free and starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium of the Main Library. Thursday: Come see......

After sitting through a particularly entertaining and modernized rendition of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor’s Lost (we’re talking choreographed dance to music from the Killers) at the Exit Theater on Friday, we were looking for a cozy spot with stiff drinks and a little respite from the rain. Serendipitously, we stumbled upon the Bar of Contemporary Art (BOCA), the latest artspace/bar/restaurant from the folks at blasthaus. The atmosphere inside was pleasant enough albeit a bit stark,......