MUSIC: Holy crud, folks! Yaz (or, as known to all you backwards Brits out there, "Yazoo") is playing in the East Bay tonight. And if there ever was a reason to head over to Oakland, the sounds coming from this British synthpop duo would be it. Alison Moyet and Depeche Mode's Vince Clark reunite tonight. Read more about it here.

7:30 p.m. // Paramount Theater (2025 Broadway) // $39.50 - $75

FILM: Hunter S. Thompson: the brilliant but insane fool whom each and every woefully emasculated male journalist and writer has tried (and failed) to emulate. Come see what that all the feather puffing is about at Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008). It focuses on his "most fruitful professional period, 1965 to 1975." Read more about Alex Gibney's choice documentary on this American hero here.

7:10 p.m. & 10 p.m. // Embarcadero Cinemas (1 Embarcadero) // $10.25

READING: Come hear Zach Plaque read from his latest effort, boring boring boring boring boring boring boring. Stephen Elliot (Happy Baby) and Tony Tulathimutte (2008 O'Henry Prize winner!!!) also read from their print publications.

8 p.m. // Dog Eared Books (900 Valencia) // free