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Friday
 · Linkin Park sign From the Inside: Linkin Park’s Meteora (which we think is a book) at the Barnes & Noble at the Grove. Afterwards, perhaps they'll join their fans in a skinny-dipping session in the dancing waters of the Grove's fountain.
· The Hives, Sweden's nattily-dressed garage rock export, shake their skinny ties and patent leather shoes at the Wiltern.
Saturday
 · KROQ front-loads its Almost Acoustic Christmas show with everyone's favorite indie (please, let's not quibble over labels, OK?) bands: Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, The Killers, Modest Mouse, and The Shins. Or skip the show and check out the after-party at Infusion with more bands and DJ sets.
·The 42nd Annual Marina Del Rey Holiday Boat Parade features boats with lights on them and fireworks exploding over the boats with the lights on them.
· Spend "A Night with Mark Ruffalo" at the Egyptian Theatre, with a Q & A between showings of We Don't Live Here Anymore and You Can Count on Me. In the words of Defamer's Intern Y, "Me-ow."
Sunday
 · Day 2 of the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas promises to be louder than the first, with Green Day, Papa Roach, Sum 41, and that band put together from the spare parts of STP and GnR.
· Shop for unique holiday gifts at the Bazaar Bizarre, a crafts fair that fully harnesses the homophonic possibilities of its name.