To Do: Alice in Chains, Dreamgirls, Pretty Lights

· Monday night music round-up: Great Northern at the Echo; Nightmare of You at the Troubadour; the post-Layne Staley Alice in Chains at the Wiltern.
Stephen Farber's Reel Talk screening series lands an advance showing of Dreamgirls, with writer-director Bill Condon to hang around to deflect questions about any catfights that may have occurred on his diva-rich set.
Is it that time already? Head over to Griffith Park for your annual opportunity to crawl along in your car at 4 mph while gaping at the twinkly, Christmassy tableaus of the DWP Light Festival, preferably while really, really baked. (Being high not required for those 14 and under.)