Happening Tonight: Hot Stove, Angry Gladiators

Music
The stove, the stove, the stove is on fire. But Bostonist will brave the heat as Theo Epstein, Peter Gammons, and friends rock for Hot Stove, Cool Music--keep an eye out for a review of the show. The Paradise, 8:00 pm, $40.

Television
Only one good thing came from this writers' strike--and that's the return of American Gladiators. LAist sat in on a taping and had this to say: "Original Gladiators: no water. New Gladiators: water." It airs tonight on NBC at 9:00 pm.

Image of "Wolf" the Gladiator from NBC.com.