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WBCN (104.1FM) is concluding their four-day farewell as a rock radio station. Technically a sports station will appear tomorrow at 98.5 as WBZ on the FM dial (while music will still be heard on the web and as a secondary HD-radio channel), but it is truly the final day for this radio institution after more than 40 years.

A year ago, at a benefit for T.T. the Bear's bartender Jeanne Sheehy, the members of Letters to Cleo took the stage for an impromptu reunion, and they could tell from the reaction of the crowd that people were happy to see them. This year, they're back for a real reunion, playing 4 gigs in 3 cities.

--Adam Gaffin of Universal Hub was on NPR this week to discuss Boston Crime, which tracks violent crime on a Google map and allows people to comment on cases. A must-listen. They describe him as a "computer guy by day, crime chronicler by night." [NPR]

There are some bands that you can go years listening to their studio albums, but you will never understand the very essence of their existence until you see the live show. It sounds a bit dramatic, but is entirely true of Liars, who've continued to garner either high praise or loathe from the entire scale of music critics - Rolling Stone magazine to the adolescent consumer on a message board. Now stationed in Los Angeles, the Australian foursome released their fourth and eponymous LP, and have arguably collected more acclaim than their well-received debut, They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Mountain On Top from 2002.

Obama? Clinton? Romney? Huckabee? Are you getting them all mixed up right about now? Try to get untangled because today is Super Tuesday and the Massachusetts Presidential Primary. Vote so you can at least weed a few of these candidates out.

--Haven't you always wanted to go to an event called HARVAPALOOZA? Well, now you can. Local band The Franklin Kite bring a special combination of musical prowess and astrophysics knowledge to Tommy Doyle's, where they'll play alongside Maya and The Trolleys to commemorate the palooza that is Harvard. Or something like that? Anyway, the show starts at 9 and it's totally free. A dance party will follow, so put your best foot forward. Hopefully it's not the left.

Victoria Beckham is a style icon with Hermes bag collection that would make most women green with envy. It’s also fitting that she would make an appearance on Wednesday promoting her jeans & sunglasses collection right before her other gig that night. For those of you who don’t know, she sometimes sings with this pop group from the UK, ever hear of them? Spice something?

--In a show rescheduled from September, Blonde Redhead will provide art-damage rock, and maybe some literal damage. Really. The last time Bostonist saw this band, they were crashing into each other onstage. DCist spoke to Kazu Makino about their album's name (23) and a few other things. The Paradise Rock Club, 7:00 pm, $20.

If Elvis Presley were still alive, he’d be turning 73 today. In honor of the King, one of J.P. Licks' flavors of the month is banana ice cream with hand-swirled peanut butter, inspired by the ingredients in his favorite deep-fried sandwich. Never ones to turn down an excuse to eat ice cream, even in January, Bostonist tried out "Elvis’ Favorite." We have to hand it to J.P. Licks: Their ice cream impersonations are always dead on. (Sometimes with frightening results.) The banana flavor is strong, and perfectly complimented by the sweet, salty, smooth ribbons of peanut butter. The only way it could be closer to Elvis’ famous sandwich is if it was deep fried. But it’s great as it is, a perfect high-calorie tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Photo by Lisa Scanlon.

The King's birthday is today! All hail Elvis! Dick's Last Resort, where they tend to celebrate everything Elvis, will be hosting a birthday bash including an Elvis Impersonator contest and a jelly-donut eating contest. Faneuil Hall. 6:00 pm.

Update: The Glock-toter will be arraigned this morning in East Boston District Court. The DA's Office said his case was "admittedly banal" compared to all the other cases going on.

Strap yourselves in for the Brattle Theatre's very first Python-a-Thon. In honor of the arrival of Spamalot, they'll show And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (duh), and Monty Python and the Meaning of Life. Showtimes from the Brattle Theatre.

What to choose? Ice sculptures? The film festival? Harry and the Potters? Visit First Night's official site for a full schedule.

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--Do you drink Whittier, Schultz, Balance Rock, Spring Brook, and/or Maple milk? Do you live in Worcester County and like milk? Throw out what you have in the fridge. After two people died from listeriosis, that illness was traced to Whittier Farms. [Boston Globe]

Bostonist just left the 2007 Boston Music Awards, and while we'll have ruminations on the awards ceremony for your Sunday reading pleasure, you can find below the crop of winners from the 20th anniversary ceremony, presented here in chronological order: Outstanding Funk/Jam Band of the Year: Westbound Train Outstanding Blues/Soul Act of the Year: Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves Outstanding DJ/Dance Act of the Year: DJ BC Outstanding Rock Band of the Year:...

Christopher Guest - actor, director, writer, musician, and Grammy-winning composer - stood solemn in his academic regalia on Friday night as a packed Berklee Performance Center crowd gave him a standing ovation. Looking every part the dignified scholar, Berklee's newest Honorary Doctorate of Music recipient nodded to the crowd. Then he raised his hand, made devil's horns, and got down to business. Guest told a story of a young boy, one who grew up in...

The Globe reports that the Milky Way will remain open through Monday, pending a court hearing. The Jamaica Plain bar and night club, one of three in Boston closed for failing to install fire sprinklers, won an injunction from Suffolk Superior Court last night. It reportedly came too late to prevent the cancellation of one event, the Rock 'N' Roll Fashion Show. The bar has requested a one-year extension from state fire officials for installing...

Few things in this state offer so much buildup with so little payoff as Plymouth Rock. It's famous, it's historic (well, kind of), it's enclosed in a grand and stately pavilion, and people run towards it with eyes aglow and camera readied, and...it's a rock. In some sand. It's not even a particularly big rock.

TGR "Lost and Found" Screening With Bang Camaro and the Marc-Andre Belliveau Band For Labels Are for Jars Friday, November 16, 7:00 pm The Roxy, 279 Tremont Street, Boston $20, Tickets TGR Official Site Labels Are for Jars Teton Gravity Research is in town, combining extreme snow sports, massive rock, and philanthropy. TGR, as they call themselves, will be screening "Lost and Found," which is a compilation of what the company calls the "sickest skiing...

Rock 'N Roll Fashion Show 10 pm, Friday, November 16 Milky Way, Jamaica Plain Directions | Tickets $10 Update: The Milky Way's permit was suspended due to enforcement of the nightclub sprinkler law. However, Carol Downs, one of the owners, said that they will be appealing the fire department's refusal to grant the Milky Way an extension at the sprinkler board. If they don't get the appeal, they'll go to Superior Court. Regarding tonight's event,...

--Some of the students who were arrested in the ALCS celebration have turned in the essays Judge Edward "Dredd" Redd requested of them, and one of students made quite clear that she felt she was arrested for simply not being able to move out of the way. [WBZ] --Also regarding the essays: Boston Daily provides post-essay analysis, and Universal Hub notes a comment the DA's office left at the bottom of its announcement reminding...

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The Full Monty Presented by Theatre III Book by Terrence McNalty, music & lyrics by David Yazbek Runs through November 17 Ticket information It takes real cojones to undertake "The Full Monty," and by saying that, we're not trying to be cheeky. The men of Theatre III in West Acton are undertaking the Terrence McNalty/David Yazbek musical - by portraying unemployed American steelworkers facing down their jitters as they prepare to debut as strippers at...

Southland Tales Directed by Richard Kelly With Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott Tonight, 9:15 p.m. Harvard Film Archives, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge Tickets $8 for general public More information Tricky, Harvard, tricky! We've had Richard Kelly on the brain this week, thanks to A.R.T.'s world premiere of the stage adaptation of Kelly's 2001 flick "Donnie Darko." The Harvard Film Archive is ready to provide even more of the director's work...

--Maggie's got a great Halloween costume idea. Yes, it involves monkeys and Boston, but it is so cool you must read it to believe it. Hint: "Rock me, Joe!" --Chris Klein, the HubTrotter, scored some sweet photos of the Red Sox players showing up at Fenway before Game 2. Papelbon's got a powerful head of hair. --H2oTown posts a photo of a leaf-peeping Barbie. We're not sure if she's on sale yet, but we hope...