Jazz -- Composer and drummer Bob Moses has played with more jazz greats than will fit in a politely sized paragraph. He was once described in Downbeat as a "shamanistic groovilator," but his music sounds much better than that. Playing with his Ensemble (and joined by those of Oscar Stagnaro and Jerry Leake) as a part of Jazz Week. Keller Room, New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Ave., 7:00pm. Free. Movies -- Expect to see......

Dancing Hipsters -- Hearthrob, the weekly hipster dance night, hosts German techno flavor-of-the-month D.I.M. along with Matt Walsh from the U.K. and a dude named Thomas Van Party. The usual Beantown suspects will also be on hand. Middlesex Lounge, 315 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 9:00pm. $10. Movies -- IFFBoston wraps up tonight with Werner Herzog's latest, Encounters at the End of the World. Herzog makes movies about the weird and the obsessed, and this documentary......

Art -- Celebrate spring for free with the MFA's "Art in Bloom" project featuring fine art and fancy blooms. A free http://www.mfa.org/calendar/event.asp?eventkey=32217&date=4/28/2008">open house for the event will feature music from Project Step, The Jazmen, The Voices of Renaissance Chorus, Carol and Alida Farrell, and Annabelle Ambler. Dinner options available. (CR) Movies -- Slaves, chariots, and the healing blood of Christ? It must be a Charlton Heston retrospective. Ben Hur (1959) is the least biblical......

Film -- The effects of Suharto's 30 years in power in Indonesia were not mitigated by his recent death. The effects of his actions live on, and are poignantly documented in Shape of the Moon, a documentary focusing on a family divided between past and future, Christianity and Islam, country and city. Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, 3:00pm. Free. (KS) Music -- If you listen to Scout Niblett for more than a......

Breakonomics -- Forget freakonomics--check out breakonomics at MIT. These breakdancing battles include three-on-three breakin' and one-on-one poppin' and house. We're not entirely sure what that means, but all forms of breakdancing are awesome, so we're in regardless. Nemesis, Toys, and Popsicle are among the judges. La Sala de Puerto Rico (MIT Student Center 2nd Floor), 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, 12pm-6pm. $3 MIT, $7 student, $12 others. (KS) Style and More -- Legends of Style......

Heads Up, KISS Army -- Paul Stanley--yeah, that Paul Stanley--is going to show his artwork in an exhibition at the Mall at Chestnut Hill. Gene Simmons' tongue better be involved. Wentworth Gallery, Mall at Chestnut Hill, 199 Boylston, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. (CR) Music -- Ra Ra Riot will play riotously danceable indie-punk at the Middle East. Prepare to sweat through a shirt or two, and bring your earplugs. With The Little Ones......

Music -- The International Noise Conference is an odd sort of touring showcase. Each stop features music from the local noise music underground and includes a performance by the mysterious Laundry Room Squelchers. There are four rules: 15 minutes or less per act; no lap tops; no mixers; no droning. What does that leave? Austinist offered an answer. The Boston installment was curated by Jessica Rylan. Wong Auditorium, MIT, 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 7:00pm.......

Movies -- Independent Film Festival Boston begins tonight with homeboy Brad Anderson's newest Transsiberian, a train-bound thriller in the Hitchcock tradition. With Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, and Woody Harrelson. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, 7:30pm. No advance tickets. IFF Boston's full schedule. Books -- Broadcaster Cokie Roberts is in town to discuss what could be a companion piece to John Adams and DeeDee Myers's Why Women Should Rule the World, Ladies of Liberty:......

Music -- One of Phillyist's favorite musicians, David Ford, is visiting Boston. We hear he's into maracas and looping. They open for Sara Bareilles. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm. Ave., 7:00 pm. (CR) -- Peter Moren--yes, the Peter in "Peter Bjorn and John"--will perform tonight. We don't know if whistles will be included, but, if they are, the Globe might do another installment of Whistle Fever. Middle East Upstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8:00pm.......

Music -- Dan Bejar, sometime New Pornographer and all-around indie pop mastermind, comes to town as Destroyer. Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8:00pm. $14. (CR) Movies --If you could watch only one Hitchcock movie in your lifetime, make it Vertigo, in which Jimmy Stewart falls in love with, loses, and attempts to resurrect the multifaceted Kim Novak. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 7:00 pm. $7/$9 (CR) Books -- Mary Roach......

Music -- Dead Meadow occupies the space in the Venn diagram of rock where Galaxie 500, Neil Young, and Black Sabbath intersect. Their latest album, Old Growth is out on Matador Records. Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8:00pm. $12. Patriotic Ceremonies -- It started way back in history: start Patriot's Day early by commemorating Paul Revere's famous ride. A lantern lighting ceremony includes a performance by the Michigan Colonial Fife & Drum......

Urban Art -- Urban artists from across the United States converge for Future Arts 2008, a production of Boston's Future Classic. More than 25 up-and-coming street artists exhibit and sell their work. Luminaries include Enamel Kingdom, Alphabet Soup, and BIGFOOT. DJs Frank White and Ms. Thang will spin records and aerialist Matthew Brouillard will spin himself. Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 8:00pm. $10. Comedy -- You'll have to shell out......

New Music Now -- Co-curators of ICA's New Music Now and accomplished reeds players Ned Rothenberg and Marty Ehrlich perform their own work. Rothenberg opens with Inner Diaspora a meditative composition for his trio Sync, including Jerome Harris on acoustic bass guitar and acoustic guitar and Samir Chatterjee on tabla. Ehrlich, a rousing clarinetist and accomplished band leader performs in a sextet featuring Bostonist fave Ray Anderson on trombone. Institute of Contemporary Art, South......

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Movies -- The 5th annual Coolidge Award goes to producer Jeremy Thomas, whose movies include The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast, and the Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. Nicolas Roeg, Bob Rafelson, Debra Winger, Julien Temple, Art Garfunkel, and Tim Roth will attend an award ceremony honoring Thomas and his work. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 8:00 pm. $35 everyone / $30 Coolidge Corner members. (CR) Books -- Alexander McCall Smith has another......

Books -- Sloane Crosley has conquered the literary world from the inside out. She started as a publicist before writing her own book, a collection of nonfiction memories describing her move from suburbia to New York City, dodging bad bosses and poop on her carpet all the way. She's been compared to David Sedaris, and it's not hype. Read Bostonist's interview. Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 7:00 pm. Free. (CR) -- Republican Party......

Music -- Geek-chic electropop band Hot Chip brings the party to town. If you're expecting straight-up dance, brace for a few surprises. Our brothers and sisters at Austinist say their new record, Made in the Dark "sounds capital B bigger." Bostonist has to ask: than what? Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm. Ave., 7:00 pm. (CR) -- If you prefer electronic music without the pop (but with the beeps and feedback), British IDM icons Autechre......

Music -- Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll icon, somehow made a ditty entitled "My Ding-a-Ling" seem cool instead of creepy. will be at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., 7:00 pm. $35-$250. (CR) -- Really, we didn't know who China Forbes was. But then we saw that she was the voice of Pink Martini, and our ears pricked up. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm. Ave., 7:00 pm. $15. (CR) Brimful of Asha --......

Burlesque, for Women -- The Boston Babydolls are hosting another night of burlesque by women for women, which was part of a tradition from the golden days of burlesque, and they're throwing in a mini-burlesque class, too. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, midnight. $12 (CR) Books, Strolling -- Harvard Square's bookstores may be dwindling, but there are still more books per capita in Cambridge than almost any other city you could live......

Best Cover Band Name Ever -- Lez Zeppelin is a cover band that is exactly what you think it is. Their mySpace page announces that they'll be playing all of Led Zeppelin I in particular. Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8:00 pm. $20. (CR) Future Artists of America -- Students from the Fifth Year program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts exhibit their work. Rob Pettit, the cell phone guy,......

Television -- WGBH offers a sneak preview of the documentary The Truth About Cancer. Filmmaker Linda Garmon documents the experience of helping her husband through cancer treatments and evaluates how far treatments have come. She'll participate in a Q&A after the screening. If you can't catch the sneak preview, you can watch the documentary on WGBH on April 16 at 9:00 pm. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 7:00 pm. Free. (CR) Dr.......

Music -- Mike Doughty brings his band to the Somerville Theatre in support of his latest release, "Golden Delicious." Bring your song requests and be prepared for him to shoot 'em down. Good-naturedly (kind of), of course. The Panderers kick off the night at 7:30 p.m. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. $21.00. (CR) Books -- Local poet Linda Bamber, who teaches at Tufts, will be reading from her first book of poetry, Metropolitan Tang.......

Sports -- Cue the Dropkick Murphys. Start the jig. It's opening day at Fenway! The game is at 2:05, and fans can enter at around 11:30. The MBTA is adding extra service before and after the games, plus a shuttle between Ruggles and Fenway Park. (CR) Music -- Country artist Kathy Mattea pays tribute to her family and the workers who died in the Sago mine with her new record, Coal. Club Passim, 8:00......

Books -- The following event is the next best thing to getting inside Terry Francona's head. Author Michael Holley, who is also a WEEI host, will discuss his book Red Sox Rule: Terry Francona and Boston's Rise to Dominance. Harvard Book Store 1256 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 7:00 pm, free. (CR) -- Short-story master Tobias Wolff will read from his latest collection, Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories, which could also be subtitled 21......

Minimalism + Electricity -- Minimalism's icon Tony Conrad returns to the HFA with his newer material. His recent video work sounds great, but we can't wait to see him electrocute and screen raw film stock. Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge, 3:00pm and 7:00pm. $10/$15. (RS) Rock Wars -- The 30th annual WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble starts today. Whether or not the winner indicates talent or future success, you'll probably......

Comediennes -- Riding the tide of the news that she has her own VH1 show, Margaret Cho will be at the Orpheum--and we'll have a review tomorrow. Wonder if she could get a "Flavor of Love" style show. Now that would be entertaining. Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Place, 7:30 pm. $28.50-$45.50 (CR) -- And it's a night of top female comedians. 5 Funny Females returns to Jamaica Plain's Midway Cafe. This time, you'll see......

Fundraising Walk Registration Deadline -- The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center is holding its 3rd Annual Walk for Change on Sunday, and First Lady Diane Patrick will be right there walking. Registration is at 10:00 am, and the walk itself is from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Today is the deadline for online registration. Memorials -- Today marks the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's death, which Boston University will memorialize with the......

Music -- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks--now including Janet Weiss, formerly of Sleater-Kinney, on drums--is back on tour. He's a dad, and he'd like for you to get the hell off his yard, but if that new record is any indication, he still rocks and is working through a powerful Neil Young phase right now. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm. Ave., 9:00 pm. Sold out; tickets on Craigslist. (CR) Comics -- Mike Mignola, creator......

Movies -- One of the best known samurai movies, Rashomon feels more staged than filmed. A story about a rape and apparent murder told from four viewpoints, Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece laid bare the self-serving nature of truth and gave psychology a new term of art ("the Rashomon effect"). Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy Street, 7:00pm. Free. Theater -- Wives, a series of short plays by M. Lynda Robinson, artistic director of the......

Books -- Meg Wolitzer will read from her novel, The Ten Year Nap, about a group of women who choose family over career. Obviously, the subjects of whether or not to have kids, who takes care of the kids, which member of a relationship gives up the career for the kids, and if it's the right thing to do after people fought so hard for women's rights will stir up conversation. Porter Square Books,......