8pm Pop Music”Souljacker,” the new album from...

8pm Pop Music

“Souljacker,” the new album from L.A.’s Eels, is quickly drawing the best reviews of the group’s illustrious--if commercially underachieving--career. And it’s not just the hometown daily paper that has called it the best album so far this year. Time magazine recently reached the same conclusion.

Eels, El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 8 p.m. $20. (323) 936-4790.

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3pm Music

In one of the last of the great train stations, Union Station, the Chamber Music in Historic Sites presents Fiddlers Four, a chambergrass ensemble of Michel Doucet, Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston. Together, they meld country, bluegrass, jazz, folk and pop music--from old dance tunes to recent jazz, and add singing and stories into the mix.

Fiddlers Four, Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., downtown L.A., 3 p.m. $24 to $36. (213) 477-2929.

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5pm Dance

Honoring the excellence of artists, teachers, technicians and others in the Southern California dance community, the annual Lester Horton Dance Awards are named for the modern dance pioneer who worked on local stages (including movie sound stages) and launched the careers of such icons as Alvin Ailey and Bella Lewitzky. Presented by the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles (a service organization), the Hortons have recently become a glittering black-tie event, though that designation is officially “open to cultural interpretation” in light of the many, many definitions of formal attire in our multicultural community. In other words, your best sarong or sari is just as welcome as a Vera Wang.

11th Annual Lester Horton Dance Awards, Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., downtown L.A., 5 p.m. $25 (Dance Resource Center members) to $50. (818) 769-3093.

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2 to 11pm Jazz

Vibraphonist Tommy Vig headlines the ninth annual Vibe Summit on Sunday afternoon at Musicians’ Local 47 in Hollywood. Vig, who has worked with Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini and many others, will be joined by more than 20 other vibraphonists, including Terry Gibbs, Fred Ramirez, Emil Richards, Eldad Tarmu, Dave Pike and Larry Bunker. The vibe players will be backed by pianist Dave Mackay, bassist Richard Simon and drummer Paul Kreibich. Later Sunday evening, Vig will perform at Charlie O’s jazz club in Van Nuys.

Vibe Summit, Musicians Union Local 47, 817 N. Vine St., Hollywood, 2 to 6 p.m. $10. (626) 458-5213. Also, Tommy Vig at Charlie O’s, 13725 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, 7 to 11 p.m. No cover. (818) 994-3058.

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5pm Reading

The UCLA Hammer Museum kicks off its monthlong series of free readings, New American Writing, with a charge: actors and writers reading their favorite erotic material. Writer-organizer Benjamin Weissman said he thought it would be interesting to see what people chose as “erotic.” Gillian Anderson, Aimee Bender, James LeGros, Malik Gaines and others will expose their ideas.

New American Writing series, UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, 5 p.m. Free. Series continues Sundays at 5 p.m. through April 28. (310) 443-7000.