On the road, free of fine print

Radiohead has always endeavored to proceed on its own terms, and after a decade of working at it, the English band finds itself in a position that’s virtually unprecedented for a group of its commercial and critical stature. Free and clear of all record label entanglements, Thom Yorke and company will be closely watched as a model for negotiating the potential and the pitfalls of an ever-shifting pop music landscape. The quintet’s current tour is typically atypical, a string of concerts without any new product to promote, and with set lists full of unfamiliar songs that they are in the process of recording. A new one popped up in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, so who knows, maybe L.A. will get to witness its own premiere.

Radiohead, Greek Theatre, 2700 Vermont Canyon Road, L.A. 8 p.m. Today-Friday. $44 (sold out). (213) 480-3232.