Happening Friday: Jackson Browne at Greek Theatre

POP MUSIC

Jackson Browne Musical legend and recent alt-folk scene gadfly Jackson Browne is back in Los Angeles for a starry-skied performance at the Greek Theatre, this time with his full band and longtime collaborator, the stringed instrument virtuoso David Lindley. With tickets in tow, you’re bound to be somebody’s baby, alright. Greek Theatre, 2700 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 7 p.m. $40.50-$76. https://www.greektheatrela.com.

Robyn / Kelis One show, two unjustly un-super-famous stars of avant-garde electro-rap who don’t suffer foolish boys lightly. Robyn, the tart-mouthed Swede who has a blogosphere favorite in “Dancing on My Own,” makes 3-minute gems of gummy dance music fit for kickboxing or canoodling alike. Kelis is all warrior, and her new record “Flesh Tone” is both bawdy and effortlessly futuristic. Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., L.A. 6:45 p.m. $27.50. https://www.themusicbox.la.

CULTURE

New Original Works Festival For three weeks, REDCAT becomes a “performance laboratory” as the 2010 festival gets underway. Week 1 features films by Maureen Huskey and Killsonic; Week 2 offers theater works by Christine Marie & Ensemble, Rae Shao-Lan Blum & Tashi Wada, and Raphael Xavier; Week 3 concludes the festival with multimedia performances by Alexandro Segade, Hana Van Der Kolk and Miwa Matreyek. REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd St., L.A. Fri.-Sat., 8:30 p.m. Ends Aug. 7. $18. https://www.redcat.org.

BOOKS

David Mitchell The bestselling two-time Man Booker Prize finalist and author of the acclaimed novels “Cloud Atlas” and “Black Swan Green” reads and signs his much-anticipated new romantic historical novel, “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.” Purchasers of the book will be entered into a raffle to win a poster signed by Mitchell. Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. https://www.skylightbooks.com.