Modest Mouse “Good News For People Who Love Bad News” Sony On their follow-up to the landmark “The Moon & Antarctica,” Modest Mouse seem to be finished with images of desolation. Read more...

“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” Directed by Michel Gondry Focus Features To say that Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation”) is the most inventive screenwriter in Hollywood right now doesn’t do him nearly enough justice. Read more...

It all boils down to how you define “like.” Meet Dan (I promised David that I wouldn’t use his real name), a cohort of mine since we loaded a dorm elevator with a bunch of caution cones as freshmen. Read more...

Yumiko Kayukawa Kantor Gallery Now through May 1 Fashion and fetishism only begin to represent artist Kayukawa’s work. Her Japanese pop art has been well received by the public, which is intrigued by her comic book-style paintings and depiction of youth culture. Read more...

Sometimes it takes very little to reinvigorate a dying art form. At a time when public radio trails even network television in terms of innovation, it may come as a surprise that one of National Public Radio’s most creative programs has risen to the top just by keeping it simple. Read more...

Electrelane Troubadour April 9, 9 p.m. The four-girl experimental group from Brighton comes with its hypnotic tricks, powerful choral arrangements and kraut-rock roots. Prepare to be awed. Read more...

It’s funny just imagining how much cleverness went into creating the delightful silliness that is Steve Martin’s unabashed “The Underpants,” leaving audiences in stitches at the Geffen Playhouse now through May 2. Read more...