MUSIC:

Friday, Oct. 26

Quintron, Yip Yip, The Black Rose Band

One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 9 p.m.

If you can’t make it to Quintron and Miss Pussycat’s Sunday evening Voodoo set, have no fear. This intimate gig will lend more to Quintron’s electronic-lounge funk – with plenty of sweaty dancing and minimal elbowroom to boot.

Saturday, Oct. 27

Rotary Downs

d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St.,10 p.m.

Fresh from an early-afternoon show on the Voodoo stage, New Orleans astronaut rockers end the day with sing-along space epics and moveable pop anthems.

Tuesday, Oct. 30

U.S.A.D., Smiley With a Knife

7512 Willow St., 8:30 p.m.

Loyola’s rock and roll anti-heroes U.S.A.D. joins forces with the re-grouped Smiley with a Knife for a pre-Halloween monster bash. U.S.A.D.’s Steve Stokes hosts the party at the infamous Willow Street house, inviting guests to the accompanying Costume and Lingerie Party with an all-you-can-drink $5 cover.

Expect the warmth and hospitality that only New Orleans’ best champions of rock can provide.

FILM:

“Dan in Real Life”

Opens nationwide Oct. 26

The Emmy-award-winning and consistently funny Steve Carell (“The Office,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”) teams with writer-director Peter Hedges (“Pieces of April,” “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”) as a widower who falls in love with his brother’s girlfriend. Unfortunate? Yes. Sad? Most likely. Carell at the top of his game in an award-worthy performance? Definitely. Avoid the unfortunately omnipresent Dane Cook, and you’ll fall in love with a close-to-perfect romance that will leave you satisfied.

That’s what she said.