ART: "Drawing Art and Politics" seems like a fitting event to have on the calendar today. "Spend an evening with New York’s renowned graphic artists Jules Feiffer, David Levine, Stan Mack, and Edward Sorel, as they examine the ways in which complex social and political issues are depicted by artists in today’s media. Jules Feiffer will moderate a discussion that explores the roots of political art and social realism in the context of John Sloan’s......

EVENT: Together, the New York Book Club and the Gotham Center present "Resistance: A Radical History of the Lower East Side," with Michael Rosen, Al Orensanz, Jay Blotcher, and moderator Clayton Patterson. They'll tell you all about how the LES "experienced massive changes during the 1980s and 90s," including stories from the activists, writers, artists, and residents who lived it. More info here. 6pm // LES Tenement Museum [108 Orchard St] // Free MUSIC: Tonight......

As previously mentioned, Sean Lennon is back with a new album. His Friendly Fire cd release has been accompanied by such marketing tools as short films with Lindsay Lohan. Above is a video for "Spectacle", which is sans young Hollywood starlets. Tonight he plays The Living Room on Ludlow Street, as a kick off to his tour. Brooklyn Vegan has the rest of his tour dates.......

They are questions Gothamist has often pondered…what would The Daily Show be like if it was a musical? Why aren’t the Post headlines, as deliciously punny and rhymey as they are, set to music? Is Matt Drudge a baritone? Gotham City Improv may have the answers, with their show Weekly Review [Saturday, 10pm, $10], a musical revue of the week’s headlines. Written and rehearsed in six days, the sketches and songs change weekly and cover......

I'm back with this week's show rundown. We realize it's frustrating to find out about a show and then find out it's sold out. This week we start the post with FIVE (actually SIX) recommended shows that are not yet sold out (some even free). Caribou (formerly Dan Snaith's Manitoba) plus Four Tet with the Junior Boys and Russian Futurists are playing Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, and Northsix in Brooklyn on Thursday. The Junior Boys......

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[above: Tim Burton. From Nightmare Before Christmas: "Jack in the Graveyard", mixed media on paper, 11 x 14”] Gothamist has noticed a number of great exhibitions going on over at AMMI right now. First, running through November, is the Tim Burton Drawings exhibit, which is comprised of 27 drawings from 12 of his films. Each was selected by Burton himself, from his own personal collection. Burton is known for his animation as much as......