BEATS—In the 1980s, the Technics SL 1200 became a musical instrument. In the 1990s, DJs like DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist took it to another level, creating legitimate symphonies out of samples and scratches. Tonight they join forces to become a four-armed angel of the dance floor, paying tribute to hiphop legend Afrika Bambaataa. Rugs will be cut like the vinyl beneath their needles. BOBBY ROBERTS
w/DJ Wicked, Edan & Paten Locke; Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 8 pm, $28.50-78.50
FILM—David Fincher delivers nothing but hits. Big fat feel-bad hits that kick and stab at your guts in all the best worst ways. Gone Girl, an adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestselling domestic thriller, promises to fall right in line with the rest of his stained, cynical filmography. Not all Oscar bait needs to taste like saccharine. BOBBY ROBERTS
Various Theaters, see Film Times