PLYMPTON—The legendary animator has been nominated for two Academy Awards, worked on videos for both Kanye West and Weird Al Yankovic, and draws the cutest, most distinctive cartoon dogs ever. Tonight, Bill Plympton shares his new book Independently Animated—with an intro by Terry Gilliam, the book chronicles Plympton’s life and work. AH
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE
METAL UP YOUR ASS—Born in a Baghdad basement in the waning days of Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime, Acrassicauda—Iraq’s only thrash metal band, like, ever—caught its big break when Vice and, later, a documentary crew (Heavy Metal in Baghdad) came calling. But with fame came death threats. And then their studio was blown up, and now the band lives in the US. DCT
w/Nether Regions, Lord Dying, the Guild, DJ Nate C; East End, 203 SE Grand, 9 pm, $13