What makes a masterpiece? How about great performances by Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, a slew of memorable quotes ("Would you like me to seduce you?" "Plastics!") and a wonderful Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack. Hard to believe the Mike Nichols-directed classic The Graduate came out 42 years ago. See it again at midnight (also Saturday at midnight). Inwood Theatre, 5458 W. Lovers Lane. $10. www.landmarktheaters.com.
Destroyer, a.k.a. Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Bejar, makes changes to his sound with every new group of collaborators that comes along. His latest releases are the '70s-rock influenced 2008 album Trouble in Dreams, and the 2009 EP Bay of Pigs, which had more of an electronic feel. Opening will be local rising stars Sarah Jaffe and RTB2. 7 p.m. Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave. $12 and $15. granadatheater.com.
You'll remember Jamie Kennedy from his short-lived comedy show The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, the Scream movies, Three Kings and more recently from his stint alongside girlfriend Jennifer Love Hewitt in The Ghost Whisperer. Don't let those roles fool you, though -- Kennedy delivers hard-core adult laughs with an easygoing manner. 6:30 and 9 p.m. (also various times Saturday and Sunday). Addison Improv, 4980 Belt Line Road, Suite 250. $22. 972-404-8501. improv.com.
Deadmau5 performs at 8 p.m. House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St. $20-$50. ticketmaster.com.
There's a new CD on the way from A Revolution of Kings, the Denton three-piece alt- rock band. In their band bio, the guys brag, "We like to rock and/or roll. We also might eat your babies." OK! With the Timeline Post, Exeter and Rivalmen. 9 p.m. Andy's, 122 N. Locust St., Denton. $5. 940-565-5400. myspace.com/andysbar.
Teenage Cool Kids' latest album, Foreign Lands, is one of the most satisfying local records of the year -- a little more than half an hour of lo-fi rock arrangements, infectious melodies and dreamy "oohs." Fans of headliner Health should arrive early. With Times New Viking and the Axemen. 8 p.m. The Lounge on Elm St., 2810 Elm St. $14-$18. paradeofflesh.com.
See Saturday and Sunday events, including Kevin Smith, David Cook and Snoop Dogg, after the jump.
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cook sux - and by the way... bar-ba-sol was a turd, a massive flop on rock radio... take that, hahah! i'm going more to see the script... keep cook.
Cook's songs are so mediocre with average vocals and average looks. The script should be the headliner.