Calendar’s Calendar

First chances, last chances and what not to miss today

John Doe “A Year in the Wilderness,” the latest solo effort from this L.A. punk-roots music stalwart, is earning Doe some of the most enthusiastic reviews of an already estimable career at the emotional fringes of pop music. Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A. 7:30 p.m. Free, but reservations full. (310) 440-7300.

Chromeo This Montreal-based duo plays smooth and silly electro jams that conjure Champagne nights in the bubble bath – but with enough self-awareness to tart things up. On the group’s MySpace page, a picture of Sigmund Freud sits next to the link for its recent single, “Tenderoni.” Peanut Butter Wolf does his DJ thing to warm up the crowd. El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 8 p.m. $15. (323) 936-4790.

Orson’s Shadow Egos collide in Austin Pendleton’s drama imagining theater critic Kenneth Tynan persuading Orson Welles to direct Laurence Olivier and his new love, Joan Plowright, in Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros.” Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. 8 p.m.; ends Feb. 17. $32 to $65. (626) 356-7529.

Monterey Jazz Festival Tour The tour features trumpeter-composer Terence Blanchard, saxophonist James Moody, pianist Benny Green, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott and special guest vocalist Nnenna Freelon. Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood. 8 p.m. $15 to $48. (310) 825-2101.