TODAY’S BEST BETS

Pop

Local rock band the Hippos showcases music from its new release, “Heads Are Gonna Roll.” Also on the bill: Rx Bandits, Slow Gherkin.

* Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 276-6168. 8 p.m. Also Saturday at Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. (714) 635-6067. 7:30 p.m.

Stage

Ben Pleasants’ drama about a feud between celebrated authors Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos, set against the Spanish Civil War, gets a revival at the Hollywood theater where it played in 1995.

* “The Hemingway/Dos Passos Wars,” Hollywood Court Theatre, Franklin and Highland. (310) 440-3447. 8 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. Ends Sept. 19.

Dance

Instincts Live Media Dance Company performs the West Coast premiere of “Possibilities.”

* Assistance League Playhouse, 1367 N. Saint Andrews Place, Hollywood. (310) 392-1482. 8 p.m. Also Saturday, 8 p.m.

Jazz

Get in the swing as drummer Louie Bellson pays tribute to his former boss, Duke Ellington.

* Louie Bellson Big Band, California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. (213) 687-2190. 8 p.m.