Jackson Browne in Santa Monica Tonight

Some had long since figured Jackson Browne's days of folk-pop rabble-rousing in the political sphere were over. But after his noisy kerfuffle with Sen. John McCain (when the latter used his song “Running on Empty" during his presidential campaign), it may be time for another look at Browne's ruminative new record, Time the Conqueror.

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main St., Santa Monica.
8 p.m. Sat. $75. (800) 594-8499.