A neighborhood group called We Love Long Beach is hosting a BBQ this afternoon. Free food, kid stuff, and bands: Deep Sea Diver (photos of Jennifer Dobson of DSD in a post by Koga) Original Colonies and Tijuana Panthers.

Tomorrow is the weekly Grand Ole Echo at none other than The Echo. It's a country Sunday BBQ with alt-country booking. This week features Stonehoney, Leslie & the Badgers, Band Of Annuals, BP Restaurant, American Babies.

Saturday, May 17, 2008
Robyn @ The Wiltern
The Dirtbombs @ Troubadour
Crowded House @ The Orpheum
Matt Costa, Delta Spirit @ El Rey
Totally Radd!!, Minibosses, Fatigo, Bossk @ The Smell
The Smithereens, Candygram for Mongo @ Crash Mansion
The Pharcyde, Sparrow Love Crew @ Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa)
Earlimart, Voxhaul Broadcast, Siggy, Light FM @ Echoplex
What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Dead Trees, The Whipsaws @ Spaceland

Sunday, May 18, 2008
Castledoor, Fol Chen, The Texas Kid @ All Star Lanes
The Raconteurs, Imaad Wasif, Two Part Beast @ Henry Fonda/Music Box
February Fifths @ Tangier
Rocco DeLuca, David Ryan Harris, Chris Trapper, Amy Lavere @ Hotel Cafe
Tally Hall, De Novo Dahl, Low vs. Diamond @ El Rey
Murder By Death, dios (malos), The Gaslight Anthem @ Troubadour
Stonehoney, Leslie & the Badgers, Band Of Annuals, BP Restaurant, American Babies @ The Echo

Photo of Band of Annuals via their MySpace