While the "Eastside" indie rock scene has been garnering much attention, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that The New Los Angeles Folk Festival is this Saturday at Historical Monument 157 in Lincoln Heights. According to the festival's Kickstarter page, it "...celebrates the emergence of new L.A. folk in all its shapes and contrasts. It's the people's music. It's traditional and experimental, acoustic and electronic, throwbacks and progressive ideas." In addition, the festival will offer projections, charity raffle, beard contest, The Little Frenchie food truck, and surprises, with proceeds benefiting the Environmental Defense Fund's Gulf cleanup. more ›

To celebrate the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack which was released yesterday, Cobra Starship, the band who performs the theme song will be playing the Key Club tonight. Attendees can expect a plethora of special guests. We can imagine some good odds of a Fall Out Boy or two, random celebs, throngs of kids with digital cameras, Marc Brown, and a red carpet @ Key Club The Neville Brothers, The Meters, Brass Monkey Brass... more ›

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• Tonight at the Silverlake Lounge, KCRW presents Sam Phillips with Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa) for a reasonable $20. LAist suggests showing up early if you want to get in. more ›