First Nova Express Cafe? Now Largo? The good news, however, is that Largo's alleged closing is about opening a new space on La Cienaga according to bulletin board threads on www.fairfax-avenue.com and the Ditty Bops' website. A February 21st post on Fairfax Avenue repeated what Sara Watkins (of the Watkins Family Hour) wrote on a MySpace bulletin: "Largo will be closed and moving to a great new location during May (to open in June) so......

ART: Downtown’s Art Walk happens the second Thursday of each month. The Art walk is a monthly, self-guided tour of the art exhibition venues in Downtown Los Angeles, which includes commercial art galleries, public museums, and nonprofit arts venues. Museum of Contemporary Art on Grand Ave (MOCA), Los Angeles Public Library Grey Goose, LA Artcore Center are just some of the places on the Walk. 12-9 pm // Downtown Art Walk // Downtown Los......

"A Little Prayer" by Evelyn Glennie, played with Fred Firth The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Mike Stinson @ The Echo Sixteen Stars, Major O, Eggman & the Starkillers @ The Derby The Brown Out @ Fais Do-Do Wreckless Eric @ Safari Sam's Puddle Of Mudd, Solarcade @ Roxy Marc Cohn @ El Rey Theatre Francisco Aguabella Seven Piece Latin Jazz Ensemble @ Charlie O's Moutin Reunion Quartet @ The Jazz Bakery Evelyn Glennie......

They're probably the best band in the world right now. And they're playing at the world famous Hollywood Bowl. If you don't have tickets, break your piggy banks, go to the show and overpay for the Arcade Fire. Think of how much you hand over to cable each month or your cell phone carrier. These Canadians with their punk sensibilities and violins and megaphones deserve your attention. If not, there are some mighty fine......

Thursday night's Watkins Family Hour performance at Largo was a humdinger. At one point, they must have broken some kind of a Largo record, because they fit NINE people on that tiny platform. Throughout the three-hour set, eight additional performers joined Sean and Sara Watkins on the stage. The lineup included Fiona Apple, Benmont Tench, Glen Phillips, Greg Leisz, Mike Elizondo, Willie Watson, Jay Bellerose and Dave Rawlings. They performed more than 20 songs......

Built to Spill, Camper Van Beethoven @ Henry Fonda Wolf Parade, Holy Fuck @ El Rey OK Stranger, Voodoo Organist, The City Drive, The Mercy Kiss @ Safari Sam's The Brunettes, Ferraby Lionheart, Mezzanine Owls @ The Troubadour Death to Anders, The Transmissions, Health Club, One Trick Pony @ Spaceland The Starfuckers, Hypernova, Panic Club, Resistance, Vicious Licks, Drills @ Cat Club The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Height, Pillow Fight Fight @ The......

Common - "The People" "The People" was one of our most-played summer jamz. It was on Kanye's "Can't Tell Me Nothin" sampler because Kanye produced it and listen to how sweet it is. It's the sort of non-thug, uplifting, positive hip-hop that people once talked about, but now people are buying. This is the direction BEP could have gone if they hadn't chosen the path of the lowest common denominator aka the Gwen Stefani......

Beastie Boys @ Wiltern (Gala Event) Earlimart, The String Dream Team @ Echo Park Rec Center Studios Echoplex Foreign Born, In Waves @ The Echo Peter Himmelman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Eric Himan @ The Mint The Mormons, Fuckass & the Grease Patrol @ Mr. T's Bowl The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo The Like @ Cinespace The Go, Apache, Thee Makeout Party, Sweet Evil @ The Knitting Factory Kissing Cousins, The Garden Angels, The Pete's,......

Biz Markie, Fat Mac @ Key Club Deftones @ The Gibson The Ventures @ Santa Monica Pier The Mooney Suzuki, Photo Atlas @ Spaceland David Lovering, Monsters Are Waiting, Mellowdrone, Gliss @ Roxy The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Xu Xu Fang, Secretary Bird @ The Echo The Young Royals, Dizzy Riders @ Boardner's The Album Leaf @ El Rey Azur, Ruido De Fondo, 5%, Jubal, Tres Colores @ Safari Sam's......

The Hold Steady @ The El Rey H.R. @ Viper Room Rocket @ Red Dragon Studios (free drinks ?!?!) Electrelane, Tender Forever @ The Troubadour Love/Hate @ Whisky A Gogo The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo The Black Pine, Xu Xu Fang, Pity Party, Mountain Party @ The Echo The Judy Experience, Gutty & Moist, Ill Ease @ Mr. T's Bowl Pedestrian, Charles Russell, AM Pacific, Supe @ The Roxy Cecilia Noel & the......

The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute & Auction, featuring The Little Kids Rock Band, Aaron Lewis, Brent & Jasin, Nick Bowcott, Black Tooth Jam @ The House of Blues Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty @ Key Club Ben Gibbard, David Bazan @ Royce Hall The Blasters, Lady Dottie & the Diamonds, Creepy Creeps @ Viper Room Ozma, William Tell, Kaddisfly, New Year's Day @ The Troubadour King Kong @ Spaceland Whitestarr, Poets & Pornstars @ Roxy......

Nurse With Wound @ Amoeba (7pm, free) De La Soul @ Galaxy Theatre Les Sans Culottes, Donita Sparks, Cheem @ Spaceland Man Man, Simon Dawes, The Ventriloquists @ Roxy Malik Pointer, The Darkside Crooks, Wreckloose @ On the Rox The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Fantan Mojah @ Dragonfly Ken Andrews, First Wave Hello @ The Troubadour Big F*ckin Deal, The Cheat, Buffalo Roam @ Safari Sam's......

Jill Cunniff, The Artist Formerly Known as Rob Giles & the Revolution, Emily Wells @ Hotel Cafe The Fuxedos (above), Vagabond Opera, The Abe Lincoln Story @ The Echo Evil Beaver, The Bourbon Saints, The Binges, Warren Drive @ Knitting Factory Monsters Are Waiting, The Brobecks, 8mm @ Safari Sam's Yellowcard, Narwahl @ The Troubadour The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Unwritten Law, Fathom, Transit War @ Vault 350 Mon Cousin Belge, White, Bianca......

Jetliner @ Roxy Bright Eyes @ El Rey Theatre Kenny Loggins @ The Troubadour Evanescence @ Key Club The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Birthday Suits, The Switch, Expatriate @ Silverlake Lounge Saturday Looks Good to Me, Ladyhawk, Bright Light Fever, Chris Bathgate @ Spaceland The Southland, Manual Transitions, Eric Sanchez @ Viper Room Amy Raasch, Jackie Tohn, Lindsay Price, Samuel Markus, Kelly McGrath @ The Hotel Cafe......

Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker @ Safari Sam's The Smithereens @ Key Club Mezzanine Owls @ The Scene The Moody Blues @ Pasadena Civic Auditorium The Octopus Project @ The Knitting Factory Ima Robot @ Roxy Blowfly @ Alex's Bar Jessie Deluxe @ Spaceland The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Los Amigos Invisibles @ House of Blues Poets & Pornstars, The Appearances @ Viper Room Josh Haden, A Minor Canon, Chapin Sisters @ The Echo......

Sepultura, Sworn Enemy, Diecast @ Whisky X-Clan Toy Drive @ Temple Bar Ozomatli @ House of Blues Tigra @ Silverlake Lounge Los Abandoned @ Pershing Square (free, 8pm) Smegma, Nels Cline, Polar Goldie Cats, Dinosaurs With Horns @ The Echo The Woolly Bandits, Sons and Lovers @ Knitting Factory The Bolides, Forcefield On @ Alex's Bar The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo The Cave Singers, Moonrats @ Spaceland Naked & Shameless, Evil Maria @......

The Key Club gets top billing tonight because The Bronx headlines a benefit for Wheels for Humanity, which supplies wheelchairs. Also on the bill : Chuck Ragan (ex-Hot Water Music) with members of Flogging Molly, and some rock star karaoke. Everyone will probably be there for either the ice skating or Great Northern, but The Submarines came out with a haunting CD that we played all summer long. Go downtown and ice skate from......

Zach Brooke @ Hotel Cafe Josie Cotton, The Leadership Crew @ Knitting Factory Brutus Gets the Girl @ Fais Do-Do Batlord @ Malibu Inn Don Caballero, Zombi @ Spaceland Oh No Oh My @ The Echo Skye, Joe Purdy @ Troubadour Mamadou Diabate @ Skirball The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys @ Amoeba The Pets, Disalto, Hypnogaja, Rkyves @ Whisky The Magazines, XRAYOK @ Lava Lounge The Pretty......

Rhino Bucket @ The Derby Sex Cobra, Dirty Heads, Last Vegas @ Viper Room Mountain Goats @ Amoeba (free, 7pm) Tina Stevens @ Canter's Kibitz Room Killing Breed, Toxic Ruin @ Whisky Zolar X, Thor @ The Knitting Factory Slow Car Crash @ Molly Malone's The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo The Sharp Ease, The Pope @ The Smell Randy Travis @ Cerritos Center for Performing Arts Gillespie All-Stars and other Big Bands @......

Many folks cringe when they hear the word "bluegrass." But not LAist. We love listening to a certain Southern California-based trio that's burned through the banjo-playing, Deliverance-esque stereotype. Nickel Creek -- lead singer/mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins (her brother) -- have created a progressive folk-pop sound that builds upon their bluegrass roots. Their crossover appeal has even led to a slot on the VH-1 playlist. Nickel Creek released their......