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Tonight legendary Mexican-American singer-songwriter Joan Baez will be performing at UCLA's Royce Hall. The famed Watkins Family Hour is slated to take place at Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, Raleigh's own indie pop outfit the Annuals will be headlining the Troubadour. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch LA-based singer-songwriter Eleni Mandell. LAist favorites Whispertown 2000 (LAist Interview, Review, #2) are poised to kick off the show.

In a couple of weeks I will be joining 40,000 artists, misfits, deviants, hippies, vampires, musicians, furries, and nudists to participate in the 21st Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. So if you happen to be strolling through Venice Beach during the week of Aug. 27- Sept. 3 and wonder where all the freaks are at don’t be alarmed, we’re all just taking a much needed vacation from the default...

farm flashback These may be the last days of the community farm in south central LA; supporters are $10 million short in their efforts to buy the property from the developer who's ready to take his 14 acres and make a profit. But Hollywood is lending a publicity-generating, eviction-fighting hand: Daryl Hannah is camping out on the property, Laura Dern and husband Ben Harper stopped by and Joan Baez is treesitting. Treesitting, you ask? Don't worry, the eminent folk singer has experienced treesitter Julia "Butterfly" Hill in the tree beside her if she has any questions.