Highlights:

Rock/PopWillie Nelson at The Canyon Club, 2/2, Agoura HillsNorth Mississippi All Stars at McCabe’s, 2/7Ronnie Mack’s Barndance: Old Bull, Crown City Bombers, David Servy, Wreck N Sow, Triple Chicken Foot at El Cid, 2/7Jenny Lewis, the Watson Twins at Vista Theatre in Silverlake, 2/2Heather Waters with Adam Levy, the Neighborhood Bullies at the Cinema Bar in Culver City, 2/2An Evening With Tommy Emmanuel at Knitting Factory in Hollywood, 2/2Grant Langston & The Supermodels, 50 Cent Haircut, The Good Ol’ Country Railroad at Old Town Pub, 2/4, 66 N. Fair Oaks, PasadenaGroundation: 7th Annual Tribute to Bob Marley 2006 at 14 Below, 2/8Jazz / ClassicalBennie Wallace “Coleman Hawkins Project” with Alvin Queen, Anthony Wilson, Danton Boller at The Jazz Bakery, 2/7 – 2/12George Kahn Quartet with Eric Marienthal and Karl Vincent at The Silhouette Jazz Club, 2/2, 245 E. Olive St., Burbank. (818)556-5299.Han Bin Yoon at University of Judaism, 2/7, 11a.m. 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel AirNels Cline & Friends at Cryptonight (Club Tropical), 2/2Grant Geissman at The Vic, 2/2Dan Osterman Quartet, Dan Osterman, Richard Turner Jr., Ivan Johnson, Paul Legaspi at The Vic Late Night, 2/2, 12a.m. – 2a.m.Grammy Foundation Jazz Ensemble at The Vic, 2/6, 8p.m.Jorma Kaukonen at McCabe’s, 2/3 & 2/4 (Sold Out)Rhiannon at The Vic, 2/8George Kahn Quartet at Temple Bar, 2/5Zola Moon at Holly Street Bar & Grill, 2/4, 9p.m. 175 E. Holly St., PasadenaMatinee Kids’ Show with Barney Saltzberg at McCabe’s, 2/5, 11a.m.I See Hawks In L.A., with special guests at Cole’s, 2/3, Downtown L.A.Readings / PerformanceComedy Benefit for John Adams Middle School: Colleen Crabtree, Gayla Johnson, Rebecca Arthur, Jim Connolly, and Mike Marino, hosted by Janine Hayes at The John Adams Auditorium, 2425 16th St., Santa MonicaThe Afternoon Reading Group: Love in The Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez at The Brentwood Branch Library, 2/7, 1p.m. 11820 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood.Philharmonic Echoes: Composers Series – Chopin with Doug Dutton at Dutton’s Beverly Hills, 2/8, 2p.m. Doug Dutton heads a discussion on the life and works of Frederic Chopin. This lecture will also be held on 2/9 at Dutton’s Brentwood.The Flypoet Spoken Word & Music Showcase: Sekou Tha Misfit, Steve Connell, “L” Debois & Sony Record’s The Wylde Bunch at The Conga Room, 2/1, 8p.m.Last Waltz with Bob Bellarue at The Miles Playhouse, 2/2 – 2/5. 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 392-9396.Kim Cooper at Book Soup, 2/8, 7p.m. 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. FREE.Asian Bird Flu Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at GTC-Burbank, 2/5, 8p.m., 1111-B W. Olive Ave., Burbank. (818) 754-4500.Charles Fishman: The Wal-Mart Effect at Diesel, A Bookstore, 2/3.The Week AheadThursday, February 2Big Digits (Boston), Captain Ahab, Laco$te, San Serac (Providence) at The SmellThe Echo Park Social at The Little Joy, 1477 Sunset Blvd., Echo ParkPolardroids, Nina Camara, Supereit, Faca, Shantelle, Orlando, DJs Rafa Fro, Lo-Fi Sanchez at The EchoLittle Wings, Karl Blau, Paleo, Bodies of Water at The Silverlake LoungeGlobal Funk Council, Big Organ Trio, Los Desnudos at 14 BelowReplacements tribute night with hosts the Fallen Stars at Lava Lounge in HollywoodCherry Holmes at The Hilltop Center, FallbrookFriday, February 3Tommy D & Daedelus, Jon Hassell, Languis, Matmos, Mark “Frosty” McNeill, Tom Recchion at Sonic Scenery Series (Natural History Museum). 900 Exposition Blvd., L.A., CALos Abandoned, Winter Formal at The EchoThe 88, Derby, Rocco Deluca at SpacelandMillion Billion, Leviathon, Nicole Simone, DJ Lance Rock at TangierSea Wolf, Modern Memory at El CidDelta Nove, Migration at 14 BelowMike Stinson at The Cinema BarSin City Salvation Friday: Amy Farris, Tom Freund, John Cate & The Van Gogh Brothers at The MintWillie Nelson at The Bridges Auditorium, ClaremontArthur Adams at Cozy’sLee Rocker at The GalaxySaturday, February 4Of Montreal with Aisha at The EchoThe Cuts, Nice Boys at SpacelandSoccer Mom at 14 BelowSunday, February 5Army Navy, Everybody Else at The EchoEleni Mandell, Les Shellys, Ladytown at TangierDamien Jurado, Dolorean at SpacelandMonday, February 6Listing Ship at The EchoTheo Bleckmann & John Hollenbeck at Ear Orchard (Club Tropical)La Bella Ruse, Forever Like Red, Walter Rossini at TangierFuture Pigeon, Blackbird at The Silverlake Lounge, FREEReeve Carney at Molly Malone’sTuesday, February 7Languis (record release party) at SpacelandThe Black Angels, Kind Hearts and Coronets at SpacelandBenji Hughes, Charlie Wadhams Trio, Inara George, Liz Durrett at TangierCircus Minor, Death House Chaplin, Monolators at The Silverlake LoungeWednesday, February 8Kathy Leonardo at The Brickhouse, 826 Hampton Dr., Venice, 8p.m.Anavan, Books On Tape, Brian Miller & Kevin Shields, Debaser, Pedestrian, Pedestrian Deposit, Anni Rossi at The SmellThe Brokedown, 1986 at The Silverlake LoungeJ. Rocc & Melo D (Beat Junkies), Peanut Butter Wolf at The Knitting Factory, 2/8The Mae Shi, Silver Daggers, Lion Fever, Vigoda at The TroubadourThe Living Blue, Light FM at SpacelandLisa Finnie, Patty Booker, Dan Janisch at Old Towne Pub, Pasadena