Thursday is the new Friday and Monday is the new Saturday. Get with the program and expand your weekend already. All dates 2/9-2/12.

* I dig the short and sweet interview LA Weekly held with Great Northern. The Silver Lake darlings play Spaceland Monday night 10:00pm.

* Ultraluxx is at it again at Mountain Bar. Saturday night is an early Valentine's Day FREE heart-themed bash with DJ's and dancing all night.

* The 15th Annual Art of Motion Picture Design showcases over 100 costumes from this year's Oscar Nominees all week starting this Saturday. FIDM Museum Galleries, Downtown. Viewings daily 10:00am-4:00pm.

* Hip-hop influenced indie dudes The Height perform with their homey Raw Bear at The Smell Saturday night just in time for curfew. 8:00pm in the eclectic line-up of Shelley Short, Alexis Gideon and Tanks.

* Courtesy of my new favorite art site SourHarvest.com : their nicely layed-out schedule may be a little behind the week, but scroll down to find Saturday's listings which include a benefit art auction in Culver City. Everyone's favorite street artists turned industry debutantes will be selling their interpretations of vintage paint by numbers to benefit LA's own The Alliance for Children's Rights including: Paul Frank, Shepard Fairey, Gary Baseman, Camille Rose Garcia, Isabel Samaras, Shag, Gary Panter, Tim Biskup and more more more. @ Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City. Public viewing begins 10:00pm.

Labels: art, design, events, music