Well, then. For a middle-of-January weekend, there sure seems to be a light slate of shows throughout the next three days to devour. And that’s sad. Fear not, though, friends, because there are still gems to be found, and there is certainly enough local music to get you through the weekend (and for those of you who might like to get out of town on Sunday, remember, the fine lads in Signs Point East will be rocking and rolling at the Ottobar). Where will that local music be? Well, we have a trio of open mics this evening as well as some pretty great jazz going down at Ayse. The Shack Band will be returning to town when they take the Cafe Nola stage on Friday, while something called Spiral will be setting up shop on that ginormous stage Champion Billiards offers. We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the fact that you can check out Frederick Music Showcase featured artists Hard Swimmin’ Fish (above) at The Main Cup this weekend as well. On Saturday, the great dudes in Kabob-O-Taj will be hittin’ up Cafe Nola (side: Who says “hittin’ up” anymore?). Broken Rocker is at Bushwallers. The Few are at Olde Towne. And, of course, the band name of the week goes to Half Serious. We are in the midst of the dog days of winter, friends, so stay warm. We’ll be back next week with some more announcements regarding the showcase at the Weinberg. So much awesomeness is set to be unleashed. Let’s all be awesome together. No idea what any of that means. Happy Thursday!
THURSDAY
Who: Prophets Of The Abstract Truth
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Open Mic hosted by Tomy Wright
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: The Blue Sky Bar And Grill
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: Bushwallers
When: Sign-up begins at 9 p.m.; play begins at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: The Shack Band
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Ginada Pinata with Sacred Groove
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Mike Kelly
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Jimi Cupino Project
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Rhyne McCormick
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Girls Night Out
Where: The Lodge
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Lost Highway Honky Tonk Band
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Hard Swimmin’ Fish
Where: The Main Cup
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Due Process
Where: The Blue Sky Bar And Grill
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Unkut Band
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Lenny Burridge Trio
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Spiral
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Kabob-O-Taj
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Voodoo Blues
Where: The Cellar Door
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Ceol Anam Cara
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Jeff Taulton
Where: The Main Cup
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Dave Demarco Band
Where: The Blue Sky Bar And Grill
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Special Delivery
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Broken Rocker
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Half Serious
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Few
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Casey Cleveland
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: John Durant
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.
