Welp. We heard Joint Effort hates us. And we don’t hate them. So, check out the above video and head over to Cafe Nola tomorrow night. Word has it this will be their final performance before they go on hiatus. So, don’t miss it! Anyway. It’s good to be back on the Weekend Playlist grind. And by “good,” we mean, “holy mother of god, when will it stop snowing!” It’s a First Saturday, and the fine dudes in Signs Point East, for one, will be rocking and rolling a street corner in a couple days. Assuming they get out from under the snow, that is. And assuming the city doesn’t shut down until May. Outside of that, we have a light slate of shows going down this weekend, though that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be paying attention. Tonight’s open mic nights appear to still be on (but it’s only 1:30 in the afternoon as we type this). Something called Fuzzy Match will be at Isabella’s, and doesn’t that just sound adorable. Levi Stephens is coming back to Bushwallers on Saturday. Our good, old friend Phil Kominski will be acoustic-rocking The Cellar Door, and he’s always a bundle of fun. There’s Broken Rocker. The Amber Sands. Bishops. Strung Tight. The Unkut Band. 10 Feet Tall. And, of course, something called Power Project. Which sounds mighty powerful. We used this week to get our feet back on the ground, so expect a little more next week, as we get halfway into March(!) already. Remember to spring forward Sunday night. Remember to NEVER DRIVE ANYWHERE EVER AGAIN. And, remember, Godspeed to you and you and you and you.
THURSDAY
Who: Craig Cummings
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
Who: JAM
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Fuzzy Match
Where: Isabella’s Tavern
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: 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.
Who: Chance McCoy, JP Harris, Rorey Carroll
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open bluegrass
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: JR Country
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Unkut Band
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Wicked Jezabel
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Levi Stephens
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Dapp, Joint Effort
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Plaeground, Statik Skye, DJ Dread Drop, 5pace Apes, Begood
Where: Cafe 611
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Bishops
Where: The Devonshire, Shepherdstown
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Mink’s Miracle Medicine
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Sound Of Sleat
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Dang Gang
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Strung Tight
Where: The Main Cup
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Power Project
Where: Blue Sky Bar And Grill
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Bad Influence
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Triple Lindy
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Ever Rise
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: 10 Feet Tall
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Amber Sands
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Broken Rocker
Where: JoJo’s Tap House
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Black Masala
Where: The Opera House, Sheperdstown
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Phil Kominski
Where: The Cellar Door
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Cherish The Ladies
Where: The Weinberg Center For The Arts
When: 3 p.m.
Who: Craig Rosendale
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Mike Kelly
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Brian Keith
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.