All right, all right, all right, all right. The weekend is just about here and our second full-fledged concert at the 200 East Art Haus will be staged Saturday night. As you’ve seen all week via videos (the above one is our favorite), Giraffes? Giraffes!, Time Columns and Kabob-O-Taj are going to take our tiny stage starting at 8 p.m. Saturday night. Earlier in the day – pretty much all afternoon – the finals of our Best Of The Best battle of the bands competition will go down. That part of the day? It’s free! And there’s no better cost than free. We all know that. And yet … that’s not all, when it comes to downtown music here in beautiful Frederick, Maryland, this weekend. Tomorrow night, we will present Big Hoax for the masses as part of the music during the Downtown Frederick Partnership’s Movie Night On The Creek. That, too, is free (yay!), and you have to be 21 or older to get in. The movie Big Hoax is opening for? “Slumdog Millionaire.” Elsewhere, Alive @ Five appears to still be happening this evening with DAPP. There are a couple jam sessions and open mics tonight. There’s a Beatles night, and if you tell us that doesn’t sound fun, we’re going to tell you that you’re a liar. ilyAIMY will be back at Cafe Nola tomorrow night. At the same place Saturday night, The New Ponies will perform, and wouldn’t it be nice to check out what we have going on and then head downtown to keep the night raging? If you agree, The New Ponies are definitely worth your time. Vixen (remember them?!?!?) will be at Champion and if you’re a dude who still puts hairspray in your hair, that show might be your best bet. Angela Easterling will be in Mount Airy Saturday afternoon, and we spoke with her earlier this week. And then, of course, Kidstock! And who doesn’t love Kidstock? It’s going to be a crowded, busy, monstrous weekend of event-ing here in Frederick. Hopefully, you’ll come check it out. Pretty please? Viva la Art Haus!
THURSDAY
Who: Bluegrass Open Jam with Bobby Bales and Claude Jones
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 6:30 p.m.
Who: Weekly Jazz Jam
Where: Isabella’s Tavern
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Jam session hosted by Jimi Cupino and friends
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open Mic Night
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.
Who: Alive @ Five Featuring DAPP
Where: Carroll Creek
When: 5 p.m.
Who: DJ Gen & Hill
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: Beatles Night
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Lark Rize
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: House Trio
Where: The Main Cup
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Lovely Rita
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Josh Burgess Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: ilyAIMY
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Sean K. Preston and The Loaded Pistols
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Dumptruck, Sistine, Bishops, Hunson Abadeer, Luna & Taylor Beard
Where: The Shack, Harpers Ferry
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Frederick Playlist Presents … Big Hoax
Where: Carroll Creek
When: 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Traditional Folk Song Circle F.A.M.E.
Where: Dublin Roasters Coffee
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Caroline Ferrante and the Whole Magilla, Americana Mayhem
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Vixen
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 8 p.m.
Who: The Dang Gang with Nick Nickens
Where: The Furnace
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Burn The House
Where: JR Sports Bar And Restaurant
When: 8 p.m.
Who: C-9
Where: The Main Cup
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Ever Rise
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Few
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The New Ponies
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Bonestfest XIX
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Kidstock Featuring Mr. Jon & Friends, Vinyl Rhino, Philbilly, Audra McLaughlin
Where: The Frederick Fairgrounds
When: 11 a.m.
Who: Giraffes? Giraffes!, Time Columns, Kabob-O-Taj
Where: 200 East Art Haus
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Angela Easterling
Where: Soda House Concert Series, Mount Airy
When: 5 p.m.
Who: Special Delivery, Freddie Long, Sticktime, Hard Swimmin’ Fish, The Few
Where: 200 East Art Haus
When: 1 p.m.
