Well, a happy autumn to you, too. We’re back with the final Alive @ Five of the year (Country On The Creek is next week, but that is not Alive @ Five, darn it). And because we spoke with Black Masala a few weeks ago … well, you really ought to see what all the fuss is about later this afternoon. You know who else we spoke with this week? Can we interest you in some .38 Special and some Foreigner? Oh, we can? Good. Elsewhere this weekend, Delenda, who you can see above, and who we questioned and answered earlier this year, are going to take the Cafe 611 stage this evening. We know you don’t want to miss that. There’s Dani and Jimi. There’s our old dear friend Todd C. Walker. There’s the fantastic Joy On Fire, who we adore after this month’s Goddess Jam. There’s Super Thanks For Asking. There’s a music festival (!). And, of course, there’s Sickdeer, who makes our hearts wonder about a sick deer. Naturally. Watch out for the leaves turning colors. OK. Maybe not yet. But you get it. There are only a few more days of the Great Frederick Fair left. You want your Mexican food. You need your Mexican food. Be good, friends. Be good.
THURSDAY
Who: Alive @ Five Featuring Black Masala
Where: The Carroll Creek Amphitheater
When: 5 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: Bushwallers
When: Sign-up begins at 9 p.m.; play begins at 10 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: The Braddock Inn
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Open Mic with Sam Biskin
Where: The Furnace
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Todd C. Walker
Where: Great Frederick Fair
When: 5:30 p.m.
Who: Kerensa Gray
Where: Springfield Manor Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: .38 Special
Where: Great Frederick Fair
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Crowbar, Silence The Requiem, Thonian Horde, Delenda, Sickdeer
Where: Cafe 611
When: 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: Mike Gellar
Where: Big Cork Vineyards
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Dani and Jimi
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Engine No. 9
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Joy On Fire
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Southern Charm
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Craig Cummings
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Gintonics
Where: Springfield Manor Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Jason & Michelle
Where: Great Frederick Fair
When: 5:30 p.m.
Who: Monocacy Jazz Trio
Where: Vini Culture
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Annie Stokes
Where: Music Cafe
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Driven To Clarity
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Sly45 Trio
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Mike Schirf
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 3 p.m.
Who: Private Story
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: John Zahn Band
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 8 p.m.
Who: D.M.T., Queen Wolf, Dee Calhoun
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Super Thanks For Asking
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Sons Of The Radio
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Arts and Music Festival featuring Old Town Tradition, The Main Line Gravy Soppers, Peter Roebuck
Where: Community Commons Park, Point Of Rocks
When: 10 a.m.
Who: The Windtalker
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: F.A.M.E. Open Mic
Where: Sky Stage
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Safe Harbor
Where: Great Frederick Fair
When: 5:30 p.m.
Who: Damion Wolfe
Where: Catoctin Breeze Winery
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Foreigner
Where: Great Frederick Fair
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: JB & Stephen from Israel Creek
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Brian Farley Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: 3 A.M.
Where: JoJo’s Tap House
When: 9 p.m.
