Coming to you live and direct from a suite in the middle of nowhere, it’s the Weekend Playlist, middle-of-September edition. There’s a lot going down in and around Frederick in the next three days, you know, and we are here to help … well, just help. The fair kicks off, as you know, and some country acts will be boot-stompin’ their respective ways into your hearts. And a ye-haw to you, too. Naughty By Nature, who we wrote about earlier this week, will take the Flying Dog stage Friday night, and yes, we will be there, gifts in tow. Sloth Herder, who you can see above, will be at Cafe Nola, and darn it if you aren’t pumped for that. An Insane Clown Posse party will take over Cafe 611. Repeat: An Insane Clown Posse party will take over Cafe 611. There’s some jazz. There’s some open mics. There’s some Pat Benetar over in Charles Town. There’s some Hard Swimmin’ Fish over in Shepherdstown. And then there’s some Sickdeer. Indeed. Sickdeer. Have yourself a 20-pound mozzarella stick this weekend, friends. You deserve it.
THURSDAY
Who: Alive @ Five Featuring Fuzzy Match
Where: 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: Daniel, Jeremy Bursich, Jonathan Townes, Tea Wigs
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Brahman Noodles
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Mixed Bag Of Jazz
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Open Mic with Dan Bourdeaux
Where: Music Cafe
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Open Mic with Sam Biskin
Where: JR’s, Woodsboro
When: 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: Naughty By Nature
Where: Flying Dog
When: 6:30 p.m.
Who: Pocket Bells, Austin & Olivia, Elissa Janelle Velveteen, Scott Siskind
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Inquisition, Sickdeer, UADA, Volahn, Metanium, Skeletal 69
Where: Cafe 611
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Jacobs Ferry Stragglers
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: The Dan McGuire Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Hard Swimmin’ Fish, The Derailleurs
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 9 p.m.
Who: The Jimi Cupino Project
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Jacob Harding Duo
Where: Vini Culture
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Dave Weiner & Bob Jaas
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Craig Rosendale
Where: Linganore Wineries
When: 5:30 p.m.
Who: Mike Kelly
Where: Elk Run Vineyards
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Damion Foreman
Where: Black Ankle Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Chris Smaha
Where: Springfield Manor Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Sons Of The Radio
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Sloth Herder, Graver, Night, The Dissociated
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Insane Clown Posse Gangsta Party
Where: Cafe 611
When: 7 p.m.
Who: The Josh Christina Band
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Twenty Dollar Prophet
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: 3:AM
Where: JoJo’s Tap House
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Max Honn
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Charlie Eron Standards Quartet
Where: Vini Culture
When: 8 p.m.
Who: After Party Band
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Catoctin Mountain Highway
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open Mic with Mike Taylor
Where: Music Cafe
When: 2 p.m.
Who: California Bob
Where: Catoctin Breeze Winery
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Harry Pritchett
Where: Elk Run Vineyards
When: 3 p.m.
Who: Craig Cummings
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.
Who: Denny Grizzle
Where: Sugarloaf Winery
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Julia Kasdorf
Where: Big Cork Winery
When: 1 p.m.
Who: Michael Warner, Doug Alan Wilcox, The Jug Band From The Wilds Of Downtown Frederick
Where: Sky Stage
When: 7 p.m.
Who: The Charlie Daniels Band, Travis Tritt
Where: The Great Frederick Fair
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Advanced Party Solutions
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
