Aaaaaaaand … welcome to weekend No. 2 of December. One Blue Night, ye of Frederick Playlist Podcast fame, will be taking the Vini Culture Designated Music Space Friday and honestly – you should check it out. No, but honestly. You should. Elsewhere this weekend, Skribe is heading to Flying Dog to bring his awesomeness in the ways only he can bring his awesomeness. That’s tonight and we know you’re looking for something to do. Hard Swimmin’ Fish, who played our first-ever Frederick Music Showcase, is making their triumphant return to JoJo’s Saturday night and those guys are a bundle of fun. Also … we’ll have a thing or two to say about a thing or two regarding 2018’s Frederick Music Showcase soon. So, keep that in mind. There’s some Crow Hunter. There’s some open jams. There’s some open mics. There’s some Empty Ecstasy. There’s some Lucas Laws (paying tribute to Tom Petty). There’s some Vertigo Red. And, of course, there’s some One Eyed Pug. Stay warm, friends. The cold is settling in and the Christmas is getting closer. Be nice, you know. ‘Tis the season of giving.
THURSDAY
Who: Bluegrass open jam with Bobby Bales and Claude Jones
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 6:30 p.m.
Who: Heavy Wire, Lushfarm
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Dan McGuire & Friends
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Skribe
Where: Flying Dog Brewery
When: 5:30 p.m.
Who: Open mic with Dan Bourdeaux
Where: Music Cafe
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Robert Pereira & Bill Hall
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: One Eyed Pug
Where: Barley & Hops
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Davis and Bradley Bluegrass
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Vertigo Red
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: BR Bloodbath, Crow Hunter, Infinite Solutions, Encasing Embrace
Where: Cafe 611
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Lucas Laws & The Heartbroken (Tom Petty Tribute)
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Tony Denikos & The Working Poor
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Rumpke Mountain Boys, Brokedown Hustlers
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Charm City Riffs
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: One Blue Night
Where: Vini Culture
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Empty Ecstasy
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Richard Walton
Where: Black Ankle Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Handsome Molly Blurgrass
Where: Music Cafe
When: 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Traditional Song Circle F.A.M.E.
Where: Dublin Roasters
When: 1 p.m.
Who: Private Story
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: As If
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Fort Defiance
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: New Potato Caboose
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Rumpke Mountain Boys, Brokedown Hustlers
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Soul Prospect
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Hard Swimmin’ Fish
Where: JoJo’s Tap House
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Bourbon Moon
Where: Vini Culture
When: 8 p.m.
Who: After Party Band
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Thomas Roue
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Richard Walton
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.
Who: Open mic with Mike Taylor
Where: Music Cafe
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Matthew Mills
Where: Big Cork Winery
When: 1 p.m.
Who: F.A.M.E. Open Mic
Where: Lovettsville Pizza & Subs
When: 6 p.m.