So, here’s some last-minute, very breaking, very sad news: We learned only a couple hours ago that The Cellar Door will be unable to host music for The Thing on Saturday. Scheduled for The Cellar Door was our jazz slate (always some of the best stuff you’ll find all day), and that was going to feature Darryl Brenzel and Jeff Cosgrove, the latter of whom you can find with his trio above in a previous “Frederick One Take.” Sadly, because of the late notice, we are unable to find a replacement venue, so for the first time in its long three-year history, The Thing will not have a jazz music venue. Still, the show must go on (rain or shine; gray or blue), and despite the very honest sadness that comes along with losing a venue, we still have six other venues that will host music on Saturday and you can find all the artists and all the set times in our post earlier today. It promises to be an awfully fun day filled with some of the best music this fine city has to offer, and if you miss it, you’ll be missing out. Outside of The Thing, you’ll have Chris Smaha tonight, you’ll have Marzy Maddox Friday night (before they hit the Eagles stage for The Thing on Saturday), you’ll have some open mics, you’ll have Stephanie Quayle, you’ll have Rain, you’ll have NoXit, and you’ll have Ginada Pinata, who will be funk-rocking Cafe Nola Saturday night after The Thing concludes. If, God willing, there will be a Thing 4, we’ll need to see you on Saturday. So … see you Saturday, right? … Right?!
THURSDAY
Who: Stephanie Quayle, Trent Harmon
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Chris Smaha
Where: The Blue Side
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open Mic with Dan Bourdeaux
Where: Music Cafe
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Joe Murray
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: Scott Barrett and the Safety Committee
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Black Rhinoceros
Where: Barley & Hops
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Jimi Cupino Project
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Superbueno
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Marzy Maddox, Marshal Fuzz
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Jakobs Ferry Stragglers
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: The JJ Billings Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Monocacy Jazz Quartet
Where: Vini Culture
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Lonely Parade, Flo Petite, Baby Razors
Where: Guido’s Speakeasy
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Mark McKay with Dan Neustadt
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Shane Haddaway
Where: Black Ankle Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Mary Lynn Flenner
Where: Antietam Creek Vineyards
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Hard Swimmin’ Fish
Where: Music Cafe
When: 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Steve Gellman
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Bye Felicia
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Ginada Pinata
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Woo-Yeahs
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: FireKite
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Thing
Where: Everywhere
When: 1 p.m.
Who: NoXit
Where: Blue Sky Bar And Grill
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Rain
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Bad Influence
Where: Vini Culture
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Damion Wolfe
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open Mic with Mike Taylor
Where: Music Cafe
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Scott Barrett
Where: Catoctin Breeze Winery
When: 2 p.m.
Who: JB Dunn and Secondhand Ramblers
Where: New Market Plains Winery
When: 4 p.m.
Who: Tony Denikos Band
Where: Music Cafe
When: 8 p.m.
