Wait. Who the hell is going to head out for music when March Madness is going on?!?! Jusssssst kidding. You best be gettin’ out there to support all the great things going on this weekend. And what are those great things? Man, we’re so glad you asked. We have a brand new addition to our Thursday slate this evening as the Thursday Jazz Jam is going down at something called Le Parc Bistro. Fancy’s the word. Spin’s the verb. The Southern Charm Band, who we keep hearing about, is showing up at Hard Times Cafe. For those who don’t know about Hard Times Cafe … try the wings! And the chicken wrap! Elsewhere, Brulee is making their Beans In The Belfry debut, and we spoke with them earlier this week about as much. The great Dale & The Z-Dubs – and we do mean great – will be reggae-n and rollin’ all over Cafe Nola, too, and really: Check those dudes out (they’re also above these words). Ted Garber will be around. Drop Dead Sexy will be droppin’ and deadin’ and sexyin’. There’s On The Bus. There’s our good friends in Hard Swimmin’ Fish. There’s Faith In June. There’s the Amish Outlaws. And, of course, The Woo Yeahs!! Notice the two exclamation points. Have you enjoyed our SXSW pseudo-coverage? We hope so. Big old thanks goes out to Cassandra Mullinix and the Bucket Of Rock Blog. April is right around the corner. And in April, it is someone’s birthday. But we won’t say who. We love you dearly, friends. Keep rocking. Keep rolling.
THURSDAY
Who: Mitch Morril
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Thursday Jazz Jam
Where: Le Parc Bistro
When: 6:30 p.m.
Who: Open Mic hosted by Tomy Wright
Where: Beans In the Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Vinyl Rhino
Where: Isabella’s Tavern
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: 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.
FRIDAY
Who: Jimi Cupino Project
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Lakota
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Lynn Routzahn
Where: The Main Cup
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Southern Charm Band
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Due Process
Where: Blue Sky Bar And Grill
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Lenny Burridge Trio
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Drop Dead Sexy
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Mary-El Featuring Ponyboy Blues and Neil and Evan from Joint Effort
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Meech & Mone’t
Where: Cafe 611
When: 9 p.m.
Who: On The Bus
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Brulee
Where: Beans In the Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: City Slickers
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Hard Swimmin’ Fish
Where: The Main Cup
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Truely Unruly Band
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 9 p.m.
Who: The Woo Yeahs!!
Where: Bleu Sky Bar And Grill
When: 9 p.m.
Who: The Woodshedders
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Dan McGuire Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Amish Outlaws
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Dale And The Z-Dubs
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Righteous Bloom, Admiral Browning, Nagato, Faith In Jane
Where: Cafe 611
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Ted Garber
Where: The Cellar Door
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Bound By The Grave, Huldra, Reticle, Gross Ex Machina, Immaculate Deception
Where: Guido’s
When: 8 p.m.