In The Street. In The Street. In The Street. In The Street. And that’s pretty much your weekend. We made many a trip around town during last year’s event, but this year … well, we won’t be in the state of Maryland. Fear not, though, because there’s a ton of great greatness going on downtown as part of In The Street this year. To learn more about it, including schedules and the like, click here. Among the highlights for the day include Striking Matches (above), who we are familiar with for a handful of reasons (none too important to print here). If you get a chance, check them out. It’s free. It’s downtown. It’s Saturday. It’s a no-brainer. Elsewhere, Alive@Five seems to be a go tonight with Moondog Medicine Show, but that could change, of course (shoot – it might have already changed by the time we’re done writing this!). The Appleseed Collective, who we Q’ed and A’ed on this very website, will be at Cafe Nola this evening, so why not start your weekend early, damn it!?!?!? So many exclamation points. So many question marks. The Woodshedders and The Platescrappers will be in Shepherdstown on Saturday night, and we might only be saying that to try and remind you all that The Local Playlist can be heard on WSHC every Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. You’re welcome. A BIG DEAL metal show is going down at Cafe 611 featuring Napalm Death and Agnostic Front, among others. It’s just like, wow. That’s going to be a hell of a night. There’s Fuzzy Match. There’s Prophets Of The Abstract Truth. There’s the Lost Highway Honky Tonk Band. There’s The Furr. There’s DAPP. There’s the Dan McGuire Band. There’s the Valley Jazz Jam. There’s Last Dog Standing. And then, of course, there’s Old Lady Afro. Gotta love that. It’s going to be stupid busy around town all weekend. No reason to not check out some fabulous music at some fabulous places, free or not. Who needs the NFL when we have all these great shows?!?!?!?! Again with the exclamation points and question marks. Happy First Full Week Of September, friends. Find a street. Get in it.
THURSDAY
Who: Fuzzy Match
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Bluegrass with Eric Knowles
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Valley Jazz Jam
Where: The Main Cup
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Howard Burns with Shawn Dennison and Tim Jenkins
Where: Isabella’s Tavern
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Alive @ Five Featuring Moondog Medicine Show
Where: Carroll Creek
When: 5 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: Bushwallers
When: Sign-up begins at 9 p.m.; play begins at 10 p.m.
Who: The Appleseed Collective
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Josh Gray, Craig Donovan
Where: The Hill Chapel
When: 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: Robert Sykes
Where: Big Cork Vineyards
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Prophets Of The Abstract Truth
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Terry Gourley
Where: Elk Run Vineyards
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Paul Ivey
Where: JR Sports Bar
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Lost Highway Honky Tonk Band
Where: The Furnace
When: 8 p.m.
Who: John Zahn Band And the Not Dead Yet Band
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Old Lady Afro
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 9 p.m.
Who: The Furr, Lilac Daze
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Soul Gravity
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Napalm Death, Agnostic Front, Toxic Holocaust, All Out War, War Dying, Genocide Pact
Where: Cafe 611
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Encantada
Where: C. Burr Artz Library
When: 11:30 a.m.
Who: Harry Pritchett
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Local Yocal Vocal Band
Where: Linganore Winecellars
When: 6 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Harvest Jazz Festival featuring Josh Bayer, Eric Byrd Trip and Ethereal Jive
Where: Elk Run Vineyard
When: Noon
Who: Traditional Folk Song Circle, F.A.M.E.
Where: Dublin Roasters
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Don Annonio
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Freddie Long Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 6:30 p.m.
Who: Blind Date
Where: The Furnace
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Lark Rize
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Black Magic, Last Dog Standing
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: John Nichols Band
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Girls Night Out
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: DAPP
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Dan McGuire Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Woodshedders, The Platescrapers
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Casey Cleveland
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Pete Looney
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.
