Holy smokes, this weekend is jam-packed with music. We have not one, not two … but three – three! – banner events over the next three days. The first kicks off tomorrow night (that’s Friday for all you day-obsessors). Cafe 611 is hosting Doom Fest throughout all of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sixty-five bucks gets you a weekend pass and more than 30 bands. You read that right, friends. More than 30 bands. If you’re into metal, rock, doom or any combination of the three, this ought to be your next 72 hours. The second banner event? How about over in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where Street Fest is led by the Christian Lopez Band (above), who we adore dearly. That goes on all day Saturday and it’s free. All types of free. And, don’t forget our life mantra: You can’t get better than free. And then finally, on Saturday, Flying Dog is hosting the Violent Femmes out at the brewery. It’s been sold out for months now, but we’ll be there, giving away koozies and jokes. We promise you’ll like at least one of those two things. And … whew, that’s a lot. Also going on – or at least so it appears – is Alive@Five this evening where The Colliders will collide all up in your colliding spaces. There’s The Saturday Giant. There are a couple different options for jazz music, which is always great. There’s Sons Of The Radio. There’s 7th Sun. There’s the E.J. House Party Band. There’s Vertigo Red. And then, of course. There’s No Better Than You. Come by and say hello to us at Flying Dog’s Designated Table Space Saturday night. It will be violent. It will be femme (whatever that means). Don’t let the rain damper your dreams, friends. Viva la Verizon Center.
THURSDAY
Who: Open Mic
Where: Bushwallers
When: Sign-up begins at 9 p.m.; play begins at 10 p.m.
Who: Alive @ Five Featuring The Colliders
Where: The Carroll Creek Amphitheater
When: 5 p.m.
Who: Jazz with Brian Litz
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Circuit Hike
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Open Mic With Sam Biskin
Where: The Furnace Bar & Grill
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: The Saturday Giant
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: Casey Cleveland
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Sarno and Hess
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: The Brahman Noodles
Where: The Braddock Inn
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Sons Of The Radio
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Safe Harbor
Where: The Hampton Inn
When: 6 p.m.
Who: John Durant Sr.
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Prophets Of The Abstract Truth
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Scott Barrett
Where: Linganore Winery
When: 5:30 p.m.
Who: Doom Fest Featuring The Obsessed, Internal Void, Castle, Ruby The Hatchet, Pale Divine, Demon Eye, Admiral Browning, Atala, Black Um
Where: Cafe 611
When: 12:35 p.m.
Who: DJ Two Teks
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: The Tongone Band
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: My Life On Hold
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: E.J. House Party Band
Where: Town Run Brewing Company, Shepherdstown
When: 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: The Windtalker
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 3 p.m.
Who: No Better Than You
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Vertigo Red
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Scrub Pines
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Cooking With Fire
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Pete Looney
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.
Who: John Tracy
Where: The Hill Chapel
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Scott Barrett
Where: Catoctin Breeze Winery
When: 2 p.m.
Who: Doom Fest Featuring Bang, Place Of Skulls, Blackfinger, Brimstone Coven, War Injun, Hollow Leg, Wizard Eye, Spillage, Ironboss, Wicked Inquisition, Thousand Vision Mist, Dee Calhoun
Where: Cafe 611
When: 12:30 p.m.
Who: Killers From Space, The Stents
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: 7th Sun
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Shepherdstown Street Fest Featuring Christian Lopez Band, A Faster Buffalo, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Ethereal Jive, The Platescrapers, Ginada Pinata, Reckless Island, The Speakeasy Boys, Camomile & Whiskey
Where: Downtown Shepherdstown
When: Noon
Who: Dan McGuire Band
Where: JoJo’s Tap House
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Brian Farley Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: The Altered States Of America
Where: Town Run Brewing Company, Shepherdstown
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Violent Femmes
Where: Flying Dog Brewery
When: 6:30 p.m.
