Any day you can use a video of Todd C. Walker for the Weekend Playlist is a good day, darn it. Check him out performing at the first-ever thing Frederick Playlist did in public a couple years ago and then go check him out Friday night at Linganore Winecellars. Great dude. Great hair, too. Also this weekend, Alive@Five appears to be on, and that’s always a good thing. Get ready to Reese and roll, friends. Get ready to Reese and roll. Also, a couple metal happenings will bring the heavy (and bring the heavy hard) at both Cafe 611 and Cafe Nola on Friday and Saturday nights, respectively. Anchor Fest, which we talked about earlier this week via a couple of Q&A’s, is moving its party from the bandshell all the way out to the fairgrounds, and you really ought to be thinking about checking that out. There are a few open mics tonight. There’s CassiRaye, who is always fabulous. There’s Alter Ego. There’s Merlin’s Beard. There’s Krunchy Funkenstein. There’s Unkut Band. And then, of course, there are the Rolling Coyotes. What’s up, Bob?! It will be a hot one (like Rob Thomas once sang). But we’re approaching the middle of July. That means summer fun (and it also means that we made beer today). Don’t forget your sunblock.
THURSDAY
Who: Alive @ Five Featuring The Patty Reese Band
Where: The Carroll Creek Amphitheater
When: 5 p.m.
Who: Don Annonio
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Acoustic Open Mic
Where: The Braddock Inn
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Ricky Stein
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Open Bluegrass
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Mike Schirf and Dan Mack
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: JR’s
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Open Mic
Where: Bushwallers
When: Sign-up begins at 9 p.m.; play begins at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY
Who: Rolling Coyotes
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: CassiRaye
Where: Big Cork Vineyards
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Dylan Walshe
Where: Barley & Hops
When: 7 p.m.
Who: The Kensingtons
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Alter Ego
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Heavy Temple, APE!
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Forlorn Strangers
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Harlen Simple
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Caroline Ferrante
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Circuit Hike
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Todd C. Walker
Where: Linganore Winecellars
When: 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Steve Gellman
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 3 p.m.
Who: Merlin’s Beard Band
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Unkut Band
Where: Hard Times Cafe
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Southern Charm
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Solstice, Warsenal, Faethom, War Curse, Vitality, DNA
Where: Cafe 611
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Krunchy Funkenstein
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 9:30 p.m.
Who: Anchor Fest
Where: The Frederick Fairgrounds
When: Noon
Who: Secondhand Ramblers
Where: JoJo’s Tap House
When: 9 p.m.
Who: The Young Artists Series
Where: The Opera House, Shepherdstown
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Reggie Wayne Morris Band
Where: The Blue Side
When: 9 p.m.
Who: JD Sampson
Where: Town Run Brewing Company, Shepherdstown
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Freddie Long Band
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Brian Derek
Where: Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Scott Barrett
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.
Who: Monocacy Jazz Quartet
Where: Catoctin Breeze Winery
When: 2 p.m.
Who: F.A.M.E. Song Circle
Where: Dublin Roasters
When: 1 p.m.