Well, then. Here we are. The final weekend of August. September is next. Summer is just about gone. And the fall will be wandering its way into our lives (along with a certain festival, of course). So, while things may seem a bit calm for the next three days, it’s only to make way for a storm that’s about to hit sooner rather than later (block party, what?). This weekend, though? This weekend still has some goodies. Our dear friend Karen Jonas (above) will be over in Damascus Saturday night, and if you happen to be looking for greatness on a Saturday night in Maryland, you won’t have to look much further than that. Mark DeRose will be heading down to Carroll Creek this evening for Alive@Five (let’s give it up for no rain this week!). A brand new open mic (one we did not profile a few months ago) is beginning at The Furnace this evening. That will be hosted by Sam Biskin. Jack Z & The Meteors are heading to Olde Towne on Saturday and gosh darn-it, that sounds fun. There’s a jazz jam. There’s Potomac Jazz. There’s the Monocacy Jazz Quartet (see a theme here?). There’s Cookin With Fire. There’s Doug Alan Wilcox. There’s Southern Charm. And, of course, there’s our favorite name of the week, Hot Mess. We’ll be back on Monday to unleash a whole train-load of stuff on the world in anticipation of our first-ever block party next Saturday. There will be some movies. There will be some hip-hop. There will be some rock. There will be a smoker. Yes. A smoker. Get up, get out and do something, as Macy Gray would say. Stay safe. Eat well.
THURSDAY
Who: Monocacy Jazz Quartet
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Jazz Jam
Where: Isabella’s Tavern
When: 7:30 p.m.
Who: Open Mic With Sam Biskin
Where: The Furnace
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Alive @ Five Featuring Mark DeRose
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.
FRIDAY
Who: Ken Glasser, Angelin Donohue
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Laura Mae Socks And Her Baked Goods
Where: The Blue Side
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Prophets Of The Abstract Truth
Where: Ayse Meze Lounge
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Potomac Jazz
Where: Big Cork Vineyards
When: 6 p.m.
Who: 7th Son
Where: The Furnace
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: Southern Charm
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Hot Mess
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: DJ Two Teks
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Bassell Franks
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: John Lawton and High Society
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Drew Vervan
Where: Linganore Winecellars
When: 6 p.m.
Who: Doug Alan Wilcox, Steve Warner
Where: Comfortable Concerts
When: 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Who: Harry Pritchett
Where: Elk Run Winery
When: 3 p.m.
Who: Cookin With Fire
Where: Cactus Flats
When: 8:30 p.m.
Who: S’Wild
Where: Champion Billiards
When: 9 p.m.
Who: Jack Z & The Meteors
Where: Olde Towne Tavern
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Due Process
Where: Bushwallers
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Up The Chain, Secondhand Ramblers
Where: Cafe Nola
When: 10 p.m.
Who: Michelle Swan
Where: The Frederick Coffee Company
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Brulee
Where: Beans In The Belfry
When: 7 p.m.
Who: Wine & House
Where: Red Shedman Farm Brewery
When: 4 p.m.
Who: Karen Jonas
Where: The Music Cafe, Damascus
When: 8 p.m.
Who: Stitch Early, Retro/Ricole, Jase Kevion, Half Baked Swayze, Passport Sport, Ratuler, Knowledge, J Rose, Al Bundy, Satara and more
Where: Baker Park Band Shell
When: 3 p.m.
