Friday
- State Radio, Big D and the Kids Table. 9:30 Club. $20.
- Justin Trawick. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
- Christian Tetzlaff Trio. Wolf Trap. $35.
- Powder Kegs, The Torches. The Red & The Black. $8.
- Juniper Lane, Melodime. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
- US Royalty, Phil Ade, Poor But Sexy. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12.
- Curbfeelers. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Screen Vinyl Image, Last Tide, Dead Leaf Echo, Ceremony. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
- Mid-Atlantic Band Battle: Commodore Koko, B-Film Extras, Dub City Renegades, Elements of Addiction, HeLo, Redshift. Jammin Java. $10.
- Laura Tsaggaris, Paul Michel, Bellman Barker. Black Cat mainstage. $10.
- KC Jazz Club: Jonathan Batiste Quintet. Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. $15.
- Boys Will Be Boys, Escape the Armada, We Have the Summer, Tomorrow’s Ours, Rosy Likes Red, What A Night. Jaxx. $6 in advance, $10 day of (or $8 with flyer.)
Saturday
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Mozart with a Twist. Strathmore. $25-$80.
- Eric Brace & Last Train Home, Peter Cooper. Wolf Trap. $18.
- Honor By August, The Influence, Jones Street Station. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
- V.P.R., Wake Up Cold, Stout, Common Enemy, Tsuchigumo. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
- Rival Tribe. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- T-Model Ford, The Shirks. Velvet Lounge. $12. 18+.
- Wild Beasts, Still Life Still. Black Cat mainstage. $13.
- KC Jazz Club: Carl Allen-Rodney Whitaker Project. Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. $25.
- Nouveau Riche. DC9. Free before 10 p.m., $8 after. 21+.
- Seasons After, Bitter, Seelow Hights, Ethereal Genocide. Jaxx. $10.
Sunday
- Gretel. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
- School of Rock: Best of Season Show. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
- Wolfs Blues Jam: Hot Rods and Old Gas, Hot Roddess Lisa Lim. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- lowercaseletters, mgl. Velvet Lounge. $8. 21+.
- Beth Rinaldo, Scott Holland & Friends, The Honey Dewdrops. Jammin Java. $8.
- Off With Their Heads, The Scare, Tiny Bombs. Black Cat backstage. $10.
- Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $45.
- Electronic Saviors Benefit Concert – Industrial Music to Cure Cancer: Jim Semonik, DJ Kangal, DJ Blue Vampire, DJ Noir, Cyber Strukture, Xuberx, Sonik Foundry, Boole, Interface, Deviant UK, I:Scintilla, Ego Likeness, Terrorfakt. Jaxx. $15 in advance, $20 day of.
Justin Trawick photo by Thomas Van Veen Photography, via MySpace.