After spending 8 hrs in front of the TV watching basketball, if you need to get out and stretch the legs and creep on some strange, there is some pretty good music out and about this weekend. Take the jump and check it out.

If you want your band/city added to the list, give us a holler at blog@brahsome.com

Mucho take it easy.

Asheville
Thursday - Electric Mudd (Stella Blue)
Friday - East Coast Dirt (Emerald Lounge), Abby Road LIVE (Orange Peel)

Atlanta
Thursday - Acid Mothers Temple (The Earl)
Friday - Blind Boys of Alabama (Variety Playhouse)
Saturday - Col. Bruce & the Quark Alliance (Smith’s Old Bar), The Black Lips (The Earl)
Wednesday - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks (Variety Playhouse)

Austin
Thursday - Mucho Backflips! (Room 710), Blue October (La Zona Rosa), Yuppies Go West (Red Eyed Fly)
Friday - South Austin Jug Band (Momo’s), The Moody Blues (Austin Music Hall)
Saturday - Greyhounds (Lamberts), The Expendables/Outlaw Nation (Stubbs BBQ)

Chapel Hill/Durham/Carrboro
Thursday - Dub Trio (Local 506)
Friday - Grada (The Arts Center), Acid Mothers Temple (Local 506)
Wednesday - Victor Wooten (Carolina Theater)

Charlotte
Thursday - Larry Keel & the Natural Bridges (Neighborhood Theater)
Friday - Jupiter One/People in Planes (Amos’ Southend), Jeff Coffin/Incognito Mosquito (Double Door Inn), No Strings Attached (Visulite Theater)
Saturday - Blind Boys of Alabama (Neighborhood Theater), Mad Tea Party (Puckett’s Farm Equipment what?), Afromotive (Double Door Inn)

Chicago
Thursday - Little Feat (HOB)
Friday - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Vic Theater), Fareed Haque (5 Percent Sessions)
Saturday - Fareed Haque (5 Percent Sessions), Pete Francis (Schubas), Les Claypool (The Vic Theater), Louis XIV (Metro), Black Mountain (Empty Bottle)

Houston
Thursday - Grand Master Flash (Meridian)

Indianapolis
Saturday - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Vogue Nightclub)

Nashville
Friday - EOTO (Windows on the Cumberland), The Last Straw (3rd & Lindsley)
Monday - BoDeans (Exit/In)
Tuesday - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (The Mercy Lounge)

Newport, KY
Sunday - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Southgate House)

New York, NY
Thursday - Average White Band (BB Kings), Kill the Alarm (The Knitting Factory)
Friday - Tortured Soul (Highline Ballroom), Dub is a Weapon/Pimps of Joytime (Sullivan Hall), The Bad Plus (Blue Note)
Saturday - Holy Fuck (Music Hall of Williamsburg), Trampled By Turtles (Union Hall), Aretha Franklin (Radio City Music Hall)

Portland, OR
Friday - Black Moth Super Rainbow/Dengue Fever (Wonder Ballroom)
Saturday - Vince Herman (GoodFoot Lounge)

Raleigh
Thursday - Mac and Juice (Oliver Twist), Gregory Issacs/Rootz Underground (Lincoln Theatre), Mannheim Steamroller (Prog. Energy Center)
Friday - Teenage Prayers (Slim’s), Sick Puppies/Dropping Daylight (Lincoln Theater), Jason Isbell (Berkeley Cafe)
Saturday - Murder By Death/Clutch/Disaster/Hex Machine (Lincoln Theater), The Connells (Pour House)
Sunday - Fu Manchu/Burning Brides (Volume 11 Tavern)
Wednesday - Bruce Hornsby/Ricky Scaggs (Meymandi Concert Hall)

Seattle
Friday - Mad Professor/DJ Kid Hops/Everyday Prophets (Nectar), Citizen Cope (Moore Theater)
Saturday - Black Tide (El Corazon), The Blow (The Triple Door), Born Ruffians (High Dive), Dengue Fever/Black Moth Super Rainbow (Neumos)

Washington, DC
Friday - Leon Russel (State Theater, Falls Church), Young Jeezy (Love Night Club), Burning Brides/Le Loup/Ruby Suns (Black Cat)
Saturday - The Mountain Goats (Black Cat),
Sunday - Del Tha Funky Homosapien (9:30 Club)

Winston-Salem
Friday - Mad Tea Party (Garage)