Take the jump for this weekend’s live music schedule. If you want your band and/or city added to the line-up send us a shout at blog@brahsome.com

Mucho take it easy.

Asheville
Thursday – The Infamous Stringdusters (Grey Eagle), The Breeders (Orange Peel)
Friday – Rober Randolph (Orange Peel)
Saturday – Robert Plant/Alison Kraus (Asheville Civic Center)
Sunday – Marc Broussard (Orange Peel)

Austin
Thursday – Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash (Saxon Pub), Guy Forsyth (Shady Grove)
Friday – Spoonfed Tribe/Moving Matter (Antone’s), Rancid (La Zona Rosa), Big Brother & the Holding Company (Travis County Expo Center)
Saturday – Charlie Daniels Band (Travis County Expo Center), Joe Ely (Republic of Texas Biker Rally), South Austin Jug Band (Threadgills)
Sunday – Bob Schneider (The Pier)
Wednesday – Merle Haggard (Paramount Theater)

Atlanta
Friday – The Breeders (The Loft)
Saturday – Israel Vibration (Variety Playhouse)
Sunday – Cat Power (The Tabernacle), The Cure (Gwinnett Civic & Cultural Center)

Boston
Friday – Tom Petty/Steve Winwood (TD BankNorth Garden), R.E.M/Modest Mouse/The National (Comcast Center)
Saturday – Tom Petty/Steve Winwood (TD BankNorth Garden)
Sunday – Rush (Comcast Center)
Tuesday – Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey/Club d’Elf (Regatta Bar)

Boulder
Saturday – Bill Nershi/Fatman Band/The Lionel Young Band/Chicken Noodle Funk (UofC Boulder Stadium Club)
Sunday – On the One (Chautauqua Auditorium)
Monday – On the One (Southern Sun Pub & Brewery)

Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Durham
Sunday -Grupo Fantasma (Carrboro Arts Center)

Charlotte
Thursday – Toubab Krewe (Neighborhood Theater)
Friday – Dickey Betts & Great Southern (Neighborhood Theater)
Sunday – Blind Melon (Tremont Music Hall), They Might Be Giants (ImaginOn)

Chicago
Friday – Phil Lesh & Friends (Charter One Pavilion)
Saturday – Lez Zeppelin (Double Door), Average White Band (HOB), Billy Bragg (Park West)

Dallas
Friday – Reverend Horton Heat (Dallas City Arts Festival)
Saturday – Doobie Brothers/Chicago (Superpages.com Center)
Tuesday – The Roots (HOB), Death Cab for Cutie (Nokia Live)

Denver
Friday – De La Soul/Blackilicious (Fillmore), Railroad Earth/Greensky Bluegrass (Ogden), Wyclef Jean/Ice Cube/Lil’ Wayne/Ray J/Flo Rida (Fiddler’s Green)
Saturday – The Black Angels/Warlocks (Bluebird Theater), Drive By Truckers/Ra Ra Riot (Westword Music Showcase)

Ft. Worth
Thursday – Tom Rush/George Jones (Bass Performance Hall)
Saturday – Loretta Lynn (Bass Performance Hall), Guy Forsyth (J&J Blues Bar), James McMurtry (The Aardvark)

Greensboro
Friday – Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band (Texas Pete Rib Festival)

Houston
Friday – VHS or Beta (Rich’s)
Saturday – Doobie Brothers (Woodlands Pavilion)

Indianapolis
Friday – MSMW/Buddy Guy (Indy Jazz Fest), Lez Zeppelin (The Music Mill)
Saturday – Death Cab For Cutie (The Whitelies Lawn @ White River State Park)

New York, NY
Friday – Steely Dan (Beacon Theater), Muchos Backflips! (Spike Hill), New Riders of the Purple Sage (Mexicali Blues), Dub Is a Weapon (Sullivan Hall)
Saturday – Steely Dan (Beacon Theater), Vampire Weekend (Central Park Summerstage)
Sunday – moe. (Governor’s Island), Steve Winwood (Capital One Bank Theater)
Monday – moe. (Highline Ballroom), Sigur Ros (Manhattan Center)
Tuesday – Tom Petty (Madison Sq Garden)

Philadelphia
Thursday – Death Cab For Cutie (Mann Center)
Friday – The Parlor Mob/Earl Greyhound (The Khyber)
Saturday – Jimmy Buffet (Citizens Bank Park), Rush (Wachovia Center)
Wednesday – REM/Modest Mouse/The National (Mann Center)

Raleigh
Friday – Zappa Plays Zappa (Lincoln)
Tuesday – Chuck Prophet (Berkeley Cafe), Yarn (Slims)

Richmond
Thursday – Robert Randolph (The National)
Friday – Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Brown’s Island), Taj Mahal Trio (Toad’s Place)
Saturday – Dickey Betts and Great Southern (The National)

Seattle
Friday – Stanley Jordan (Jazz Alley), The Neville Bros/Dr. John (Chateau Ste. Michelle)
Saturday – Stanley Jordan (Jazz Alley), Old 97’s (Showbox)
Sunday – Talib Kweli/Common Market/Grayskul (Showbox), Stanley Jordan (Jazz Alley)
Wednesday – Herbie Hancock (Benaroya Hall)

Utica, NY
Friday – moe. (Saranac Brewery)
Saturday – moe. (Saranac Brewery)

Take the jump to see who is playing in your area this weekend. If you want your band and/or city added to this illustrious list, holler at blog@brahsome.com.

Mucho take it easy.

Asheville
Thursday – Rev Theory (Orange Peel)
All Weekend – Mountain Sports Festival

Austin
Friday – The Black Angels, The Warlocks (Emo’s Alt Lounge), Big Head Todd & the Monsters (Stubbs), Grupo Fantasma (The Mohawk), Cyril Neville & Tribe 13 (Threadgills)
Saturday – Papa Mali (Austin Convention Center), Grupo Fantasma (Pachanga Festival)
Sunday – Micheal Franti (Austin Convention Center), Steve Miller Band, Joe Cocker (The Backyard)

Baltimore
Saturday – James Taylor (Pier Six)

Boston
Tuesday – The Raconteurs/The Black Lips (BOA Pavillion)
Wednesday – The Radiators (Blues Cruise), Eric Clapton/Rober Randolph (Comcast Center)

Charlotte
Thursday – James Taylor (Verizon Wireless)
Friday – Machine Funk (Amos’ Southend), The Parlor Mob (Visulite Theater)
Saturday – Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr (Time Warner)

Charlottesville, VA
Thursday – James McMurtry (Gravity Lounge)

Chicago
Friday – Van Halen (Allstate Theater), Erika Badu/The Roots (Chicago Theater)
Saturday – 2 Live Crew (HOB), Buckethead/That 1 Guy (Park West), Erika Badu/The Roots (Chicago Theater)
Tuesday – Death Cab For Cutie (Pritzker Pavilion)

Dallas
Thursday – The Black Angels, The Warlocks (Granada Theater), Big Head Todd & the Monsters (HOB)
Friday – Steve Miller Band, Joe Cocker (Superpages.com Center), Funk Dirty (Green Elephant)

Denver
Friday – South Austin Jug Band (Waterloo Icehouse [actually in Louisville, CO..no idea if it's close])
Saturday – South Austin Jug Band (Dulcinea’s 100th Monkey), George Clinton & Parliament (Fillmore)
Monday – Eryka Badu/The Roots (Fillmore)
Tuesday – Skerik’s Maelstrom Trio (Lion’s Lair)

Houston
Thursday – The Sword (Rudyard’s)
Saturday – Steve Miller Band, Joe Cocker (Woodlands)

Kerrville, TX
All Weekend – Kerrville Folk Festival

Madison, WI
Sunday – Buckethead (Barrymore Theater), Weapons of Mass DeFunktion (High Noon Saloon)

Milwaukee, WI
Friday – Buckethead (Riversplash Festival)

New York, NY
Thursday – Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (The Rocks Off Concert Cruise)
Friday – The Raconteurs/The Black Lips (Terminal Five), The Funky Meters (BB Kings)
Saturday – The Raconteurs/The Black Lips (Terminal Five)
Sunday – The Raconteurs/The Black Lips (Terminal Five), Bill Kreutzmann/Burbridge/Murawski (The Rocks Off Concert Cruise)
Monday – What Made Milwaukee Famous (Mercury Lounge)
Tuesday – The Wailers (BB Kings)

Noblesville, IN
Friday – Eric Clapton (Vz Wireless Center aka Deer Creek)

Philadelphia
Thursday – Sea Wolf (North Star)
Friday – Bill Kreutzmann/Burbridge/Murawski (The Fire)
Saturady – Alejandro Escovedo/What Made Milwaukee Famous/Jakob Dylan (Electric Factory), James McMurtry (World Cafe Live)
Sunday – James Taylor (Mann Center for the Arts)

Portland, OR
Thursday – The Bridge (GoodFoot Lounge)
Friday – Stephen Marley (Roseland Theater), Skerik’s Maelstrom Trio (Someday Lounge)
Saturday – Donna Jean & the Tricksters (GoodFoot Lounge)

Raleigh
Saturday – The Wailers (Raleigh Downtown Live)

Richmond, VA
Thursday – Richmond Afrobeat Movement (Emilio’s)
Wednesday – The Wailers (Innsbrook)

Roanoke, VA
Monday – Robert Plant/Allison Krauss (Roanoke Civic Center)

Washington, DC
Thursday – Bill Kreutzmann/Burbridge/Murawski (The State Theater)

The incredible picture of Ms. Olivia Redmond came from Andrew Southam

If you’re looking for some live music this weekend, take the jump to see who is playing in your ‘hood.

Send us a shout if you want your band and/or city added to the list. Werd.

Asheville
Thursday – Jeff & Vida Band (Stella Blue), Funkopotamus (Westville Pub)
Friday – No Strings Attached (Grey Eagle), North Mississippi Allstars (Orange Peel)

Atlanta
Thursday – The Hives (Center Stage)
Friday – The Eagles (Verizon Wireless)
Saturday – Queens of the Stone Age/Ghostland Observatory (Centennial Park), The Eagles (Verizon Wireless), John Prine (Cobb Energy Perf. Arts Center)

Austin
Thursday – ZZ Top (Backyard),
Friday – Muchos Backflips! (Room 710), The Legendary Shack Shakers (Stubbs)
Monday – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Antones)

Boston
Saturday – The Black Keys (Orpheum Theater)

Carrobor/Chapel Hill/Durham
Saturday – Southern Culture on the Skids (Cats Cradle)

Charlotte
Thursday – Speakeasy (Double Door Inn), Blindview (Hickory Tavern), Lesli/Shooter Jennings (Visulite Theater)
Friday – The Presidents of the United States of America (Tremont Music Hall)
Saturday – Chatham County Line (Neighborhood Theater)

Chicago
Thursday – Blind Melon (Metro), The Von Blondies (Subterranean), Liam Finn (Schubas), Fareed Haque (Skokie Theater)
Friday – The Pnuma Trio (Lakeshore Theater), Dickey Betts (Beverly Arts Festival)
Saturday – The Cure (Allstate Arena)

Dallas
Thursday – Backyard Tire Fire, Reverand Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy (HOB)
Saturday – Stephen Marley (HOB)
Sunday – Radiohead (Superpages.com Center)
Monday – Bootsy Collins (HOB)
Tuesday – The Beach Boys (Meyerson Symphony Center)

Denver
Thursday – Flight of the Conchords (Ellie Caulkins Opera House)
Friday – The Motet (Cervantes’ Masterpiece)
Sunday – The Mars Volta (Fillmore)

Ft. Worth
Thursday – Kris Kirstofferson (Bass Performance Hall)

Greensboro, NC
Thursday – No Strings Attached (Blind Tiger)
Saturday – The Breakfast Club (Greene Street), Erykah Badu (Gboro Coliseum)

Houston
Friday – The Greyhounds (Continental Club), Backyard Tire Fire, Rev. Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy (Meridian)
Saturday – Radiohead (Woodlands), Spoonfed Tribe, Muchos Backflips (Last Concert Cafe)

Knoxville
Thursday – North Mississippi Allstars (Sundown in the City), Mad Tea Party (Preservation Club)

New York, NY
Thursday – The Black Keys (Terminal 5)
Friday – The Wood Brothers (Tarrytown Music Hall)
Saturday – The Sword (Music Hall of Williamsburg), The Wood Brothers/John Medeski (Bowery Ballroom)

Philadelphia
Friday – The Sword (First Unitarian Church), The Black Keys (Electic Factory), Cut Copy (Pure)

Portland, OR
Friday – The Everyone Orchestra (The Crystal Ballroom)
Saturday – The Everyone Orchestra (The Crystal Ballroom)
Monday – Tokyo Police Club (Hawthorne Theater)

Raleigh
Thursday – My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (Lincoln), Mountain Heart (Pour House)
Friday – The Virginia Coalition (Lincoln)
Saturday – Bela Fleck (Meymandi Concert Hall), Snake Oil Medicine Show (Pour House)
Tuesday – The Sword (Lincoln)

Richmond, VA
Thursday – Leo Kottke (The National)
Saturday – North Mississippi Allstars (The National)
Sunday – Erykah Badu/The Roots (Landmark Theater)

Seattle
Thursday – The Kills (Neumos)
Saturday – Stanton Moore Trio (Tractor Tavern), Jerry Joseph (Nectar)
Sunday – Tokyo Police Club (Neumos)

St. Louis
Thursday – Wilco (The Pageant)
Friday – Wilco (The Pageant)
Saturday – Wilco (The Pageant)

Washington DC
Thursday – The Sword (Rock & Roll Hotel), Erykah Badu (DAR Constitution Hall), Cut Copy/Black Kids (Black Cat)

Radiohead, Wilco, and Phil Lesh are just a few of the bands out there on tour right now, so take the jump to see who is heading your way this weekend.

If you would like your band and/or city added to the list give us a shout at blog@brahsome.com

Tomorrow this brah is joining forces with The Indoorsman for the Radiohead show in Charlotte … which should be exciting.

FYI, My Morning Jacket has released their Summer Tour dates. See you there!

You kids be safe out there. Mucho take it easy.

Addison, TX
Saturday – Black Crowes and more.

Albuquerque, NM
Friday – Wilco (Popejoy Hall UNM)

Asheville
Friday – Junior Brown (Orange Peel)
Saturday – Kung Fu Dynomite (The Garage at Biltmore), Liars (Rocket Club)

Atlanta
Thursday – Radiohead (Lakewood Amphitheater)

Austin
Friday – South Austin Jug Band (Momo’s)
Saturday – What Made Milwaukee Famous (Antone’s)
Sunday – Wilco (Stubbs)
Monday – Wilco (Stubbs)

Boston
Thursday – Stanley Jordan (Scullers Jazz Club)

Bristow, VA
Sunday – Radiohead (Nissan Pavillion)

Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Durham
Thursday – Who’s Bad? (Duke University)
Tuesday – Drive By Truckers (Cats Cradle)
Wednesday – Drive By Truckers (Cats Cradle)

Charlotte
Thursday – Kanye West (Time Warner Cable Arena)
Friday – Radiohead (Verizon Wireless)
Saturday – Ricky Skaggs (Grady Cole Center), The Last Waltz Ensemble (Visulite Theater)

Chicago
Saturday – The Police/Elvis Costello (Allstate Arena)

Colorado Springs
Thursday – Wilco (Pikes Peak Center)

Covington, KY
Tuesday – The Sword

Dallas
Friday – The Whigs, What Made Milwaukee Famous (Palladium Ballroom)

Denver
Thursday – Phil Lesh & Friends (Fillmore), Victor Wooten (Oriental Theater), Boulder Acoustic Society (Miners Alley Playhouse)
Friday – Phil Lesh & Friends (Fillmore)
Saturday – Little Feat, Hot Tuna (Paramount Theater)

Ft. Collins, CO
Friday – Victor Wooten (Aggie Theater)

Ft. Worth
Friday – The Sword (Lola’s)

Greensboro, NC
Friday – B.B. King (War Memorial Auditorium), Lynryd Skynyrd (Greensboro Coliseum)

Houston
Friday – The Derailers (Blanco’s)

Memphis
Saturday – The Sword (Hi Tone)

New York, NY
Friday – The Roots, Erykah Badu (Radio City Music Hall), Ozomatli (Fillmore)
Saturday – Toubab Krewe (Blender Theater at Gramercy)
Sunday – Big Brother and the Holding Company (Hill Country BBQ)

Portland
Friday – KT Tunstall (The Crystal Ballroom)
Saturday – Jerry Douglas (Aladdin Theater)

Raleigh
Thursday – Old Habits, Second String, Kickin’ Grass (Downtown Events Center)
Friday – The Everybody Fields (Lincoln Theater), Kanye West (Walnut Creek), Death Angel, God Forbid (Volume 11 Tavern)
Saturday – George Clinton & Parliament (Lincoln Theater), Cosmic Charlie (Pour House)

Seattle
Saturday – KT Tunstall (Moore Theater)

Washington DC
Friday – Drive By Truckers (9:30 Club), Flight of the Conchords (Lisner Auditorium), The Cure (Patriot Center), Tim Reynolds (The State Theater)
Saturday – Drive By Truckers (9:30 Club), Who’s Bad (Santa Fe Cafe), The Weekapaug Orchestra (The State Theater)
Monday – The Black Keys (9:30 Club)
Tuesday – The Black Keys (9:30 Club)
Wednesday – The Roots, Erykah Badu (DAR Constitution Hall), Leo Kottke (Birchmere)

Winston-Salem, NC
Thursday – Shooter Jennings (Millennium Center)

The weekend is nearly upon us … and it can’t get here soon enough.

There are quite a few good bands out on the road these days, so take the jump and see if they’re coming near you.

If you would like your band and/or city added to the line-up, just give us a shout at blog@brahsome.com

Asheville
Sunday – The Rosebuds (Grey Eagle), Ozomatli (Orange Peel)
Tuesday – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (Orange Peel)

Atlanta
Friday – Cracker (Variety Playhouse), Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr. (Gwinnett Center)
Saturday – Ozomatli (Center Stage), Tea Leaf Green (Variety Playhouse)
Monday – Stephen Marley (Center Stage)

Austin
Thursday – South Austin Jug Band (Shady Grove)
Friday – Tapes ‘N Tapes (Antones), Leo Kottke (Paramount Theater), The Raconteurs (Stubbs)
Saturday – Atmosphere (Emos), The Raconteurs (Stubbs)

Baltimore
Thursday – Hot Buttered Rum (8×10)
Friday – Bootsy Collins (Rams Head Live)
Wednesday – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (Rams Head Live)

Boston
Friday – James McMurtry (Johnny D’s)
Saturday – RJD2 (Paradise Rock Club)
Sunday – Wyclef Jean (Umass)

Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Durham
Tuesday – The Rosebuds (Cat’s Cradle)

Charlotte
Thursday – Tea Leaf Green (Neighborhood Theater)
Saturday – Kid Rock (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Tuesday – Little Feat (Neighborhood Theater)

Chicago
Thursday – The Nightwatchman (Park West), Who’s Bad? (Duffy’s)
Friday – Ghostland Observatory (Metro), Who’s Bad (John Barleycorn Pub)
Saturday – Drive By Truckers (Metro), Rusted Root (The Cubby Bear), Sly & the Family Stone (The Vic)

Dallas
Thursday – The Raconteurs (HOB), Kanye West (Superpages.com Center)
Friday – Roger Waters (Superpages.com Center)
Saturday – Widespread Panic (Nokia Live), Tower of Power (HOB)

Ft. Worth
All Weekend – Mayfest

Greensboro, NC
Saturday – The Pranksters (The Blind Tiger)

Houston
Thursday – Gov’t Mule (Meridian)
Friday – Widespread Panic (Sam Houston Race Track), Tower of Power (Warehouse Live), Kanye West (The Woodlands)

Indianapolis
Friday – Drive By Truckers (Vogue)

Minneapolis
Friday – Sly & the Family Stone (First Avenue)

New York, NY
Thursday – James McMurtry (Bowery Ballroom)
Friday – RJD2 (Bowery Ballroom), New Monsoon (Mercury Lounge)
Saturday – Bootsy Collins, Freekbass (The Fillmore), New Monsoon (Mercury Lounge)
Sunday – Steve Winwood (Blender)
Monday – Lou Reed (Highline Ballroom), Fuck Buttons (Mercury Lounge)

Philadelphia
Thursday – Bootsy Collins, Freekbass (Electric Factory), New Monsoon (North by Northwest)
Friday – Hot Buttered Rum (World Cafe)
Saturday – Wyclef Jean (Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing)

Portland, OR
Thursday – Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Wonder Ballroom)
Friday -VHS or Beta (Doug Fir), Dark Star Orchestra, The Bridge (The Crystal Ballroom)

Raleigh
Thursday – Less Than Jake (Lincoln Theatre)
Saturday – Larry Keel and Natural Bridge (Vintage 21)
Monday – Van Halen (RBC Center)

Richmond, VA
Friday – Bobby Lee Rogers & the Codetalkers (Canal Club),
Wednesday – Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Little Feat (Innsbrook Pavillion)

Washington DC
Thursday – RJD2 (9:30 Club)
Saturday – Scary Kids Scaring Kids (9:30 Club)

Winston-Salem
Friday – Perpetual Groove (Corpening Plaza)

It’s Panic weekend in bRrahleigh so all the hippies, white hats and southern babygirls will be out in full effect. I can already smell the jahn and pork ribs. If you’re in the area come by. . .Brinson will be the one in the tie die dress and hula hoop.

For those of you not heading our direction, take the jump to see who might be playing in your town this weekend.

If you want your band and/or city added to this distinguished list, holler at blog@brahsome.com

Mucho take it easy.

Asheville
Tuesday – Lou Reed (Orange Peel)

Atlanta
Friday – Bruce Springsteen (Philips Arena), Who’s Bad? (Andrews Upstairs), Santana, Derek Trucks Band (Chastain Park)
Saturday – Santana, Derek Trucks Band (Chastain Park), Col. Bruce Hampton (Inman Park Festival)
Monday – Jay Reatard (Lenny’s), Elvis Costello (The Tabernacle)
Wednesday – Leon Russell (Smith’s Olde Bar)

Austin
Thursday – Filter (Stubbs), The Jeff Strahan Band (Saxon Pub)
Friday – Marc Broussard (Antones), David Allen Coe (Stubbs), Elf Power (Mohawk)
Saturday – Cross Candadian Ragweed/Adam Hood/Eli Young (Waterloo Park)

Boston
Thursday – Tokyo Police Club (Paradise Rock Club)
Saturday – Tea Leaf Green (Paradise Rock Club), Atmosphere/Abstract Rude (The Roxy)

Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Durham
Thursday – Tapes ‘N’ Tapes (Local 506)
Saturday – Who’s Bad? (Cat’s Cradle)
Monday – Lou Reed (Carolina Theater)

Charlotte
Thursday – Robert Cray Band (Neighborhood Theater), Ministry (Tremont Music Hall)
Friday – The Roots (Amos’ Southend)
Tuesday – Jimmy Buffet (Verizon Wireless Theater)
Sunday – Bruce Springsteen (Time Warner Arena), Jay Reatard (The Milestone)

Chicago
Thursday – EPMD (Metro), Joe Jackson (The Vic)
Saturday – Jay-Z, Mary J Blige (United Center)
Tuesday – The Rosebuds (Subterranean)

Dallas
Thursday – Marc Broussard (HOB), Van Halen (American Airlines Center)
Friday – Kenny Wayne Shepard (HOB), Rush (Superpages.com Center)
Saturday – James McMurtry (Granada Theater), Spoonfed Tribe (The Curtain Club)
Sunday – Gov’t Mule (Granada Theater)
Monday – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (HOB), Gladys Knight (Meyerson Symphony)

Greensboro, NC
Monday – Bruce Springsteen (Gboro Coliseum)

Houston
Thursday – The Temptations/The Four Tops (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Saturday – Marc Broussard (Warehouse Live)

Lexington, KY
Monday – James McMurtry (Woodsong Radio Show), The Rosebuds (The Dame)

New York, NY
Friday – Paul Simon (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Perpetual Groove (Highline Ballroom), Naughty By Nature (Nokia Theater), Stanley Clark (Blue Note)
Saturday – Paul Simon (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Fiery Furnaces/Kyle Hollingsworth (Southpaw)

Portland, OR
Sunday – Moving Matter (Hawthorne Theater)

Raleigh
Thursday – Son Volt (Lincoln)
Friday – Widespread Panic (Walnut Creek), Outformation (Lincoln), Bloodkin (Pour House)
Saturday – Widespread Panic (Walnut Creek), Strange Design (Lincoln)
Wednesday – Tea Leaf Green (Lincoln)

Richmond, VA
Friday – Jerry Douglas (The National)
Saturday – Lou Reed (The National)
Sunday – Widespread Panic (Landmark Theater)

San Diego
Thursday – Toubab Krewe (Winston’s), Dark Star Orchestra (Belly Up Tavern)
Saturday – Yonder Mountain String Band (Belly Up Tavern), Def Leppard, Styx, REO Speedwagon (Cricket Wireless Amphitheater)

St. Louis
Saturday – Martin Sexton (The Pageant), Van Halen (The Scottrage Center)
Sunday – Asleep at the Wheel (Beale on Broadway)

Washinton DC
Friday – Son Volt (9:30 Club)
Saturday – Jay Reatard (Black Cat)

Wilkesboro, NC
All Weekend – MerleFest

*Photo by Ferenc Ecseki

Take the jump to see who is playing near you this weekend.

If you would like your band and/or city added to the mix, send us a shout at blog@brahsome.com

Asheville
Thursday – Arrested Developement/Bela Fleck (Orange Peel)
Friday – Col. Bruce & The Quark Alliance (Garage at Biltmore), Dubconscious (The Rocket Club)
Saturday – Chatham County Line (Grey Eagle)
Sunday – Disco Biscuits (Orange Peel)

Atlanta
Friday – Chatham County Line (The Earl)
Saturday – Sweetwater 420 Music Festival, The Avett Bros. (Variety Playhouse)
Sunday – Steve Earl (Variety Playhouse)

Austin
Thursday – Sun Volt (Antones), The Wailers (La Zona Rosa)
Friday – Buddy Guy/Dirty Dozen (Stubbs)
Saturday – Blind Melon (Antones), Too High String Band (Mercury Hall Church), Benevento/Russo Duo (The Parish)
Sunday – Steven Malkmus & the Jicks (Stubbs)
All Weekend – Old Settlers Music Festival

Boston
Friday – Greyboy Allstars (Paradise Rock Club)
Sunday – John Brown’s Body/Giant Panda Gorilla Dub (Paradise Rock Club)

Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Durham
Thursday – Billy Joe Shaver (The Arts Center)
Saturday – Ra Ra Riot (Local 506)

Charlotte
Thursday – Disco Biscuits (Neighborhood Theatre)
Friday – Susan Tedeschi (Neighborhood Theatre)
Saturday – Col. Bruce & The Quark Alliance (Double Door Inn), Steve Earl (McGlohon Theatre), Reckless Kelly (Neighborhood Theatre)
Tuesday – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Visulite Theater)

Chicago
Friday – RJD2 (Abbey Pub), Reverand Horton Heat/Nashville Pussy (Metro)
Saturday – Santana/Derke Trucks Band (Allstate Arena)
Sunday – The Mars Volta (Aragon Ballroom), Oteil Burbridge/Bill Kreutzmann/Scot Murawski (Martyrs’)
Monday – Iron & Wine (The Vic Theater)
Tuesday – Iron & Wine (The Vic Theater)

Covington, KY
Friday – Duke Spirit/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Mad Hatter)

Dallas
Thursday – Buddy Guy/Dirty Dozen Brass Band (HOB)
Friday – South Austin Jug Band (All Good Cafe), Blind Melon (HOB), Panic at the Disco (Palladium)
Saturday – Martin Sexton (HOB), Cat Power (Palladium Ballroom)
Sunday – Ralph Stanley (Granada Theater)

Denver
Friday – Counting Crows (Folsom Field)
Saturday – Dark Star Orchestra (The Oriental Theater)
Sunday – Neville Bros/BeneventoRusso Duo (City Park Bandshell), Benevento/Russo Duo (The Falcon)

Eugene, OR
Saturday – Death Cab for Cutie (McDonald Theater), The Wood Brothers (WOW Hall)

Ft. Worth
All Weekend – Main Street Arts Festival

Houston
Saturday – James McMurtry (Continental Club), Buddy Guy (Houston International Festival), South Austin Jug Band (McGonigel’s Mucky Duck)

Lexington, KY
Saturday – Duke Spirit/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (The Dame)

Louisville, KY
Saturday – Alison Krauss/Robert Plant/T-Bone Burnett (Louisville Palace), Megadeth (Louisville Gardens)
Sunday – Iron & Wine (Headliners Music Hall), Alison Krauss/Robert Plant/T-Bone Burnett (Louisville Palace)

Memphis
Saturday – Galactic/Boots Riley/Salvador Santana Band (New Daisy Theater)

Nashville
All Weekend – Rites of Spring
Tuesday – Elvis Costello (Ryman Auditorium)

New York, NY
Friday – RAQ/The Pnuma Trio/Jounce (Blender Theater), Tea Leaf Green/Hot Buttered Rum (Highline Ballroom), Leo Kottke (Tarrytown Music Hall)
Saturday – RAQ/The Pnuma Trio/Jounce (Blender Theater), Tea Leaf Green (Highline)
Sunday – Surprise Me Mr. Davis (Sullivan Hall), Garaj Mahal (The Knitting Factory)

Portland, OR
Friday – The Wood Brothers (Doug Fir)
Monday – The Sword (Berbati’s Pan)
Tuesday – The Raconteurs (Wonder Ballroom)

Raleigh
Thursday – Yesterday’s Gravy (The Pour House)
Friday – Jam’n Back Forty Bluegrass Festival
Saturday – The Rosebuds (Museum of Natural Sciences)

Seattle
Friday – Death Cab for Cutie (Admiral Theater), Southern Cultrue on the Skids (Tractor Tavern)
Monday – The Raconteurs (Neumos)

Washington, DC
Thursday – Toots and the Maytals (State Theater)
Friday – Lez Zeppelin (State Theater), Free Jazz Show
Saturday – Gov’t Mule (Lisner Auditorium)
Sunday – The Roots/Gov’t Mule/Talib Kweli/Umphrey’s Magee/more…(The National Mall)
Tuesday – Lou Reed (9:30 Club)

Being Masters weekend, there’s a good chance you spend most of the day piling…which gives you a great reason to go out at night and knock the dust off. Take the jump to see if there are any bands in your area worth your hard earned ducats.

If you want your band and/or city added to the list holler at blog@brahsome.com

Asheville
Thursday – The Bridge (Stella Blue)
Friday – Ekoostik hookah (Grey Eagle), Bohemian Sunrise (Emerald Lounge)

Atlanta
Thursday – Papa Mali (Smith’s Olde Bar)
Friday – Sun Volt (Variety Playhouse)
Monday – Spoon (Center Stage)

Austin
Thursday – The Mars Volta (Austin Music Hall), Muchos Backflips! (Headhunters), The Gourds (Shady Grove)
Friday – Ra Ra Riot (Stubbs), The Trim (Antone’s)
Saturday – Green Mtn. Grass/Too High String Band/The Blue Hit (The Parish), Future Rock (Stubbs), British Sea Power (Club de Ville), Bob Schneider (Antone’s)
Tuesday – Feist (Stubbs)

Boston
Thursday – Chatham County Line (Club Passion)
Saturday – The Roots (Northeastern University)

Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Durham
Saturday – Spoon/The Walkman/White Rabbits (Carolina Theater)
Tuesday – Iron & Wine (Memorial Hall)

Charlotte
Friday – Greyboy Allstars (Neighborhood Theater), Strange Design (Visulite Theater)

Chicago
Thursday – Victor Wooten (HOB)
Friday – Widespread Panic (Auditorium Theater), Outformation (HOB-Back Porch)
Saturday – Widespread Panic (Auditorium Theater), Hot Buttered Rum (Abbey Pub), Outformation (HOB-Back Porch), The Black Keys (The Riviera)
Sunday – Widespread Panic (Auditorium Theater), Bone Thugs N Harmony (HOB)

Dallas
Thursday – Del Castillo (Cambridge Room), The Angel/Devil (The Cavern)
Friday – Muchos Backflips! (Bar of Soap)
Saturday – Spoonfed Tribe (Granada Theater), Greyhounds (Lakewood Bar), Jay-Z (Superpages.com Center)
Sunday – Bruce Springsteen (AA Center), Future Rock (HOB)

Houston
Friday – Alejandro Escovedo (Continental Club), Del Castillo (Warehouse Live)
Saturday – Too Tons of Steel (Firehouse)

Lubbock, TX
Friday – Moving Matter (Bar PM)
Saturday – Moving Matter (Bar PM)
Monday – The Sword (Jake’s Sports Cafe and Backroom)

Madison, WI
Friday – Victor Wooten/Hot Buttered Rum (Barrymore Theater)

New York, NY
Thursday – Tower of Power (BB Kings), Gnarls Barkley (Highline Ballroom)
Friday – Dr. John/Rebirth Brass Band (Blender Theater), Disco Biscuits (Nokia Theater), Marc Benevento (Sullivan Theater)
Saturday – Dr. John/Rebirth Brass Band (Blender Theater), Disco Biscuits (Nokia Theater), Marc Benevento (Sullivan Theater), New Riders of Purple Sage (The Knitting Factory)

Portland, OR
Thursday – Avett Brothers (Crystal Ballroom)
Friday – Big Head Todd & the Monsters (Crystal Ballroom)
Saturday – Toubab Krewe (GoodFoot Lounge)

Raleigh
Saturday – Mambo White Boy (Berkeley Cafe), Yesterday’s Gravy (The Farmhouse)
Sunday – Greyboy Allstars/Gov’t Mule (Lincoln Theater)

Richmond, VA
Thursday – Gongzilla (Cary St. Cafe)
Friday – Larry Keel and Natural Bridge (Capital Ale House), Ben Folds (The National)
Saturday – VHS or Beta (Canal Club), Citizen Cope (The National)
Monday – Toots and the Maytals (Toad’s Place)
Tuesday – Greyboy All-Stars (Toad’s Place)
Wednesday – Iron & Wine (The National), New Pornographers (Toad’s Place), Gov’t Mule/Tea Leaf Green (Innsbrook After Hours)

Seattle
Friday – Toubab Krewe (Tractor Tavern), Dave Matthews (Key Arena), Cat Power (Showbox SoDo), The Avett Brothers (Neumos)
Saturday – RJD2 (Chop Suey), Big Head Todd & the Monstes (Showbox)

Washington DC
Friday – VHS or Beta (Rock & Roll Hotel)

Winston-Salem, NC
Saturday – Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band (Corpening Plaza)
Sunday – The Wailers (Ziggy’s)

The Mars Volta, Panic, The Roots, and a potpourri of other jive talkin’ hipsters are out there this weekend, so take the jump and see who is in your ‘hood.

Don’t spend all your money this weekend, though, because there is a totally sickner tour coming soon.

If you would like your band and/or city added to the list give us a shout at blog@brahsome.com and if we like the cut of your jib we might just hook you up.

You kids be safe out there.

Albany, NY
Sunday – Widespread Panic (Palace Theater)

Asheville
Thursday – Umphrey’s Magee/U-Melt (Orange Peel)
Friday – Funkopotamus (Grey Eagle)

Atlanta
Friday – Rober Earl Keen (Variety Playhouse)
Saturday – The Mars Volta (The Tabernacle)
Wednesday – Levon Helm Band (The Tabernacle)

Austin
Thursday – Southern Culture on the Skids (Continental Club), Ferry Corsten (Sky Lounge)
Friday – Southern Culture on the Skids (Continental Club), South Austin Jug Band (Threadgill’s), Los Angeles Guitar Quintet (Paramount Theater)
Saturday – Bruce Robison (Broken Spoke), Yonder Mtn. String Band (Stubbs), The Roots (UT), Louisiana Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival
Sunday – B.B. King (Austin Music Hall)

Bloomington, IN
Sunday – Dave Mathews/Tim Reynolds (IU)
Monday – The Roots (IU)
Tuesday – Galactic (Bluebird)

Boston
Thursday – Funktronic (Kennedy’s Midtown), Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Paradise Rock Club)
Friday – Santana, Derek Trucks Band (Agganis Arena)

Carrboro/Chapel Hill/Durham
Thursday – Anton Sword and the Burned Out Stars, The Proclivities (The Nightlight)
Friday – Howlin’ Rain (Local 506), Gary Louris/Vetiver (Cat’s Cradle)

Charlotte
Thursday – moe. (Neighborhood Theater), The Gourds (Visulite Theater)
Friday – moe. (Neighborhood Theater), The Kingston Trio (Belk Theater)
Saturday – moe. (Neighborhood Theater), The Kingston Trio (Belk Theater), Firehouse (Amos’ Southend), Dale Watson (Puckett’s Farm Equipment)

Dallas
Friday – Perpetual Groove/Moving Matter (Granada Theater), Eli Young Band (HOB)
Saturday – RJD2/Dalek/Happy Chichester (Palladium Ballroom)
Sunday – The Black Angels (Space Studio)
Tuesday – The Mars Volta (Palladim Ballroom)

Greensboro
Saturday – Who’s Bad (Greene St.), Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige (Greensboro Coliseum)

Knoxville
Saturday – Rober Randolph & the Family Band (New Amsterdam)
Tuesday – Levon Helm Band (Tennessee Theater)

Memphis
Thursday – Yonder Mtn. String Band (New Daisy Theater), Will Hoge (Hi Tone)
Saturday – Dubconscious (Young Avenue Deli)

New York, NY
Thursday – Bob Weir & Rat Dog (Beacon Theater), Victor Wooten (Highline Ballroom), JoJo Herman (Ace of Clubs), Marco Benevento (Rockwood Music Hall), Moby (Hiro Ballroom)
Friday – Paul Simon w/ Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Brooklyn Acad. of Music), Bob Weir & Rat Dog (Beacon Theater), Alphabet Soup (Highline Ballroom), Widespread Panic (United Palace Theater)
Saturday – Paul Simon w/ Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Brooklyn Acad. of Music), Bob Weir & Rat Dog (Beacon Theater), Lotus (The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza), Widespread Panic (United Palace Theater)
Sunday – Paul Simon w/ Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Brooklyn Acad. of Music),

Portland, OR
Thursday – Ghostland Observatory (The Crystal Ballroom)
Friday – The Black Keys (The Crystal Ballroom)

Raleigh
Thursday – Pat Magee Band (Lincoln Theater), Dirty5Thirty (Pour House)
Friday – Dale Watson (Berkeley Cafe), Old Habits (Pour House)
Sunday – No Strings Attached, Kickin’ Grass, IIIrd Tyme Out (Lincoln Theater), Vienna Teng (Deep South)

Richmond, VA
Thursday – David Allen Coe (The National), Southside Funk (Emilio’s)

Seattle
Friday – Ghostland Observatory (Showbox at the Market)
Saturday – Ghostland Observatory (Showbox at the Market), The Black Keys (Showbox SoDo)

Washington DC
Thursday – Howlin’ Rain (9:30 Club)
Sunday – Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige (Verizon Center), Santana/Derek Trucks Band (Merriweather Pavillion)

Take the jump for this week’s live music breakdown.

If you want your band and/or city added to the line-up holler at blog@brahsome.com

Asheville
Saturday – Drive By Truckers (Orange Peel), Fareed Haque/Garaj Mahal (Stella Blue)
Sunday – The Gourds (Grey Eagle)

Atlanta
Friday – David Grisman Quintet (Variety Playhouse), Trampled By Turtles (Eddie’s Attic)
Saturday – Bruce Hornsby/Ricky Skaggs (Robert Ferst Center), The Gourds (Smith’s Olde Bar)
Sunday – Garaj Mahal (Smith’s Olde Bar)

Austin
Thursday – The Dirtbombs/The Hold Steady/Kelley Stoltz (Emo’s), Band of Heathens (Saxon Pub), Shooter Jennings (Antone’s)
Friday – moe./Tea Leaf Green (Stubbs), Ulraviolet (Beauty Bar)
Saturday – Les Claypool (Stubbs), Bassnectar/DJ Manny/DJ Bigface/MC Tigre Liu (Antone’s), Mingo Fishtrap (Cedar Street), Split Lip Rayfield (Continental Club), *Moving Matter* (Stubbs – brahsome recommended)

Charlotte
Thursday – Acoustic Syndicate (CPCC Halton Theater), Cosmic Charlie/Dark Side of the Dead (Visulite Theater)
Friday – Fareed Haque/Garaj Mahal (Visulite Theater)
Saturday – Robert Earl Keen (Neighborhood Theater)

Chicago
Friday – Toubab Krewe (Kinetic Playground)

Covington, KY
Friday – Liam Finn (Mad Hatter)

Dallas
Thursday – Les Claypool (HOB), Bun B (KBFB), The Unseen (Red Blood Club)
Friday – Fu Manchu/Burning Brides (HOB)
Saturday – moe./Tea Leaf Green (Lakewood Theater)

Greensboro, NC
Thursday – Def Leopard/REO Speedwagon/Styx (Greensboro Coliseum)
Saturday – Cosmic Charlie (The Blind Tiger)

Houston
Friday – Southern Culture on the Skids (Continental Club), Les Claypool (Warehouse Live)
Sunday – moe./Tea Leaf Green (Meridian)

Madison, WI
Thursday – Liam Finn (High Noon Saloon)

New York
Thursday – Benevento/Russo Duo (Mexicali Blues Cafe), Tim Reynolds & TR3 (The Knitting Factory), Jerry Lee Lewis (Town Hall), Jay-Z (Nassau Coliseum)
Friday – Groove Collective (Luna Lounge), U-Melt (Sullivan Hall), Ghostland Observatory (Webster Hall)
Saturday – U-Melt (Sullivan Hall),

Portland, OR
Friday – Greyboy All-Stars (Roseland Ballroom), Bob Mould (Doug Fir), Bruce Springsteen (Rose Garden Arena)
Sunday – Louis XIV/What Made Millwaukee Famous (Hawthorne Theater)

Raleigh
Thursday – Robert Earl Keen (Lincoln Theater), Barry Manilow! (RBC Center)
Friday – Cosmic Charlie/Dark Side of the Dead (Lincoln Theater)
Saturday – The Afromotive/Barefoot Manner/No Strings Attached (Pour House)
Sunday – Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash (Berkeley Cafe)
Monday – Gary Jules (The Pour House)

Richmond, VA
Friday – Drive By Truckers (The National)

Seattle
Thursday – Greyboy All-Stars (Neumos)
Saturday – Louis XIV/What Made Millwaukee Famous (Chop Suey), Bruce Springsteen (Key Arena), Bob Mould (Neumos)
Monday – 311/Slightly Stoopid (Paramount Theater)
Tuesday – Blind Melon (El Corazon)

Washington, DC
Friday – Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (9:30 Club), Victor Wooten (The State Theater – Falls Church, Va)
Saturday – Ghostland Observatory (9:30 Club)
Tuesday – Widespread Panic (Warner Theater)
Wednesday – Widespread Panic (Warner Theater)

Wilmington, NC
Thursday – Gary Jules (The Soapbox)