Bickett Gallery: Jazz & Improv Night with Blue Rose Quartet
Bogart's: Travis Proctor
Caffe Driade: Gregory Douglass
Cave: 7:30 pm: Brother Sean; 10 pm: Kill Henry Sugar
Foster's: Sleeping Booty with Rubberband
Fowler's: Saludos Compay
Go! Room 4: International Orange with Applejuice Orchestra, Go Machine
Helios Coffee Company: Intro by Keith
Irregardless: Chen and Neal Chapman
James Pharmacy Restaurant: Dinner with Piano by Anthony Pascone
Library: Study Hall with DJ Pez
Lincoln Theatre: Project 86
Local 506: Sentinel, Chromados
Martin Street Music Hall: Merge with DJs Merlin, Shade and Phobia
MVP's Tavern: Tommy Redd's open jam
Nightlight: Eastern Seaboard
Pour House: Tater with Last Train Home
Six String: Bluegrass Experience
Sushi Blues: Deja'Vu
CONCERTS
Dave Youngman Quintet: 6-9 pm: Kicks off Jazz on Main Summer Concert Series. Main Street, next to fountain in Streets at Southpoint, Durham. www.thestreetsatsouthpoint.com. Free.
Thu, May 6
April + George: Fruta with DJ Keith
Bickett Gallery: Eastern Seaboard
Berkeley Cafe: Silent, Inc with Triple Threat, Enkog, DJ Jo Lee
Cat's Cradle: Los Amigos Invisibles
Cave: 7:30 pm: Seth Coluzzi; 10 pm: Django Haskins
Club 9: International Night
Crowley's of Stonehenge: open mic with EG Peters
De La Luz@ Temple Ball: Caveman
General Store Cafe: Jazz with Hutchison, Hoole and Elliott
Gino Russo's: Groovetown
Go! Room 4: Erie Choir with Hotel Lights
Holiday Inn Chapel Hill: Chris Reynolds Swing 'N' Jazz Band
Irregardless: Blue T, Fred and David Westbrook
James Pharmacy Restaurant: Dinner Piano with Mary Mace
Kings: Viva La Venus with Lactose Quervo
Library: Club Night with DJs Kiko, Sleazy McQueen, Intuition
Lincoln Theatre: Drive-By Truckers
Local 506: Triple T's hosted by DJ Motherbrothers
Martin Street Music Hall: DJ Blake Presents Martha Quynn's Living Room
Montas: Grooves After Seven
MVP's Tavern: Lonesome George's all blues jam
Nightlight: Dylan Metrano with Tiger Saw, America Dear
Pour House: Open mic jam with Brent Robertson
Six String: Eric Taylor and Blue Ruby Music
Sushi Blues: Raw with LeMoore
Top of the Hill: Alabasta Suitcase
CONCERTS
Paddy Keenan with Patsy O'Brien: 7:30 pm: Irish and Celtic music. Part of Little Lake Hill House Concerts, Raleigh. www.bettpadgett.com, 787-6378. $15.
Fri, May 7
Abyssinia: African Caribbean Night
All People Grill: Skeeter Brandon
Bakus: Flamenco guitar
Berkeley Cafe: Plan B
Blue Bayou Club: Armand's Really Big Band
Bogart's: Syncopation
Bull Pen Lounge: Michael Leonhardt (piano)
Cafe Cyclo: Spin with LeMoore
Cat's Cradle: The Wailers
Cave: 7:30 pm: Brenda Linton Band; 10 pm: David Spencer Band
Crosspointe: Jason Harrod
Crowley's of Stonehenge: Magic Pipers
De La Luz@ Temple Ball: The Method and Result
Fat Daddy's: Lil Dave and Howlin Blues Band
Foster's: Blue Dogs
General Store Cafe: Lightnin' Wells
Gino Russo's: Main Event
Go! Room 4: Schooner with Bellafea, the Sames
Irregardless: Karen Jones with Michael Jones Jazz Duo
Java Divine Coffee Bar: Alex Smith
Joe & Jo's Downtown: The Capricorns with Green Bean Go!, Anderson Toone
Library: Brooklyn Nights with Kid AG
Lincoln Theatre: David Allan Coe with Rebel Son
Local 506: The Spinns, Tyler and the Puffs
Martin Street Music Hall: Innocent AD with Striking Susan and Age of Despair
Margaux's: Rich Emily Band
Michael Dean's: Mojo
Montas: Fiesta Tropical
MVP's Tavern: Rocket Band
Nightlight: Clang Quartet with Black Castle and Ahleuchatistas
Pour House: Kevn Kinney's Sun Tangled Angel Revival with Gibb Droll
Sadlack's: The Breaks with The Nevers
Sidelines: 751 Band
Six String: Hooverville with Andrew Calhoun
Tony's Bourbon Street Oyster Bar: Staircase
Washington Duke Inn: Chris Reynolds Swing 'N' Jazz Duo with Ben Palmer
Woody's@City Market: Viavant
CONCERTS
Mother's Day Concert with the Meadow Singers: 2-4 pm: Part of Coffeehouse Concerts series. Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury O'Dell Pl, Cary. Ages 55 and up. 469-4081. $5.
Cary Children's Concert Choir: 7 pm: Singers perform Copland, more. Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, Cary. 462-3864. Free.
David Childers and Modern Don Juans: 7 pm: Part of Bynum Music Series. Alt-country music. 950 Bynum Rd, Bynum. 542-1858. Free, suggested donation $3-5.
Jazz at The Know: 7-10 pm: Weekly live jazz series hosted by jazz writer and announcer Larry Thomas. Music by Generations Band (Brother Yusuf, Freeman and Aidia Ledbetter). 2520 Fayetteville St, Durham. 682-7228. $5.
B.J. Thomas: 8 pm: Pop, country, gospel singer. Clayton Center, 20 minutes from downtown Raleigh. 553-3152, www.theclaytoncenternc.org. $26.
Capital Area Chorale: 8 pm: Spring concert of Feel the Spirit! God's Trombones and other Spirituals. St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 1520 Canterbury St, Raleigh. www.cachorale.org, 787-7364. $5-10.
Glorious and Free: Sounds of Canada: 8 pm: Spring concert by group Women's Voices with performances of Canadian composers. University United Methodist Church, 150 East Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 932-5455. $10 adults, $5 children.
With A Song In Our Hearts: 8 pm: F.R.E.D. performs with The General Assembly Chorus and Central Carolina high school barbershop quartets. BTI Center, Fletcher Opera Theatre, Raleigh. 303-0284. $15-25.
Avett Brothers CD Release Concert: 9 pm: Greenville, NC roots group celebrates release of Mignonette with opener Michael Reno Harrell. ArtsCenter, 300-G Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787. $12.
Sat, May 8
Abyssinia: African Caribbean Night
April + George: Worldbeat with DJ Steve
Babette's: Susan Reeves Trio
Bakus: Jafaar
Berkeley Cafe: Rebel Empire with Bass Envy
Bickett Gallery: Go Machine with Ivan (Rosebuds) and Ticonderoga
Bogart's: Super Glide
Cafe Cyclo: Merge with Xopher
Caffe Driade: Saludos Compay
Cat's Cradle: Dirtbombs with Forty Fives, Jimmy and the Teasers
Cave: 7:30 pm: Susan Kirk; 10 pm: New Town Drunks with Jim Smith and his Tall Buildings
Crowley's of Stonehenge: Skeeter Brandon
De La Luz@ Temple Ball: afternoon kids show, Paul Rosenburg; evening: Gomachi and Mosadi Music
The Edge: International Saturdays with DJ Billy Bill
Fat Daddy's: DL Token
Foster's: DJ Big Ben
General Store Cafe: Sheila Warner & Kathleen Hannan
Gino Russo's: Lounge Lizards
Go! Room 4: Sentinel
Hillsborough Farmer's Market: Ninian Bell
Irregardless: Moore Square Dance Band with Don Martin Duo
James Pharmacy Restaurant: Dinner with Piano by Stephen Smith
Java Divine Coffee Bar: Leastways
Joe & Jo's Downtown: Gaslight
Kings Barcade: Hot Damn Hell-Themed party with DJ exe, DJ Castro, NC Rollergirls, and more
Lincoln Theatre: Barefoot Manner
Local 506: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings with DJs Marco, Midnite Cowboy & JMutt
Martin Street Music Hall: Return of the Wicked
Metro: Underground Flaunt with LeMoore
Michael Dean's: Magic Pipers
Nightlight: The Loners with Andy Airplane, Can Joann, Buckthorne Superstar
Pour House: Evening with John McEuen
Sadlack's: Independent Animal Rescue Benefit with Ohio Farm Cats, Crisis Lounge, Turkey Buzzard, more
Six String: noon: Bamboo Music Showcase; 8 pm: Jimmy Landry with Austin Echo
Spice Street: Fusion with DJ Intuition and Kid AG
Sunset Grille: Kingfish Unplugged
Tir na nOg: Josh Mayo with Modern Epic
Tony's Bourbon Street Oyster Bar: Mojo
Twisted Fork: Travis Proctor
Vin: Sala@Vin with DJs Joshua & Keith
Vineyard Cafe: Davis & Davis
Woody's@City Market: DJ T-LO
CONCERTS
Bluegrass Gospel Picnic: Noon-5 pm: With Charles Pettee and FolkPsalm, Joyful Noise Bluegrass Band, more. Aqueduct Conference Center, 1700 Mt Carmel Church Rd, Chapel Hill. 933-5557. $10, children under 12 free.
Jaafar: 1 pm: World music concert. Ten Thousand Villages, Cameron Village, 435 Woodburn Rd, Raleigh. 787-8066.
Dub Addis: 1-3 pm: Part of World Fair Trade Day celebration. One World Market, 811 Ninth St, Durham. 286-2457.
With A Song In Our Hearts: 2 & 8 pm: Please see May 7 listing.
Ginuwine: 7 pm: Hip-hop MC with Joe, Brian McKnight, more. Alltel Pavilion, Raleigh. www.alltelpavilion.com.
Jonathan Byrd and Dromedary CD Release Party: 8 pm: Bluegrass picker and songwriter and Athens, GA group team up on CD The Sea and the Sky. ArtsCenter, 300-G Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787. $12.
Sun, May 9
Club 9: Kaz's Coffee House Open Jam
Copeland's: Eddie Thigpen Jazz Trio featuring Scott Sawyer
The Edge: Absolut Sundays with DJ Chela No. 1
Go! Room 4: Chris Brokaw, Antietam, Evening Pines
Kings: 5 pm: matinee show; 9 pm: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings with DJs Marco & Midnite Cowboy
Montas: Salsa Salvaje Social
Pour House: Old Habits
Sadlack's: Evan Wade's One Man Band
Skylight Exchange: open mic
Southend Brewery and Smokehouse: Laura Ridgeway and Friends
West End: The DJ Group
CONCERTS
Jon Shain: 2-4 pm: Acoustic singer-songwriter. Part of Uncommon Concerts on the Commons. Carrboro Town Commons, next to Town Hall, Carrboro. 918-7367. Free.
Gail Gillespie & Nora Rogers: 3-4 pm: Old time musical mother-daughter duo. Presented by PineCone and NC Museum of History Part of Music of the Carolina Series. Daniels Auditorium, NC Museum of Art, www.pinecone.org, 715-0200. Free.
Fortuna Farewell Concert: 8 pm: Durham Renaissance choir performs at the end of 20 year career. Chapel of the Cross, 304 West Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 683-9672. Free.
Mon, May 10
Blue Bayou Club: Blue Monday All-Blues Jam
Cave: Snmnmnm with Gertie Fox
Comet Lounge: Open mic with Russ Thompson
Go! Room 4: Decibully with Maple Stave and Port Huron Statement
Library: open mic
Lincoln Theatre: Evan & Jaron with Owen Beverly
Local 506: Microphone Mondays featuring six Beat Battle Champions
Pour House: Kinetics
Six String: The Duhks
Tue, May 11
Bar Metro: Funk Night
Berkeley Cafe: Filth Crew with Krispen, Restriction, more
Blue Bayou Club: open mic with Diane & Gregory
Bogart's: Brad Benson
Cat's Cradle: Todd Rundgren
Cave: 7:30 pm: Clark Stern Trio; 10 pm: Voodoo Organist with Jehovah Chang
Library: International Dance Party
Local 506: Early 80's and Goth Night hosted by Dracula's Daughter
Pour House: Nathan Davis Band with Wounded Soul and Rulke of 9ne
Six String: open mic
CONCERTS
Fortuna Farewell Concert: 8 pm: Durham Renaissance choir performs at the end of 20 year career. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 810 W Chapel Hill St, Durham. 683-9672. Free.
Wed, May 12
Bar Metro: Mid-Week Crisis with DJs
Berkeley Cafe: Turner and Josh open mic
Bogart's: Travis Proctor
Cave: 7:30 pm: Emily Waszak, 10 pm: Unmentionables with The Notions
The Coffee Mill: Steve Owen
Go! Room 4: Shannon Wright with Decahedron
Helios Coffee Company: Intro by Keith
James Pharmacy Restaurant: Dinner with Piano by Anthony Pascone
Library: Study Hall with Thundercuts
Local 506: Gripweed Manifold, The Three Torches
Martin Street Music Hall: Merge with DJs Merlin, Shade and Phobia
MVP's Tavern: Beatle's open jam
Pour House: Kickin' Grass with The Duhks
Six String: Carolina Road Bluegrass Band
Sushi Blues: Deja'Vu
CONCERTS
Jim Crisp Quintet: 6-9 pm: Part of Jazz on Main Summer Concert Series. Main Street, next to fountain in Streets at Southpoint, Durham, visit www.thestreetsatsouthpoint.com. Free.
Music Related
Raleigh Boychoir Auditions: 4:30-5:30 pm: Friday, May 15. Boys ages 7-12 may participate. Raleigh Boychoir Center, 1329 Ridge Rd, Raleigh. Pre-register, 881-9259.
Traditional Music Jam: First & third Wednesdays, 7-9 pm: Presented by High Strung Violins & Guitars. All levels, traditions welcome. 718 Ninth St, Durham. 286-3801.
Facilitated Drum Circle: Every first and third Wednesday, 7:30 pm: All ages, all levels. Drums for loan. Music Explorium, 403 Weaver St, Carrboro. 969-8400. Donations accepted.
Carolina Mountain Dulcimer Players: Every third Thursday at 7 pm: Fretted dulcimer players of all skill levels welcome. Carol Woods Retirement Community, 750 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill. 919-5359 or shirleyray@aol.com.
Second Thursday Hammered Dulcimer Session: 7:30 pm: All levels welcome, both musicians and listeners invited. 106 Wainright Hall, Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh. 990-1903. Free.
Carolina Samba School: Saturdays, 10 am-12 pm: Open to new members. Eduardo de Souza teaching Rio samba, pagode, and Bahia styles. 511 Dairyland Rd, Chapel Hill. 544-5451.
Open Celtic Music Jam: Saturdays, 5-7 pm: Celtic Wonders, 118 A East Main St, Carrboro. www.celticwonders2000.com.
Acoustic Pickin' Circle: Tuesdays, 8-10 pm: Sponsored by Piedmont Stringed Instruments. Crowley's Mini-Mart Billiards, 3055 Medlin Dr, Raleigh. 782-2955.
Durham Music Festival Call for Entries: Interested performers in all music genres encouraged to apply by June 1. Please submit CD and press pack to DADA asap. Durham Association for Downtown Arts, Attn: DMFe, PO Box 488, Durham, NC 27702.
Music Maker Relief Foundation: Help keep the bluest of the blues alive! To find out how you can help the organization that works with the forgotten heroes and pioneers of Southern musical traditions, call 643-2456, visit www.musicmaker.org, or email volunteers@musicmaker.org.
WNCU Jazz Calendar: List your jazz event at www.wncu.org. Contact Edith Thorpe at 530-6122 or ethorpe@wpo.nccu.com with questions.
Thu, May 13
Akai Hana: Eric Leith Piano Improv
April + George: Fruta with DJ Keith
Bar Metro: Eighties New Wave with DJ Anthony
Berkeley Cafe: Third String Magic
Blue Martini: MoJones
Cat's Cradle: Destroyer with Kingsbury Manx and Frog Eyes
Cave: 7:30 pm: Seth Coluzzi; 10 pm: The Duhks
Club 9: International Night
Crowley's of Stonehenge: open mic with EG Peters
Francesca's: Different Drum Trio
General Store Cafe: Jazz with Tony Galiano Band
Gino Russo's: Rewind
Holiday Inn Chapel Hill: Chris Reynolds Swing 'N' Jazz Band
Irregardless: Blue T Fred and David Westbrook
James Pharmacy Restaurant: Dinner Piano with Mary Mace
Local 506: Triple T's hosted by DJ Motherbrothers
Martin Street Music Hall: DJ Blake Presents Martha Quynn's Living Room
Montas: Grooves After Seven
MVP's Tavern: Bob Hieton
Nightlight: Brian Probus with Don de Leaumont
Pour House: Open mic jam with Brent Robertson
Six String: Brown Mountain Lights and Steve Owen
Sushi Blues: Raw with LeMoore
Top of the Hill: Tain Collins Band
CONCERTS
A Perfect Circle: 8 pm: Pop band tours in support of Thirteenth Step. RBC Center, Raleigh, www.rbccenter.com, 861-2300. $29.50.
Fri, May 14
Abyssinia: African Caribbean Night
Bakus: Flamenco guitar
Berkeley Cafe: Lamar Jones Band CD Release Party
Bogart's: Magic Pipers
Bull Pen Lounge: Michael Leonhardt (piano)
Cafe Cyclo: Spin with LeMoore
Cat's Cradle: Sloan with The Kicks
Cave: 7:30 pm: Mad Tea Party; 10 pm: Big Fat Gap
The Coffee Mill: Vaughan Penn with John Hausman
Crowley's of Stonehenge: Sayer McShane
Fat Daddy's: Big Rick and the Bombers
Foster's: Willie and Me
General Store Cafe: Martha and the Moodswingers
Gino Russo's: EG Peters Band
Go! Room 4: Califone
Joe & Jo's Downtown: Nancy Dragotta and Walking Bones
Library: Brooklyn Nights w/ Kid AG
Lincoln Theatre: Nathan Asher and the Infantry
Local 506: Apollo Heights
Martin Street Music Hall: Revelry with Friends of Rachel, We Could Be Sushi, Hoopnotic Groove Troop, more
Margaux's: The Perculators
Michael Dean's: Crush
Montas: Fiesta Tropical
MVP's Tavern: Boomerang
Nightlight: The Louts with Antagonizers, Semantics and Minor Setback
Pour House: Liz Berlin & Jenn Wertz (of Rusted Root) with Sharif
Sadlack's: Psycho Cupid
Sidelines: Tribe
Six String: Stringfellows
Tony's Bourbon Street Oyster Bar: Time Machine
Washington Duke Inn: Chris Reynolds Swing 'N' Jazz Duo with Ben Palmer
CONCERTS
Alex Weiss CD Release Party: 6-9 pm: Celebrating the release of Beautiful Melody. Admission includes dinner and copy of CD. 706 Lakeview Rd, Durham, Alex_differentdrum@yahoo.com, 477-7577. $15.
Jazz at The Know: 7-10 pm: Weekly live jazz series hosted by jazz writer and announcer Larry Thomas. Music by Generations Band (Brother Yusuf, Freeman and Aidia Ledbetter). 2520 Fayetteville St, Durham. 682-7228. $5.
Cary Town Band Concert: 7:30-9 pm: Old time music. The Bandstand, corner of Walnut and Tanglewood sts, Cary. 467-7336.
C.E. Jordan High School Spring Choral Concert: 7:30 pm: Two nights, Friday and Saturday. Annual concert with songs by Temptations, Aretha Franklin, more. C.E. Jordan HS, 6806 Garrett Rd, Durham. 560-3912.
Flatlanders with Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion: 8 pm: Annual No Depression Concert. Texas supergroup. NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, visit www.ncartmuseum.org. $18-25, kids 2-12 free.
Kirk Whalum with Barbara Weathers: 8 pm: Jazz saxophonist & R&B singer. Carolina Theatre, Durham, visit www.carolinatheatre.org, 560-3030. $32.
Stammer! at Artspace: 9 pm: Music and poetry, including The Wigg Report, Topography, jaguaro, Bill Weaver, John Dancy Jones, Scott Carey & Amy Nolan. 201 E Davie St, Raleigh. 821-2787. $4.
Sat, May 15
Abyssinia: African Caribbean Night
April + George: Worldbeat with DJ Steve
Babette's: Frankie Alexander with Scott Warner, more
Bakus: Jafaar
Berkeley Cafe: Ready-Mixed with Casanova, more
Bogart's: Lounge Lizards
Cafe Cyclo: Merge with Xopher
Cat's Cradle: Slowhand (Eric Clapton Tribute)
Cave: 7:30 pm: Nikki Meets the Hibachi; 10 pm: The Ravens
Crowley's of Stonehenge: Jacamo
The Edge: International Saturdays with DJ Billy Bill
Fat Daddy's: Rocco's Collar
General Store Cafe: Tampa Blue
Gino Russo's: Crush
Go! Room 4: Challenger with Ghost of Rock and Des Ark
Greenshield's Pub: Caribbean Jazz Project with LMT
Helios Coffee Company: Vaughan Penn & Jason Hausman
Hillsborough Farmer's Market: Piedmont Allstars
James Pharmacy Restaurant: Dinner with Piano by Stephen Smith
Joe & Jo's Downtown: Hot Lemon
Lincoln Theatre: Appetite for Destruction with No More Mr. Nice Guy
Metro: Underground Flaunt with LeMoore
Michael Dean's: Rich Emily Band
Nightlight: Deadwave Dance Party
Open Eye Cafe: Heidi
Sadlack's: Yellin' Hoarsely
Six String: Doug Jones (of Cravin' Melon) with Rob Clay
Spice Street: Fusion with DJ Intuition and Kid AG
Sunset Grille: Mumbling Beefheads
Tony's Bourbon Street Oyster Bar: Wildmen from Borneo
Vin: Sala@Vin with DJs Joshua & Keith
Vineyard Cafe: ESP
Woody's@City Market: DJ T-LO
CONCERTS
Gospel Extravaganza: 3 pm: Part of Church Without Walls Ministry, Mount Pleasant Worship Center, 1424 Sawyer Rd, Raleigh. 961-2629. Free.
Paul Cubed: 4-8 pm: Celtic music. Part of Flying Pig BBQ event and fundraiser for Durham Symphony. Hope Valley Farms Swim and Tennis Club, Durham. 560-2736 for price.
C.E. Jordan High School Spring Choral Concert: 7:30 pm: Please see listing for May 14.
Bo Lozoff and Friends CD Release: 8 pm: Acclaimed author celebrates first CD in 18 years. ArtsCenter, 300-G Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787. $12.