Ladywood at Clare and Dons on Friday (will go inside if weather dictates)

Soulfire at Island Time on Saturday (fun band, and if you have never been to Island Time, do yourself a favor and at least check out the photos)

RDGLDGRN at Reston Concerts on the Town on Satruday (might be worth the drive)

King Soul at Lubber Run on Saturday

Safetybear at Galaxy Hut on Sunday (I was dancing barefoot in an alley to this dc folk hero last Saturday at the Georgetown Fete-de-la-Musique; I would be going again if I didn’t already have tickets to the Nat Geo opening, but fair warning: he is quirky and an acquired taste)

Westover Beer Garden: No Quick Fix (6-9pm; High Energy covers)

Ballston Local: Supernova (9-11:30pm; Oasis Tribute)

Island Time: Now and Then (5-7pm; Classic oldies)

O-Sullivan’s: Practically Einstein (9:30pm; Arlington Alt-Rock band with a dash of Americana/Soul/NewWave/90s)

Solo artist at: Big Buns Ballston (5-7pm), American Legion Post 149 (7-10pm), William Jeffreys (9:30pm), Ragtime (9:30pm), Samuel Beckett’s (9pm)

The State Theater: Live Salsa (9-10:30pm; Classic hits from the golden age of salsa)

Clare and Don’s Beach Shack: Ladywood (6:30pm; Classic Rock and Alt-Country favorites)

JV’s Live Music Room: Carol and Ted Duo (4pm; American Singalongs) and Karl Stoll and the Danger Zone (8:30pm; Rockabilly, roots, rock, dance)

Solo artist at: Dogwood Tavern (9:30pm)

Starr Hill: World Cup

Ballston Local: Stop That Ship (8:30pm; covers and originals)

Westover Beer Garden: 40 Miles Home (5-9pm; Arlington neighborhood band; Americana, Alt-Rock, Indie)

Island Time: Soulfire (5-7pm; high-energy danceable covers that bring jazz and rockabilly flair)

Lubber Run Concert Series: King Soul (8pm; Blues/Jazz/Soul)

O-Sullivan’s: Howling at the Earth (9:30pm; Alt/Indie Rock)

William Jeffreys: DJ Shellray (9:30pm; DJ 90’s dance party)

Ragtime: New Legacy Blues (9:30pm; Upbeat blues)

Solo artist at: Samuel Beckett’s (9pm)

Clare and Don’s Beach Shack: The Jungsters (5:30pm; Arlington Cover band)

JV’s Live Music Room: TNT - w/ Mike Tash and Linwood Taylor (4pm; “The ultimate blues bombshell show”) and Daryl Davis & Chuck Berry’s grandson (8:30pm; Blues, good ol’ R&R tribues)

Solo artist at: Dogwood Tavern (9:30pm)

Starr Hill: World Cup

Galaxy Hut: Safety Bear (8pm; Indy pulsing dance beats)

JV’s Live Music Room: All day Bluegrass Concert (1pm; Three bands) and Wake the Dead (8pm; Grateful Dead & Jam Friendly Tunes)

Starr Hill: World Cup