The patron saint of crusties, one of the baddest men in punk, Th Legendary Shack Shaker himself: Joe Buck Yourself.

Tonight, Raleigh hip-hop collective Kooley High bring back the early 90s at Krankies at a show presented by Wake Radio. Hip-hop/electronic outfit Grey Impalpable North and indie-pop crooner Charles Ramsey will support.

This weekend, the Christian Yelich era begins at NewBridge Bank Park, though given the Grasshoppers fortunes hell start the game at Single A and finish it at Double A. Greene Street Club brings their own talent to the middle of the order tonight, thankfully without Spaz, with a rock show by 100 Yorktown, Josephine Collective, EnvyUs and Crossing Yellow Lines.

There’s a chance it’s not sold out by now, so don’t forget about the Zac Brown Band and Blackberry Smoke tonight at the Lawrence Joel, presented by the secondworst beer behind Ed Hardy. There’s better brew at Elliot’s Revue with garage rockers Sleeping In the Aviary.

Tonight, local melodic hardcore heroes To Speak Of Wolves.

Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra.

Theres no denying your inner Plastic Paddy on Thursday, so grab a cup of green beer and choose between Walrus.

It shouldnt be too hard to find something this week, starting with folkcore by Nathan K..

The results of a report commissioned by City Manager Rashad Young, compiled by an independent hospitality consultant, carped on downtown nightlife as too heavy on DJ music without enough quality live performances. Seems that Jim Peters

Ivan & Alyosha are more than a clever Dostoyevsky reference; theyre also a Seattle folk group who were heavily fawned over by NPR at last years SXSW Festival. Their show tonight at the Green Bean should give you some idea why. If its something a bit more mindless you crave, head over to jam with Perpetual Groove at the Fat Frogg in Elon.

Tonight, the worlds of music and cinema collide in coffee houses across the Triad, as Krankies Coffee.

Should the RJD2 show sell out, Los Angeles noise punks Abe Vigoda have been dabbling in electronic over the past year, and theyll join Virginian Wild Nothing for a show at Guilford College tonight.

February is going to make you forget just how much the concert calendar has sucked the last three months, I swear, and it only gets better from here. For those who’ve spent their time writing music rather than seeing it live, the Songwriter’s Circle.

Like R. Kelly, I dont normally do this but, check me out tonight at 6 p.m. on 90.9 WQFS program J. Neas Indie Rock Mayhem. Neas and I will be discussing two very awesome forthcoming albums and some recently released festival lineup in a very informed and pointed manner.

Another week, another set of Blind Tiger show postponements. The Big Sams Funky Nation show originally intended to happen tonight has apparently been canceled, along with Thursdays triple bill of Andrea Thorne, Caitlin Watkins and Leia Sadiku. The newest scheduled opening will happen on Thursday, Jan.

At last, 2011 is fully underway, and the first full week of regular bookings opens with the Leeves and Big Attack!s tour kickoff with Switchblade 85 at CFBG, while Decoration Ghost, Junior Astronomers and Ladycop get frisky at Legitimate Business.

On Thursday, treat the post-holiday empty feeling with fills by acclaimed free jazz drummer Ronnie Free,.

Jazz improv fans will find their way to Tate Street Coffee.

Christmas is here, and the Triad music scene is accordingly shut down like Louie Anderson at a Scoreland holiday party. Bookings are few and far between, and the Garage is closed altogether for over a week. But, if you dont have to look too hard to see that a handful of spots are still chugging right along.

Five bucks and a couple of cans of food gets you in to see Advent, Torch Runner, Young and in the Way, Fingers Crossed.