THURSDAY

Brandon Santini

Former Delta Highway frontman brings his hot harp licks back to Blue 5.

Details: 8:30 p.m. Blue 5 Restaurant, Roanoke. Free. 904-5338, blue5restaurant.com, brandonsantini.com

Ballyhoo!

Maryland-based band returns to Big Lick with bouncy, grooving, reggae-rock and ska.

Details: 10 p.m. Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, Roanoke. $10. 985-6278, martinsdowntown.inticketing.com/events, ballyhoorocks.com

Floyd Starr Hill Tap Invasion With Deer Run Drifters

Little Red RooStarr Coffee Stout makes its adult beverage debut, and folky roots/grassers Deer Run Drifters provide the jams.

Details: 7 p.m. Dogtown Roadhouse, Floyd. Free. 745-6836, dogtownroadhouse.com, reverbnation.com/thedeerrundrifters

Marie Anderson

A growing singer/songwriter brings originals and covers.

Details: 9 p.m. The Blues BBQ Co., Roanoke. Free. 344-5683, facebook.com/TheBluesBbqCo, reverbnation.com/mariefrithanderson

FRIDAY

Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice

Sisk and his band won the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Song of the Year (“A Far Cry From Lester & Earl”) and Album of the Year (“The Heart Of A Song”) awards. The act has a brand new disc, “The Story Of The Day That I Died.”

Details: 8 p.m. Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke. $18. kirkavenuemusic.com, juniorsiskandramblerschoice.com

Chris Duarte CD Release Party

Red-hot blues-rocker Duarte has a new album, “My Soul Alone.”

Details: 9:30 p.m. Blue 5 Restaurant, Roanoke. Free. 904-538, blue5restaurant.com, thechrisduartegroup.com

Sean K. Preston with Casey and the Moonshine Band

It’s an old-school country double-bill up Bent Mountain.

Details: 9 p.m. Mountainside Cafe, 7924 Bent Mountain Road, Roanoke. Free. 776-0742, reverbnation.com/seankpreston

Tobacco Apache

Roots rockers bring plenty of quality originals.

Details: 11 p.m. 1906 Ale House, Roanoke. Free. 562-8951, 1906alehouse.com, facebook.com/TobaccoApache

The BarFlys

Local Americana rock supergroup is worth catching.

Details: 9 p.m. The Coffee Pot Roadhouse, Roanoke. $5. 774-8256, facebook.com/Roanokesroadhouse

Niki Barr Band with Madrone

Check out a blood-pumping hard rock double-bill.

Details: 10 p.m. Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, Roanoke. $7. 985-6278, martinsdowntown.inticketing.com/events, nikibarr.com, madroneonline.com

SATURDAY

Snarky Puppy’s Family Dinner

With Lalah Hathaway, Lucy Woodward, N’Dambi, Malika Tirolien and Chantae Cann, Music Lab at Jefferson Center students and more

Read more about this show and about “First Daughter of Soul” Hathaway at http://shar.es/jDRKr.

Details: 8 p.m. Jefferson Center, Roanoke. $34. 345-2550, jeffcenter.org, snarkypuppy.com, lalahhathaway.com

Moreland & Arbuckle

This act’s recent album, “Just A Dream,” is loaded with blues-rock fire. Hear a podcast at blogs.roanoke.com/cutnscratch.

Details: 9 p.m. Rives Theatre, Martinsville. $8 (plus $1.27 online service fee); $10 door. 276-403-0871, rivestheatre.com, brownpapertickets.com, morelandarbuckle.com

Scott Miller with Sam Lewis

Miller, from Swoope, is a renowned singer/songwriter. Lewis, a country-soul songster, is a Carroll County native based in Nashville, Tenn.

Details: 8 p.m. The Sanctuary, Roanoke. $18. kirkavenuemusic.com, thesanctuaryatfivepoints.com, thescottmiller.com, samlewistunes.com

Megan Jean and the KFB with Grass Monkey

Winner of last year’s FloydFest Under the Radar Contest returns to Roanoke with a great show.

Details: 10 p.m. Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, Roanoke. $5. 985-6278, martinsdowntown.inticketing.com/events, meganjean.net, grassmonkey.com

Larry Keel and Natural Bridge with Harwell Grice Band

Keel is at the top of the list of jammy bluegrass flatpickers.

Details: 9 p.m. Growler’s American Grill and Venue, Roanoke. $12 advance; $15 door. 777-0007, growlers-towers.com, larrykeel.com, reverbnation.com/harwellgriceband

The Bastards of Fate
The Situationist, and Cinémathèque, with projections by Jason Garnett

A wonderful diversity of local indie music with an intriguing visual element.

Details: 7 p.m. The H2O Heater, Roanoke. $5. theh2oheater.com, thebastardsoffate.com, myspace.com/thesituationistmusic

The Kind 27th Birthday Show

Another year older and still beloved, The Kind celebrates with its friends and fans.

Details: 7:30 p.m. The Pine Tavern, Floyd. $6 advance; $8 gate. 745-4482, thepinetavern.com, thekind.org

The Floyd Radio Show

With The Whitetop Mountain Band, The Little River Missionary Baptist Church Choir, host Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle

If you can’t make it to this pickin’ and storytellin’ time, stream it live via
primcast.com/radio/280331.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Floyd Country Store, Floyd. $10. 745-4563, floydcountrystore.com/radio-show

Tuff Gumby

Former members of Bebop Hoedown continue that vibe, but with one of the best possible band names.

Details: 9 p.m. Brambleton Deli, Roanoke. Free. 774-4554, brambletondeli.com, facebook.com/TuffGumby

SUNDAY

“Running for Soup” Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser

With Gabe Morales Trio, Barefoot West, Eric Larsen, Social Justice and more

It’s another Sunday of giving at the Schoon. And as is usually the case, strong music is on the bill. Disclosure: This reporter will be drumming with Gabe Morales, a budding 13-year-old blues-rocker with jazz inclinations.

Details: 2 p.m. Schooners, Roanoke. Donations accepted at the door; all ages; smoke-free. 563-4956, schoonersbar.org

TUESDAY

Justin Jones with Jordan Harman Trio, Rachel Kate

Jones returns to Roanoke with some strong rock music, including tunes from his latest, “Fading Light.”

Details: 10 p.m. Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, Roanoke. Free. 985-6278, martinsdowntown.com, justin-jones.com

Lions, Lions

This Boston-based act brings pop shimmer into some really hard-hitting rock.

Details: 9 p.m. Growler’s American Grill and Venue, Roanoke. $5. 777-0007, growlers-towers.com, lionslions.tumblr.com

WEDNESDAY

That 1 Guy with Wolff and Tuba

What a double-bill. That 1 Guy, master of the gizmo known as The Magic Pipe, is a magician of a musician, a must-see. Brian Wolff, formerly of Drums and Tuba, has another drummer now, and they are whipping up a wild situation.

Details: 10 p.m. Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, Roanoke. $10 advance; $15 day of show. 985-6278, martinsdowntown.inticketing.com/events, that1guy.com, wolffandtuba.com

Dan Carrel

Shorefire member goes solo.

Details: 9 p.m. 202 Market, Roanoke. Free. 343-6644, facebook.com/202market

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