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Rutledge

Photo by Rina Khadivi

Ari Hest

Photo courtesy Jeff Hofmann

Thomas Wakefield of Gypsy Roots

Courtesy Concord Music Group

"Chano Y Dizzy!" album cover, Poncho Sanchez & Terence Blanchard

FRIDAY

Rutledge Video Premiere and Concert

Adam Rutledge and other members of the Roanoke Valley Southern rock band Crobar Cane are doing contemporary country in this act. At Martin's, they'll debut the video for their song, "I Love My Life," then cut loose with a night of both covers and originals.

Details: 9 p.m. Martin's Downtown Bar & Grill, Roanoke. Free. 985-6278, martinsdowntown.com, rutledgeband.com

FRIDAY

Ari Hest

With Sarah Siskind

It's just a man, his guitar, his voice and some folk/Americana tunes when Hest hits the stage. See opener Siskind with Bon Iver at youtu.be/8uh7aDmV0sU.

Details: 8 p.m. Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke. $18; $9 to students, 21 and younger. 589-0546, kirkavenuemusic.com, arihest.com, sarahsiskind.com

SATURDAY

Djangoary!

With Le Hot Club de Big Lick and Gypsy Roots

Django Reinhardt would have been 101 this year. Of course, he's been gone for a long time, but his music is eternal. These groups celebrate it with real class.

Details: 8 p.m. Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke. $18; $9 for students, 21 and younger. 589-0546, kirkavenuemusic.com, lehotclub.com, GypsyRoots.net

SATURDAY

Poncho Sanchez & Terence Blanchard

Go back to Tuesday's Extra section or to roanoke.com/entertainment/303866 to read more about this show. Sanchez and Blanchard pay musical tribute to Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie, who essentially invented Latin jazz music in the 1940s, then a Latin Dance party happens at Jefferson Center's Fitzpatrick Hall.

Details: 8 p.m. Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, Roanoke. $32, $28, $22; half-price to students. 345-2550, jeffcenter.org, ponchosanchez.com, terenceblanchard.com

TONIGHT

The Mantras

Hard-hitting funk mixes with trippy electronica and bashing metal.

Details: 9 p.m. Sun Music Hall, Floyd. $10. 745-6836, sunmusichall.com, themantras.com

High School Band Night

With Suite 325 and Starfish Prime

The Music Lab at Jefferson Center's house rock band, Suite 325, headlines this one.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke. $5. kirkavenuemusic.com, reverbnation.com/suite325, reverbnation.com/thestarfishprime

FRIDAY

Madrone

With Graces Downfall

Roanoke-based hard rockers Madrone are getting gigs up and down the East Coast. The band's J.D. Sutphin says opening act Graces Downfall, from Scranton, Pa., is an "amazing" hard rock band.

Details: 9:30 p.m. Growler's American Grill (formerly Awful Arthur's Towers), Roanoke. $5; 21 and older. 777-0007, madrone.bandcamp.com

Tom Principato

Flip back to Wednesday's Extra section or roanoke.com/entertainment to read more about this outstanding bluesman and hear a podcast with streaming music.

Details: 9:30 p.m. Blue 5 Restaurant, Roanoke. Free. 904-5338, blue5restaurant.com, tomprincipato.com

First Take Jazz Band

This band, formerly known as CODA, is a favorite at the Pom'.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Pomegranate, Troutville. 966-6052, pomegranateva.com, firsttakejazzband.com

SATURDAY

Emancipator

With Little People, Marley Carroll

Producer/DJ Emancipator's music blends elements of jazz, new age and psychedelia into something more laid-back than the typical DJ show.

Details: 9 p.m. Sun Music Hall, Floyd. $12 advance; $15 day of show; 18 and older. 745-6836, dogtownroadhouse.com, emancipatormusic.com

The Don't Tell Darlings

Two women, one a clown school dropout, lead this Charlottesville acoustic band through old-time, bluegrass and what they call "surly early country" music. Liam "Old Man" Kelly is on board.

Details: 6:30 p.m. The Palisades, Eggleston. Free. 626-2828, thepalisadesrestaurant.com, donttelldarlings.com

JW Jones

Canadian bluesman Jones can sling a mess of six-string goodness.

Details: 9:30 p.m. Blue 5 Restaurant, Roanoke. Free. 904-5338, blue5restaurant.com, jw-jones.com

Infinite Ways

With Reverse Halo Effect, Adele Gleixner

John Pence (Savannah Shoulders) has an indie-pop project that includes his bandmate Max Lee on bass.

Details: 9 p.m. The Bazaar, 675 Brandon Ave. SW, Roanoke. $5; all ages. 309-0928, reverbnation.com/reversehaloeffect

Marley Thorn

Check out a sometimes gritty pop-rock act with interesting songs and cool harmonies.

Details: 10 p.m. The Blue BBQ Co., Roanoke. Free. 344-5683, bluesbbqco.com, marleythorn.com

The Golden Era

With T!T Shake

Jesse Ray Carter takes over the frontman role with this act, after the departure of Morgan Currie. The "Mad Men"- and flapper-inspired event also features a fashion show.

Details: 10 p.m. Thelma's Chicken & Waffles, Roanoke (upstairs event room). 21 and older. Any era costume required for entry. 343-8888, thelmaschickenandwaffles.biz, facebook.com/erstwhile.antiques

Shorefire

Reggae-rockers' originals include numbers with names such as "Alcoholics Anonymous" and "Ecstasy."

Details: 9:30 p.m. Growler's American Grill (formerly Awful Arthur's Towers), Roanoke. $5. 777-0007, reverbnation.com/shorefire

Kerosene Willy

This on-again/off-again roots/rock/jam act hits the Pot.

Details: 9 p.m. The Coffee Pot Roadhouse, Roanoke. $5. 774-8256, myspace.com/coffeepotroadhouseinc, kerosenewilly.com