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Adrienne Young and the Old Faithful

Wayne Henderson

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

SATURDAY

Floyd Town Jubilee

With Adrienne Young and the Old Faithful, Blue Moonshine, Dry Hill Draggers, Windfall, Upland Express, Down Home Gospel, Mac & Jenny Traynham, Scott Perry

Floyd celebrates a new municipal park with a big old party full of good music that leans heavily toward country roots. Headliner Adrienne Young, based in Charlottesville, does country with a folk perspective, focusing on such subjects as sustainable agriculture. The Roanoke Valley's own Blue Moonshine features good harmonies, tight picking and interesting original songs.

Details: 11 a.m. Saturday. Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park, Floyd. Free. floydtownjubilee.org, myspace.com/adrienneyoung, bluemoonshineband.com.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Gemini Fest 2009

With Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Barrelhouse, Sol Creech, Homewreckers, Alliens, Lazy Man Dub Band and more

Blue Mountain will be alive with reggae, blues, rock and more this year, with 12 bands set for its two stages. It's the second consecutive Gemini Fest appearance for headliner Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. Sol Creech and Alliens are perennials as well. Familiar is good here.

Details: 7 p.m. Friday. Noon Saturday. Blue Mountain, 2067 Coopers Mountain Road, near Martinsville. $20 advance; $25 at the gate ($10 on Friday); free for ages 12 and younger; $5 per person for camping; free on-site parking. bluemtnmusic.com, myspace.com/giantpandadub, myspace.com/solblues.

SATURDAY

Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition

With J.D. Crowe and the New South, Beverly Smith and Carl Jones, Raymond Fairchild, Jeff Little with Josh Scott, the Snyder Family, and Wayne Henderson and Friends

The 15th annual Henderson fest is full of good traditional music, as always. But this year, the guitar competition has a new twist. The winner will receive a Brazilian rosewood guitar built by the master luthier and festival namesake. And the festival is giving away $15,000 in scholarships to young musicians studying Appalachian music.

Details: 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Grayson Highlands State Park, U.S. 58, between Independence and Damascus. $10; free for ages 12 and younger; $3 parking fee. Camping permitted in park. waynehenderson.org, dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/gra.shtml.

FRIDAY

Webb Wilder

"The last of the full grown men" has a new record, "More Like Me," that sounds at least as good as anything he's done. Get details on the record and more with Wilder on a podcast at blogs.roanoke.com/cutnscratch.

Details: 8:30 p.m. Friday. Coffee Pot, Roanoke. $10 in advance; $12 at the door. 774-8256, myspace.com/coffeepotroadhouseinc, webbwilder.com.

Jamie McLean

Former Dirty Dozen Brass Band guitarist McLean is becoming a fixture in Martin's rotation. That's good news for grooving music lovers.

Details: 10 p.m. Friday. Martin's Downtown Bar & Grill, Roanoke. Free. 985-6278, martinsdowntown.com, jamiemclean.com.

Little Rodger and the Cheap Thrills

Rodger Crowder and his band have a new record, "Big & Natural," just loaded with blues.

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

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

The Cheaters

These Baltimore-area rockers have a Southern rock feel, featuring plenty of slide guitar work.

Details: 10 p.m. Friday at Awful Arthur's, Salem. 387-1004, myspace.com/awfularthurssalem. 10 p.m. Saturday at Awful Arthur's, Towers Shopping Center, Roanoke. $5. 777-0007, myspace.com/awfularthurs, thecheaters.net.

SATURDAY

Jimmie Landry

Landry will do a musical history of New Orleans piano players, including Jellyroll Morton, Dr. John, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Ellis Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr. and more. Landry has an interesting perspective -- he has spent time with a few of those players.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Whole Note Performance Club, Bedford. $5. tinyurl.com/nlwekk, jimmielandry.com.

Black Twig Pickers with Jack Rose

The Black Twigs make old-timey music groove hard. Rose is an utterly brilliant 12-string fingerpicker.

Details: 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The Cellar, Blacksburg. Free. 953-0651, the-cellar.com, myspace.com/blacktwigs, myspace.com/jackrosekensington.

Poe Mack

With Swerve 36, Case Jones, Devious Kanevil, Milleon

Hear rapper Mack preview tunes from his upcoming record, "11.0."

Details: 9 p.m. Saturday. Awful Arthur's, downtown Roanoke. 344-2997, myspace.com/awfularthursdowntown, myspace.com/poemack.

Jordan Harman Band

Laid-back grooves, good tunes and some of the best players in town.

Details: 9 p.m. Saturday. Blue 5 Restaurant, Roanoke. Free. 904-5338, blue5restaurant.com, myspace.com/jordanharmanband.

SUNDAY

Infamous Stringdusters

With Blue Moonshine

Sunken Garden Sundays in Radford continues with another super-hot roots and bluegrass act.

Details: 5 p.m. Sunday. Sunken Garden Amphitheater at Nesselrod on the New, Radford. $10 general admission (all ages); $15 garden amphitheater (21 and older). 745-6643, dlpconcerts.com, sunkengardensundays.com, thestringdusters.com.

MONDAY

Ada Lis Jimena

The latest Emerging Artist Series show at the Roanoke library features the music of Argentina. See Jimena and guitarist Bill Kerry at vimeo.com/4992297.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Monday. Roanoke Main Library. Free. 853-1057, emergingartists.tumblr.com.

TUESDAY

The Duhks

This forward-looking band with traditional instruments just flat tore it up at this year's MerleFest. The Duhks onstage energy is so strong, and singer Sarah Dugas should be a star.

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday. Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke. $10. myspace.com/kirkavenuemusic, duhks.com.

WEDNESDAY

Erin McCarley

Just off a Bonnaroo appearance, and not far removed from playing South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, singer/songwriter McCarley hits Big Lick.

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday. Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke. $6. myspace.com/kirkavenuemusic, erinmccarley.com.