Catherine Grason, Windhand, Cornelius the Third, E. Joseph and the Phanton Heart, and more

By Al Shipley

Sep 04, 2013 3:00 AM

WEDNESDAY:

Catherine Grason

plays acoustic at Joe Squared, which reopens following a week of renovations.

Horse Lords

and

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Twig Harper

open for

Wolf Eyes

at the Metro Gallery. Virginia Beach band

Woodwork

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plays the 8x10 with locals

DELTAnine

and

Moogatu

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Stardog Champion

, featuring members of Breaking Benjamin and Lifer, plays the House of Rock in White Marsh.

MC Chris

and the horror of "nerdcore" rap are visited upon the Ottobar.

THURSDAY:

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Virginia metal band

Windhand

plays the Sidebar with

Savagist

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Musket Hawk

, and

Ophidian

. L.A. synth-pop project

Cold Cave

headlines the Ottobar.

Suuns

, a band signed to Secretly Canadian but who are themselves publicly and openly Canadian, perform at the Metro Gallery with

Rose Windows

FRIDAY:

Club K hosts a night of underground hip-hop from around the region, including

Taylo

from Maryland,

No Sir E

from Delaware,

Cornelius the Third

from Pennsylvania, and

Done4

from New Jersey.

Jaabs

, one of the many Baltimore bands featuring Roman Kuebler, plays a release party for their new album at the Ottobar. Pianist

Daniel Tepfer

performs his celebrated interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations at An die Musik.

Battery: Masters of Metallica

thrill 'em all at Rams Head Live. Washington, D.C. Afropop band

Elikeh

plays the Metro Gallery with the

Bellevederes

. The Sidebar presents a night of ska with New Jersey's

Survay Says!

and Virginia's

Murphy's Kids

. Country veteran

Alan Jackson

comes way down yonder to Merriweather Post Pavilion with

Gloriana

opening.

SATURDAY:

Music to Your Gears!, a bike-themed event starting at 3

p.m.

in Druid Hill Park, will feature free live music from

Soul Cannon

Nelly's Echo

, and

Greasy Hands

. The Creative Alliance at the Patterson hosts the first of two nights of a staging of

1814: The Rock Opera

Anthony Hamilton

and

Marsha Ambrosius

bring sumptuous slow jams to Pier Six Pavilion. New Jersey punks

Darrow Chemical Company

plays the Sidebar with locals

Booze Riot

and

Enemy Insects

Johnny Balls

strums a ukulele at Joe Squared. Baltimore's own

ellen cherry

opens for

Donovan

at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.

Don't miss:

Black Angel Down

, the unlikely hard-rock band featuring Dru Hill vocalists Nokio and Tao, performs at Rams Head Live with

ILL LuCK

and

Billy Lyve

SUNDAY:

Brooklyn electro duo

Hank and Cupcakes

play the Metro Gallery with local power-poppers

E. Joseph and the Phanton Heart

. An die Musik's Roots Cafe singer-songwriter series, hosted by

City Paper

contributor Geoffrey Himes, welcomes

Phil Wiggins

and

Max Ochs

. Canadian rapper

Buck 65

and French producer

Wax Tailor

headline Baltimore Soundstage.

Spiritualized

takes drugs to make music to take drugs to at the 9:30 Club in Washington.

Don't miss:

Atlanta rapper

Rich Homie

Quan

brings his ubiquitous radio hit "Type of Way" to Baltimore for a performance at the Paparazzi Nightclub (formerly Sonar).

MONDAY: Blondie

and

co-headline the 9:30 Club in Washington.

Don't miss:

Powerful local Savannah

Cusses

play the Crown alongside

Slow Jerks

and

Eze Jackson

TUESDAY:

Bombshelter

plays the Windup Space with

Jazz Lunch

. California folkies

Tumbleweed Wanderers

play the 8x10 with the

Revivalists

. Cleveland avant-rock institution

Pere Ubu

plays the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington.

WEDNESDAY:

A band called

Zuul

plays the Sidebar tonight, which is interesting because the Short List played drums in a band by the same name that gigged at the same venue almost a decade ago but there's no relation. Drag City recording artist

Scout Niblett

headlines the Metro Gallery with great local openers

Dope Body

and

Wildhoney

. The Good Vibes Tour, featuring island grooves from

Rebelution

Matisyahu

Collie Budz

, and

Zion I

, comes to Pier Six Pavilion, while the 8x10 has the official afterparty for that show with performances by the

Heavy Pets

and

Mr. Bonkerz

Noah Kain

plays acoustic at Joe Squared.

Don't miss:

The

Supersuckers

and

Hellbound Glory

co-headline a bill full of ear-bleeding country at the Ottobar.

IN THE WINGS:

The

Doobie Brothers

take it to the streets at the Lyric Opera House on Oct. 12. (For more information, visit lyricoperahouse.com or call [410] 900-1156.)

Emeli Sandé

, a superstar in her native U.K. and a rising star here, performs at the Meyerhoff on Oct. 19. (For more information, visit bsomusic.org or call [410] 783-8000.)

Kurt Vile and the Violators

headline the Ottobar on Oct. 27 with

Beach Fossils

opening. (For more information, visit theottobar.com or call [410] 662-0069.) The Baltimore County boys of

Animal Collective