Friday, Friday ...

So, what's going on tonight?  As usual, great local (mostly) music in numerous locations ...

Happy hour music? (always a good way to get Friday evening started) - How about Ron Rogers & The Wailing Wind at the Hawthorne Theater Pub (6 pm, no cover), Alice Stuart at the Laurelthirst (same),  Rio Con Brio at the Secret Society Ballroom (same), or Joy & Her Sentimental Gentlemen at Duff's (6 pm, $2).

After a tiring work week, the Insomniacs will keep you awake (and dancing) at Duff's ... 9:30 pm, $??

The Lewi Longmire Band and Denver will hold down the late show at the Laurelthirst  ... 9:30 pm, $6

At the White Eagle, it's Bethaline & the Love Brigade and RedRay Frasier ... 9:30 pm, $6

Rob Stroup & The Blame, Paper Airport, and Listen Like Thieves are at the Ash Street Saloon ... 9:30 pm, $5

Billy D and The Hoodoos are out on the westside at the Rock Creek Tavern ... 9 pm, no cover

Further west at the Walters Cultural Art Center in Hillsboro it's bluegrass with John Reischman and the Jaybirds ... 7:30 pm, $22

More about Saturday soon .... Galactic at the Crystal, Dolorean at Mississippi Studios, Women in Blues at TaborSpace, Dan Bern at the Alberta Rose, and more ...