Here are some of the concerts and music events happening this weekend and next week in the Sacramento area. The 2nd Saturday events are all over midtown and downtown this month so get out and support your local artists & musicians and enjoy!

Concerts This Week:

Friday Night Concerts in the Park @ Cesar Chavez Plaza with Kate Gaffney - Boulevard Park - West of Next - Christopher Fairman & The Stilts. Get your “Concert Crawl” map @ the show for cool after concert discounts. 5PM/FREE (See Jonathan Mendick’s article “Concerts in The Park – Gaffney Headlines ”.. great info)

FRI July 10th – SUN July 12th: Thoroughly Modern Millie @ Wells Fargo Pavilion. Altar Boys begins TUE July 14th. Tickets are $46.00. Evening shows at 8PM

FRI July 10th: American Idols @ Arco Arena. Tickets are $39.50 – $68.50. Show at 7:30PM.

FRI July 10th: : Rockstar Mayhem Festival @ SleepTrain Amphitheatre. Tickets are $30.00 - $60.50. Show @ 2PM.

SAT July 11th: Summer Blast w/ Stevie B - Lisa Lisa – Cover Girls – Debbie Deb @ Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are $29.00 - $100.00. Show at 8PM.

TUE July 14th: Coldplay @ SleepTrain Amphitheatre. Tickets are $35.00 - $97.00. Show at 7:30PM.

The Local Club Scene:

FRI: Chuck Ragan - Kevin Seconds - Luke Janela - Brian Hanover @ Blue Lamp 9PM/$8

FRI: American Radio – Coma Bloom – Ol Cotton Dreary @ Marilyns 9PM/$7

FRI: Pop Rocks @ Power House Pub in Folsom 9PM/$10

FRI: 3B Fridays (Great Deal) with DJ Joe Maz @ Park Ultra Lounge 9PM/$15

FRI: Darling Sweetheart – Hurry Shotgun – Starring Morgan Freeman – Tough Luxury @ Old Ironsides 9PM/$7

FRI: Arden Park Roots @ Crawdads 9PM – No Cover

SAT: Second Saturday Show w/ Live Manikins - The Snobs - The Regulars - R.C.A.D - DJ Rated R - DJ Riff Raff - DJ Girlfriends @ The Golden Bear 4PM.

SAT: 2nd Saturday Midtown Music, Artist, & Culture Event 6 DJ's - Local Artists - Fire & Go Go Dancers @ Aura Midtown & Mixture 27th & J Street. 6PM/Free

SAT: Call Me Ishmael - The Inversions - Cervantes @ Blue Lamp. 9PM/$7

SAT: Bryan Keith @ Swabbies on The River 5PM /$4

SAT: Guttermouth – A.D.D. – Our Hometown Disaster – Lessons in Failure @ The Boardwalk. 8PM/$15.

All These events and more can be found on www.eMusiConnect.com. Have a great weekend!