Here are some of the concerts and music events happening this weekend and next week in the Sacramento area. Get out and enjoy some live music!

Concerts & Music Events This Week:

SAT 9/12: KSSJ Smooth Jazz presents Mindi Abair and Peter White at The Radisson Hotel Grove outdoors in Sacramento. 7PM/$40-$57

SAT 9/12: Blink 182 - Weezer - Taking Back Sunday - Chester French will appear.@ SleepTrain Ampitheatre at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $20.00 - $85.00.

2nd Saturday Art Walk has become a popular monthly event and features art at galleries all over Sacramento and includes music venues and restaurants on Saturday evening. Great Maps in the current issue of SNR and The Friday Sac Bee Ticket.

SAT 9/12: 15th Anniversary Outdoor Fiesta @ Centro Cocina Mexicana on 26th & J Street downtown. Art Show by Esteban Villa/Live Music & DJ/ Outdoor Bars/5PM/No Cover.

SAT 9/12: Benefit Concert for Fairytale Town in William Land Park Sacramento with AKALIVE. Show starts at 7PM.$10Gen/$5Members/Free12&Under

Hot Italian & Sacramento Press present Hot Lunch Concert Series every Thursday @ Fremont Park at 16th & P from 11:30 -1PM/FREE. Syncro will appear on 9/17.

The Local Club Scene:

FRI: Honey Brothers with Soko @ Harlows 9PM/$15

FRI: The Nickel Slots - Golden Shoulders - King Cab @ Old Ironsides 9PM/$7

FRI: So Called Tragedy - Resolve to Burn - One Dying Secret - Eye Candy @ Marilyns 9PM/$8

FRI: The Kinetics - Compadre@ Blue Lamp 9:30PM

FRI: Tony Passarell Trio @ Shady Lady Saloon 10PM

FRI: All Ages show with Impotent Ninja – Judgement Day @ Luigis Fungarden 8PM

FRI: 3B Fridays with DJ Jesse Marco - DJ Billy Lane & Elliot Estes @ Park Ultra Lounge 9PM/$15

FRI: Lil Coner - C-Dubb - Don Changolini - Mr Story - Cash Crop @ Silk Bar
9PM/$10

FRI & SAT: Retro Fit @ Crawdads 9PM – No Cover (Great weather for the River)

SAT: 2nd SAT Show at 5PM with Art Displays. Midnight Players @ Harlows 10PM/$12

SAT: 2nd Saturday Show 6PM Reflective Intelligence @ Blue Lamp 9PM/$7

SAT: Departure Journey Tribute @ Swabbies on the river. 6PM/$5

SAT: Otis Taylor Two Shows @ JB’s Lounge in the Red Lion 8PM&10PM/$50

SAT: Johnny Knox at 5PM - Alabama Mike @ Torch Club 9PM/$7

SAT: Red Tape - Shots Fired - Our Hometown Disaster @ Distillery 9:30PM

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