Here are some of the concerts and music events happening this weekend and next week in the Sacramento area. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to the www.eMusiConnect.com homepage. Get out and enjoy!!

Concerts, Music Events, and The Sacramento Music Scene This Week:

The Sacramento Opera presents La Traviata Thursday, February 25th – Tuesday, March 2nd at Sacramento Community Center Theatre. Tickets are $15-$115.

Friday, February 26th: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – The Whigs at Harlows. Tickets are $18ADV/9PM.

Tuesday, March 2nd: Bon Jovi – Dashboard Confessional at Arco Arena. Tickets are $37.00 - $122.00 (close to sell-out). Show starts at 7:30PM.

New Concerts & Tickets on Sale:

Friday, August 27th: Dave Matthews Band and Raphael Saadiq at SleepTrain Amphitheatre. Pre-sales now. On sale to public Friday, February 26th at 10AM.

The Local Music Scene:

Friday, February 26th

Jerry Perry presents Tough Luxury – Genius & The Thieves - Prieta at Old Ironsides 9PM/$7

Carly Duhain -Amber Lee - The Amomalies at Naked Lounge Downtown 8:30PM/$4

Left Alone & The Pretty Things Peep Show – The Secretions at Blue Lamp 9PM/$10

Pop Fiction at Marilyns 9:30PM/$10

Machette - Black Tar Cavier - Sans Sobriety at The Distillery 10PM/$5

Eldon Brown at Torch Club 9PM/$7

F*ck Fridays Prom Shaun Slaughter – Jon Droll – Roger Carpio at Townhouse 9PM/$3-$5

Jay Shaner – MooMow – Majic Number at Fox & Goose 9PM/$5

CrookOne TGIF at Golden Bear 10PM/No Cover

Mandolin Avenue – Ann Wherry – 2Me at Lunas 8PM/$6

Blast with DJ Billy Lane at Park Ultra Lounge 10PM

Diamond Dolls with DJ Billy Rukus at Social Nightclub 10PM

Get Down To The Champion Sound with DJ Esef & Selektor KDK at Capitol Garage 10PM/$5

Saturday, February 27th

Kid Sister – Mike Diamond – Sex & Weight at Beatnik Studios 9PM/$10

Smirker – Dirt Nap Band – Fortress of Attitude – Electric Mime at Marilyn’s 8PM/$5

Jerry Perry Presents Final Summation – Captain 9’s and Knickerbocker Trio – The Phantom Jets – The Four Eyes at Old Ironsides 9PM/$7

Crazy Ballhead – Mahtie Bush – Klassiq at The Distillery 9:30PM/$7

Bryant Gee at 7PM & Department of Rock at Harlows 10PM/$10

The Realists – Live Manikins – Tribe of Levi – MS Vibe at Capitol Garage 10PM/$3-$5

Peresephone’s Bees – Mike Farrell - Jeepster at Blue Lamp 9PM/$8

Laura Price Band at The Torch Club 9PM/$7

Be Brave Robot – Amber Lee at Fox & Goose 9PM/$5

David Houston and Friends at Lunas 8PM/$6

DJ Whores at The Golden Bear 10PM/No Cover

Mix Saturdays with DJ Michael Moss at Mix Downtown 9PM

DJ Jus James at Park Ultra Lounge 10PM

Sunday, February 28th

Brunch Beats with DJ Katz at Aura 11AM

The Ross Hammond – Vinny Golia – Alex Jenkins – Lisa Mezzacappa at Naked Coffee Lounge 8PM/$5

Blues Jam at 4PM & The Nibblers at Torch Club 8PM/$6

Salsa Sunday at MoMo Lounge 7PM

Alex Jenkins Trio at The Shady Lady Saloon 9PM/No Cover