Thursday, July 15:
Nashville’s Legendary Shack Shakers play Maxwell’s with the Blind Pharaohs and Joseph Arthur, starting at 8 p.m., $8 in advance, $10 day of show. The Baja in Jersey City has salsa night with local band Sammy and his Group, starting at 9 p.m. DJ Clawed spins at Rodeo-Ristra.Friday, July 16:
Maxwell’s has Detroit’s Electric Six with The Fever and Some Action, starting at 9:30 p.m., $12. Greg Aulden performs at the Baja in Jersey City starting at 6 p.m. The Whiskey Bar has U2 tribute band U2 Nation.
Saturday, July 17:
Jersey boys Sparks Fly from a Kiss play Maxwell’s with Cheaper Faster and The Sick Passengers, 9:30 p.m., $6. New Haven’s rock clinicians The AV Club play Uncle Joe’s with True Love and The Rules. The Shannon has Buzz Universe and Hoboken’s own Karyn Kuhl.
Sunday, July 18:
Chicago’s post-punk band The Ponys play Maxwell’s with The Ankles, 9 p.m., $8. Rodeo-Ristra’s Coffee House Sundays features original music by Jake Stigers, Butterspy, and Soul’s Release. It’s open-mic night at Oddfellows Rest in Hoboken, hosted by Michael and Michelle, 8 p.m.
Monday, July 19:
Maxwell’s has Memphis rockers Reigning Sound and The Ghetto Ways, 9 p.m., $8 in advance, $10 day of show. It’s happy hour all night at Oddfellows in Hoboken and Jersey City. Rodeo-Ristra has music by Jason Barrows at its Welcomed Words poetry open-mic night, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 20:
Oddfellows in Jersey City has karaoke starting at 9 p.m., fueled by an all-night beer special. It’s Ski Club Night at Willie McBride’s, starting at 7 p.m. Sorry – the Psychedelic Furs show at Maxwell’s is sold out.
Wednesday, July 21:
Bluegrass jam band The Good Life plays Maxwell’s with David Dondero and McCarthy Trenching, 8:30 p.m., $8 in advance, $10 day of show. Oddfellows in Hoboken has karaoke starting at 9 p.m., along with $4 Hurricanes all night. Rodeo-Ristra’s Metamorphic Original Music Series features Jason Didner, Neil Sabatino, Mike Ferraro, and Rik Mercaldi, 9 p.m., free.