This week
Summer Concerts in the Park
Wednesday: The Limes – soul/funk/big band
Every Wednesday at 7 p.m., free, Barre City Hall Park, sponsored by the Barre Partnership.
The Black Door
Tonight: Pulse Prophets Funk – groove and rock, 9:30
Saturday: Trombone Madness – soul, swing and jazz, 9:30
Monday: Live Swing – open dance with Allison Mann, 7:30
Friday, June 29: Blue Fox & the Rockin Daddys – blues and rock, 9:30
Saturday, June 30: The Skinxs – gospel, rock and funk withTerry Diers, 9:30
$5 honor cover goes to musicians, 44 Main St. (upstairs), Montpelier, (802) 223-7070, www.blackdoorvt.com.
La Brioche
89 Main St., Montpelier, 1 to 4 p.m., 229-0443.
Charlie O's
Tonight: Starline Rhythm Boys – 9:30
Saturday: Greg Izor Band – 9:30
Tuesday: Karaoke
Wednesday: B. A. Funk House – 9 p.m.
Thursday: Snake Mountain Moonshiners – 9 p.m.
Friday, June 29: John Lackard – 9:30 70 Main St., Montpelier, (802) 223-6820.
Langdon Street Café
Tonight: '80s Geek Out – classic arcade games, 4 p.m.; Pac-Man tournament, 5 p.m.; Mark Legrand & The Lovesick Bandits, 6 p.m.; Information Overload – game show: the '80s, 8 p.m.; Sputnik – '80s covers featuring Anais Mitchell, 10 p.m.
Saturday: Hack the Planet – Toast'n Jam Kids Puppet Slam – "Attack of the Cardborgs," noon; Bike Geeks – demo by Freeride, 2 p.m.; cardboard hacking workshop – by Cardboard Teck (ages 10+), 3:30; The Hacker's Workshop, 5 p.m.; Information Overload – Game show: Battle of the operating systems, 7 p.m.; Dead End Armory – alt-rock, 8 p.m.; 28 Degrees Taurus – psychedelic, ambient, rock, 9:15; The Wards – original punk rock, 11 p.m.
Sunday: Anti-Social Social – Myspace workshop – Rachel Rice, noon; ping-pong tournament – Ben, 2 p.m.; Backgammon & Mancala Hour, 4 p.m.; Angela Easterling – acoustic blues/country/bluegrass, 5 p.m.; Jazz Theory – with Andrew Moroz, 7 p.m.; jazz – 8 p.m.
Monday: Innoventions – Digital photography & video workshop, 5 p.m.; Show-and-tell, 7:30; Experimental short films, 8:30; Geektronica by Grep, 9:30; Time warp instructional, 10 p.m.
Tuesday: Comix Con – Comix-Con begins, 6 p.m.; Information Overload: Comix, 7 p.m.; Andrew Parker Renga – alt-folk/rock, 8 p.m.; kaFui – experimental drum-bass duo, 9 p.m.
Wednesday: Pop Science! – Electronic music workshop: Hacking Reason, 5 p.m.; Mathletics challenge! 6 p.m.; Information Overload Game Show: Pop-science! 7 p.m.; The Mountain Wolves – alternative, 8 p.m.; The Thimbles – alt-folk/psychedelic, 9:30.
Thursday: Aliens vs. Warlocks – Sci-Fi Con begins, 5 p.m.; Magic & Dungeons & Dragons, 5:30; Information Overload Game Show: Sci-Fi! 7:30; Geek Showdown! 8:30; Sara Grace & Suits, 9:30.
Friday, June 29: Jen Murdza – jazz singer-songwriter, 8 p.m.; PDawn Drake's Chill-Ganic Funk Ensemble – funk, 9:30.
Saturday, June 30: Chris Koza – singer-songwriter, 8 p.m.; All About Buford – awesome vocal stylings, 9 p.m.
4 Langdon St., Montpelier, (802) 223-8667, www.langdonstreetcafe.com.
Middle Earth
Tonight: Gully Boys – with Black Bear Moon Percussion Ensemble (benefit for legal defense fund)
Saturday: Jason Spooner Trio
Thursday: Open Mic – with Anni Clark
Friday, June 29: Cobalt Blue
Saturday, June 30: Mark LeGrande & His Lovesick Bandits
12 Barton St., Bradford, (802) 222-4748, www.memh.com.
Higher Ground
Saturday: The Guitar Hero II Super Competition
Sunday: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Monday: Rickie Lee Jones
Tuesday: Old Crow Medicine Show; Hardcore and Metal Showcase II – with A Vicious Cycle, Riot Like Words, Blinded by Rage, Fight 'til the End, Spit Ya Teeth, Love Is Murder, and And Then There Were None
Wednesday: The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus – The Summer Variety Show Tour; Fantastic $4 Band Night – with Incarnations of Ed, The Woodshed, Dog, and Freshman Band
Friday, June 29: Rik Emmett (formerly of Triumph)
Saturday, June 30: Johnny A – with Jen Murdza
14 Williston Road, South Burlington, (802) 654-8888, www.highergroundmusic.com.
Vermont Public Television
Sunday: At 9 p.m., "Mystery!" presents the second of two new episodes of "Foyle's War." A biological experiment goes wrong, leading to the death of a local woman. Sam becomes infected with a potentially fatal illness, and Foyle's investigation takes him into the most secret areas of World War II — research even Churchill doesn't know about.
Monday: At 10 p.m., the series "Simon Schama's Power of Art" continues. The renowned scholar tells the dramatic story behind a different masterpiece in each program. This week's subject is Caravaggio's "David with the Head of Goliath."
Wednesday: At 9 p.m., "Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song" celebrates the legendary musician. Among the performers who pay tribute are Art Garfunkel, Alison Krauss, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lyle Lovett and Buckwheat Zydeco.
Saturday, June 30: At 10 p.m., "Austin City Limits" showcases two British stars now conquering U.S. shores. England's Corinne Bailey Rae affirms her popularity with hits from her self-titled debut. Scotland's K.T. Tunstall, who honed her art as a street musician in Burlington, demonstrates why her star is rising.
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