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Keith Sweat performs at The Horseshoe Casino in Tunica on Saturday.

Welcome to the 28th edition of my Weekend Roundup. There are a ton of great shows coming up later in August (John Wesley Coleman, Belle & Sebastian, etc.), but this weekend features some pretty good shows too. Support local music and check out as many of the shows listed below as possible! You know you want to see Keith Sweat.

Friday, August 7th.
Steel City Jug Slammers, 8:00 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $7.

Weekend Roundup 28: Keith Sweat, Bo-Keys, Dead Soldiers (2)

Captain Munch, 8:00 p.m. at Minglewood Hall, $10-$15.

Weekend Roundup 28: Keith Sweat, Bo-Keys, Dead Soldiers (3)

Devil Train, 10:00 p.m. at Lafayette’s Music Room.

Saturday, August 8th.
Water Spaniel, Strengths, 8:00 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $7.

Weekend Roundup 28: Keith Sweat, Bo-Keys, Dead Soldiers

Keith Sweat, 8:00 p.m. Horseshoe Casino Tunica, prices vary.

Weekend Roundup 28: Keith Sweat, Bo-Keys, Dead Soldiers (4)

Marcella and her Lovers, 8:00 p.m. at Bar DKDC, $5.

Muck Sticky, 8:00 p.m. at Minglewood Hall, free.
(Sadly, Muck Sticky does not have a video appropriate for this blog.)

The Bo Keys, 10:00 p.m. at Lafayette’s.

Weekend Roundup 28: Keith Sweat, Bo-Keys, Dead Soldiers (5)

Sunday, August 9th.
Fort Defiance, 8:00 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $5.

Dead Soldiers, 8:00 p.m. at Bar DKDC, $5.

Weekend Roundup 28: Keith Sweat, Bo-Keys, Dead Soldiers (6)

Jason Da Hater performs at the Hi-Tone this Sunday.

After being on the road for nearly three weeks, I’m back in M-town with another Weekend Roundup for you. There’s a lot going on around town this weekend, including the first show from a new local group called My Mother’s Family (featuring Daniel Mckee, Joel Gradinger, Graham Winchester and Richard James). Between the free shows at the Levitt Shell and a stacked weekend at the Hi-Tone, there are plenty of reasons to get out of the house.

Friday, May 29th.
AJ Ghent Band, 7:30 p.m. at the Levitt Shell, free.

Weekend Roundup 18: My Mother’s Family, Caleb Sweazy, Jason Da Hater

Strong Martian, Other Stories, Lagoonas, 9 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $5.

My Mother’s Family, 11 p.m. at the Buccaneer.

Saturday, May 30th.
Glen David Andrews, 7:30 p.m. at the Levitt Shell, free.

Weekend Roundup 18: My Mother’s Family, Caleb Sweazy, Jason Da Hater (5)

Eric Lewis, Andy Ratcliff, Caleb Sweazy, 6 p.m. at the Harbor Town Amphitheater, free.

Weekend Roundup 18: My Mother’s Family, Caleb Sweazy, Jason Da Hater (2)

Dead Soldiers, Marcella and her Lovers, 9:30 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $10.

Weekend Roundup 18: My Mother’s Family, Caleb Sweazy, Jason Da Hater (3)

Bluff City Backsliders, 10 p.m. at Bar DKDC.

Sunday, May 31st.
Earl Thomas, 7:30 p.m. at the Levitt Shell, free.

Jason Da Hater, 9 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $10.

Weekend Roundup 18: My Mother’s Family, Caleb Sweazy, Jason Da Hater (4)

Water Spaniel, 9 p.m. at the Hi-Tone Small Room, $5.