I know the Major League Baseball All-Star game is coming to town so there are plenty of opportunities to see bands play at downtown venues during the hype. I don’t know them all, so check local listings.

Also, please make sure to cast your votes in the Houston Press Music Awards by clicking here.

Here is this weekend’s schedule:

Friday
Arthur Yoria @ Crossroads Coffee (Rice Village) 8:00 show, no cover
Tody Castillo @ The Vintage Bar, 9 p.m.
Faceplant/Deep Above Surface @ Fitzdown
Smile Empty Soul/Crossfade/Strata @ The Meridian
Trish Murphy/Bonnie Bishop @ The Engine Room
Fight Like a Robot, featuring Dialtone Theory, The SugarBeats, OSSUM, & Kingdom of the Seahorse @ Super Happy Fun Land
Cyd Wright Benefit Potluck House Party, featuring Asch & Abrams, Selia Qynn, Annie Benjamin, Saylor White, Brian Kalinec & Jeff Chambers, Jim Kam, David Fahl, & more @ 2017 W. Main (7:30PM; $10 donation)
Southtrak/The Buddhacrush/Lise Liddel @ Rhythm Room
The Bellamy Brothers @ Sam Houston Race Park

Saturday
Three Days in Summer, featuring BMC, Strange Company, Cee Plus, Andrei Morant, Lunatex, Chris Anderson, D.R.U.M., Scenic Woods, Ethan Klein, Joe B. and Friends, Tru Sol, Nathan Stewart, Ben Clark, & Witnes @ The Meridian (4PM)
Casino w/ Flowers to Hide and 8-Track Charade @ Rudyard’s
Arthur Yoria @ Whiskey Blues (Galveston), 10 p.m. show
Tody Castillo @ Ashford Arms pub, 9 p.m. show
dUNETX @ Hard Rock Cafe, 9 p.m. free show
Clouseaux/Les Saucy Pants @ Helios
The Kants/UME @ The Feagan House (Feagan & Waugh, 9PM; $5)
D12/Slum Village @ H-Town’s Arena Theatre
DuneTx @ The HardRock Cafe
Diana Krall @ Jones Hall
Blendt/Flavor Conductors @ Rhythm Room
The StoneKings @ Papa’s Icehouse (Spring)

Sunday
Three Days in Summer, featuring a special mystery band, Bad Acid Trip, The Krinkles, Silver Leaf, Pilot Radio, Organ Failure, Dubtex, Opie Hendrix and the Texas Tallboys, Absolute Pistol, Kristoph and the Communist Manifesto, & De Sangre @ The Meridian (4PM)
Sounding Women: A Benefit for Edith Gutierrez, featuring Susan Alcorn/Maria Chavez/Rose Lange & Donna Huanca @ Super Happy Fun Land
MindFlow @ The Engine Room

Enjoy your weekend!

Now Playing in My iPod: The Shore — The Shore