Regional Music

Hip Hop of Horrors featuring Krazy Caucasionz, P. Assassin, Bill Blast and Rush (hip hop)
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: New Hampshire Bar, 1000 Hampshire

Headless Trio (country)
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Spirit Knob Winery
COST: $5

B’Jesus Belt, Busey’s Helmet and Pimpkatz (rock)
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Turner Hall, 926 Hampshire
COST: $3

George Cate and Huckabutt Trio (acoustic)
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Johnny Bang Bang’s, 138 N. Front

Trifecta (acoustic/rock)
WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday
WHERE: The Sportsman, Mount Sterling

Mob Action, Texas Funerals, S.S. Web and Ando Ehlers (rock)
WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: New Hampshire Bar, 1000 Hampshire

Overhaulin Band (rock)
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: The Grove Inn, 6510 Broadway

Darin Edwards Sound Machine (DJ)
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
WHERE: Adams Trading Post, Liberty

Rio (cover)
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Johnny Bang Bang’s, 138 N. Front

Plastic (rock)
WHEN: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: ONE Restaurant & Bar, 600 Hampshire

Ken Carlyle (acoustic)
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Ridge View Winery, Mount Sterling

Keith Franx (acoustic)
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Spirit Knob Winery, Ursa

More details on shows are available on the calendar page at http:/www.thelocalq.com.

For information on bands and concert venues, go to the music page at http:/www.thelocalq.com.

Submit details for upcoming shows at http://www.thelocalq.com/node/1767.

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Martin-Cate

Honestly, you probably didn’t miss me from my “Breakdown” and Local Q duties with the amazing coverage by part-timers Patrick Cornell and Jenny Dreasler this summer, with special help from Whig desk person Julie Ann Marra, but still I have been writing on this blog for nearly four years and I have missed all of you.

It was nice spending time at home over the summer, but I must say there were some exciting events that gave me the journalistic itch to get out there and cover some live music, such as the Rock Fest at the raceways, Tom Sawyer Days and the announcement that Skillet will be performing later this month.

Once I was back in the building in late August, I was put on a special project and had to defer again to Miss Marra to keep up this site that I love so dearly. Long story short, I am about half back to Local Q and am glad to be here!

I started this particular post to give you an overview of super fun things to do this month that I consider my favorites, but first, I need to go over a weird music situation that I’ve run into:

Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 5 Track Listing

Now That’s What I Call Music!
My iPod feature on my iPhone is not working (Steve Jobs where are you?) and I needed some tunes while writing this post, so I scrounged around in my desk drawers and found the most random piece of music. Now I don’t mean random just because it is an actual, physical, compact disc, but because it is a “Now That’s What I Call Music” disc. I promise I am not kidding. The official title is “Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 5″ and it is from the year 2000, so you can only imagine the lovely songs that are flowing through my headphones at the moment. The track listing is posted to your right and it is full of gems, like, “Don’t Think I’m Not,” by Kandi, “Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely,” by the Backstreet Boys and so many more. Any CD that combines tracks by Mandy Moore, BBMak, Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees, must be amazing, right? Oh no and sadly, this was the year I graduated from high school. My musical taste would suggest that I wore that graduation gown in the early ’90s or early ’80s or even early ’70s, but not when this CD came out. Oh well, I shall try to own it, I mean the disc does include a ballad by Sisqo, that’s credible, right?

On to real live events for the month:

OCTOBER AWESOMENESS

Daily or Weekly Things To Do:
• Mark Twain Riverboat: One hour sightseeing cruise everyday – multiple times.
• Open Mic Nights Tuesdays at New Hampshire Bar and Thursdays at the Blind Pig.
• Trivia Tuesdays at Blind Pig, teams welcome.
• Spirit Knob Winery is having music each weekend of October as part of its Octoberfest celebration.
• Laser Tag Tournaments at Scottie’s Fun Spot all month long.
• Karaoke all month at State Street Bar and Grill, New Hampshire Bar and more.

Special Non-Music Fun:
• Beginning Brewing & Beer Appreciation class at JWCC on Thursdays this month.
• The third annual Not So Fine Arts Society’s Zombie Pub Crawl in downtown Quincy. For more info, go to: http://www.facebook.com/groups/135403415464/#!/event.php?eid=253848117986754
• Murder Mystery dinner part will be held Oct. 22 at Baxter’s Vineyard.

Special Music Fun:
• Fielder will perform Oct. 15 at Johnny Bang Bangs.
• 12 Year Anniversary of Down On the Corner in Marceilline will feature Bluzillion Band and food.
• GD Gallows, Lurking Corpses and Mob Action Oct. 20 New Hampshire Bar.
• Grateful Dead Tribute Band will be performing Oct. 21 at the Johnny Bang Bangs.
• Nationally touring rock/Christian act Skillet is performing in Quincy at the Oakley-Lindsay Center.
• Acoustic night at Johnny Bang Bangs Oct. 28.
• Masquerade Ball will be held Oct. 29 at Ridge View Winery.
• Mob Action CD release/Halloween Party featuring Texas Funerals, S.S. Web and Ando Ehlers will be held at New Hampshire Bar.
• Last Saturdays Halloween party will be held at One Oct. 30.

For the many other things to do this month, go to The Local Q calendar here: http://www.thelocalq.com/node/12 or to submit your own events, go here: http://www.thelocalq.com/node/1767

I hope to see you all out at these events!

Jessica M. Martin-Cate