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The upcoming musical week is bursting with blues and other things to do. Here’s a look:

Salty Snacks

Jacksonville-based trio The Snacks Blues Band makes its first appearance on the corner stage at 9 p.m. Friday at Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. The group is fronted by vocalist/harmonica player John-Michael Brown, “Mad” Matt Schaeffer anchors the beat on drums and Brian Boos fingers the frets on guitar. The Snacks Blues Band is a regular at the St. Johns River Blues Festival and Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville. Give ‘em a warm welcome, y’all! Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

Blues beacon

Robert Lighthouse was drawn to the U.S. from his native Sweden by the Mississippi moan of the almighty Delta blues. He came here at the age of 18 and made a pilgrimage to blues shrines on Chicago’s Maxwell Street, New Orleans and other hotspots. Lighthouse settled in D.C., where he proceeded to hone his chops busking on the street (where he built a solid fan base), releasing two acclaimed CDs and touring. He brings his hard-won blues skills to town at 8 p.m. Friday at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. Cover is $5. Call 850-212-5204.

Rachel rocks

It’s been said of guitarist/singer Rachel Hillman that she “sings like an angel and plays guitar like a demon.” She brings her dandy band of top-shelf players to the cozy confines of a listening room for a night of originals and tasty covers at 8 p.m. Saturday at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. Cover is $5. Call 850-212-5204.

Musical Therapy

Guitarist Bryan Lee has been blind since the age of 8, but he hasn’t let that stop him from becoming one of the hottest ax-slingers in the Crescent City (he now calls Florida home). Dubbed “the Braille blues daddy,” Lee has logged 26 appearances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and fresh from the latest, he brings his band Six-String Therapy to town to sprinkle a little hoodoo on the dance floor at 9 p.m. Saturday at Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

Blue crew

Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St., often fills in the week’s musical blanks after the weekend’s hoop-la has subsided. This week, Jon Copps holds court at Lost Monday at 8 p.m. Monday. Cover is $2. Host Craig Daniel Hardin welcomes guests Carly Bak, Elizabeth Ward and Hepzibah Jones to Songwriters in the Round at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Cover is $5. Doc Russell hosts the Warehouse Wednesdays open mic night starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday. No cover. And Mark Leadon, formerly of Blue & Lonesome, joins bassist Bill McGuire and fiddle maestro Dave Langston for a night of fine picking and singing at 8 p.m. Thursday. Cover is $5. Call 850-212-5204.

Songwriters roundup

Host Craig Daniel Hardin welcomes guests Carly Bak, Elizabeth Ward and Hepzibah Jones to Songwriters in the Round at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. Cover is $5. Call 850-212-5204.

And the beat goes on . . .

Vocalist Mark Blair returns to the stage after a hiatus to recover from knee replacement surgery when Crooked Shooz heats up the dance floor at 8 p.m. Friday at the American Legion Hall at Lake Ella. Admission is $8 for one person, $15 per couple. Call 850-222-3382. . . . The Frank Jones Band lights up the night at 9 p.m. Friday at Fire Betty’s Arcade Bar, 1122 Thomasville Road. It’s free. Call 850-727-8224. . . . Boogie down with the Kenny Hill Band from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at Southwood Golf Club, 3750 Grove Park Drive. No cover. Call 850-942-4653. . . . Brett Wellman & the Stone Cold Blues Band heats it up at 9 p.m. Friday at Corner Pocket Bar & Grill, 2475 Apalachee Pkwy. Sometimes there’s a cover there. Call 850- 574-2724 to find out. . . . Phillip Solomon Stewart & The Palace Band mix up a batch of jazz, R&B and pop with sprinkles of funk and reggae at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Fifth & Thomas, 1122 Thomasville Road. No cover. Visit www.fifthandthomas.com. . . . Three Billy Goats Gruff are ready to rumble from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday at Tallahassee Moose Lodge, 1478 Capital Circle NW. No cover. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/417895438970787/. . . . The Jerry Thigpen Trio, with special guest violinist David Davidson, entertain the denizens of The Bowery Station in Apalachicola from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday. No cover. Call 850-653-2211. . . . The Wailin’ Wolves Band howls at 6 p.m. Saturday at Hurricane Grill & Wings, 6800 Thomasville Road. It’s free. Call 850-597-9129. . . . Three Billy Goats Gruff play from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Tamara’s Tapas Bar in Apalachicola. No cover. Call 850-653-8272.

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