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And a-one, and a-two, and a-three – let the music play:

Zach’s back

To call Zach Deputy a one-man band is a gross understatement — he’s more like a one-man orchestra, part DJ and part maestro, using pedals and tape loops to mix up a big sound that melds island music, hip-hop, Americana, funk, jam band grooves and more. A festival fave, Deputy is currently touring to promote his latest EP “Red Moon.” He’ll bring the magic, the joy and the hip-shaking vibe to a show with Slow Low Crow and The Feeling Ecstatic at 9:30 p.m. Friday at The Wilbury, 513 W. Gaines St. Day-of-show tickets are $20 and there’s a $2 under-21 fee at the door. Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/zach-deputy-tickets-71613065607.

Windy City woman

It’ll be a hot night at the ol’ juke joint when Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Liz Mandeville and her band The Blue Points ignite the burners at 9 p.m. Friday at Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Mandeville is a fave with the BBC crowd for her big belting voice and her serious guitar chops. She’s also a scholar of blues history who lectures on women’s contributions to the genre. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

Old friends, musical bookends

Guitarist Jon Shain and bass player F.J. Ventre have been playing music together since they met in high school in Massachusetts 35 years ago. Both now call North Carolina home and separately and together have released acclaimed folk-blues albums throughout the years. Shain won the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2019, and the two have appeared with such acts as John Hiatt, Keb Mo’, NRBQ and Jackson Browne. The duo recently released the downright gorgeous roots album “Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday Soon.” Hear them at 8 p.m. Friday at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. Cover is $5. Call 850-212-5204.

A fest for the rest of us

Tallahassee’s bastion of eclecticism and funkitude invites the community to feel the love at Gaines Street Fest 2019 starting at 2 p.m. Saturday and going into the wee hours at venues on Gaines Street and in the All Saints neighborhood. There will be local vendors set up for your shopping delight and 100 – count ‘em! – bands performing on six stages throughout the day and into the night. The lineup includes Lil’ Grizzly Boogie Band, Sway Jah Vu, Once Great Estate, Forrest Lee, Spoonbill, Trial By Stone, Altar of Flesh, The Once-Ler, Dylan R.P. Allen, Langtry, DJ Double G, Artisan P and many more. You can pick up a schedule at the shops and information tables. It’s all free to see and hear. Stop in and say hi and thank you to the folks who keep the alternative flame burning bright on the edge of the abyss that is Collegetown. Get all the deets at https://www.facebook.com/events/gaines-street/gaines-street-fest-2019/2168105026575913/.

Island breezes

Refresh yourself with the sounds, tastes and sights of the Caribbean at Caribé 2019 from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the FAMU Way market area (on FAMU Way between Pinellas Street and Railroad Avenue, alongside Railroad Square Art Park). The fest will feature Caribbean food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, singers, bands, dance groups and a junkanoo parade at 4 p.m. Saturday led by Orlando Bahamian group Junkanoo Near You. Saturday’s lineup includes The Disciples of Music, Paula Sofia and Cesar Boza and dance groups the Trojan Fly Girl Dance Team from Nims Middle School, the FAMU Caribbean Student Association Dancers and The FAMU Afro-Caribbean Dance Class. Sunday’s bands include Positive Vibes Redeemed, the FAMU Latin Jazz Ensemble and special guest artists Jumelle (the Johnson twins, Lililita and Ilismo) from St. Maarten. It’s all free. Visit http://crossculturalcoalition.org/event/caribe-2019/.

Blues for the New Millennium

Expect the unexpected when 21 Blue – the musical mind meld of trumpet maestro Longineu Parsons and guitarist Ted Shumate – takes the corner stage at 9 p.m. Saturday at Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Joined by Robert Griffin on bones, Steve Fryson on drums and Delorean Fullington on bass, Parsons and Shumate will “paint a picture using every shade of blue, with their technical skill deftly applying the brushstrokes,” to quote Bob Greenlee, president of King Snake Records, from the liner notes of the group’s “Blues for the 21st Century” album. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

Knight rider

Outlaw country is alive and well in the “Cormac McCarthy meets Copperhead Road” sound of Chris Knight. The Kentucky singer-songwriter released “Almost Daylight,” his first album in seven years, in October and features his latest batch of rough-hewn tunes and a couple of canny covers. He’ll be pulling from those tunes and past compositions for a show with Caleb McLeod & the Constant at 8 p.m. Saturday at Fifth & Thomas, 1122 Thomasville Road. Tickets are $25 advance, $30 day of show. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1340287966124863/.

Keeping the legacy alive

Musician Scott Ainslie is a scholar of the life and music of blues legend Robert Johnson. He’s transcribed and published all of Robert Johnson’s recorded songs in “Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads” and he brings that knowledge and his own deep feeling for the music and its history to every performance. Listen, learn and enjoy when Ainslie performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. Cover is $10. Call 850-212-5204.

Get Bach

Tallahassee Bach Parley’s Fall Concert will begin with music from North Germany and conclude with a Mass for Christmas Eve in France at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 211 N. Monroe St. The Bach Parley Chamber Singers will be on hand to perform Charpentier’s Messe de Minuet pour Noël, with the liturgy of the Mass set to French Noëls. Admission is a suggested donation of $10; free childcare is available. Visit www.bachparley.org.

That Darlin Dillard

The Bluegrass & Americana Series presents “An Evening in Mayberry” with Rodney Dillard and The Walker Brothers at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Dillard and his group The Dillards – aka The Darlin Boys – appeared in several episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show, and Dillard is now a regular performer in Branson, Mo., where he plays both traditional bluegrass and his own brand of “Dillardgrass.” He and wife Beverly will be joined by up-and-coming young bluegrass group The Walker Brothers. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

Field notes

The 24th Annual Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival kicks off with the Fifth Annual Afternoon in the Field featuring Natchez, Miss., band Bishop Gunn from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Pebble Hill Plantation near Thomasville, Georgia. No coolers allowed this year – beer and wine will be available for purchase on site. Tickets are $30 general admission, $25 military discount and students. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pwaf-2019-bishop-gunn-afternoon-in-the-field-tickets-69056960227.

Ready, aim, music!

Opening Nights Performing Arts presents singer-songwriter James LeBlancand The Winchesters. LeBlanc is an in-demand songwriter whose tunes have been recorded by Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Thompson Square, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Travis Tritt (for whom he co-wrote “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde”). He and The Winchesters will bring a breath of contemporary country/Americana to the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road. Tickets are $45 general public, $10 students. Visit https://openingnights.fsu.edu/events/james-leblanc-the-winchesters/.

It’s ska-tastic

Maryland band Bumpin’ Uglies mixes up a hot-pot of ska, punk and reggae to celebrate the release of its latest album “Beast from the East” for a show with locals Sway Jah Vu and Trial By Stone at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 926 Bar & Grill, 926 W. Tharpe St. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 day of show. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/722091504881113/.

Sights and sounds

Gather for a special showing of the documentary “The Boys Who Said No!” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. The doc about draft resisters during the Viet Nam era features David Harris, a founder of the Draft Resistance Movement, Joan Baez, Daniel Ellsberg and more. Admission is a tax-deductible donation at the door. Stick around afterwards for Songwriters in the Round with hosts Craig Daniel Hardin and Mary Ann Hoffman and guests Madison Avery, Ken Gemmer and George Gray at 8 p.m. Cover is $5. Call 850-212-5204.

Sublime time

Since 2001, tribute band Badfish has been channeling the music and joyous spirit of the beloved California ska-punk band Sublime, which broke up in 1996 after lead singer Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose. Formed at the University of Rhode Island and named after a song on Sublime’s “40oz. to Freedom” album, Badfish rallies the Sublime faithful as it criss-crosses the country on seemingly endless tours. The band joins Roots of Creation and Flip Flop Republic for a show at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at The Wilbury, 513 W. Gaines St. Flip Flop Republic will be familiar as former local band Flip Flop Boys, which formed nearly 10 years ago when a group of musical friends with an obsession with salt life and coastal cruisin’ came together to put those beachy dreams to music. Although band members have scattered, they still consider Tallahassee their home base and have reformed under the slightly altered name Flip Flop Republic and have begun touring and recording again. Tickets to the show are $16 advance, $18 day of show, with a $2 under-21 fee at the door. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/208125903445815/.

And the beat goes on . . .

Get the weekend off on the good foot with Crooked Shooz from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at Southwood Golf Club, 3750 Grove Park Drive. No cover. Call 850-942-4653. . . . Three Billy Goats Gruff get ready to rumble at 10 p.m. Friday at Pockets Pool & Pub, 2810 Sharer Road. No cover. Call 850-385-7665. . . . Thousand Dollar Hen joins Matthew Fowler and Horace Holloway at 8 p.m. Friday at The Junction at Monroe, 2011 S. Monroe St. Admission is $10. Visit www.junctionatmonroe.com. . . . Jon J Entertainment presents Eden, a night of EDM featuring Jonathan Jeudy, Antonio Pumarejo and Garion Grant (aka DJ Double G) at 8 p.m. Friday at Railroad Square Craft House in Railroad Square Art Park. Cover is $5; ladies get in free till 11 p.m. Visit www.railroadcrafthouse.com. . . . FSU’s University Symphony Chamber Orchestra performs “Old Wine in New Bottles,” a program featuring works by Handel, Zwilich and Prokofiev, at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Opperman Music Hall. It’s free. . . . The Airmen of Note jazz big band ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday in FAMU’s Lee Hall Auditorium. It’s free but a ticket is required – get one at www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-airmen-of-note-in-concert-tickets-71543545671. . . . . SonicBoom Band plays from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at Hops De Vine in downtown Havana. No cover. Call 850-616-1364. . . . Redneck Mothers holds court from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Andrew’s Downtown, 228 S. Adams St. No cover. Call 850-222-3444. . . . Case Mitchell performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at Railroad Square Craft House in Railroad Square Art Park. Cover is $5. Visit www.railroadcrafthouse.com. . . . The New 76ers bring rich harmonies and fine picking at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at The Gallery at High Cotton in Apalachicola. Admission is a suggested donation of $20. Call 850-316-0630. . . . Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton returns from a South Florida tour to entertain the homefolks with gumbo and gut-bucket blues at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Fish Camp, 12062 Waterfront Drive on Lake Iamonia. No cover. Call 850-228-7115. . . . Frank Bang plays the blues at 8 p.m. Thursday at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. Cover is $5. Call 850-212-5204.

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