what's going on this weekend?

TGIF!

Here's your weekend lineup:

The Columbus Catfish play Friday-Sunday. Beer won't be $1, but tickets are still super cheap. Get more info here.

There's a First Friday Block Party on Broadway. You know the drill: seven venues, one (undisclosed until the night of the event) cover. Participating venues include Oxygen, Big City Club, The Uptown Tap, Daileys, The Vault, Scruffy Murphy's and The Vault.

Also on Friday, Osanippa Creek Lodge in Valley, Ala. hosts a benefit for cancer patient John Keith. Blues act Mojo:Saint will perform. It starts at 8 p.m. EDT. Cover is $5.

And on the nightlife scene...

FRIDAY

• Bluegrass festival, noon-9 p.m. Hoofer's Gospel & Bluegrass Barn, $25 reserved and $20 general admission. 706-884-4186.

• No Longer Mica, Trap County, 10 p.m. Soho Bar & Grill, $5. 706-568-3316.

• Autumn Haze, 9 p.m. Saloon & Oyster Bar, free. 706-568-8400.

• Java Monkey, 10 p.m. Belloo's, $5. 706-494-1584.

• Neal Lucas Trio, 9:45 p.m. Broad Street Blues, $5. 334-297-3200.

• Grayson Capps, 9:30 p.m. The Loft, block party fee. 706-596-8141.

• Whisky Bent, 10 p.m. Scruffy Murphy's, block party fee. 706-322-3460.

• Human Nature, 10 p.m. Daileys, block party fee. 706-320-3353.

• Big Saxy, 6 p.m. Mediterranean Cafe, free. 706-320-9111.

• Racket Club Band, 10 p.m. Del Ranch Restaurant & Lounge, $5. 334-297-9177.

SATURDAY

• Bluegrass festival, 11:45 a.m.-10:15 p.m. Hoofer's Gospel & Bluegrass Barn, $25 reserved and $20 general admission. 706-884-4186.

• Colossick, Noxious, 10 p.m. Soho Bar & Grill, $5. 706-568-3316.

• Java Monkey, 10 p.m. Belloo's, $5. 706-494-1584.

• Col. Bruce Hampton and The Quark Alliance, 9:30 p.m. The Loft, $10. 706-596-8141.

• The Tommy Talton Band, 9:30 p.m. Broad Street Blues, $5. 334-297-3200.

• Human Nature, 10 p.m. Daileys, $5. 706-320-3353.

• Pipers Down, 9:30 p.m. Mediterranean Cafe, free. 706-320-9111.

• Racket Club Band, 10 p.m. Del Ranch Restaurant & Lounge, $5. 334-297-9177.

• Whisky Bent, 10 p.m. Scruffy Murphy's, $5. 706-322-3460.