By Chip Chandler — Digital Content Producer
The July 4th fireworks aren't the only explosive fun in the next week. Here's your all-inclusive guide to live music, DJs, karaoke, open mics and more through July 6.
Friday
Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss performs at 6 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.
Amarillo country band The Bentwood Rockers will play at 6 p.m. at The Handle Bar & Grill, 3415 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9538.
Mariachi band Pete Y Los Releros performs at 6:30 p.m. at Bracero's Mexican Bar & Grill, 2822 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-220-2395.
Amarillo folk singer Tennessee Tuckness will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.
Mariachi band El Trio Cortez performs at 7 p.m. at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-373-8889.
Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 7 p.m. at Napoli's Italian Restaurant, 700 S. Taylor St. No cover. Call 806-220-2588.
New Mexico-based folk band Hard Road Trio will take the stage at 7 p.m. for the latest Yellow City Sounds Live concert broadcast from the Panhandle PBS studios, 2408 S. Jackson St. Free tickets (available here) are required. Call 806-371-5287.
Country troubadour Dan Lesperance will play at 7 p.m. at Wild Bill’s Fillin’ Station, 3514 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-372-4500.
Fort Worth-based Texas country act The Casey Donahew Band will perform as part of the Amarillo Route 66 celebration at 8 p.m. at Big Texan Starlight Ranch, 1415 Sunrise Drive. Tickets $16 to $40, plus fees. Call 806-372-6000.
Amarillo indie rock act J. Trial Band will perform at 8 p.m. at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200. No cover. Call 806-376-5286.
The Killing Dueling Pianos continues with Gabriel Pancerzewski and Larry Frost at 8 p.m. at I Don't Know Sports Bar & Grill, 1301 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-331-7985.
Amarillo favorites Insufficient Funds will perform at 8 p.m. at Joe Daddy's, 2108 Paramount Blvd. No cover. Call 806-463-7900.
Amarillo College jazz professor Jim Laughlin will perform at 8 p.m. at Metropolitan — A Speakeasy, 9181 Town Square Blvd. No cover. Call 806-242-0117.
Amarillo rock band The Skeleton Krew will team for at 8 p.m. show at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.
DJ Oni spins for Flashback Fridays at 9 p.m. at Bodega's, 709 S. Polk St. No cover. 806-378-5790.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Buckles Lounge, 6800 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-379-8064.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
DJ Sinister spins tunes around 9 p.m. at Guitars & Cadillacs, 3601 Olsen Blvd. No cover. Call 806-322-7979.
Lil T Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at The Mudd Rack, 500 E. Hastings Ave. No cover. Call 806-381-2599.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at The Pine Shed, 5342 Canyon Dr. No cover. Call 806-352-2446.
Amarillo country band Tommy Davis & Panhandle Wind will perform at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. Cover $5 for guys and free for women. Call 806-356-0873.
DJ Tino D spins tunes at 9 p.m. Fridays at Tejano Wild West, 1200 S.E. 10th Ave. Call 806-340-3313.
Canyon country band The Ragtown Chiefs will perform at 9 p.m. at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
DJ Ted will spin at 9:30 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.
DJ Chancho will spin at 10 p.m. at Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-803-9063.
Lubbock-based indie singer-songwriter Derek Bohl will perform at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-374-9237.
Amarillo singer-songwriters Mitchell Ford and Brian Wynne will swap songs at 10 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.
Amarillo blues-rock band The Lakehouse Project will play at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
DJ RoRo will spin at 10 p.m. at Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave. Cover $5 after midnight. Call 806-418-8971.
DJ Ramon hosts The Latin Spot at 10 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.
Amarillo rock band Roger Pressure will play at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-367-6163.
Saturday
Amarillo folk band The DustJackets will perform around 10:30 a.m. at the Amarillo Community Market along Polk Street. No cover.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Jason Hodges will play throughout the Route 66 celebration along Sixth Avenue at The Handle Bar & Grill, 3415 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9538.
Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe will play from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wild Bill’s Fillin’ Station, 3514 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-372-4500.
West Texas singer Chad Miller will play from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wild Bill’s Fillin’ Station, 3514 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-372-4500.
Amarillo metal band Cidal will throw a CD release party at 5 p.m. on the patio at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Also performing are In Ten Cities, Trench Rat, Phantom Wonderer and others. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss performs at 6 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.
Music Box will host a LoveStock Mini-Bash from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the shop, 907 S. Madison St. The party will feature free beer and music from Nicky Cortez, DJ RoRo, Raydon, Smooth Taste, Jak Thurmond and others. Cover $5. Call 806-374-7231.
The Amarillo Route 66 Celebration kicks off in downtown around noon, with music on the Toot'n Totum Main Stage beginning at 6 p.m., featuring performances by Jack C'Ryver & The Rock 'n' Roll Cowboys, The A-Town Rockers, Esquire Jazz Big Band and Amarillo Mass Community Choir. It will be located one block south of the Potter County Court House. No cover.
Amarillo singer-songwriter James Owens performs at 7 p.m. at Napoli's Italian Restaurant, 700 S. Taylor St. No cover. Call 806-220-2588.
DJ Frank Wylie will provide dance tunes at 7 p.m. at the Amarillo Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1475, 1401 S.W. Eighth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-373-3521.
Amarillo/Lubbock singer-songwriter Colton Clarkson, Amarillo indie rock act J. Trial Band and DJ Gemini will perform beginning at 8 p.m. at Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-803-9063.
Amarillo band Young Country will perform at 8 p.m. at The Big Texan Starlight Ranch, 1415 Sunrise Dr. Cover $8. Call 806-678-7002.
Abilene-based country singer Gary Jones Jr. will play at 8 p.m. at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200. No cover. Call 806-376-5286.
The Killing Dueling Pianos continues with Gabriel Pancerzewski and Larry Frost at 8 p.m. at I Don't Know Sports Bar & Grill, 1301 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-331-7985.
Amarillo's Texas Blues Rangers will perform at 8 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.
DJ Oni and DJ Frenzy spin at 9 p.m. at Bodega's, 709 S. Polk St. No cover. 806-378-5790.
Amarillo rock band Moon Dog will perform at 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke Lounge, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
Oklahoma country band 12 Gauge will play at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. Cover $5 for guys and free for women. Call 806-356-0873.
Amarillo's DJ Saga will spin at 9:30 p.m. at Butler's Martini Bar, 703 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-8180.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9:30 p.m. at Cactus Bar, 4831 S. Western St. No cover. Call 806-356-6369.
Amarillo rock band Jen Williams & The Potty Mouths will perform at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-374-9237.
DJ RoRo spins around 10 p.m. at Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave. Cover $5 after midnight. Call 806-418-8971.
Psych-metal band Stone Machine Electric and stoner-rock band Burn Thee Insects will play at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
Amarillo's DJ Chase Elder will spin at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-367-6163.
Sunday
Zombiez Bar & Grill will celebrate the July 4 holiday with an Independence Bash outdoor party featuring Lindi Willis, Stoner Dave & Hillbilly Jim, Barcode, Ragtown Chiefs, Pitchfork Surgery, Kazual Brutality, Visions Scarred, Dischordia and Enfuraeon Legion. The party runs 2 to 11 p.m. Sunday at the bar, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover is $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss will perform at 4 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.
Amarillo rockers Adrian Lambert and Pony Hernandez of Loaded Six will host an outdoor open jam at 4 p.m. at MacDaddy's, 1221 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
Rising Americana star Dalton Domino will play at 10 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Cover.
Hip hop act Snailmate will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
Monday
The Kickin' It in Canyon concert featuring headliner Pat Green and opener Buster Bledsoe Band opens at 7 p.m. Monday at First United Bank Center on the West Texas A&M University campus. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. Call 806-655-7815.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Maggie Burt will move her weekly open jam to a special night this week only, kicking off early at 7 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. Call 806-358-9560.
Tennessee punk band Bad Idols will perform at 9 p.m. at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Atlanta indie band Little Tybee will perform at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-374-9237.
Tuesday
Amarillo country singer Danny Ruiz performs at 5 p.m. at Poblano's Grill, 900 S. Tyler St. No cover. Call 806-803-9235.
Amarillo classic rock band The Solano Project performs at happy hour around 5:45 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. Call 806-358-9560.
Mariachi band El Trio Cortez will perform at 6 p.m. at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-373-8889.
DJ David Eric spins for Taco Tuesday at 6 p.m. at The Handle Bar & Grill, 3415 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9538.
Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 6:30 p.m. at 575 Pizzeria, 2803 Civic Circle. No cover. Call 806-322-5575.
Amarillo rocker Gabe Marinez will play at 8 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. No cover. Call 806-352-3317.
Jim Bean hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
Karaoke by Karaoke Joe is featured at 9 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. No cover. Call 806-367-6163.
New Orleans jazz act Secondhand Street Band will perform at 9 p.m. at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Wednesday
Folk-rock band The DustJackets will perform, with box lunches from Chick-Fil-A, at 11:45 a.m. on the grounds of the Potter County Courthouse, Sixth Avenue and Tyler Street. Lunch is $8 or $75 for season-long punch card; music is free. Call 806-372-6744.
Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 5:30 p.m. at Spicy Mike's Bar-B-Que Haven, 6723 S. Western St. No cover. Call 806-358-8550.
Amarillo folk singer Mike Fuller performs at 6 p.m. at Poblano's Grill, 900 S. Tyler St. No cover. Call 806-803-9235.
Amarillo rock band The Solano Project will play at 6 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
Classic rock singer Jackie Haney will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Bracero's Mexican Bar & Grill, 2822 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-220-2395.
Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 7 p.m. at Buffalo's Cafe, 2811 Fourth Ave. in Canyon. No cover. Call 806-655-4400.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
New Orleans-based Americana duo The Dirty Rain Revelers will perform and Thomas Thompson will host an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at The 806 Coffee + Lounge, 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-322-1806.
DJ James Erik McMurry spins during Beer Pong Night at 9 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.
DJ Element spins tunes around 9 p.m. at Guitars & Cadillacs, 3601 Olsen Blvd. No cover. Call 806-322-7979.
DJ Gemini spins at 9 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
Amarillo country singer Lee Scheetz hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. No cover. Call 806-367-6163.
Thursday
Amarillo country singer Lindsey Lane will play at 6 p.m. at Joe Taco, 7312 Wallace Blvd. No cover. Call 806-331-8226.
Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 6 p.m. at Leal's, 1619 S. Kentucky St. No cover. Call 806-359-5959.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Jason Hodges will play at 6 p.m. on the patio at On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, 2401 Soncy Road. No cover. Call 806-553-3900.
Amarillo rock band The Solano Project will perform at 6 p.m. at 7 Bar & Grill, 3130 S. Soncy Road. No cover. Call 806-358-2222.
West Texas singer Chad Miller will host an open-mic night at 6 p.m. at Wild Bill’s Fillin’ Station, 3514 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-372-4500.
Amarillo folk singer Yvonne Perea will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.
Country band Next to Kin will perform at 7 p.m. for the Music in the Gardens series at Amarillo Botanical Gardens, 1400 Streit Drive. Admission $5 garden members, $10 ages 13 and older.
Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 7 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
Amarillo country band Kickshikers play at 7 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.
DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.
Amarillo country singer Danny Ruiz hosts open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200. No cover. Call 806-376-5286.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
Tommy Davis hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Buffalo's Cafe, 2811 Fourth Ave. in Canyon. No cover. Call 806-655-4400.
Lil T Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.
Angelrey hosts Throwback Thursdays at 10 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.
(Thanks to Amarillo Music Scene on Facebook for help in compiling these. Check there for daily updates. All listings are subject to change.)
Chip Chandler is a digital content producer for Panhandle PBS. He can be contacted at Chip.Chandler@actx.edu, at @chipchandler1 on Twitter and on Facebook.
