By Chip Chandler — Digital Content Producer
Rock, country, karaoke, DJs and more — your Amarillo music options are as wide open as the Texas skies. Here's your guide to tunes through Oct. 5.
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 singer-songwriter Jason Hodges will perform at 6 p.m. at The Handle Bar & Grill, 3415 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9538.
Electronic music group Blunt Force will headline the first Neon Sunset at 6 p.m. at Starlight Ranch Event Center, 1415 Sunrise Dr. Also featured are Glass Cannon, Boo-Sir, Kurt K, Eekerz, Rupert the Duke and Blar 10. Tickets $12, plus fees. Call 806-678-7002.
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-songwriter 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.
Canyon country act Wild Boomer & The Ghost Rancher Band will perform at 8 p.m. at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200. No cover. Call 806-376-5286.
The Jim Laughlin Trio with singer Sandy Storey will kick off the Jazz on 6th series for Chamber Music Amarillo at 8 p.m. in the Fibonacci Space, 3306 S.W. Sixth Ave. Tickets $15. Call 806-236-3545.
The Killer Dueling Pianos performers Johnny Greco and Shawn Grindle will play 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 play at 8 p.m. at Joe Daddy's, 2108 Paramount Blvd. No cover. Call 806-463-7900.
Patrick Swindell & Esquire Jazz will perform at 8 p.m. at Metropolitan — A Speakeasy, 9181 Town Square Blvd. No cover. Call 806-242-0117.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Mike Fuller will perform at 8 p.m. at Polk Street Eats, 614 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-4700.
Amarillo rocker Ace Rodriguez will play 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 spins for Flashback Fridays at 9 p.m. at Bodega's, 709 S. Polk St. No cover. 806-378-5790.
Country troubadour Dan Lesperance will play at 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke Lounge, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
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.
Amarillo country band Next to Kin will perform at 9 p.m. at Gerb's Wurst Bar, 7415 S. Bell St. Call 806-398-9991.
Lil T Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at The Pine Shed, 5342 Canyon Dr. No cover. Call 806-352-2446.
Amarillo singer-songwriter James Owens will perform at 9 p.m. at Rain Premiere Sushi Bar & Lounge, 817 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-331-1155.
Amarillo country band Texas Tumbleweed Junction 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. at Tejano Wild West, 1200 S.E. 10th Ave. Call 806-340-3313.
DJ Ted will spin at 9 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.
Indie rock duoTGTG will perform at 9 p.m. at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
DJ Koin Drop will spin at 10 p.m. at Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-803-9063.
Amarillo-based Americana band Playa Lake performs its last show at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Opener is Corey Hunt Band. Cover. Call 806-374-9237.
Texas country great Jack Ingram will play at 10 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Cover.
DJ RoRo will spin at 10 p.m. at Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave. Cover $5 after midnight. Call 806-418-8971.
Oklahoma rock band Nicnos will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Amarillo rock band OddFellas will open. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
DJ Ramon hosts The Latin Spot at 10 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.
Amarillo rock band Lifeless 2 Life will play at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7; women free. Call 806-367-6163.
Saturday
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 indie-rock act J. Trial Band will play at 6:30 p.m. at Joe Taco, 7312 Wallace Blvd. No cover. Call 806-331-8226.
Amarillo folk singer-songwriter Mike Fuller will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.
Austin indie-folk singer Dwight Smith will perform at 7 p.m. at The 806 Coffee + Lounge, 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-322-1806.
Country troubadour Dan Lesperance will perform at 7 p.m. at The Handle Bar & Grill, 3415 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9538.
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.
M-Squared Sounds will take over for Electric Zombiez at 7 p.m. at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. DJs include Luis Ortiz, akaGiant, Kamihaus, MacGyver, Mista Slipz, Chickn Biscuit, Robot Noise and SonnyB. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Amarillo cowboy singers Lane Provence and Chad Feemster will play at 8 p.m. at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200. No cover. Call 806-376-5286.
The Killer Dueling Pianos performers Johnny Greco and Shawn Grindle will play at 8 p.m. at I Don't Know Sports Bar & Grill, 1301 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-331-7985.
Amarillo band The Darling Brothers will reunite for an 8 p.m. show with Woody Key, Jay Weeks and others at Joe Daddy's, 2108 Paramount Blvd. No cover. Call 806-463-7900.
The Jim Laughlin Jazz Trio will perform with singer Sandy Storey at 8 p.m. at Metropolitan — A Speakeasy, 9181 Town Square Blvd. No cover. Call 806-242-0117.
Amarillo singer-songwriter J. Trial will perform at 8 p.m. at Polk Street Eats, 614 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-4700.
Amarillo folk-rock band The DustJackets 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.
Pampa rocker David Swafford will perform at 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke Lounge, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
Amarillo country singer RC will perform at 9 p.m. at Cactus Bar, 4831 S. Western St. No cover. Call 806-356-6369.
Amarillo country band Tommy Davis & Panhandle Wind will perform at 9 p.m. at Cattleman's Club, 3803 E. Amarillo Blvd. Cover $5. Call 806-383-1707.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
Amarillo country band Texas Tumbleweed Junction 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.
Amarillo country-rock band Strange Saints will perform at 9 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.
West Texas singer Chad Miller will play at 9:30 p.m. at Butler's Martini Bar, 703 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-8180.
Amarillo country band A.J. Johnston & His Western Riot will record a new live album at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-374-9237.
Americana singer-songwriter Red Shahan will perform at 10 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Cover.
Amarillo country act The Jack Cryver Band will play at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-367-6163.
Sunday
Amarillo rocker Ace Rodriguez will perform at 3 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
Adrian Lambert and Pony Hernandez of Amarillo rock band Loaded Six will host an open jam at 4 p.m. at MacDaddy's, 1221 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
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.
Post-rock band Lehnen — from Vienna (yeah, the one in Austria) — will perform at 9 p.m. at The 806 Coffee + Lounge, 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-322-1806.
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 DJ Bert Zuniga hosts Tejano Sundays at 9 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.
Phoenix rock band King Chiefs will perform at 9 p.m. at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Roots folk/punk band Tail Light Rebellion will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
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.
The Martinis will kick off the 6th annual Jazztober concert series for Amarillo Cultural District at 6 p.m. at the Historic Bivins Mansion, 1000 S. Polk St. Admission is free, and audience members are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and dinner. Call 806-372-6744.
DJ David Eric spins for Tuesday Bike Night 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 singer-songwriter Tennessee Tuckness will perform for the weekly FireSongs concert series at 7 p.m. at Fire Slice Pizzeria, 7306 S.W. 34th Ave., Suite 10. No cover. Call 806-331-2232.
Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe will host open-mic night at 8 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. No cover. Call 806-352-3317.
Tejano DJ Bert Zuniga spins at 9 p.m. at Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9063.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Maggie Burt hosts a weekly open jam at 9 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. Call 806-358-9560.
Amarillo band Love Shine 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.
Wednesday
Amarillo country singer-songwriter Danny Ruiz performs at 5 p.m. at El Patio Mexican Restaurant, 1410 Highway 60 in Canyon. No cover. Call 806-655-4300.
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.
Amarillo singer-songwriter James Owens will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Rain Premiere Sushi Bar & Lounge, 817 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-331-1155.
DJ Kraze hosts karaoke at 9 p.m. at Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9063.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
Thomas Thompson will host an open-mic night at 8 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.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
Bert Zuniga and Amarillo Godfathers host Party on the Patio at 9 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.
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
Experimental band The Bunny The Bear will headline a night of music, featuring As Animals Eat My Insides, KEVLAR, Trench Rat, Ambrosia Scheme and Edit Canvas, at 6 p.m. at City Studios, 3701 Plains Blvd., Suite 25. Cover $15 advance, $20 door. Call 806-282-6573.
Amarillo folk singer-songwriter Andy Chase performs at 6 p.m. at Leal's, 1619 S. Kentucky St. No cover. Call 806-359-5959.
West Texas singer Chad Miller hosts 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.
Rapper CityBoiStreets will perform with guests Piffboyz, Maxccent and others at 7 p.m. at Fresh Start, 3801 Olsen Blvd., Suite 7. Cover $15.
Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe will host 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.
Country troubadour Dan Lesperance will play at 8 p.m. at Broken Spoke Lounge, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
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.
Americana band Shane Smith & The Saints will perform with opener Jay Statham Band at 10 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Cover.
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.