The free, outdoor music of Bele Chere ends at 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday (earlier on Sunday), but unless you've had too much sun, too much to drink or you're just getting too old, the festivities continue into the early morning. Downtown clubs keep live music rocking until last call, so don't miss the late-night action. The official festival may be over, but the party is just getting started. For a complete listing of shows, check out Clubland in this week's Xpress.
Friday, July 29
• DJ dance party at Athena’s (14 College St. 252-2456) 9 p.m.
• Electronic dance music with Matt Harper, Drew Dark and Olof Pohlson at Eleven on Grove (11 Grove St. 505-1612) 11 p.m. Free.
• Second annual unofficial Bele Chere Dance Party at Emerald Lounge (112 N. Lexington Ave. 232-4372) 8 p.m.-2 a.m. $10.
• Johnny Coit and John Dempsey (blues, covers) at Fred's Speakeasy (122 College St. 281-0920) 10 p.m. $3.
• Leigh Glass Band (country-tinged blues rock) at Hannah Flanagan's (27 Biltmore Ave. 252-1922).
• Cry Baby (jazz noir, R&B) at Jack of the Wood (95 Patton Ave. 252-5445) 9:30 p.m. $5.
• Cusses (female-led hard rock) with Wages and The Treatment at Lexington Avenue Brewery (39 N. Lexington Ave. 252-0212) 10 p.m.
• Hell Chere at Arcade (130 College St.) With The Pleasures of the Ultraviolent, 6 p.m., Zombie Queen, 7 p.m., Bad Cop, 8 p.m., Ivan The Terribles, 9 p.m. and The Critters, 10 p.m. Free.
• Vincent's Missing Ear ("art-infused rock") at MoDaddy's (77 Biltmore Ave. 258-1550) 9 p.m.
• Local hip-hop showcase at One Stop Deli and Bar (55 College St.) 10 p.m. $5.
• ReggaeInfinity (reggae) at Pack's Tavern (20 S. Spruce St. 225-6944) 9 p.m.
• Drunken Prayer (neo-Americana) with You Dirty Rats at PULP (103 Hilliard Ave. below the Orange Peel) 9 p.m.
• DJ dance party and drag show at Scandals (11 Grove St. 252-2838) 10 p.m.
• Unit 50 (classic and modern rock covers) at TallGary's Cantina (4 College St. 232-0809) 9:30 p.m. Free.
• DJ dance party (top-40 hits) at Temptations Red Room (5 Biltmore Ave. 252-0775) 10 p.m.
• Carolina Rex (blues and rock covers) at Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues (28 Broadway St. 254-7072) 10 p.m.
• Space Medicine and the Mystic Ferrymen (ambient jam) at Vanuatu Kava Bar (151 S. Lexington Ave. 505-8118).
• Jeff Bates (country) at Wild Wing Cafe (161 Biltmore Ave., 253-3066) 10 p.m. $5.
Saturday, July 30
• DJ dance party at Athena’s (14 College St. 252-2456) 9 p.m.
• Sirius.B (Gypsy fusion) at Emerald Lounge (112 N. Lexington Ave. 232-4372) 10 p.m. $10.
• The Scissormen (punk, blues) and The Gin Fits at Fred's Speakeasy (122 College St. 281-0920) 10 p.m. $5.
• Brushfire Stankgrass (electroacoustic bluegrass) at Hannah Flanagan's (27 Biltmore Ave. 252-1922).
• Sons of Ralph (bluegrass) at Jack of the Wood Pub (95 Patton Ave. 252-5445) 9:30 p.m. $5.
• The Honeycutters (country-influenced Americana) and The Nikki Talley Band at Lexington Avenue Brewery (39 N. Lexington Ave., 252-0212) 10 p.m. $8.
• Young Couples (indie pop) with Run Boy Run at MoDaddy's (77 Biltmore Ave. 258-1550) 9 p.m.
• Phuncle Sam (Grateful Dead covers) at One Stop Deli and Bar (55 College St.) 10 p.m. $5.
• DJ Moto (hip-hop, rock, dance) at Pack's Tavern (20 S. Spruce St. 225-6944) 9:30 p.m.
• DJ dance party and drag show at Scandals (11 Grove St. 252-2838) 10 p.m.
• DJ Spy-V (hip-hop, rock, dance) at Temptations Red Room (5 Biltmore Ave. 252-0775) 10:30 p.m.
• Unit 50 (classic and modern rock covers) at TallGary's Cantina (4 College St. 232-0809) 9:30 p.m. Free.
• The Nightcrawlers (R&B, funk) at Tressa's Downtown Jazz and Blues (28 Broadway St. 254-7072) 10 p.m.
• Space Capone (funk, soul, R&B) and The Broadcast at Wild Wing Cafe (161 Biltmore Ave., 253-3066) 10 p.m. $10.
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