FRIDAY
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE / GILL LANDRY
Music Farm Columbia, 1022 Senate St.
Fri, 8 p.m., $15 Standing / $20 Seated
Americana, rockabilly artist Justin Townes Earle will take the stage at Music Farm in The Vista Friday. Louisiana-born singer-songwriter Gill Landry will open.
BEAUTY SLAP
Conundrum Music Hall
Fri, 10 p.m., $15
Beauty Slap is an electronic-brass-thunder-folk group consisting of horns, saxophone, guitar and more. This Friday night, the event will take place at Conundrum Music Hall and is presented by USC School of Music and bigSphinx Productions.
SATURDAY
KNOX HAMILTON / GHOSTS OF THE KODIAK / DAVID A.
New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.
Sat, 7 p.m., $10
Knox Hamilton, an indie, neo-soul group out of Little Rock, Arkansas, is set to perform at New Brookland Tavern Saturday night. Ghosts of the Kodiak and David A will open.
THE PADLLADIUM SOCIETY CHILI COOK-OFF
Music Farm Columbia, 1022 Senate St.
Sat, 5 p.m., $30
To honor 150th anniversary of the burning of Columbia, the Palladium Society is hosting a chili cook-off at Music Farm, and all proceeds will be donated to Historic Columbia. A ticket in includes all-you-can-eat chili.
SUNDAY
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
Koger Center for the Arts, 1051 Greene St.
Sun, 8 p.m., $39 - $64
THe Canadian singer-songwriter will perform at the Koger Center Sunday as part of his cross-country tour. Lightfoot is known for his influence on the '60s and '70s sound.
RED CARPET AWARDS PARTY
Nickelodeon Theater, 1607 Main St.
Sun, 7:30 p.m., $50 / $35 Nickelodeon members
The Nickelodeon Theatre is dressing up and partying to celebrate Sunday night’s award show. The event will be catered by DiPrato’s, The Oak Table, Groucho’s and more, and includes two drinks with the ticket. Crowd favorites Patti O’Furniture and Anne Postic will commentate the event.