Friday, Jan. 8:

• It's fun: Clouseaux, The Suspects. $10. 10 p.m. (With opener Picture Book. 7 p.m., free.) Continental Club.

• It's indie: Yellow Fever, Giant Princess, The Wiggins, Psychic Kids. Mango's.

• It's the name Jody, which you don't see all that often: Jody Seabody & the Whirls, Skepticynic, Mom Walks In. The Mink.

• It's crazy, anything-goes time: Darwin's Finches, Jimson Jolly Vagrants, The Justin Peevey Project, GreenHouse, Satanic Punk International Conspiracy. Super Happy Fun Land.

• It's going to be filled with parents: Texas High School Rock Off. House of Blues.

• It's also going to be filled with parents: Woodlands Idol Competition. Dosey Doe.

• It's garage rock: Dollyrockers, Blue Flames, Trash Rockets. Rudyard's.

• It's METAL: Metavenge, Victim, Legion. Fitzgerald's.  

Saturday, Jan. 9:

• It's the hipster hang: The Tontons, Roky Moon & Bolt, Ghost Mountain. Walter's.

• It's people coming together to help a friend: Houston Punk Revue: Helping Tim O Fight Cancer! at The Mink. Read more about this show here.

• It's a punny band name plus two other bands names with "dick" in them: Commie Hilfiger, Skeleton Dick, Dickey Hands. Warehouse Live.

• It's cool, mon: The Wailers, The Supervillains. House of Blues.

• It's Willie Nelson: Willie Nelson. Arena Theater.

• It's pretty Celtic music: Clandestine. McGonigel's Mucky Duck.

• It's a You(Genious) rip-off?: C-Gar CD release for Fatt Buttz. Meridian.

• It's like Dave Matthews Band, only not: Elmwood. With Ragged Hearts. The Mink.

• It's voices with burrs: Runaway Sun, Ben Mallott. Continental Club.

• It's an 85th birthday celebration: Ray Price. Stafford Centre.

Sunday, Jan. 10:  

• It's a new residency for January: Houston Funk Factory. Continental Club.