But anyway — in addition to Beyonce's halftime show — there's some choice live music going down this weekend. Tonight you're looking at: Leagues with Nikki Lane at Mercy; Funkonauts' record release at The 5 Spot; Sparkle City DJs' first birthday at FooBar; and plenty more. Tomorrow you've got: Dee Goodz at Exit; the Pioneers' pep rally deal at The Stone Fox; Metal at Mercy; Cory Branan at The High Watt; and more. Have a look at the rest — compiled by music listings editor Adam "I Didn't Kill No Motherfuckin' Lion" Gold — after the jump. Let us know what we missed, and have yourselves a super weekend.
Friday:
* Leagues w/Nikki Lane at Mercy Lounge
* Front Bottoms, Guntherdoug & 12th Street Social Club at The End
* Funkonauts Record Release Party feat. Deep Fried 5 at The 5 Spot
* Darrell Scott at Franklin Theatre
* Sparkle City DJs' First Birthday at FooBar
* The Vegabonds w/Cooler Kings & The Birdwings at The High Watt
* The Goddamn Gallows w/Jayke Orvis, James Hunnicutt & Pat Reedy and the Longtime Goners at Exit/In
* Charlie w/Hello Walls, Bear In the Campsite & The Inscape at FooBar
* Steady Hands w/Ghost Key, Captain and Jack, Sonsett, Dependency & Cove at The Owl Farm
* Luella and the Sun at The Family Wash
* Mat Zo at SEEN Nashville
* The Midnight Riders: Allman Brothers Revue at 3rd & Lindsley
* Blackjack Billy w/Andy Velo & Larry Mitchell at 12th & Porter
* Stigma Strain w/Killing Grace & Thira at The Rutledge
* Loser's Way Home w/Alex Inman & Coopertheband at Hard Rock Cafe
* Homecoming in the Round hosted by Gordon Kennedy feat. Chad Cates, Ben Cooper, Ginny Owens, Chris Rodriguez, a Larry Stewart, Matt Wertz & Ricky Skaggs at Belmont
* Grand Ole Opry feat. Carrie Underwood, Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X- Press, John Conlee, Blue Sky Riders, Charles Esten, Bill Anderson, Gloriana, The Whites, Jimmy Dickens, Mike Snider, Sarah Darling & Jeannie Seely at Grand Ole Opry House
* Cedar Hill w/Twang Town Rockers at Station Inn
Saturday:
* Dee Goodz at Exit/In
* The Willies w/The RA-6600 at Family Wash
* Nashville Pioneers Pep Rally/Dance Party at The Stone Fox
* Blue Sky Riders at 3rd & Lindsley
* Rodney Whitaker & the Jazz Music City All-Stars at Steinway Piano Gallery
* Return of Standard Gold Party feat. The Hollywood Kills, The Jane Shermans, The Cold Stares & FIve Knives at The Basement
* The Weakenders w/The Product, Jump Start Your Heart & Lulu Mae at The 5 Spot
* Metal at the Mercy III at The Mercy Lounge
* Cory Branan at The High Watt
* Holly Williams at Grimey’s
* Kill City w/Jane Rose and the DeadendBoys & Billy the Droid at The End
* Churchill w/The Inscape at 12th & Porter
* Call Me Savage w/Dogs At Bay, Falcon One & Rockwood Terrace at The Rutledge
* Tiger! Tiger!, Sonsett & Muir at Rocketown
* Space Capone w/Nomadic & Captain Midnight Band at Main Street in Murfreesboro
* The Secret Commonwealth at The Boro
* Scotty McCreery, Mike Snider, Bill Anderson, The Henningsens, Holly Williams,John Conlee, The Band Perry, Jean Shepard, Jim Ed Brown, Connie Smith, Kristen Kelly & Jimmy Dickens at Grand Ole Opry House
Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice at The Station Inn
And the rest