But here on earth — and not floating over our heads like so much androgynous Adonis — we have a lot of really good options as far as entertainment is concerned. Tonight you're looking at: Photo Ops' album release at The 5 Spot; Escondido's album release at The High Watt; JP5 with Jem Cohen, Sparkle City DJs and some new action at FooBar; Hanzelle with T-Rust and more at Boheme Collectif; Buddy Guy and Johnny Lang at War Memorial; Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale at Mercy; Cannomen, Deluxin' and more at Springwater; and so much more. Tomorrow you've got: Richie with Angel Olsen and William Tyler at Club Roar; Forget Cassettes with Bows and Arrows, Coupler and Cortney Tidwell at Exit/In; the SXSW sendoff at Mercy with The Protomen, Alanna Royale, Magnolia Sons, The Howlin' Brothers and a bunch more; P!nk and The Hives at Bridgestone; and so much more. Wow. That's a lot of promising action. Have a look at the rest — compiled by music listings editor Adam "Belieber" Gold — after the jump. Let us know what we missed, and have yourselves a high-flyin' weekend.
Friday:
* Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale w/Max Gomez at Mercy Lounge
* Escondido Album Release Show feat. Bryan Cates at The High Watt
* Photo Ops Record Release feat. Neil O’Neil & Milktooth at The 5 Spot
* Future Night feat. Hanzelle, T-Rust & more at Boheme Collectif
* Buddy Guy w/Johnny Lang at War Memorial Auditorium
* JP5 w/Jem Cohen, Music Band, Kings of the F***King sea & Sparkle City DJs at FooBar
* Fanny's House of Music Fourth Anniversary Party feat. Poly & Hobo Rampage at Fanny’s House of Music
* Tchaikovsky & Copland feat. Anne Akiko Meyers and the Nashville Symphony at The Schermerhorn
* Wade Bowen w/Brent Rupard at Exit/In
* The Parallel w/Trenton & Stephen Gordon at The End
* Justin and the Cosmics w/Scott Revey & Heyrocco at The Basement
* David Olney at The Stone Fox
* Cannomen w/Surfing, Deluxin' & Dogtooth at Springwater
* Comrades w/Sleep Through Storms, Kudzu, Feather Oars & Geronimo Jones at The Owl Farm
* Create W/O Limits feat. Judd Hall w/Robin Raynelle, Harrison B. & Todd 1ne at 12th & Porter
* Freewill w/The Sexual Side Effects at The Boro
* Grand Ole Opry feat. Jesse McReynolds, Riders in the Sky, Josh Turner, George Hamilton IV, Jeannie Seely, Montgomery Gentry, Jimmy C. Newman, Jim Ed Brown, Parmalee, Mike Snider, Steve Wariner & Blake Shelton at Grand Ole Opry House
* Pig & Dusty's Annual Party at 3rd & Lindsley
* Off the Wagon at Station Inn
Saturday:
* P!nk w/The Hives at Bridgestone Arena
* Forget Cassettes w/Bows and Arrows, Cortney Tidwell & Coupler at Exit/In
* Richie w/Angel Olsen & William Tyler at Club Roar
* The Official SXSW Sendoff Party feat. The Protomen, Wild Cub, Alanna Royale, Magnolia Sons, Patrick Sweany, Luella and the Sun, The Howlin' Brothers, Jacob Jones, Los Colognes, The JAG & more at Mercy Lounge
* Ken Stringfellow w/Haunted Device & Kink Ador at The End
* The Bar-Kays at Jazz & Jokes
* Completely Unplugged and Caffeinated feat. Tom Mason and Supe Granda at Farmer’s Market
* Mark Robinson Album Release at The Building
* Forever With Us: The 50th Anniversary of a Country Music Tragedy at Country Music Hall of Fame
* Tchaikovsky & Copland feat. Anne Akiko Meyers and the Nashville Symphony at The Schermerhorn
* Foreign Fields w/Natalie Prass & Boom Forest at The Basement
* Clit Fit at The Owl Farm
* Tom Pappas Collection, Baseball Bat, & Shut Up at The 5 Spot
* Baskery w/Hillbilly Casino at 12th & Porter
* Vinyl Bitchie w/DJs Jane Dupree & Spoon at 12th & Porter
* Guilty Pleasures at 3rd & Lindsley
* Wick-It the Instigator w/Skarface, Double A, DJ Hashbrown, Beat Bear & Skinny B at Main St.
* Grand Ole Opry feat. Bill Anderson, BJ Thomas, Richard Marx, Jim Ed Brown, Connie Smith, Morgan Frazier, Mike Snider, Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X- Press, Jeannie Seely & Blake Shelton at Grand Ole Opry House
* Roland White Band at Station Inn
And the rest