New York-based emcee billy woods comes to Denver’s Marquis Theatre on June 5. One half of the avant-garde hip hop duo Armand Hammer with Elucid, the critically lauded rapper performs in support of his eighth studio album, GOLLIWOG, released earlier this month via Backwoodz Studioz. See listing for details.

THURSDAY, MAY 29

Picnic on the Plaza with Jeff & Paige. Noon to 1 p.m. Festival Plaza, 311 S. Public Road, Lafayette. Free 

Goldengrass Bluegrass Weekend (Night 1) feat. Arkansauce. 6 p.m. New Terrain Brewing Company, 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy. Free 

A1C3. 6 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

ReCline. 6 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. Free

The Bandits. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free

Todd Carey with Asteroid Please. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $18

Sweet Spine with Raue and Wilt. 7 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $23

Big Sad 1900. 7 p.m. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. $41

Thursday Night Live feat. The Naturals. 7-9 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $28

Cig Pope and the Holy Smokes. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

Shift feat. Mythm, Thelem, LSTree and Draeka. 8 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side, 2637 Welton St., Denver. $30

FRIDAY, MAY 30

Grateful Dead Revue (Jake Wolf’s 50th celebration). 4:30 p.m. Wibby Brewing, 209 Emery St., Longmont. $13

Blue Shift. 5 p.m. Left Hand Brewing, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont. Free

Mackenzie Rae with Buckshot Moon. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free

Felonius Smith Trio. 6 p.m. Indian Peaks Golf Course, 2300 Indian Peaks Trail, Lafayette. Free

The Dream Team. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free

Adam Bodine Trio. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20

Millennial Romance with DJ E.M.O. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $21

Ganja White Night with Smoakland, Xotix, Stylist Beats and Myrias. 7 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $68

Ozomatli with Max Gomez. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. $25

Pickin’ On The Dead with Tyler Grant, Michael Kirkpatrick, Ace Engfer, Sean Macaulay and Mill McKay. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $15

SATURDAY, MAY 31

Face Vocal Band with Float Like a Buffalo. 4:30 p.m. The Garden at Left Hand, 1245 Boston Ave., Longmont. $20

Blueshift. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder. Free

Addie Tonic. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free

Mercy Club. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20

Both Side Now. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $34

Tejon Street Corner Thieves with Dig Deep. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $23

5280s band. 8 p.m. The Louisville Underground, 640 Main St. $21

Early Moods with Love Gang and Eagle Wing. 8 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $19

Gimme Gimme Disco. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $30

SUNDAY, JUNE 1

Sphere Ensemble. 1 p.m. Broomfield Library and Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road. Free

The Tamburitzans. 5 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 198 Morning Glory Drive, 198 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder. $21

Peach Pit with Briston Maroney and BNNY. 6 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. $68

Dakota Blonde. 7 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $20

Arkansauce with Derek Dames Ohl Duo. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $20

Dutch Interior with Poor Image and Ryan Wong. 8 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $20

MONDAY, JUNE 2

Brett Hendrix. 5 p.m. The Stillery, 10633 Westminster Blvd., #900, Westminster. Free

Malcom Todd. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $94

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

grentperez with Rocco. 7 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $54

Avi Kaplan with Guthrie Brown. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $25

Margo Cilker with Forrest Vantuyl and Kayla Katz. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $25

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

Open Bluegrass Pick. 6 p.m. The Garden at Left Hand, 1245 Boston Ave., Longmont. $20

Finn O’Sullivan. 6 p.m. Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont. Free

Vic Dillahay with Doug Carmichael. 7 p.m. Dry Land Distillers, 519 Main St., Longmont. Free

Drouth with Aleister Cowboy and High Fells. 7 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $19

THURSDAY, JUNE 5

billy woods. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. $35 BW Pick of the Week

Sicard Hollow with Tonewood String Band. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $20

sammy rash. 8 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver. $25

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). 8 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Pl., Denver. $90+