The madness isn’t limited to basketball courts this weekend.
Music fans have a maddening array of options all over the metro area, but especially in Hamtramck, where the annual Hamtramck Blowout takes place through Saturday, March 22.
The three-day event features 220 acts playing at 26 venues around the city, ranging from Plant Ant Hall and the Polish Sea League to the Hamtramck Public Library. A wealth of favorites are on the assorted bills, including Amino Acids, Matt Smith, Danny Kroha, Doop and the Inside Outlaws, Body Mechanic, Rose St. Germaine, Emily Rose, the Detroit Party Marching Band and more.
Weekend wristbands are $35 in advance and online, $40 in person, and the first 1,500 sold include admission to Detroit City Football Club’s first home game of the season at 4 p.m. Saturday at Keyworth Stadium.
Full schedules and other information can be found at hamtramckblowout.com.
Other music events of note this weekend (all subject to change) include …
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
• The Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays works by Beethoven, Brahms and Strauss II through Sunday, March 23 at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Saturday’s concert streams at 8 p.m. via the “Live From Orchestra Hall” series. 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• Davison’s Chiodos plays the second of two shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of its album “All’s Well That Ends Well” at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Doors at 6 p.m. 248-399-2980 or royaloakmusictheatre.com.
• A second “Tales From the D” event, including a screening of the episode featuring Motown Funk Brother guitarist Dennis Coffey and a performance by fellow Motowner Spyder Turner with the Ronnie Nelson Band, takes place at 6 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit. 313-833-1805 or detroithistorical.org.
• Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles makes its regular stop at 7:30 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• Former Guess Who frontman Burton Cummings delivers those hits at 8 p.m. at Music Hall Center, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit. 313-887-8500 or musichall.org.
• California’s Movements delivers alt-rock at the Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Citizen also performs. 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com.
• Sarah Cahill performs the music of 20th century composer/painter Lou Harrison for Friday Night Live! at 7:30 p.m. in the Rivera Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-833-7900 or dia.org.
• It’ll be trippy when LSDREAM and CloZee team up for two shows at the Masonic Temple Theatre, 500 Temple St., Detroit. Doors at 6 p.m. and again on Saturday, March 22, with different support acts each night. 313-548-1320 or themasonic.com.
• DJ Matt Bennett presides over a Party101 show at Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-961-8961 or saintandrewsdetroit.com.
• The sound will be anything but silent as the Simon & Garfunkel Story at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren at 8 p.m. 586-268-3200 or andiamoshowroom.com.
• Qrion, Prim and Soular Spice man the decks at the Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors at 9 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.
• Crooner Ben Sharkey brings his smooth sounds at 8 p.m. at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.
• Side Effects, Duk Butter, Media Panic and seven more bands play on two stages for the Punk’s Not Dead Fest at 6 p.m. at the Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township. 586-933-3503 or dieselconcerts.com.
• Bummer Camp celebrates the release of a new album, “Stuck in a Dream,” at the Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. The Fever Haze, Melodic Canvas and Lucas Powell also perform. 313-500-1475 or thelagerhouse.com.
• Detroit Hi-Tones kick the weekend off at 8:30 p.m. at the Cadieux Cafe, 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit. 313-882-8560 or cadieuxcafe.com.
• Guitarist Randy Napoleon plays through Saturday, March 22 at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe. 313-882-5399 or dirtydogjazz.com.
• The local Elton John tribute band Captain Fantastic Detroit recreates the favorites at 8 p.m. at The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. 248-453-5285 or theroxyrochester.com.
• Tim Grimm and Matt Watroba perform at 8 p.m. at the Trinity House Theatre, 38840 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia. 734-436-6302 or trinityhousetheatre.org.
• Singer-songwriter Joy Clark hits the stage at 8 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• The Paxton/Spangler Septet plays a Tribute to South African Jazz Masters at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.
• Virtual: The Yonder Mountain String Band streams its 8 p.m. performance from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, for subscribers to nugs.net.
• Virtual: YouTube favorite turned singing star Poppy streams live at 10 p.m. from Chicago, via veeps.com.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
• The current configuration of the Detroit-formed vocal group the Spinners comes home at 8 p.m. at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren. 586-268-3200 or andiamoshowroom.com.
• American roots singer-songwriter William Elliott Whitmore doubles up at 6 and 8:30 p.m. at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. Dave Hause opens. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.
• Dutch DJ Reinier Znneveld is joined by Henry Brooks at the Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors at 9 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.
• Florida punk rock trio the Dollyrots tops a bill with the Boreouts and Bathroom of the future at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck. 313-462-4117 or sanctuarydetroit.com.
• Ontario’s Counterparks rock at Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit. Doors at 6 p.m. 313-961-8961 or saintandrewsdetroit.com.
• Country singer Cooper Alan headlines at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-399-2980 or royaloakmusictheatre.com.
• Deathpact and Torcha will keep ’em dancing at 9 p.m. at the Russell Industrial Center, 1600 Clay St., Detroit. 248-434-7699 or thecrofoot.com.
• Want more Beatles? BritBeat pays its tribute at 7:30 p.m. at the Macomb Center, 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township. 586-286-2222 or macombcenter.com.
• The Doors tribute band Peace Frog is at the Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-544-1991 or themagicbag.com.
• Tusk: The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute goes its own way at 8 p.m. at the Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac. 248-309-6445 or flagstarstrand.com.
• Material Girls pays tribute to Adele, Lady Gaga, Cher and Madonna at 7 p.m. at the Emerald Theatre, 31 N. Walnut St. Mount Clemens. Doors at 7 p.m. 586-630-0120 or theemeraldtheatre.com.
• The tributes Sins of a Madman (Ozzy Osbourne) and BloodStone (Judas Priest) join forces at 7 p.m. at the Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township. 586-933-3503 or dieselconcerts.com.
• The ABBA tribute Dancing Queen gimme gimme gimmes it up at District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte. Doors at 7 p.m. Wisteria opens. district142live.com.
• The Annie Capps Trio and the Grace Theisen Trio are three of a perfect pair at 8 p.m. at the Trinity House Theatre, 38840 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia. 734-436-6302 or trinityhousetheatre.org.
• Martha Wainwright represents her musically accomplished family at 8 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Haley Blais opens. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• Trumpeter Benny Benack III and his Quartet blows at 6:30 and 9 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. Bassist Jack Nissen and his Quartet perform as well, at 10:30 p.m. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
• The University of Detroit Jazz Ensemble and the Detroit Jazz Factory play starting at noon at the Cadieux Cafe, 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit. 313-882-8560 or cadieuxcafe.com.
• Hometown soul veteran Dwele sings at 7:30 p.m. at Sound Board in the MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. 800-745-3000 or soundboarddetroit.com.
• Suss and Immersion (featuring Colin Newman of Wire and Malka Spigel of Minimal Compact) celebrate their new joint album “Nanocluster 3″ at 8 p.m. at Third Man Records, 441 W. Canfield St., Detroit. 313-209-5205 or thirdmanrecords.com.
• Blue October frontman Justin Furstenfeld performs an “An Open Book: I Laugh at Myself” one-man show at 8 p.m. at the Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac. 248-309-6445 or flagstarstrand.com.
• “American Idol” finalist Casey James tops the bill at the Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Road, Westland. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Danny Wilde and Brad Russell also perform. 734-513-5030 or tokenlounge.com.
• The folk duo Newberry & Verch performs at 7:30 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• Longtime Tony Bennett pianist Bill Charlap and his Trio play at 6 and 8:30 p.m. at the Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 734-372-3200 or bluellamaclub.com.
• Virtual: Country singer Joe Dee Messina holds a Watch Party at 8 p.m. via veeps.com.
