Friday

The rock band Fat Back plays at the Tugboat. The Tugboat is located at 1860 Ski Time Square; 21 and older only. Call 879-7070 for more information.

It’s disco night with DJ Paradox at Levelz. Levelz is located at Ski Time Square Building E; 21 and older only. Call 870-9090 for more information.

Little Laura’s and the Brew Glass Band play live bluegrass at The Wolf Den Tavern. The Wolf Den Tavern is located at 703 Lincoln Ave; 21 and older only.

Dave Markle on classical guitar performs live Flamenco music at The Alpine Bistro. The Alpine Bistro is located at 521 Lincoln Ave. Call 879-7757 for more information.

Saturday

The funk band Grand Fiasco plays at the Tugboat. The Tugboat is located at 1860 Ski Time Square; 21 and older only. Call 879-7070 for more information.

Remixer, producer and DJ Jon Bishop of San Diego, Calif., spins at Levelz. His style of mixing hard house, progressive house and tech-house is what Bishop calls “Nu-NRG.” Bishop recently released his second album on ICU Records, “Global Hardhouse,” with a hit “I’m in Control” voted single of the month in the UK’s Wax Magazine. Bishop is resident DJ at Hedonism and Studio 64 in San Diego. Levelz is located at Ski Time Square Building E; 21 and older only. Call 870-9090 for more information.

Dave Markle on classical guitar performs live Flamenco music at The Alpine Bistro. The Alpine Bistro is located at 521 Lincoln Ave. Call 879-7757 for more information.

Sunday

The Slopeside Summer Concert Series, in conjunction with Wake the Dead music, presents funk band Grand Fiasco opening for Merl Saunders and the Funky Friends from 3:30 to 7 p.m., weather permitting, Sunday. The native San Franciscan Saunders will play the grooviest tunes from his latest CD “Struggling Man,” “Merl Saunders & Friends II,” with guests John Popper of Blues Traveler and Trey Anastasio of Phish, “Fiesta Amazonica,” with guests Jerry Garcia, other Dead members, Trio Bulgarka and Mariana Rosmis, and “Blues From the Rainforest.” The 60-something Saunders has been performing feel-good rhythms for more than 40 years, as well as writing music for film and television and runs his own record label company. Saunders still performs about 200 days a year with an energetic vibrance that makes you want to get down, attracting all eyes on stage. The Slopeside Grill is located in Torian Plum Plaza at the Steamboat Ski Area. Call 879-2916 for more information.

Wednesday

The groove funk band Idletime plays at the Tugboat. The Tugboat is located at 1860 Ski Time Square; 21 and older only. Call 879-7070 for more information.

Lucinda Williams performs for a free concert at 5:30 p.m. at the bottom of the Headwall lift at the Steamboat Ski Area. Williams, originally from Lake Charles, La., releases her sixth album “Essence” to recapture the bliss, desperation, loneliness and joy that life brings her. Having musical influences that range from Loretta Lynn to Jimi Hendrix, Williams brings a country, folk and religious pop for Steamboat’s pleasure. It wasn’t until her self-titled 1988 release that people started turning heads and won her a songwriting Grammy for “Passionate Kisses.” Six years later “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” won her a second Grammy.

Thursday

The blues guitar guru Larry McCray plays at the Tugboat. The Tugboat is located at 1860 Ski Time Square; 21 and older only. Call 879-7070 for more information.

Hells/Bells, a tributary AC/DC band, performs a theatrical show with pyrotechnics and live firing cannons at Levelz. Hells/Bells has the money drop, the authentic costuming and the bell to bring you the complete AC/DC experience with AC/DC hits “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “Highway to Hell” and “Back in Black.” Levelz is located at Ski Time Square Building E; 21 and older only. Call 870-9090 for more information.