Reminder Jake’s Blues plays their first Erie show of 2012 tonight at 8 Great Tuesdays. The band promises a few new songs and will include Ron Yarosz on Hammond B-3 and harmonica.
Opening up will be the Hadden Sayers Band (and not Broke Boland, as I erroneously listed in Showcase; that’s Aug. 21). Get there early for Sayers; he’s a fantastic, clean-toned blues guitarist. You won’t want to miss him; he’s mighty impressive.

Commander Cody Band headlines the Sherman Barn Dance and Summer Bash on Friday at 11 p.m. on the Stage at the Warner Road Farm, 7405 Warner Road, Sherman. N.Y.
Erie’s M-80s precede Cody at 8:30 p.m.
Also playing : Smokehouse and Face Down in High Water. Tickets are $20.Gates open at noon for the all-ages show. Food vendors will be on site. Call (716) 640-4821 for ticket details or more info.

George Jones has announced he’ll embark on a 60-date farewell tour in 2013; dates have yet to be announced for the country legend.