The next couple of weeks are chock full of attendance worthy shows in and around town. While we HIGHLY encourage you to be at Off Broadway next weekend, the Saturday before offers a concert for nearly every time of the day or night.

If you’ve never browsed Tower Grove’s impressive Farmer’s Market, this Saturday might be the perfect time to check it out. Greet your friends friends and neighbors and shop/eat/drink while listening to St. Louis institution Bob Reuter, Greenstrum creator Ryan Spearman, and blues/rock darling Beth Bombara play music under the West Pool Pavilion.

Later, make your way to Cherokee Street for an all-day, local music laden line-up brought to us by Secret Sound Society in celebration of Cinco De Mayo. St. Louis’ newest talent will be on display, as well as seasoned favorites like So Many Dynamos (set times and such in the link below).

Finally happily wrestle with the decision we at IWTAS face on an almost weekly basis: choose the little jaunt to Firebird for indie up and comers Here We Go Magic or saunter to Off Broadway for those wild boys in Kentucky Knife Fight. Either choice will be the right one. Stay hydrated and designate a driver, y’all.

And we’ll see your happy asses on the 14th.

Wed, 5/4: Chris Pureka w/ Holcombe Waller at SPACE (Evanston, IL).

Sat, 5/7: Harvest Sessions 2011 Kickoff at Tower Grove Farmer’s Market – Bob Reuter, Beth Bombara, and Ryan Spearman.

Sat, 5/7: Gringo Stage at Cinco De Mayo on Cherokee Street hosted by Secret Sound Society.

Sat, 5/7: Here We Go Magic at The Firebird.

Sat, 5/7: Kentucky Knife Fight w/ The Whiskey Folk Ramblers and Rats + People Motion Picture Orchestra at Off Broadway.

Mon, 5/9: Zoe Boekbinder w/ The Paper Dolls and My Molly at Off Broadway.

Tue, 5/10: HUMDRUM w/ O Fool and Paleo at The Warehouse.

Fri, 5/13: Jessica Lea Mayfield w/ Nathaniel Rateliff and Blood Pony at Off Broadway.

Sat, 5/14: I Went To A Showcase – Pretty Little Empire, Tight Pants Syndrome, The Breaks, and The Dive Poets at Off Broadway.