Tiki Time, in honor of the late Luau Hut of Silver Spring.

Free outdoor shows, early Saturday evenings 5 to 7 pm. Arrive early to snag a chair, or bring your own. Kids, dogs, and so on welcome. Schedule:

New disk, Lost and Found and Lost, from Baltimore's sweet-smart popsters. With the beachboysian Among Wolves, plus the Honest Mistakes, the former Chris & Joylene Show.

The infamous local songwriting legend, guitar instructor, and iconoclast philosopher opens for respected 90s songwriter Freedy Johnston, who has a new album in the fall. Straub also plays guitar for Chicken Fried Swing on Saturday at the Del Ray Music Festival.

DC's unique outdoor, free, summertime concert series has begun. Full schedule online now. Monday includes lounge-stylin' faves Cigarbox Planetarium.

Mary Battiata's mournfully beautiful alt-country combo, at 4 pm on the Cabaret Stage.

Noted old-school vocalist Marti Brom, plus JP McDermott & Western Bop, deliver the needful sounds -- Buddy Holly, Sun Sessions Elvis, and pompadouric originals -- for their dance-loving fans, in the old Glen Echo amusement park. Swing dance lessons at 8, even.

Summer al fresco continues at the reputable house concert venue, with Scott McKnight's Americana group. Email mariabarry AT gmail DOT com to RSVP and get directions.