The Hopscotch Music Festival hits Raleigh this weekend, with Friday and Saturday tickets still available.

Shows start tonight with bands performing at a variety of venues around the city — from the Pour House and Lincoln Theatre to Five Star and The Union. You can find a full schedule online here.

Among those performing today are Black Lips, J Mascis, Mandolin Orange, Reading Rainbow, Jeff the Brotherhood and Charlotte's Yardwork.

Friday will be highlighted by Guided By Voices, The Dodos, Drive-By Truckers, Annuals, The Foreign Exchange, Swans, Japandroids, Vivian Girls, Frontier Ruckus and Charlotte's Temperance League, Brain F≠ and Dylan Gilbert.

Saturday will feature the Flaming Lips, Superchunk, Toro y Moi, Future Islands, Yelawolf, Lost in the Trees, Titus Andronicus, Des Ark, The Old Ceremony and Charlotte's Jon Lindsay.

The bands playing Raleigh City Plaza are The Dodos, Drive-By Truckers and Guided By Voices on Friday, Sept. 9th, and The Light Pines, Superchunk, and The Flaming Lips on Saturday, Sept. 10th. These shows will begin around 5:30 p.m. and end by 10 p.m.

The rest of the 130-plus acts will play at these 11 clubs: Berkeley Café, The Pour House, The Lincoln Theatre, Slim’s, Tir Na Nog, Five Star, The Hive @ Busy Bee, Deep South Bar, Kings, Fletcher Opera Theater, and White Collar Crime.

Raleigh City Plaza is all ages. The Lincoln Theatre, Fletcher Opera Theater, Tir Na Nog, Berkeley Cafe, Kings, Five Star and White Collar Crime are 18+. The Pour House, The Hive, Slim's and Deep South are 21+.

For more information, head to hopscotchmusicfest.com.

Ray Davies, best known as the singer of The Kinks, will perform at The Fillmore Charlotte on Nov. 2. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m.

The Latin American Festival will be held on Oct. 9 at Symphony Park featuring Aterciopelados, Xperimento, Jose Conde, Gersey Nicolas and Charlotte's Los Tarascos de Michoacán and Fusion Latina.

Here's a quick promotional video featuring Aterciopelados singer Andrea Echeverri:

Translation: "Hello. My name is Andrea. I'm the singer for the Colombian group Aterciopelados. I'd like to invite you to the Latin American Festival in Charlotte on October 9. See you there!"

"Aterciopelados is one of the biggest bands to come out of the rock en español movement in the '90s," Armando Bellmas, Director of Communications for the Charlotte Latin American Coalition says. "The band is a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Héctor Buitrago and singer Andrea Echeverri. When the band broke out, Echeverri's style, bravado and passion for social justice established her as a role model for young women all over Latin America (a very patriarchal society to begin with). They have consistently produced funky tunes with a punk rock attitude that defies categorization. Their appearance at the Latin American Festival will be their first ever in Charlotte. We are beyond excited! They're legends."

General admission is $5, children ages 9-12 are $3, and children under 8 and Mint Museum members are free.

The Damned Things concert scheduled for tonight at The Fillmore Charlotte has been canceled. Tickets purchased can refunded at the point of purchase. Tickets purchased online or by phone will be automatically refunded.

On Friday, the band canceled three dates due to the hurricane.

Have you seen the latest lineup for Moogfest? Taking place in Asheville from Oct. 28-30, tickets are roughly $200 for a weekend pass.

The festival includes:

Brian Eno (77 Million Paintings, Illustrated Talk)
The Flaming Lips
Moby (full band)
Passion Pit
STS9
Tangerine Dream
TV on the Radio
Special Disco Version featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney (DFA/LCD Soundsystem) **
Crystal Castles
Umphrey’s McGee
Chromeo
Amon Tobin: ISAM Live
Ghostland Observatory
Flying Lotus
Suicide Performing Their Legendary First Album “Suicide”
Childish Gambino
M83
Battles
Dan Deacon
St. Vincent
Beats Antique
Holy F**k
The Naked & Famous
Mayer Hawthorne & The County
Tim Hecker
Zomby
Twin Shadow
Adrian Belew Power Trio
Yacht
Anika
EOTO
SBTRKT
Beak>
The Drums
Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Savoy
Matthew Dear (band)
Toro y Moi
Atlas Sound
Kode9
Glasser
Gold Panda
John Maus
Brandt Brauer Frick
Lunzproject Feat. Hans-Joachim Roedelius & Tim Story
Stickmen (Tony Levin & Pat Mastelotto)
Austra
CANT
Mimi Goese & Ben Neill
Araabmuzik
Wham City Comedy Tour
Baths
Causing A Tiger
Oneohtrix Point Never
Fareed Haque + MathGames
Moon Duo
Ford & Lopatin
Cloud Canyon
Active Child
Warm Ghost
Grimes
Fine Peduncle

Wondering who is playing when at today's Identity Festival at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, N.C.?

Here are the set times:

Main Stage
Kaskade 9:30-11
Rusko 7:40-9
Biscuits 6:15-7:10
Chuckie 5-6
Booka Shade 3:55-4:45
Le Castle Vania 3-3:50
Data Romance 2:10-2:55
Toy Boys 1:45-2:05

Dim Mak
Aoki 9:30-11
Shadow 8:10-9:10
Nero 6:50-7:40
Modeselektor 5:50-6:40
TCM 4:35-5:35
Datsik 3:35-4:25
Holy Ghost 2:40-3:25
Afrobeta 2-2:30
The eye 1:20-1:55

Advent Stage
White Shadow 10-11
Riot Gear 9:25-9:55
Steve Lawler 8:05-9:20
Darius Syrossian 7:05-8:05
Leon 6:05-7:05
LA Riots 5-6
Marshall Barnes 3:55-4:55
The eye 3-3:50
Nervo 1:55-2:55
Figo 1:20-1:50

Looking for some great music around town this weekend? The full schedule for Recess Fest has been announced, taking place at venues around the city for the next few days... and it all starts tonight!

THURSDAY, AUG. 11

At Common Market in Plaza Midwood
ANDY THE DOORBUM (7:15-7:50 p.m.)
HUME (8:20-8:55 p.m.)
HUMAN PIPPI ARMSTRONG (9:15-9:50 p.m.)

At Sewercide Mansion
NAILBITER (10:10-10:35 p.m.)
NO POWER (10:55-11:20 p.m.)
DOPE BODY (11:40-12:10 a.m.)
JOINT DAMAGE (12:30-12:55 a.m.)

FRIDAY, AUG. 12

At Fuel Pizza (Plaza Midwood)
HOMEWRECKER (6-6:20 p.m.)
VOICE OF PIZZA PRESENTS: "PIZZAGEDDON PIE-EATING CONTEST" (6:25-6:50 p.m.)
BIRD NAMES (6:55-7:25 p.m.)
MOONS (7:35-8:05 p.m.)

At Neighborhood Theatre
THE LIGHT FACTORY presents: A SHORT FILM SHOWCASE (8-9 p.m.)
JUNIOR ASTRONOMERS (9:15 pm-9:45 p.m.)
JASON AJEMIAN & THE HIGHLIFE (9:50-10:25 p.m.)
BAKALAO STARS (10:30-11:05 p.m.)
SUPER APE (11:10-11:45 p.m.)
YARDWORK (12-12:35 a.m.)

At Nu Faizon
SLAMMING DOOR ORCHESTRA (12:45-1:15 a.m.)
CALABI YAU (1:35-2:05 a.m.)
BUBBLY MOMMY GUN (2:25-2:55 a.m.)

SATURDAY, AUG. 13

At Snug Harbor
RICHARD PARKER (3:15-3:45 p.m.)
MON FRERE (4:05-4:35 p.m.)
CALORMEN (4:55-5:25 p.m.)
GORE GORE LUCHADORS (5:30-6 p.m.)
YOUNG AND IN THE WAY (6:05-6:35 p.m.)

At Black Sheep Skate Shop (6-9 pm)
"ETCH A SKETCH ART SHOW" + "POST ALL BILLS 2"
DIRTY DRUMMER (6:30-8 pm)

At Lunchbox Records
SECRET HOSPITAL (7:10-7:40 p.m.)
PAINT FUMES (8-8:30 p.m.)
2013 WOLVES (8:35-9:05 p.m.)

At The World Famous Milestone Club
BLOSSOMS (9:30-10 p.m.)
MOENDA (10:05-10:35 p.m.)
IMPLODES (10:40-11:15 p.m.)
JOAN OF ARC (11:35 til)

SUNDAY, AUG. 14

At Chop Shop
ODDCZAR (9:15-9:45 p.m.)
WEEKENDERS (10-10:30 p.m.)

The 9th Annual BBQ and Blues Festival has announced its lineup, along with its new location at the N.C. Music Factory, with performances taking place at the Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre. Tickets will be required for reserved pavilion seating — $20 for one day and $30 for two days. If you’re seated in the lawn area, there’s no charge.

The headliners for this year's event will be Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy.

Friday, Sept. 9, doors will open at 5 p.m.
Harvey Dalton Arnold Blues Band — 6 to 6:45 p.m.
Swingin' Richards Rhythm and Blues Band — 7:15 - 8:45 p.m.
Jimmie Vaughan and Tilt-A-Whirl featuring Lou Ann Barton — 9:15 - 10:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10, the doors will open at 11 a.m.
Nita B & The Swingin' Soiree — 1 - 1:45 p.m.
The Contagious Blues Band — 2:15 - 3 p.m.
Halden Vang — 3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Lucky Five — 4:45 - 5:30 p.m.
John Wesley Satterfield & His Damn Fine Band — 6 - 6:45 p.m.
Aaron Woody Wood 7 - 7:45 p.m.
Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band 8 - 9 p.m.
Buddy Guy — 9:30 - 10:45 p.m.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. You must purchase new tickets for the event — tickets for the Kings of Leon concert are being refunded.