FRIDAY

Balance Of Power (Mariner's, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Bon Jovi, Aerosmith to Faith No More from the Snatch/Inhalers stable from 9pm-ish.

Cold Earth (Verdis, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Later, after 11pm, high energy rock and covers from this Bournemouth band.

Lo Numbers (Finn's, Westham Road, Weymouth): The Kinks, Small Faces, Creation, The Who and The Jam from this excellent band.

What Would Scooby Do? (George Inn, Custom House Quay, Weymouth): WWSD cover the likes of White Stripes, Kings of Leon and Dolly Parton (yes, Dolly Parton), but listen out for their original material - cracking stuff.

Pond Life (Excise House, Hope Square, Weymouth): The return of this hugely-popular band of extremely nifty musicians. Covers from Peter Gabriel to Ian Dury.

Speed Handbag (Three Horseshoes, Mill Street, Burton Bradstock): More handbag-surrounding grooves.

Steve's Bike Shop (Ropemakers, East Street, Bridport): Half of Spider and just under half of Channel 4 with lots of old Punk stuff from the Damned to The Clash, Glam from T Rex to Bowie and some Sabbath and Zeppelin in there for good measure.

Vinyl Monkeys (Red Lion, The Square, Beaminster): Original material plus works from Feeder and Ash to Wheatus and The Strokes.

Helena (Hope & Anchor, St. Michael's Lane, Bridport): Powerfully-delivered self-penned works plus covers from the likes of Alanis Morissette.

Stereo Ironics (Old George, Trinity Street, Dorchester): Our very own Stereophonics tribute band, the only one around as far as I know.

Flatland Boogie Band (Hardys, West Street, Bridport): Rootsy boogie down Bridport away.

Sion 'Lovin' It' White and the Loudmouthed Northern Monkeys (Tickled Hippy, Weymouth): Party time with Sion and his mates, with nods to everyone from Bob Marley to Oasis.

Steve Wilson (The Galley, Hope Street, Weymouth): Steve is recording the follow-up to his debut CD Steppin' It Up A Notch as we speak.

Time Out (New Inn, Portland)

Gut & Steel (Cove House Inn, ChiswelI, Portland): Mark and Andy head for the rock.

Frank E Finn (Lugger Inn, West Street, Chickerell, near Weymouth): Celtic airs to rock'n'roll from Frank.

Darren H (Dolphin Hotel, Park Street, Weymouth): Cabaret-style entertainment.

Mac (Railway Tavern, Queen Street, Weymouth): David Gray to Neil Diamond from Mac.

Andy Arnold (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth): 50s rock'n'roll to 70s works from Andy.

Bill Solo (Wellington Arms, St Alban Street, Weymouth): Audience-participation friendly pop and rock covers from Bill.

Barry Hobson (Britannia Inn, Fortuneswell, Portland): Pop covers.

SATURDAY

Jubb and the Dirty Sleeves (Mariner's, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Original material and covers from Joe Jackson to The Buzzcocks to Tiffany, all given punk-inspired energy.

High On Maiden (Finn's, Weymouth): The nation's premier Iron Maiden tribute band, it's claimed, featuring all the hits plus the stage show. £4 admission tonight.

Crooked Furrow (Hope & Anchor, Bridport): Country flavoured works.

Chemical Alley (Hardys, West Street, Bridport): Ben fronts covers from Jet to Robert Palmer, Incubus to The Clash.

Bad Reputation (Excise House, Weymouth): Chris Whiteside is flanked by a duo of severely nifty axemen.

XL (Little Ship, Victoria Square, Portland): Classic rock covers from the Balance Of Power stable.

Splinter (Ropemakers, East Street, Bridport): Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zep, Queen, Rush and many more from these expert players.

Heskey (George Inn, Custom House Quay, Weymouth): Chili Peppers to The Beatles from this Bournemouth band.

Back Street Blues (Royal Oak, Dorchester Road, Weymouth): Blues rock from this trio, including a tribute to the late great Rory Gallagher.

Matt Schofield Trio (Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove, Dorchester): See main article on this page. Music from 8pm, admission £9/£4.50 under-18s and NUS cardholders. Enquiries and bookings on 01305 266926.

Gothic Chicken (George Inn, Reforne, Portland): Psychedelic splendour from one of Portland's discerning music fans' favourite bands.

Retro (New Inn, Littlemoor Road, Weymouth): Classic rock covers from some big geezers.

Ridgeway Country (Kimberlin Club, Westcliff Community Centre, Blacknor Road, Portland): Country to Cajun from the band that was a big hit at the Kimberlin's Country Music Festival.

Kirby (Sailor's Return, Nicholas Street, Weymouth): Acoustic pop/rock guitar and vocals, embracing Jeff Buckley, REM and the like.

Jack Daniels & Benny Wain (Bridge Inn, Bridge Inn Lane, Preston, Weymouth): Fiddle-fired folky frolics.

Rob Koral (No 10 Cafe Bar, East Street, Bridport): Jazz guitar instrumentals from Rob this lunchtime.

Johnny Mac (Dolphin Hotel, Park Street, Weymouth): Rod Stewart and beyond from Johnny.

Monkey Tennis (Railway Tavern, Queen Street, Weymouth): Pop and rock covers from this duo from the Shooter stable.

Tempo (RAOB Club, Crescent Street, Weymouth): It's Gut & Steel plus Pete on bass.

Student Jam Session (Waterloo, Grange Road, Weymouth): The Waterloo opens its doors to anyone who fancies a go.

Carl Morgan (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth): 60's to 80's covers.

Andy Arnold (Punchbowl, Easton Street, Portland): More from Andy.

SUNDAY

The Crack (Tickled Hippy, Weymouth): Ricky's at the helm of this slick act. 2pm start.

Doctor Blues (Mariners, Maiden Street, Weymouth): Harp driven raw gritty blues in the evening.

The Two Fiddlers (Hope & Anchor, Bridport): Rootsy goings on at Val's, from 5pm.

Mojo (George Inn, Portland): Melodic rock from Hendrix, Pete Frampton, Creedence Clearwater Revival to Lenny Kravitz, from 4.30pm.

Davis & Whiteside (Park Hotel, Grange Road, Weymouth): Acoustically-rendered rock from Mark and Chris.

Rob Koral & Sue Hawker (Elm Tree Inn, Langton Herring, near Weymouth): Superlative jazz guitar and vocals this lunchtime.

Acoustic Marmalade (Sailor's Return, Nicholas Street, Weymouth): Not quite a jam, therefore marmalade, a showcase for new and established acoustic acts. If you want to play, contact John on 07850 730569. Music from 4pm.

Jam with Mutter & Gareth (Ropemakers, East Street, Bridport): The Little Dixie and Crying Out Loud men host this jam session through the afternoon.

Jam with Tia (Galley Bistro, Hope Square, Weymouth): In the evening, Tia hosts this acoustically-orientated jam session.

The Daze (Three Compasses, Charminster): Pop and rock covers from this young band.

String Whistle (Poet Laureate, Pummery Square, Poundbury, Dorchester): Blues, folk and jazz from this duo.

Gut & Steel (King's Arms, Trinity Road, Weymouth): Leg three of G&S's weekend of gigs.

Michael Roberts (Britannia Inn, Fortuneswell, Portland): Pop covers, from 3.30pm. to 6.30pm.

Mac (Railway Tavern, Queen Street, Weymouth): David Gray to Neil Diamond from Mac.

Darren H (Dolphin Hotel, Park Street, Weymouth): More cabaret-style pop.

B J McCabe (Ranch House, Osmington Mills, near Weymouth).

Andy Arnold (Duke of Edinburgh House of Sounds, Weymouth):

MONDAY

Bill Sheffield with Dave Saunders (Moreton Village Hall, Moreton, near Dorchester): USA bluesman Bill and ex-Producer Dave will pack out this venue. Tickets from 01929 405649.

B J McCabe (West Fleet Holiday Park, Moonfleet, Weymouth).

Pete Howell (Russell Hotel, The Esplanade, Weymouth):

TUESDAY

Julie Lewis (The Isobar, Trinity Road, Weymouth): Fun (and amplified flatulence!) guaranteed.

Tia (Boot Inn, High Street, Weymouth): Tia mixes original material with well-chosen covers.

Gut & Steel (King's Arms, Trinity Road, Weymouth)

B J McCabe (Ranch House, Osmington Mills, near Weymouth).

WEDNESDAY

Acoustic Jam Session (Park Hotel, Grange Road, Weymouth): The regular jam session here of a Wednesday night, hosted by Harley Jon.

Jazz at the Three Compasses (Three Compasses, Charminster): The TCJ Trio inaugurate proceedings, after which all jazzers are invited to the stage.

Rob Koral & Sue Hawker (The Isobar, Weymouth): More first-class jazz.

Kirby (Bar 2012, Upper Bond Street, Weymouth)

Jack Daniels & Benny Wain (Ranch House, Osmington Mills, near Weymouth): More fiddly fun.

Jefferson Jon (Russell Hotel, The Esplanade, Weymouth):

B J McCabe (Hotel Mon Ami, The Esplanade, Weymouth).