Live Music This Weekend: Tribute to Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'

This weekend is packed with live music on the North Shore and a whole bunch of bands playing a wide variety of music genres, from classic rock to blues and soul, can be seen for free at rock clubs and restaurants throughout the region.

Me and Thee Coffee House in Marblehead will be hosting a Tribute to Joni Mitchell’s Blue at 8 p.m. Friday night: "We present a special tribute concert — Joni Mitchell’s Blue: A 40th Anniversary. This concert will feature a stellar cast of some of the New York City area’s finest female singer-songwriters, performing all the songs from Blue plus original songs inspired by Joni Mitchell." 

All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless specified. Please give a call to the venue if you're headed to one of the Friday shows; it's possible they've been cancelled or postponed because of the weather.

We've already checked on the Joni Mitchell tribute and good news — it's on! Organizers say they'd love to see folks come out to the Me & Thee for this special performance.

Other Live Music This Weekend:

Fibber McGee's Bar and Grill, 104 Cabot St., Beverly

Fri., March 8 - Keltic Cowboys
Sat., March 9 - N/A

Fri., March 8 - Perfect Crime Band
Sat., March 9 - The Walker Brothers

Fri., March 8 - Tasa and Rob - 7:30 p.m.
Sat., March 9 - Doug Kwartler - 7:30 p.m.

Rockafellas, 231 Essex Street, Salem

Fri., March 8 - Live Radio
Sat., March 9 - Lisa Love Experience

Gulu-Gulu Cafe, 247 Essex St, Salem

Fri., March 8 - The Found Objects - 8 p.m.
Sat., March 9 - Noel Snow - 8 p.m.

Howling Wolf, 76 Lafayette Street, Salem

Fri., March 8 - Nick Consone
Sat., March 9 - Joel LaRue Smith

Red Rock Bistro & Bar, 141 Humphrey Street, Swampscott

Fri., March 8 - Boston Baked Blues
Sat., March 9 - Brian Maes Band

Ponte Vecchio’s Restaurant and Lounge, 435 Newbury St., Danvers

Fri., March 8 - The No Restrictions Band
Sat., March 9 - N/A

Stonewood Tavern, 139 Lynnfield St., Peabody

Fri., March 8 - Moholland Drive
Sat., March 9 - Lee Hawkins Duo

Capone's Restaurant & Bar, 147 Summit St, Peabody

Fri., March 8 - White Lightnin
Sat., March 9 - Spike the Punch

Chianti's Tuscan Restaurant & Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly

Fri., March 8 - The Love Dogs
Sat., March 9 - Tom Palance

The Landing Restaurant, 81 Front St., Marblehead

Fri., March 8 - Larry & the Bluescasters
Sat., March 9 - Plan B

Me and Thee Coffee House, 28 Mugford Street, Marblehead

Fri., March 8 - Tribute to Joni Mitchell’s Blue - 8 p.m.
Sat., March 9 - Tim Rowell & the Chicken Pluckers - 8 p.m.

Who else is playing this weekend? Add any other live music acts this weekend to the comments section below. If you own or manage a venue that you would like to be included in this column, email writer Brendan Lewis with details by Wednesday evening at brendan.lewis@patch.com.