The parking lot of the 219 S. West St. complex (home to The Redhouse and SubCat Studios) is bound to be bumping on Saturday, Sept. 17, noon to 6 p.m., with five bands, beer from Middle Ages Brewery, vendors, food of all types including vegan and organic options and more.

You had to expect that Ronnie Dunn would rely heavily on material from his days as half of future Hall of Fame duo Brooks and Dunn when he played his first solo show Country Chatter at the New York State Fair’s Chevrolet Court on Aug. 30. Sure enough, there were plenty of the dynamic songs that had echoed through the Grandstand during B&D’s many shows there and they sounded great, but the future looks bright for the veteran singer who came armed with some dandy new songs, most he had written or co-written.

Local music champion Scott Dixon is a hero around the Syracuse scene.

Sarah Aument is a human tumbleweed. Chilly basement shows, dragging amplifiers through snow drifts and playing steamy sets at Rockwood Music Hall in Manhattan are moments she weaves into her work over time. To finish off a bug-bitten, refried beans-eating summer tour of the East Coast, she and her band are playing with Best Coast on Friday, Sept. 9, 8 p.m., at the Westcott Theater, 524 Westcott St.

Gomez, the current Disney Channel sitcom princess (she stars in The Wizards of Waverly Place), has enough show-biz savvy at her tender age of 19 to command a crowd that’s already firmly on her side. (Gomez is also familiar with our Grandstand, since she had special seating during the spectacular 2008 Jonas Brothers.

Local musicians bring their talents to the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra for a Sept. 11 memorial concert.

With big brother Larry, bearded and sporting a bandana around his neck, leading the way, they launched a string of old favorites. His still-vibrant tenor climbed into falsetto on “Night Time Magic” leading into the flashy “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You)”, showing off their trademark Vegas style.

The YMCA has a reputation for encouraging good health through exercise and athletic development. But to Hank Leo and countless kids, it is so much more. “The” Y is often perceived as just a gym, a weight room. But the body isn’t the only focus,” Leo says. “We also try to nurture the spirit and the mind.” And one way the Y tries to care for young minds is through music.

That success solidified the brothers’ status as one of country’s premier vocal groups. They soared with such memorable numbers as “She Used to Be Somebody’s Baby” and “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You),” always featuring the stellar voice of Larry Gatlin, undoubtedly one of the best to ever caress a country tune.

Jeff Tortora, Blue Man Group member and 2010 Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) Hall of Fame inductee, is taking a break from playing with his Las Vegas-based group to come home and make more music with his home-based band, The Whatafuocos.