If vocalist Ben Stevens ever developed a slogan to characterize his music, it might be something like “Respect Your Roots.” One of the numerous artists affiliated with Nolan Terrebonne, Elite Tha Showstoppa and their combined TNEB-RCP syndicate, Stevens will celebrate the release of his debut CD, the five-song “The Acoustic Sessions Vol. 1″ with a pair of performances on Saturday, the second of which will showcase many of the musical craftsmen developing their chops as part of this emerging consortium. Stevens and Terrebonne will preview songs from the EP at 3 p.m. at Farm 255, and a CD release party - featuring the likes of Son1 & The Insurgents, Deaf Judges, Sursie, Elite, C-Fresh, Bear and Gus D - will begin at 10 p.m. at the Caledonia Lounge. Read the full story…

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THIS WEEKEND IN THE CLUBS: Who’s playing where this weekend in Athens, featuring a song from The Brothers Gore.

Global Endeavors Benefit concert
9 p.m., 40 Watt
Local favorites Modern Skirts will perform to benefit Global Endeavors’s trip to Ghana this summer to help build a medical clinic. The band’s indie pop sound often draws comparisons to the Beach Boys’ harmonies and Ben Folds Five’s piano-driven rock. Nashville-based pop rock band Pico Vs. Island Trees and The Bridges, a female-fronted pop rock band that will appeal to fans of Rilo Kiley, will also perform. Tickets are $8 to $10. - Trisha Klein

Old Crow Medicine Show
9 p.m. today-Saturday, Georgia Theatre
This Nashville, Tenn.-based, American roots band is best known for its performances on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, but the members are younger and hipper than that association would lead you to believe. Tickets are $20 per night or $35 for a two-day pass. - Trisha Klein

Cinemechanica, HO-AG, Bad Dudes, Mouser
10 p.m., Caledonia Lounge
Local label Hello Sir Records presents two local bands and two out-of-towners. A local favorite, Cinemechanica rocks twice as hard with dueling guitars. Adding moog synths and a theremin to the usual suspects of guitars, bass and drums, Boston’s HO-AG plays moody, spazz rock. Los Angeles-based Bad Dudes play energetic math rock. Mouser is a large, loud, experimental rock band with fast drums and blaring horns. Admission is $6 to 7. - Trisha Klein

Friday
• 40 Watt: Modern Skirts, The Bridges, Pico Vs. Island Trees.
• Alibi: James Hunter & Southern Pride.
• Allen’s: Jazzchronic.
• Amici: Ken Will Morton and the Wholly Ghosts, TJ Edmonds.
• Caledonia: Bad Dudes, Cinemechanica, Ho-Ag, Mouser.
• Farm 255: All Get Out, The HEAP, Still Small Voice & the Joyful Noise.
• Flicker: Don Chambers, Mother Jackson, Patrick Carey, Moths.
• Foxz: Johnny Ozone.
• Georgia Theatre: Old Crow Medicine Show.
• The Globe: One L, Positraxion.
• Gnat’s Landing: Josh Taylor.
• Go Bar: Garbage Island, Martyr and Pistol.
• Little Kings: Bugs Eat Books, Crewsin’ for a Brewsin, Nipples For Days, Si Claro.
• Rye Bar: The Brothers Gore, Television Buzz.
• Tasty World: JY The King of Drunk.
• Wild Wing Cafe: Squirrel.

Saturday
• 40 Watt: The Buddy System, Je Suis France, The Royal Bangs.
• Alibi: Tony Tyler.
• Allen’s: Rollin’ Home.
• Caledonia: Ben Stevens,
• Farm 255: 2:30 p.m. - Kyshona Armstrong, Ben Stevens; 10:30 p.m. - Deaf Judges, Ishues, Geoff Reacher.
• Flicker: The Fire Tonight, Great Society, Jason Harwell.
• Georgia Theatre: Old Crow Medicine Show.
• Little Kings: Resident Patient, Strezo.
• Tasty World: 6 p.m. - Ryan Horne, Paul Reeves, Michael Sechrist; 10 p.m. - The Dictatortots, The Fact, Rockinwood.
• Wild Wing Cafe: Loop Master John & David Wright.