OLD MAN LUEDECKE: There's always room in this world for one more banjo-picking songwriter, especially when he's from Nova Scotia. Old Man Luedecke has got a nice turn of phrase and his songs have that old-time folk feel. He plays the Pepper Jack Cafe (38 King William St.) Wednesday at 7 p.m. before the open stage. $5.

FRED EAGLESMITH: One of Canada's best loved singer-songwriters is releasing a new CD this week called Tinderbox. It's already received rave reviews in prestigious publications like the Washington Post. He's performing a benefit concert Saturday for Port Dover's Lighthouse Theatre (at the Lighthouse). Show, 8 p.m. with silent auction at 6:30 p.m. 519-583-2221

MICHAEL SNOW, one of Canada's leading artists, is best known for the flying geese hanging in Toronto's Eaton Centre and those creatures on the side of the Rogers' Centre. As a musician, specializing in improvisational keyboards, he performs with Hamilton electronic composer Matt Boughner in a free concert Friday at Christ's Church Cathedral. 9 p.m.

-- Graham Rockingham

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: This band has managed to maintain its credibility with all sides of the rock world -- indie hipsters, metal maniacs and classic rock warriors. The Queens come to Copps Coliseum Saturday with Mugison. 8 p.m. Tickets, $39.50 and $45 at Copps box office, ticketmaster.ca or 905 527-7666.

STEPHANIE MARTIN has performed the lead in Les Miserables in Paris, London and her hometown of Montreal. Martin has teamed up with Toronto producer Chad Irschick to record 13 original jazzy pop songs for her new CD Shape, Line and Harmony. Strong melodies, well-crafted arrangements and soaring vocals. See her Saturday, 8 p.m. at the Staircase Theatre, 29 Dundurn N. $15