Savannah Stopover Music Festival
March 6-8, Savannah, Georgia

Bands on their way to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas "stopover" at this vibrant event where the slogan is "One weekend. A year's worth of music." The motto is apt; more than 80 national acts like Wye Oak, Those Darlins, Small Black, Future Islands, Miniature Tigers, Speedy Ortiz, Wild Child and Hurray for the Riff Raff will take to the stage at various venues around Savannah. Other acts scheduled to appear include Ex Hex, Caitlin Rose, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Oberhofer, Savannah's own Kylesa, Bear Hands, The Weeks, Magic Man, St. Paul & The Broken Bones and San Francisco-based shoe-gazers Weekend. There will also be three showcases featuring Savannah bands and acts signed to Savannah-based labels. For the full line-up and ticket information visit www.savannahstopover.comFor more ideas on how to have fun while you're in Savannah go to www.visitsavannah.com

Jazz Bash By the Bay
March 7-9, Monterey, California

Taking place at the Portola Hotel and the Monterey Conference Center on the city's waterfront, the Jazz Bash will offer music for fans of all types of jazz: swing and ragtime, early jazz and big band, gypsy jazz, blues and even some zydeco. Scheduled performers include Le Jazz Hot, Big Mama Sue Quintet with Jim Buchmann, High Sierra Jazz Band, Stephanie Trick Trio, Ivory & Gold, Crown Syncopators, Bob Schultz' Frisco Jazz Band, Rebecca Kilgore Trio, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra and many others. Special guest artists will include John Cocuzzi, Dawn Lambeth, Pacific Brass, Eddie Metz, Jr. and a host of others. www.jazzbashbythebay.com To plan a visit to Monterey: www.seemonterey.com

Musink Tattoo & Music Festival
March 21-23, Costa Mesa, California