Tin Pan South Songwriter's Festival
April 2-6, Nashville, Tennessee

As the world's largest all-songwriter festival, Tin Pan South will present hit songwriters from all genres performing at a variety of Nashville night spots. Some of the better-known songwriters appearing this year are Charles Kelley from Lady Antebellum, former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, Amy Grant, Sugarland's Kristian Bush and Ashley Monroe of the Pistol Annies. They'll be telling stories about their songs and performing them as originally conceived in intimate venues like the Bluebird Caf�, Station Inn, 3rd and Lindsley, Winners and the Rutledge. Among the hundreds of other performers scheduled to appear are Kathy Mattea, Radney Foster, Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Jewell, Larry Gatlin, Joey + Rory, Lee Roy Parnell and Josh Jenkins of Green River Ordinance. "Fast Passes" are available or admission can be paid at the door.www.tinpansouth.com www.visitmusiccity.com

Gwar Meat and Meet
April 8, Kansas City, Missouri

Every summer Gwar hosts their annual Gwar-B-Q and this precursor event is to introduce their new Gwar-B-Q sauce (created by guitarist Balsac) and to kick off the second leg of their Fate or Chaos Tour that's set to begin on April 10 in Tucson with Warbeast and Wilson in tow. Fans that show up at Grinder's in KC's Crossroads District will be able to mingle with the band from 4-6 PM, or as Balsac puts it, "drink and eat themselves into a bloated coma." www.gwar.net www.grinderspizza.com

Euphoria Music Festival
April 12-13, New Braunfels, Texas

This festival in the Texas Hill Country is a multi-stage event held at the Whitewater Amphitheater. Scheduled to appear are Datsik, Tommy Trash, EOTO, Mord Fustang, Felix Cartel, Conspirator, Dirtyphonics, Le Castle Vania, Downlink, Michal Menert, Designer Drugs, Nerd Rage, the Polish Ambassador and many others. There will also be art installations and late night Silent Disco shows both evenings. New Braunfels is about 30-minutes from downtown San Antonio and 50-minutes from downtown Austin; shuttle service will be available from both of those cities as well as from San Marcos. www.euphoriafest.com

Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival
April 12-14, Moulton, Alabama