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More than a simple weekend fest, this smorgasbord of live ensembles lays out your April calendar with 10 days of free, family-friendly music at one beloved Austin patio: outside the Central Market on North Lamar. Presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble since 2006, this event’s ethos is all in the no-stone-unturned names: Try Armadillo Swing Band, ACC Jazz Ensemble I, Girl Scout Harp Ensemble, Austin Banjo Club, Kat’s Porch Jam, the Skylarks, or Blowcomotion. Friday kicks off the 17th edition with a night of Austin blues under singer-songwriter Woot Talley’s band and the horn-fueled Rhythm Congress. – Rachel Rascoe

Like a mini, subgenre-swiveled version of the crazy pile-on $uicideboy$ lineup Austin saw at the Moody Center last year, five artists in the trap metal realm align for their Planet of the A.P.E. Tour across Texas. Austin-based band Notions, fixtures of Riverside’s Come & Take It, continue their exploration of cloud rap and nu-metalcore – reenvisioning early Slipknot and Korn influence under current R&B sensibilities. Cincinnati rap rocker Yung Mo$h co-headlines, while Dizasterpiece, HateWaker, the After Dark Society, and Release the Captive add to the sinister bill. – Rachel Rascoe