Live Music: Grupo Fantasia, Groove Street Band and Gian Carlo Buscaglia

This weekend is packed with live music on the North Shore and a whole bunch of bands playing a wide variety of music genres, from classic rock to blues and soul, can be seen for free at rock clubs and restaurants throughout the region. 

Latin-American musician Gian Carlo Buscaglia is playing at the Howling Wolf in Salem on Friday night. Buscaglia, who got his start playing on the streets of Harvard Square, plays his flavor of various Latino music sub-genres, with traditional Latin-American beats accompanied by his powerful and emotional Spanish vocal parts.

Also Grupo Fantasia plays at Stonewood Tavern in Peabody Saturday night and the Groove Street Band will be at Capone's.

All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless specified.

Other Live Music This Weekend:

Stonewood Tavern, Newhall Plaza, 139 Lynnfield St., Suite 200, Peabody

Fri., April 5 - Vinyl Groove
Sat., April 6 - Grupo Fantasia

Capone's Restaurant & Bar, 147 Summit St, Peabody

Fri., April 5 - White Lightnin'
Sat., April 6 - Groove Street Band

Supino's Restaurant, 250 Newbury Street, Danvers

Sat., April 6 - Loudmouth Soup Band

Timothy's at the Village Green, 225 Newbury Street, Danvers

Sat., April 6 - Moholland Drive - doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Rockafellas, 231 Essex Street, Salem

Fri., April 5 - Lucky 13
Sat., April 6 - Diezal

Gulu-Gulu Cafe, 247 Essex St, Salem

Fri., April 5 - Lay Low Moon - 8 p.m.
Sat., April 6 - Lowman

Howling Wolf, 76 Lafayette Street, Salem

Fri., April 5 - Gian Carlo Buscaglia - 10 p.m.
Sat., April 6 - Lois Lane and the Daily Planets - 10 p.m.

Red Rock Bistro & Bar, 141 Humphrey Street, Swampscott

Fri., April 5 - Kevin Norris Band
Sat., April 6 - Johnny Ray Band

Chianti's Tuscan Restaurant & Jazz Lounge, 285 Cabot St., Beverly

Fri., April 5 - Mike Tucker
Sat., April 6 - Tom Palance

The Landing Restaurant, 81 Front St., Marblehead

Fri., April 5 - The Groove Cats
Sat., April 6 - Yukon Cornelius

Me and Thee Coffee House, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead

Fri., April 5 - Tim O’Brien · Old Man Luedecke Opens - 8 p.m.
Sat., April 6 - N/A

Fri., April 5 - Fixed Income Band
Sat., April 6 - Shuffle Mode

Fri., April 5 - Doug Kwartler - 7:30 p.m.
Sat., April 6 - AJ Edwards