Wow is there a lot of competition for outside music this weekend. Check this out, what the heck is Fete de la Musique? Music outside in DC, some of it just spontaneously happening in front of a grocery store near you. For instance, check it out, Jon Kaplan at the Shops in Georgetown. bit-chin. I hope I get a chance to ask some of these players what the experience is like being a street musician for a day. When I saw the "call for musicians" forwarded to the Arlington Music Scene listserve, I thought it was a flame. As it turns out, according to the press release, the DCCAH did not come up with this idea itself, but stole it from France, (which explains the ala musi-Q name-does anyone else find this funny?)

Anyway, do not be alarmed by the musicians on the street, they are just like you and I, just a little bit crazier. Here's the Fete de la Musique Schedule for this weekend so you can get to know everyone by name, like a proper groupie.