d.b.a. will not have live music for the next week and a half. According to the bar, its music room will be closed until Thursday, September 15. Its first night back will be “The Hip-Drop,” the yearly pre-party/45s record hop that takes place the night before the Ponderosa Stomp officially begins.

Speaking of the Ponderosa Stomp, its full schedule is online now. Friday night’s tribute to Excello Records starts at 8 p.m. and the tribute to Cosimo Matassa starts at 9:30. Saturday night’s tribute to Stax Records begins at 11:25 p.m. This year’s Stomp takes place at the Howlin’ Wolf, and it will have music in the Howlin’ Wolf’s Den as well as on its main stage.

The Clandestine Celluloid film series returns as well, as does the Ponderosa Stomp Music History Conference. They take place at the Renaissance Arts Hotel in the Warehouse District. The film schedule and interview schedule are online now as well.