Once again it's time to rock and roll with Rios and Roberts, the two guys who keep you up to date on the local music scene.

• OK, by now you've probably read all about the sold-out premiere of Allen Clement's award-winning documentary "Chameleon Club," set for 7 p.m. Friday at the Ware Center.

• Did someone say movie? (OK, you knew that was coming.)

Local duo Tom Reese and Laurie Haines Reese, aka Muzette, recently performed their live original score for the silent film classic "Metropolis" at the Goggleworks in Reading, that really classy, artsy place there by the river. Nice gig, guys.

Missed 'em? No problem. The beat goes on with Tom and Laurie performing their jazz score to Buster Keaton's classic silent comedy "The General" -- and you don't even have to leave home to hear it. It's on your TV, provided you get Lancaster Comcast Channel 66.

It's been running weeknights at 9 -- and if you tune in early, around 8:30 or so, you just might catch Tom and Laurie being interviewed by Diane Dayton on "Behind the Lines."

Hollywood, here you come.

Tom and Laurie will wrap up their movie month with performances at the Stahr Center on Friday, Jan. 27, when they'll be accompanying a Lon Chaney doubleheader, "Light of Faith" and "Hunchback of Notre Dame," and on Saturday, Jan. 28, they'll play the score for "Light of Faith" and Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist."

All shows start at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10.

• And how about some good music for a good cause?

Shank's Tavern is at it again.

Marietta's Waterford Avenue watering hole will be the site for the second annual Afternoon of Music to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Mark Boyd will host the event, which will run from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. Music will be provided by Stu Huggens, AJ Grey, Sweet Life, Black Cat, Linzi Brasie, Lisa Thomas and, we're told, more. How much more do you need?

Tickets are available at Shank's. A donation of $15 is requested. There will be food for sale, a cash bar and door prizes.

Want details? Ask Tina Greider, 252-1662.

• Did someone say Lisa Thomas?

The singer-guitarist who's been a regular on the local open mic/jam session circuit is about to host an open mic of her own.

On Tuesday, she'll take on the hosting chores for the open mic at Shank's Tavern, and on Tuesday, Jan. 31, she'll be joining Amanda Wells, Valerie Chandler, Claire Bradenburg Taylor, Holly Willing and Lauren Hertz Burnell for an "Oh, Sisters, Where Art Thou?" open mic hosted by Suzy Hamme, also at Shank's.

Both kick off at 7:30 p.m. and end around 10:30.

• Elsewhere, word has it the Lancaster Dispensing Co. is getting ready to bring in a whole bunch of new bands.

Friday, the DipCo will turn over its stage to Nate Myers and The Aces -- Nate on vocals and harmonica, Peter Netzik on bass and vocals, Mike Noll on drums and vocals, Chris Purcell on guitar and vocals and Jeff Cameron on guitar -- a Central Pa. blues band that recently opened for Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials and will be attending The International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn, later this month. How's that for resume items?

In two weeks, the DipCo will be bringing in Sunshine Superman, and in early February, they'll turn the stage over to 17-year-old Jordan Rast for his first solo gig.

How good can you be at 17? Go to www.jordanrast.bandcamp.com and you'll find out fast.

• And how about those folks at Music For Everyone? The local nonprofit is at it again -- raising money and giving it to area schools and nonprofit groups to improve their music programs.

This year, MFE plan to award more than $60,000 in grants. Wow! We didn't know there was that much money in whole world!

Now the fun part -- to raise some of that money, they're asking local musicians to submit songs for Music For Everyone's latest benefit CD (Volume 5, for those who're counting).

Details on how to submit songs or apply for grants are at MusicForEveryone.net.

Deadline for both is March 1. So get to it.

• Did someone say CD?

• Evelyn's Ashes will perform at a CD-release party for their upcoming album "Letters From Home" on Monday, Jan. 21, at the Chameleon Club.

Joining the guys to help mark the release of the CD will be Ten Throne, Maddam Ink and Manian.

Tickets for the 21-and-older show are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Kickoff time: 7 p.m.

• The release of Josh Albright's new album has been pushed back to February. Work on the 10-song "ROME" is continuing as you read this column, and Albright says you can preorder it at www.joshalbrightmusic.com/.

Proceeds from the presale of the album were used to purchased gifts for the children of two military families. Albright's brother Jared is a major in the U.S. Army who's completed four tours in Iraq.

Plans for a CD-release show are in the works. As always, we'll keep you posted.

• Levi Schlosser is headed back into the studio with plans to record an album, but first, it's show time.

Levi -- along with The Vulcans and Leticia Joy -- will be putting on a house show, open to the public, for "anyone wanting to support local music." (And who doesn't!)

And have we mentioned that it's Friday?

The house is at 658 Poplar St. in Lancaster. Tickets are $5; doors open at 6:30. And, we're told, there will be food and drinks.

Want a taste of Levi's music first? Just go to www.soundcloud.com/levi-sch....

• Reed man Dave Wilson is a busy guy these days.

On Friday, Jan. 20, he'll be playing with the Dave Wilson/Danny Stuber "Smooth" Trio at Pints Bar in Harrisburg (www.pintshbg.com); then the following night he'll be at The Bridge Inn in Pleasantville (www.bridgeinnpleasantville.com) with the Dave Wilson Duo, featuring Gerry Werner on keys, for a 7:30 show.

But the show that's really got Dave stoked is a "Free Jazz" performance on Thursday, Jan. 26, with Ron Stabinsky and Tony Marino (bassist with Dave Liebman). They'll be going avant garde, Dave says, improvising in "free" fashion.

The show is slated for 8 p.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St. in Wilkes-Barre. A free-will offering will be taken.

And a quick heads-up. Dave will be doing his second annual Jazz Jam/Clinic/Concert for all ages next month at the Stahr Performing Arts Center. Details in an upcoming column.

• Lancaster native Denison Witmer will be at the Community Room on Prince, 19 N. Prince St. (third floor of the Prince Street Cafe), at 7 p.m. Jan. 28.

Presented by #iheartlancity, the show is described as a "rare and intimate concert" with Witmer and guest Matt Wheeler.

Witmer was discovered by Don Peris, producer and guitarist for Innocence Mission.

Admission is free. Free? Now that is rare.

Now before we go, a couple of quick hits:

• It's a doubleheader for our favorite blues diva. Octavia and her band will be at the Riverside Club, 730 E. Strawberry St., at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Want an encore? Try Prudhomme's on Fourth, Fourth and Walnut streets, Columbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, at 8.

• The Willie Marble Xperience will be back at Jethro's Friday, and they're bringing some friends: sax man Mike Sebergandio and guitarist Kenny Townsend. Less work for Willie, more music for us. Such a deal.

• And remember, you can still vote for all those local artists who are up for Tri State Indie awards.

Just go to www.tristateindie.com and start clicking on the links: Mike McMonagle for Best Indie Acoustic Rock Artist of the Year; Blue Light Special for Best Indie Regional Blue/Funk/Jazz band; and Slimfit, Darry Miller and the Veil or The Slackwater News for for best Central Pennsylvania Band.

So what's your band (or solo act, or duo) up to? New venue? New lineup? New CD? Tell us, and we'll tell the world (starting with Lancaster County, of course). E-mail items to arios@lnpnews.com and/or jroberts@lnpnews.com.