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. 

Local rock band Groove Alliance will be playing Capone's Restaurant in Peabody on Friday night. Groove Alliance dubs itself "a 9-piece show band, with outstanding 4-part harmonies, a seriously groove-infused rhythm section and an all-star 3-piece horn section that is unmatched in New  England -- Groove Alliance packs a serious one-two punch with their  precision-playing and unparalleled presentation."

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

Other Live Music This Weekend:

Gulu-Gulu Cafe, 247 Essex St, Salem

Fri., Dec. 7 - Boris Bop
Sat., Dec. 8 - Eric French

The Landing Restaurant, Marblehead

Fri., Dec. 7 - Larry and the Bluescasters
Sat., Dec. 8 - Alia & Adria

Red Rock Bistro & Bar, 141 Humphrey Street, Swampscott

Fri., Dec. 7 - Roxanne & the Voodoo Rockers
Sat., Dec. 8 - Erin & the Soul Drivers

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

Fri., Dec. 7 - Toni Lynn Washington
Sat., Dec. 8 - Benny Sharoni with George Garzone

Spotlight Tavern, 208 Rantoul St., Beverly

Fri, Dec. 7 - The Kind Buds

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

Fri., Dec. 7 - Groove Alliance
Sat., Dec. 8 - Soulmate

Ponte Vecchio’s Restaurant and Lounge, 435 Newbury St., Danvers

Fri., Dec. 7 - The Palance Earley Quintet
Sat., Dec. 8 - N/A

Palmer's Restaurant & Tavern, 18 Elm St., Andover

Fri., Dec. 7 - Yoke Shire
Sat., Dec. 8 - Rockoholics

Andolini's Italian Restaurant, 19 Essex St., Andover

Fri., Dec. 7 - Doug Kwartler
Sat., Dec. 8 - N/A

Did we miss your band? Add it in the comments section and we'll highlight it in the list.