IN THE CLUBS: Parties, shows and nightlife

FRIDAY'S BEST

Early St. Pat’s hilarity when the Saw Doctors rock the House of Blues in Boston. The California Guitar Trio’s jazz fusion at The Narrows Center in Fall River. Angela Bofill sings at Scullers in Boston all weekend. Suzanne McNeil Band plays Sally O’Brien’s in Somerville, with Braintree’s Tim Mahoney opening. Rockin’ George Leh shakes up the Next Page. Shovelhead gets down at Mari’s Place. Denis O’Gorman’s Celtic charm at Paddy Barry’s. It’s (Tracy) Bonham and Bleu at the Brighton Music Hall. Splash of Blues debuts at the Braintree Moose Lodge. Track 44 cooks at Louis’ Crossing in Hough’s Neck. Deadheads surround the Orpheum Theater in Boston, as the Further Tour plays three nights.