Now that election time is coming up, it’s going to be harder to find events that aren’t supporting or basing their intention on some sort of political pull or promotion. But the good news is, regardless of which way you lean there are going to be a lot more events in turn because of this.

Any chance we get to let you know about evenings that encompass multiple forms of entertainment, we do. Some of the best ideas come from taking a music concert and adding in any other form of art. Friday happens to be one of those nights. Deep Cover Movement and iWish Entertainment.

Girls, your hearts will start pitter pattering soon as you hear who is performing in Raleigh this Friday night. I’ll give you a hint: “I swear, by the moon and the starts in the skies. And I swear, like the shadow that’s by your side. I’ll be there, for better or worst, ‘till death do us part.

I’ve just decided to designate the upcoming Cats Cradle (catscradle.com) show as a dance party on Friday, though it was probably inevitable that the boogie would break out at some point in the evening anyway, with indie-electro-fun groups like Matador’s Jaguar Love (www.takebacktheradworld.com) and Kill Rock Stars’ Shy Child (www.myspace.com/shychildmusic) on display.

I’m not sure if there has ever been a wider variety summer weekend of concerts for you to choose from. And if you hold broad and eclectic music tastes like myself you might find yourself going out a few nights in a row. Thursday is the new Friday — and I almost dropped dead when I heard internationally-renowned blues-folk artist Amos Lee.