UNITY -- Watermelon Slim and other national music acts will perform during Unity College's Fall Music Series, which begins this week at the college's Centre for the Performing Arts.

The lineup:

• Watermelon Slim, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: In 2006, Watermelon Slim garnered record-tying six 2007 Blues Music Award nominations for Artist, Entertainer, Album, Band, Song and Traditional Album of the Year. Tickets: $15.

• Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, 8 p.m. Aug. 30: The group is comprised of sax and clarinet, upright bass, brushes on drums and backing harmonies. In 2007, Tess released her first album with her band, Modern Vintage. Tickets: $20.

• The Waybacks, 7 p.m. Sept. 1: The four-piece band has just released its album called Loaded. Critics say it's touched by Memphis soul, honky-tonk, Parisian swing, classical music and vintage blue pop. Tickets: $15.

• The Macpodz, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 9: The band pays homage to musical concoctions like the unstructured big-band instrumental works of the late Frank Zappa. Its albums include Genius Food for Super Heroes and Orcastrate. The free concert will be shown rain or shine at the Amphitheatre at Unity College, 90 Quaker Hill Rd.

• Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, 8 p.m. Sept. 12: The rock 'n' roll band's 2007 release, This Is Somewhere, features the singing of 24-year-old Grace Potter. Tickets: $26.

• David Mallett, 8 p.m. Sept. 20: His Garden Song has been translated into several languages and is one of America's most popular folk anthems. Singers who have recorded Mallett's songs include Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Hal Ketchum, Pete Seeger and even the Muppets. Tickets: $20.

• Liadan, 7 p.m. Oct. 7: From Galway, Limerick and Dublin, this all-female band comprises of six members who play harp, piano accordion, fiddles, flute and whistles. Tickets: $15.

• Tree by Leaf, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25: The group says it's influenced by church music, hip-hop, rap. Tickets: $10.

• The Brew, 8 p.m. Oct. 31: The Brew appeals to rock, funk, jam, jazz, reggae, and pop enthusiasts. The Brew has released three albums, including its 2006 release, The Key. Tickets: $15.

• Carlene Carter, 7 p.m. Nov. 23: This prodigal child of country-music royalty (granddaughter of Maybelle Carter of the original Carter Family, daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith, stepdaughter of Johnny Cash) has been making a name for herself since her debut album in 1978. Tickets: $25.

• Frank Vignola, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12: Vignola plays everything from fusion and commercial pop-jazz to hard bop, post-bop and swing. In 1993, he signed with Concord Jazz. Tickets: $15.