DAYS OF THE NEW WITH BLISS 66 AND SWIM -- Rock. 8 p.m. Saturday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50/$14 day of show. 513-562-4949.

DREAM STREET WITH MYRA -- Teen Pop. 7 p.m. Saturday. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. $15. 513-562-4949.

KITTIE WITH EL NINO, NO ONE, CHIMARA AND AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE -- Hard Rock. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50/$14 day of show. 513-562-4949.

Varied Venues
HERB KIRSCHNER -- Jazz 5 p.m. Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cricket Lounge, Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine St., Downtown. 513-381-3000.

NICK FRYER TRIO -- Jazz. 6 p.m. Thursday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Pane E Vino, 1714 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-321-7100.

RICHARD LANDRUM AND MICHAEL BARRETT -- Jazz. Thursday (6 p.m.; open mic), Friday (5 p.m.) and Sunday (6 p.m.). Mt. Adams Bookstore, 1101 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 513-241-9009.

EUGENE GOSS AND TRIAGE -- Jazz. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Rookwood Pottery, 1077 Celestial Ave., Mount Adams. 513-721-5456.

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ JAM -- Jazz. 9 p.m. Friday. One Mo Cup, 4116 Hamilton Ave., Northside. 513-542-8100.

GEORGE LAVIGNE -- Acoustic. 9 p.m. Friday. Mt. Adams Bookstore and Café, 1101 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 513-241-9009.

HERB KIRSCHNER TRIO -- Jazz 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Cricket Lounge, Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine St., Downtown. 513-381-3000.

NEVADA WILKENS WITH JACK DOLL JR. -- Jazz. 6 p.m. Friday and Wednesday. The Phoenix, Ninth and Race streets, Downtown. 513-721-8901.

ROBERT BROWN -- Classical guitar. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cherrington's Restaurant, 950 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. 513-579-0131.

WILD CARROT -- Folk. 6 p.m. Friday. Maya's, 9749 Kenwood Road, Kenwood. 513-791-5005.

ZAC KREUZ -- Jazz. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Seafood 32, 150 W. Fifth St., Downtown. 513-352-2160.

ANN CHAMBERLAIN, ED MORGAN AND WAYNE YEAGER -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Pacific Moon Cafe, 8300 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. 513-891-0091.

ANNETTE SHEPHERD -- Ethereal Pop (see Spill It). 9 p.m. Saturday. Carol's on Main, 825 Main St., Downtown. $5. 513-651-2667.

PEGGY ERIN -- Acoustic. 6 p.m. Saturday. Henke Winery, 3077 Harrison Ave., Cheviot. 513-662-9463.

SWINGBLADE -- Contemporary Classics. 8 p.m. Saturday. Applewood Restaurant, 215 Judiciary St., Aurora. 513-381-2775.

THE GAMUT OF ROCK AND ROLL -- Rock. 1 p.m. Sunday. Grand Victoria Casino, 600 Grand Victoria Drive, Rising Sun, Indiana. 812-438-1234.

MAPLE KNOLL BIG BAND -- Big Band Dance. 1 p.m. Sunday. Maple Knoll Activities Center, 11199 Springfield Pike, Tri-County. 513-782-4399.

TONY SUMNER -- Acoustic '50s/'60s/'70s. 10 a.m. Sunday. Coffee Emporium, 3315 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-321-5943.

CRASH LANDING -- Rock. 8 p.m. Monday. The Plantation, 9660 Dry Fork Road, Harrison. $20. 513-367-5610.

EUGENE GOSS AND TRIAGE -- Jazz. 9 p.m. Monday. Rookwood Pottery, 1077 Celestial Ave., Mount Adams. 513-721-5456.

PETRA VAN NUIS/ANDY BROWN DUO -- Jazz. 9 p.m. Monday. Vineyard Café, 2653 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-871-6167.

RITA BEACH -- Acoustic. 7 p.m. Monday. Margo's, 404 Pike St., Covington. 859-581-3730.

ROBIN LACY AND DEZYDECO -- Zydeco. 9 p.m. Monday. The Millennium Hotel, 105 W. Fifth St., Downtown. Cover. 513-352-2100.

WARSAW FALCONS -- Rock/Roots. 9 p.m. Monday. College Hill Town Hall, 1805 Larch Ave., College Hill. 859-371-1443.

Clubs

THURSDAY DECEMBER 27
Blues musician Freddie King dies of a heart attack in Dallas, Texas, 1976.

ADIS' PLACE -- Eddie's Falt. Rock. Cover.

ALLYN'S -- The Goshorn Brothers. Rock/Blues. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- Fred Gary with Dottie Warner. Acoustic. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Hippo Campus Groove. Rock. Free.

BC'S HOMETEAM GRILL -- The Rick House Party Band. Rock. Cover.

BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Bob Roetger Trio. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- Gregory Morris. Acoustic. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Lee Stolar Trio. Jazz. Free.

HIGH SPIRITS LOUNGE -- New Beginning. Pop. Free.

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Three. Classic Rock. Cover.

JACK QUINN'S -- Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters. Acoustic. Free.

JACOB'S ON THE AVENUE -- Ed Moss and Judy James. Jazz. Free.

KALDI'S -- Kaldi's Bluegrass Allstars. Bluegrass. Free.

KENTUCKY HERB AND COFFEE COMPANY -- Songwriter's Night. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Samsara Music Company and Jah Say. Rock. Cover.

MILLIONS -- T-Sly Trio. Funk. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- World Wide. Funk. Cover.

THE PROMONTORY -- The Steve Schmidt Trio. Jazz. Free.

STANLEY'S -- Big In Iowa. Roots Rock. Cover.

SUNFLOWER COFFEE HOUSE -- Black and Tan Carpet Band. Electric Rock. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Doug Emmons. Acoustic. Free.

VILLAGE TAVERN -- Eurmama. Acoustic. Free.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 28
Beach Boy Dennis Wilson drowns in the Pacific Ocean, 1983.

AJ'S ROADHOUSE -- Greg Schaber & High Street. Blues. Free.

ALLYN'S -- Sam Powell and the Trouble Makers. Rock/Blues. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- Ohio Valley Rounders. Bluegrass. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Heavy Weather with The Lane/Savers Band. Rock. Cover.

BC'S HOME TEAM GRILL -- Project 5. Rock/Metal. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Al Nori Quintet. Jazz. Cover

BOBBY MACKEY'S -- Bobby Mackey and The Big Mac Band. Country. Cover.

THE BREAKROOM -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Free.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

THE CELESTIAL -- Larry Kinley and Co. Jazz. Free.

CHARLIE BAZ'L'S -- Hyde Park Outrage. Rock. Cover.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band. Dixieland. Free.

DUCK CREEK -- Dan Walsh. Rock. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- Wild Stuff. Classic Rock. Cover.

FRITTER'S -- V Mob. Rock. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- The Bluebirds. R&B. Cover.

HIGH SPIRITS LOUNGE -- Larry Kinely and Frank Vincent Trio. Light Jazz. Free.

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Catch 22. Rock/Alternative. Cover.

JACK QUINN'S -- Doug Emmons. Acoustic. Free.

JACOB'S TAVERN -- The Gray Hounds. Rock. Cover.

JAZZ IN THE PARK -- Trump Tight. Funk/R&B. Cover.

JILLIAN'S -- The Lewis Brothers. Rock. Cover.

KALDI'S -- The Steve Schmidt Organ Trio. Jazz. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Dallas Moore Band. Outlaw Country. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Joker's Wild. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Ricky Nye & the Red Hots. Blues. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Motion Sick Love Slave. Rock. Cover.

MONTGOMERY TOWNE TAVERN -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues/Rock. Cover.

OLDE VILLAGE TAVERN -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Free.

ONE EYED JACKS -- 7-T-Sly. Funk. Cover.

PATRICK'S SPORTS BAR -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

RAZZBERRY'S -- Richard Adams. Jazz/Blues. Free.

RED DOG SALOON -- Darby and the Tropical Penguins. Acoustic duo. Cover.

ROBERTSON CAFE -- The MFR Band. Blues/Rock. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Saving Ray with Stepford Five (see Gig of the Week). Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- 8 Ball Junkies. Rock/Jazz. $4.

SUNFLOWER COFFEE HOUSE -- Jason Ludwig. Acoustic. $2.

20th CENTURY THEATER -- Salsa Caliente! Latin (dance lessons at 9 p.m.). Cover.

TOP CAT'S -- Vegas In Space (see Spill It), Skin Curtain and Levelnine. Rock/Industrial. Cover.

VERNON MANOR -- Shirley Jester Trio. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Lounge Project. Rock/Soul. Free.

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Mr. Jr. Classic Rock. Free.

THE WAREHOUSE -- Marvel B's. Funk/Rock. Cover.

WOFLIE'S -- Strukture. Rock/Dance/Variety. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Twisted Fate and Higher Ground. Rock. Cover.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 29
Marianne Faithfull is born, 1946.

ALLYN'S -- Dave Nutt. Acoustic. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- HooDoo Moon. Blues. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Crazy Chester with Sweet Impala. Rock. Cover.

BC'S HOME TEAM GRILL -- Project 5. Rock/Metal. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Al Nori Quintet. Jazz. Cover.

BOBBY MACKEY'S -- Bobby Mackey and The Big Mac Band. Country. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

THE CELESTIAL -- Larry Kinley and Co. Jazz. Free.

CHARLIE BAZ'L'S -- Five. Rock. Cover.

CLUB ELYSIUM -- DJ Adam T and DJ Will. Hip Hop. Cover.

THE COMET -- The Pariahs, The Griefs. Garage Rock. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band. Dixieland. Free.

THE DEW DROP INN -- Greg Schaber & High Street. Blues. Cover.

FRITTER'S -- V Mob. Rock. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Micky Esposito. Lounge. Cover.

HIGH SPIRITS LOUNGE -- Larry Kinely and Frank Vincent Trio. Light Jazz. Free.

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Face. Rock. Cover.

JACK QUINN'S -- Dave Hawkins and Peg O'Callan. Acoustic. Free.

JAZZ IN THE PARK -- DAB Band. Jazz. Cover.

JILLIAN'S -- Tropicoso. Latin. Cover.

KALDI'S -- The Steve Schmidt Organ Trio. Jazz. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Dallas Moore Band. Outlaw Country. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Mike and 4 Ohms. Rock. Cover.

MADISON INN -- Uncle Daddy and the Family Secret. Roots. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

MONTGOMERY TOWNE TAVERN -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues/Rock. Cover.

MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Eddie's Falt. Pop/Rock. $2.

NEVER ON SUNDAY -- Doctor Up, Deceiving Ralph, On Side Red, District 22 and Spitting Llama. Punk. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Uptown R&B. Funk. Cover.

RAZZBERRY'S -- Mark Schulte. Jazz/Blues. Free.

RUDDERS HB SPORTS GRILLE -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Free.

SILVERTON CAFE -- Rich "The Soul Man" Nesbitt and The Metro City Band. Oldies. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Paul K and the Prayers with Filthy and Jason Arbenz. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Trained Monkey Press release party with Samnation, Onceler and Heevahava. Rock/Eclectic. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Wailhounds. Funky Rock. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Broken Head, The Wankers and Bonedust. Rock. Cover.

SUNFLOWER COFFEE HOUSE -- Laurie Traveline. Variety. Free.

THROUGH THE GARDEN -- Bobby Sharp Trio. Jazz. Free.

TOP CAT'S -- Lazy Rocket. AltRock. Cover.

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Steve Sparks. Acoustic. Free.

V-TWIN BAR & GRILL -- Mr. Jr. Classic Rock. Free.

WOFLIE'S -- Strukture. Rock/Dance/Variety. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Twisted Fate and Callus. Rock. Cover.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 30
Patti Smith is born, 1946.

ALLYN'S -- Blue Birds Big Band. R&B. Cover.

AWAKENINGS COFFEE AND TEA CO. -- Bobby Sharp Trio. Jazz. Free.

BLIND LEMON -- Katie Pritchard. Acoustic. Free.

CLUB ELYSIUM -- DJ Adam T. Hip Hop. Cover.

CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Norm Ridge Trio with Earl Waldman. Jazz. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

HABIT'S -- Johnny Schott's Guest Performer Night. Acoustic. Free.

JAZZ IN THE PARK -- Mike Wade Jazz Sextet featuring vocalist Bill Caffie. Jazz. Cover.

MADISON INN -- Uncle Daddy and the Family Secret. Roots. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Light Speed. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- No Doctors, Hair Police, Chalk and Roesing Ape. Rock/Indie. Cover.

THE STADIUM -- John Kogge and the Lonesome Strangers. Folk/Rock. Cover.

STRASSE HAUS -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Free.

THE VOID -- Ampline, Saturday Supercade, No Good Heroes and East Arcadia. (see Spill It) Punk/Indie. Cover (7:30 p.m. start; all ages).

MONDAY DECEMBER 31
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in an auto accident, 1984.

AMVETS POST -- Leathal. Blues/Rock. Cover.

ARNOLD'S -- Fred Gary. Acoustic. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Worldwide. Funk. Cover.

CODY'S CAFE -- Brian Newman Trio. Jazz. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Earl Waldman. Piano Jazz. Free.

FRITTER'S -- Nevea. Rock. Cover.

THE GREENWICH -- Jazz Jam Session with Dan Karlsberg Trio. Free.

JAZZ IN THE PARK -- DJ Mark Anthony. Dance. Cover.

JILLIAN'S -- Vanilla Ice. Rap/Rock. Cover.

JUD-I'S -- The Smiling Rhinos. Rock/Blues. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Dallas Moore Band. Outlaw Country. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Tropicoso. Salsa/Latin. Cover.

MADISON INN -- Uncle Daddy and the Family Secret. Roots. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. Cover.

MILLIONS -- 10 Foot Big. Rock. Cover.

RYTHMS -- New Year's Eve party with Basic Truth. Old-School R&B/Soul/Funk. Cover.

SHADY'S -- Kelly Richey Band. Blues/Rock. Cover.

V-TWIN CAFE -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

WOFLIE'S -- Strukture. Rock/Dance/Variety. Free.

TUESDAY JANUARY 1
Country legend Hank Williams dies on the way to an Ohio gig, of a lethal mixture of pills and alcohol, 1953.

ALLYN'S -- Songwriter's Night. Open songwriter forum. Free.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- Open jam with the Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

CELESTIAL -- Lee Stolar. Jazz. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- Ryan Adcock. Acoustic Rock. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Earl Waldman. Piano Jazz. Free.

JEFFERSON HALL -- Doug Dirksing and Jim Buelow. Acoustic. Free.

KALDI'S -- Jeff Roberts and the Lazy Boys. Bluegrass. Free.

KENTUCKY HERB AND COFFEE COMPANY -- Open mic. Free.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Big Whiskey. Rock. Cover.

RED DOG SALOON -- Matt Cowherd. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2
Authorities seize the shipment of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album Two Virgins at Newark Airport in New Jersey, claiming the cover of John and Yoko naked to be indecent.

BEACH'S GROESBECK TAVERN -- Scotty Anderson. Roots/Jazz. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Blue Wisp Big Band. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CELESTIAL -- Lee Stolar. Jazz. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- The Freddies. Folk/Bluegrass. Free.

CRAB AND CREATIONS -- Ed Moss Trio. Jazz (7:30 p.m. start). Free.

CROW'S NEST -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Phil Burkhead, Lou Lausche and Ron McCurdy. Jazz. Free.

DUCK CREEK -- Songwriter's Open Mic. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- Big Whiskey. Rock/Soul. Free.

HARDY'S ROCK CAFE -- Open Mic hosted by Justus. Acoustic (9 p.m. start). Free.

LAVA LOUNGE -- Boom Bip. International Jazzy Beats and Vibes. Free.

LEBO'S -- Open mic. Free.

MURPHY'S PUB -- Uncle Joe Bob. Acoustic. Free.

NEW DILLY PUB -- Open Mic with Darby. Free.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Them Bones. Blues. Cover.

PACHINKO -- Kenton County Regulators. Bluegrass (6:30 p.m.). Free.

PETE'S CAFE -- Michael and Jeff from House Party. Acoustic. Free.

TWILIGHT ZONE -- The Rick House Party Band. Rock. Free.

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