WEDNESDAY 11
BLIND LEMON – Tom Roll. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Jim Connerley Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Dallas Moore. 10 p.m. Country. Free.
MEMORIAL HALL – Jim Brickman. 8 p.m. Christmas Jazz/Pop. $45-$65.
*MOTR PUB – The Nailers. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Jason WIlber. 5 p.m. Folk/Americana. $10, $13 day of show.
REVEL OTR URBAN WINERY – “The High Note.” 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
SILVERTON CAFE – Bob Cushing. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Drop the Sun. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – The Get Up Kids with Hembree and Sontalk. 8 p.m. Rock. $20, $24 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Lorena Leigh, Hutch Down and Maya Ashley. 8 p.m. Pop/Soul. $5.
VINKOLET WINERY AND RESTAURANT – Bluegrass Wednesdays with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 6:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
THURSDAY 12
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BIG ASH BREWING – River Snout. 8 p.m. Americana. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Mark Macomber. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*BOGART’S – Chevelle with Convey and The Band Royale. 7:30 p.m. Rock. $35.
*CAFFÈ VIVACE – El Ritmo del Manana. 7:30 p.m. Latin Jazz. Cover.
COMMON ROOTS – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
DELHI PUB – Rockne’s Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Hogan and Lauren. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Lynne Scott Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – Ricky Nye and Bekah Williams. 6 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Free.
*LUDLOW GARAGE – George Winston. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $25-$85.
MOTR PUB – Sun Delay with Sunmates. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Po-Jazz. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Softspoken with VRSTY, The Northern, A Scent Like Wolves, Grave Friends and Third Person Omega. 6:30 p.m. Post Hardcore. $10, $15 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Silversel, Hot Diggity Daffodil and Misunderstood. 9 p.m. Punk/Metal. Free.
*THOMPSON HOUSE – Riot Ten, Dr Ozi and Sharps. 9 p.m. EDM. Cover.
FRIDAY 13
*ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Ben Levin and the Heaters. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
BIG ASH BREWING – Redemption Brothers. 7:30 p.m. Americana/Roots/Rock. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Tallant & Harmony. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Confederate Railroad. 7 p.m. Country Rock. $20-$28.
*BOGART’S – Phantogram with Houses. 8 p.m. Indie Pop. $28.50.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – The Five Little Bears. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Scott Wojahn Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
CAMP SPRINGS TAVERN – Mike Oberst. 8:30 p.m. Folk/Americana. Free.
*THE COMET – Tooth Lures A Fang with WVWhite and National Barks. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
THE CROW’S NEST – Bob Cushing. 10 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – The Gamut. 8 p.m. Rock. Free.
*THE GARFIELD THEATRE – No Promises Vocal Band. 7:30 p.m. Holiday A Capella. $15, $20 day of show.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Faux Frenchmen. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – Airwave. 9:30 p.m. Pop/R&B/Dance/Various. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Deuces Wild. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Norman Brown’s Joyous Christmas with Bobby Caldwell and Marion Meadows. 8:30 p.m. Holiday Jazz. $40-$75.
*THE MAD FROG – What an Ugly Christmas with Tekknatron, Gin Faced, CR33P, DJ Mildm4n, R3surfac3 x CHUBBZ and DJ Gnarfox. 8 p.m. EDM. Free.
MADISON THEATER – Goose. 9 p.m. Funk/Folk/Jam/Various. $18.
*MOTR PUB – Jess Lamb with Molly Sullivan and Siri Imani. 10 p.m. Indie/Alt/Various. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Ohio Valley Salvage. 7:30 p.m. Rock. Free.
THE REDMOOR – Vinyl Sunshine with Top Shelf. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/Holiday/Various. $15-$20.
RICK’S TAVERN – Cassette Junkies. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
*RIVERFRONT LIVE – Bonerama with Ernie Johnson From Detroit. 9 p.m. Funk/Rock/Various. $20.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Sean Hicke Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Mudpies. 9 p.m. Rock/Roots/Blues/Various. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Will Kimbrough. 8 p.m. Americana. $18, $20 day of show.
*STANLEY’S PUB – Gentry’s Electric Thumb and Desmond Jones. 10 p.m. Funk. $10.
WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM – Ricky Nye and Chris Douglas. 7:30 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
SATURDAY 14
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Modern Groove Jazz Band. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BIG ASH BREWING – Lagniappe. 7:30 p.m. Cajun/Roots/Various. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Jake Walz. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Jack Russell’s Great White. 7 p.m. Rock. $22, $25 day of show.
*BOGART’S – Sum 41 with Amigo The Devil and The Orphan, the Poet. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock. $35.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Mandy Gaines Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*CAMP SPRINGS TAVERN – Wonky Tonk and Nick Dittmeier. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic/Singer/Songwriter. Free.
THE COMET – Basement Reggae Night with Queen City Imperial Soundsystem. 7:30 p.m. Reggae. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Billy Rock Band. 8 p.m. Rock. Free.
GANO TAVERN – Bob Cushing. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*HERZOG MUSIC – Flatt & Scruggs Tribute with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass and Comet Bluegrass All-stars. 1 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Ron Jones Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – The Good Hooks. 9:30 p.m. ROck. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Project Doyle. 9 p.m. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Exile. 8:30 p.m. Country. $20-$45.
*MOTR PUB – The Messthetics with Lung. 10 p.m. Post Punk/Indie Rock. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – China Catz. 7:30 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute. Free.
QC LOUNGE – Toy Drive with F.I. Entertainment and Trick Kings. 3 p.m. Hip Hop.
THE REDMOOR – 2nd Wind. 8 p.m. Pop/R&B/Rock/Funk/Various. $15.
RICK’S TAVERN – Templin Road. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
RIVERFRONT LIVE – Wade Cota with The Jacks and Saving Escape. 7 p.m. Rock. $10.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Ryan Jones Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
STANLEY’S PUB – See You in the Funnies, Rookwood and Nolan Taylor. 10 p.m. Rock/Blues. $10.
*THOMPSON HOUSE – The Nixons and Sponge. 7 p.m. Rock. $20-$35.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Nithing with Well of Night and Automaton. 9 p.m. Metal. Free.
*WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM – Warsaw Falcons Christmas Show. 7:30 p.m. Rockabilly/Roots. Free.
*WOODWARD THEATER – Dance Yrself Clean. 9 p.m. LCD Soundsystem tribute. $15.
SUNDAY 15
BLIND LEMON – Jeff Henry. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*BOGART’S – Angels & Airwaves with Weathers and Hardcastle. 7:30 p.m. Pop/Rock.
*THE COMET – Comet Bluegrass Allstars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Rob Allgeyer. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – The RL Big Band. 6 p.m. Jazz/Pop/Holiday. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic/Various. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.
MOTR PUB – Actual Italians with Hot Diggity Daffodil and Plug. 8 p.m. Rock. Free.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Golden Goldner & The Root of Rhythm Band. 6 p.m. Blues.
STANLEY’S PUB – Open Jam. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
WESTSIDE VENUE – Open Rock and Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Rock/Blues. Free.
WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM – Jesse Bass. 5 p.m. Classic Rock/Various. Free.
MONDAY 16
BLIND LEMON – Ben Armstrong. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Nick Fryer Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
MCCAULY’S PUB – Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.
MOTR PUB – Coast Off, Venicia & The Shadow People and The Reckoneers. 9:30 p.m. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Jeremy Pinnell with Kristina Murray. 7:30 p.m. Country. $10, $12 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Jazz Jam with The Stanleyband. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.
TUESDAY 17
BLIND LEMON – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN – The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Mandy Gaines & Brad Myers. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.
*THE COMET – Aziza Love. 10 p.m. Soul. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Patsy Meyer Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*MADISON THEATER – With Why Don’t We, with Spencer Sutherland and EBEN. 8 p.m. Pop. $45, $50 day of show.
*STANLEY’S PUB – Trashgrass Troubadours with Highly Likely. 9 p.m. Bluegrass. $5.
TAFT THEATRE – Chris Tomlin. 7:30 p.m. Christmas. $28-$98.
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This article appears in Dec 11-24, 2019.