WEDNESDAY 12
BOGART’S – Silverstein with Hawthorne Heights, As Cities Burn and Capstan. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. $22.
MOTR PUB – Hateflirt with Bernice. 10 p.m. Pop/Indie/Rock/Soul/Various. Free.
THURSDAY 13
LUDLOW GARAGE – Steve Poltz. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $15-$35.
MOTR PUB – Judge & Jury with Justin Lynch. 10 p.m. Rock/Roots/Various. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Heavens Die, Foreign Hands, Burn Vic, Guts and Daywalker. 8 p.m. Metal. $8, $10 day of show.
THE REDMOOR – Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra’s Nutcracker Remix. 7 p.m. Holiday Jazz. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – The Bottle Rockets with Hugh Masterson. 8 p.m. Roots Rock. $15, $18 day of show.
THOMPSON HOUSE – Flora Cash and Kulick. 7 p.m. AltPop. $15.
URBAN ARTIFACT – The Graveblankets and Copper. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop/Roots/Various. Free.
FRIDAY 14
THE MAD FROG – Heart Means More, The Honeysuckles, Kenton Lands Band, Dionysus and The Ferrymen. 8 p.m. Rock. $10.
MADISON LIVE – Aqueous. 9 p.m. Rock/Jam/Various. $12, $15 day of show.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Johnny Fink & the Intrusion. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
MOTR PUB – Strobobean with Moira and Slow Glows. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Beau Alquizola (album release show) with David Michael Fisher & Strangetunge, Judge & Jury and Actual Italians. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop/Various. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Santamania 2018 with The Dopamines, Tweens, Snafu, Casteless, Fuckin Basterd, Pout, Black Planet, Lazy Ass Destroyer, Fourth Wife, Raging Nathans and more. 6 p.m. Rock/Punk/Metal/Hardcore/Various. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Oso Bear, JIMS and New Moons. 9:30 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Driftwood. 7:30 p.m. Americana. $12, $15 day of show.
TOP CATS – The Cliftones with Fyake and Jamwave. 9 p.m. Reggae. $10.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Fake Jazz with Peridoni. 8 p.m. Jam/Rock/Various. $10, $15 day of show.
U.S. BANK ARENA – Trans-Siberian Orchestra presents The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. 4 p.m.; 8 p.m. Prog Christmas. $41.50-$79.50.
WOODWARD THEATER – Cool Life (album release show). 9 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.
SATURDAY 15
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Johnny Payne and the True Believers. 9 p.m. Reggae. Free.
THE AVENUE EVENT CENTER – Yella Beezy with DJ Fresh and DJ Major League. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $20-$40.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Norman Brown´s Joyous Christmas with Bobby Caldwell and Marion Meadows. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $40-$90.
MOTR PUB – The Amprays with Wussy Duo. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
MVP BAR & GRILLE – Supertzar: A Tribute to Black Sabbath featuring Vinny Appice. 8 p.m. Sabbath tribute. $16-$24.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Los Honchos with Jake Logan. 10 p.m. Garage/Soul/Rock/Dance/Various. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Santamania 2018 with Vacation, Swim Team, Crime of Passing, Slutbomb, Ew Gross, Burn Victim, Future Virgins, Smut, Flesh Mother, The Chill Parents, The Touch, Kneelers and more. 4 p.m. Rock/Punk/Metal/Hardcore/Various. Cover.
OCTAVE – Hyryder. 9 p.m. Grateful tribute.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – The AmpFibians, The Maladroits and They Never Came Back. 9:30 p.m. Surf Rock. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – The Harmed Brothers Xmas Wrecktacular 2 with Chelsea Ford and The Trouble, Adam Lee and Goodnight, Texas. 9 p.m. Roots/Various. $12, $15 day of show.
TOP CATS – Glassworld. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
URBAN ARTIFACT – We’re Not Lost Fest II featuring Speaking Suns, Spirit of The Bear, Infinity Spree and Season Ten. 8 p.m. Alt/Indie/Rock/Various. Free.
SUNDAY 16
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Texas Hippie Coalition. 5 p.m. Metal. $15.
THE GREENWICH – Young Jazz Messengers Holiday Reunion. 7 p.m. Jazz. $10.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Santamania 2018 with Left Behind, Transgressions, Treason, Push Off, Dinge, Howardian, Split Tongue, Josh Goodloe, Slow Glows, Bill James Gang and more. 2 p.m. Rock/Punk/Metal/Hardcore/Various. Cover.
TOP CATS – I See Stars Acoustic. 7 p.m. Acoustic Rock. $15.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Actual Italians, Lizzie Anne and Venicia and the Shadow People. 8 p.m. Rock/Various.
WOODWARD THEATER – Tossed Salad II: Band Mashup Competition & Freestore Fundraiser. 7:30 p.m. Various. $10.
MONDAY 17
CAFFÈ VIVACE – The Faux Frenchmen. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.
MOTR PUB – Xzela with Mockery. 9 p.m. Alt/Soul/Pop. Free.
TUESDAY 18
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Nevernew. 9 p.m. Pop/Rock. Free.
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This article appears in Dec 5-12, 2018.
