Concerts

MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD - Fusion/Experimental (see Gig of the Week). 8 p.m. Thursday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville $17.50/$20 day of show. 513-562-4949.

OVAL OPUS WITH PROMENADE, MIKE FARLEY BAND AND AUSTIN SPIEGEL - Cincinnati Modern Rock quartet Oval Opus release their debut CD, Oxygen. 8 p.m. Friday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $10. 513-562-4949.

CASH MONEY MILLIONAIRES TOUR WITH NELLY, JUVENILE, LIL WAYNE, THE HOT BOYZ, BG AND THE BIG TYMERZ, JA-RULE, JOE, PROFILE, KANDI AND MORE. - Hip Hop (see Nelly interview, page 53). 8 p.m. Friday. Nutter Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton. $38-$34. 513-562-4949.

CLUTCH AND COROSION OF CONFORMITY WITH FLYBANGER AND SIXTY WATT SHAMAN - Hard Rock (see COC interview, page 45). 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $13.50/$15 day of show. 513-562-4949.

SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS - Swing. 8 p.m. Sunday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50/$15 day of show. 513-562-4949.

ANDY WILLIAMS CHRISTMAS SHOW - Holiday. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Firstar Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown $37.50-$30. 513-562-4949.

Varied Venues

ASHLEY MARTIN GROUP - Rock/Blues/Fusion. 9 p.m. Thursday. The Brew House, 1047 E. McMillan, Walnut Hills. 513-961-9058.

JAKE SPEED AND SPECIAL GUESTS - Acoustic singer/songwriter night. 7 p.m. Thursday. HabaÒero, 358 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 513-961-6800.

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

VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE OF CINCINNATI - Holiday Choral. 8 p.m. Friday. St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Eighth and Plum streets, Downtown. 513-556-6600.

THE BLUE SPIDERS - Blues. 8 p.m. Friday. Trenton Moose Lodge #330, 707 W. State St., Trenton. 513-988-0861.

MONK, KATIE REIDER AND TOM WOOD - Pop/Folk. 8 p.m. Friday. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. $15. 513-621-1919.

PHIL WILLIS, ROB ALLGEYER AND ED BREAZEALE - Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday. Borders, 11711 Princeton Pike, Tri-County. 513-671-5852.

LARRY KINLEY, KENNY POOLE, LOU LAUSCHE AND MIKE MELOY - Jazz. Friday. 8:30 p.m. Prime & Wine, 7800 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. 513- 936-9463.

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

ROB ALLGEYER, ANDY BROWN AND BEN CLINESS - Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. The Iron Horse Inn, 40 Village Square, Glendale. 513-771-4787.

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

VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE OF CINCINNATI - Holiday Choral. 8 p.m. Saturday. Athenaeum of Ohio, 6616 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington. 513-556-6600.

MID-LIFE CRISIS - '60s and '70s Pop. 7 p.m. Saturday. Starbuck's, 10653 Loveland-Madeira Road, Indian Hill. 513-542-5202.

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

BILLY LARKIN - Jazz piano. 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Mecklenburg Gardens, 302 E. University Ave., Corryville. 513-221-5353.

LARRY KINLEY, FRANK VINCENT, LOU LAUSCHE AND MIKE MELOY - Jazz. Saturday. 8:30 p.m. Prime & Wine, 7800 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. 513-936-9463.

RICH UNCLE SKELETON QUARTET - Swing/Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Indigo, 2053 Dixie Hwy., Fort Mitchell. 859-331-4339.

TONY SUMNER - Acoustic. 6 p.m. Saturday. Brotherton's, 7517 Hamilton Ave., Mount Healthy. 513-522-1595.

WINTON JAZZ ENSEMBLE - Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Hyde Park Grille, 3159 Montgomery Road, Loveland. 513-697-0800.

DOUG WOODSON - Acoustic/
Classical. 6 p.m. Sunday. HabaÒero, 358 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 513-961-6800.

LEO COFFEEHOUSE WITH
GWENDOLYN SPEAKS AND OPEN MIC - Acoustic. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Leo Coffeehouse, University YMCA, 270 Calhoun St., Corryville. 513-556-4937.

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

LAURIE TRAVELINE - Eclectic. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Friendly Stop, 985 Congress Ave., Glendale. 513-771-7427.

JACK FROST - German/Austrian traditional. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mecklenburg Gardens, 302 E. University Ave., Corryville. 513-221-5353.

STEVE FLORA, ZAC KREUZ AND JIM CONNERLY - Jazz. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Promontory (Petersen's), 1111 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 513-651-4777.

Clubs

THURSDAY DECEMBER 14

Jazz songstress Dinah Washingon dies, 1963

ANTHONY'S - Vigor. Rock. Free.

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

BABA BUDAN'S - Rebecca Vie's Open Mic. Various. Free.

BARRELHOUSE - The Big Wu (Medeski, Martin & Wood After Party). Rock. Cover (Free with MM&W ticket stub).

BLIND LEMON - Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE - Bob Cushing. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP - Jim Connerly Trio with Rick Van Matre. Jazz. Cover.

BOSWELL'S ALLEY - Tony Sumner. Acoustic. Free.

BREAK ROOM LOUNGE - Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

BRIARWOOD - Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CELESTIAL - Mary Ellen Tanner. Jazz. Free.

CODY'S - Ars Nova. Acoustic. Free.

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

DONNA DONNA'S LOUNGE - George LaVigne. Acoustic Rock (9 p.m. start). Free.

AVANA MARTINI CLUB - Dixie Karas and Billy Larkin. Jazz. Free.

IGH SPIRITS LOUNGE - New Beginning. Pop. Free.

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

JUDI'S - Sonny Hill & The Nightshift. Blues. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Face. Rock. Cover.

LITTLE BROTHER'S - Limbs & Light Benefit with The Stepford 5, Jerkwater Jive and F-Bomb. Rock. Cover.

LUCILLE'S - Open Blues Jam. Free.

MAD FROG - The Zionites. Pop/Reggae. Cover.

MILLIONS - Ultra Violet. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY - Altered Ego and Cherrybang. Rock. Cover.

RHYTHM & BLUES CAFE - Rev. Billy Rose and the Legendary Soul Shakers. R&B. Cover.

RICK'S TAVERN - Cincinnati Shakers. Rock. $2.

R. P. MCMURPHY'S - Kevin Fox. Acoustic. $2.

SOUPIE'S - Foreplay. Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S - Ian and Brad. Acoustic. Cover.

TOP CAT'S - Ray's Music Exchange. Jazz/Rock. Cover.

VILLAGE PUB - Misty and Jeff. Acoustic. Free.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 15

Paul Simenon of The Clash is born, 1955

ADIS' PLACE - Hearsay. Rock. Cover.

ANTHONY'S - Vigor. Rock. Free.

ARNOLD'S - Ma Crow and the Flock's Dave Gilligan (tonight with MC Blue) celebrates 20 years of playing Arnold's. Expect a wide array of musician friends to stop by for a little bit of jamming Blues. Free.

BARRELHOUSE - Grasshopper Pie and The Big Creak. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP - Rusty Burge with Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BREAK ROOM LOUNGE - Goshorn Brothers. Blues. Free.

BRIARWOOD - Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CELESTIAL - Mary Ellen Tanner and the Lee Stolar Trio. Jazz. Free.

CLUB 55 - Boe Davis and the Broken Arrow Band. Country. Cover.

CODY'S - Toney Hall. Acoustic. Free.

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

EAST END CAFE - Leroy Ellington & E-Funk Band. Dance. Cover.

FLICKER INN - Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

FOLEY'S - Sonny Hill & The Nightshift. Blues. Cover.

AVANA MARTINI CLUB - Big Bill Pickle & the Legendary Jerkin Gherkins. Gitterbilly. Cover.

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

JACK QUINN'S - Liam's Fancy. Irish. Free.

JUDI'S - The Blue Shadows. Blues. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Face. Rock favorites. Cover.

LAREE'S - Cache. Acoustic. Free.

LITTLE BROTHER'S - Salthorse, The Pop Quiz and The Returnables. Rock. Cover.

LUCILLE'S - G. Miles and the Hitmen. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG - Lazy Rocket and Echo Park. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Ricky Nye & The Redhots. R&B. Cover.

MILLIONS - Baghdad Jones. Rock. Cover.

MR. PITIFUL'S - Mys-Tique. Dance/Soul/World. Free.

MT. ADAMS PAVILION - DSS. Rock. Cover MT. ADAMS PAVILION - DSS. MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -Three Penny Opera. Rock. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACK'S - 7 and T-Sly. Funk. Cover.

THE PROMONTORY - The Rich Uncle Skeleton Quartet. Jump Blues/Jazz. Free.

RED DOG SALOON - Tropical Penguins. Acoustic duo. Cover.

RICK'S TAVERN - Inside Straight. Rock. $3.

RIVER SALOON - Act One. Dance. Free.

R. P. MCMURPHY'S - Sweet Alice. Rock. $2.

SOUPIE'S - BlackBone Cat. Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S - Fat Apple. Jam Rock. Cover.

TOP CAT'S - Diffuser with Boiler and Dropshadow. $2.

VELOCITY - Fizzgig and Betraying Judas. Rock. Cover.

VERNON MANOR - Shirley Jester Trio. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB - Steve Sparks. Acoustic. Free.

WOODEN HORSE - Twisted Fate. Rock. Cover.

YORK STREET CAFE - The Ryan Adcock Band's Christmas Extravaganza (see Spill It, page 54). Cover.

ZEN AND NOW COFFEESHOP - Kate Hamilton. Acoustic singer/songwriter. Free.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 16

The Who officially announce their (first) breakup, 1983

ADI'S PLACE - Ultra Violet. Rock/Funk. Cover.

ALLYN'S CAFE - Dave Nutt. Acoustic. Cover.

ANTHONY'S - Vigor. Rock. Free.

ARLIN'S - Shesus and Ohio Casket. Indie. Free.

ARNOLD'S - Crow Medicine Show. Roots. Free.

BARRELHOUSE - Lucky & The Zionites and The Simpletons. Reggae/Pop. Cover.

BLUE WISP - Rusty Burge with Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BREAK ROOM LOUNGE - Goshorn Brothers. Blues. Free.

BRIARWOOD - Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CELESTIAL - Mary Ellen Tanner and the Lee Stolar Trio. Jazz. Free.

CLERMONT INN - Them Bones. Blues. Cover.

CLUB 55 - Boe Davis and the Broken Arrow Band. Country. Cover.

COCO'S - Petra van Nuis, Eric Sayer, Andy Brown and Jim Leslie. Jazz. Cover.

CODY'S - Is What. Hip Hop/Jazz. Free.

CROW'S NEST - The Mendalls. Rock. Free.

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

DILLY DELI - Zack Thomas. Acoustic. Free.

EAST END CAFE - The Fabulous Marvel B's. Funk. Cover.

FLICKER INN - Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

ARMONY CLUB - Sonny Hill & The Night Shift. Blues. Cover.

AVANA MARTINI CLUB - Lomax Band. R&B. Cover.

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

INDIGO (FT. MITCHELL) - The Rich Uncle Skeleton Quartet. Jump Swing/Jazz. Free.

JACK QUINN'S - Lagnaippe. Cajun/Creole. Free.

JILLIAN'S - BlueStone Ivory. Rock/R&B. Cover.

JUDI'S - The Blue Shadows. Blues. Free.

KEEGAN'S HIGHLAND HOUSE - All Night Long. Blues. Cover.

LAREE'S - The Chozen. R&B. Free.

LITTLE BROTHER'S - Howlin' Maggie and Templeton. Rock. $5.

LUCILLE'S - G. Miles and the Hitmen. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG - Homunculus and Swim. Rock. Cover.

MILLIONS - The Mad Hornets. Rock/R&B. Cover.

MR. PITIFUL'S - Get Off Downtown. Jazz. Free.

MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN - Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACK'S - Worldwide. Funk. Cover.

THE OVERFLOW - Saving Ray. Rock. Cover.

PATRICK'S SPORTS BAR - House Party. Rock. Cover.

THE PROMONTORY - Jim Connerly's Mt. Auburn United Methodist Trio. Free.

RICK'S TAVERN - Inside Straight. Rock. $3.

RIVER SALOON - Crash Landing. Rock. $3.

R. P. MCMURPHY'S - Puck Boyle. Irish. $2.

Shady'S - Nuthouse. Variety. Cover

SNEEKY PETE'S - Citizen X. Rock. $3.

SOUPIE'S - Sneaky Pete. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE - Pigeonhold benefit concert (see Spill It, page 54) with Heeva Hava, Star Devils, Pontius Co-Pilot and Silo the Huske. Indie. Cover.

STANLEY'S - Chief's Tale. Roots Rock. Cover.

STRAUSS HAUS - The Latenighters. Blues. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S - Pincushion, Bad Captain and Let's Crash. Punk/Indie. Cover.

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

VERNON MANOR - Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB - Lynn Callihan. Acoustic. Free.

WHITE FLAMINGO - Snidely Whiplash. Rock. $2.

WOODEN HORSE - Twisted Fate. Rock. Cover.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 17

Tommy Steele is born Thomas Hicks, 1936

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

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

BLUE WISP - Cat City. Jazz. Cover.

DEE FELICE CAFE - Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band (4 p.m.) and The Norm Ridge Trio with Earl Waldman (7:15 p.m.). Jazz. Free.

CODY'S CAFE - Open mic. Free.

EAST END CAFE - Justice Benefit for Sacha Krylov (see Spill It, page 54) with Blessid Union of Souls, Sonny Moorman Group, Noah and the Stratocats, Scotty Bratcher, Kelly Red & The Hammerheads and an all-star guitar jam. $25.

ABIT'S - Johnny Schott's Guest Performer Night with Bromwell/Diehl Band. Pop. Free.

JEFFERSON HALL - Christmas Party with The Menus. Rock. Cover.

LAREE'S - Jackie Chitwood and After School Special. Acoustic. Free.

MAD FROG - Dophesus, Tornado Green and Blind Dogs. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Blues. Free.

MR. PITIFUL'S - Cincinnati Bluesman Keith Little hosts CULAN's Jamboree 2000 with fellow Blues favorites Maurice Gibson, Big Joe Duskin, Greg Schaber and High Street, Lomax and the Blues Persuaders. Little will also be releasing, Thanks For the Flowers, his video documentary of the local Blues and Jazz communities. Cover.

RIVER SALOON - Cowden and Goins. Acoustic. Free.

SKY GALLEY - Steve Baroni Trio. Jazz. Free.

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

STANLEY'S - Curly. Roots. Cover.

MONDAY DECEMBER 18

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards finally marries girlfriend Patti Hansen on his 40th birthday, 1983

ARNOLD'S - Fred Gary. Acoustic. Free.

BABA BUDAN'S - J.C. Heisler. Jazz. Free.

BLUE WISP - Zac Kreuz Quartet. Jazz. Cover.

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

MAD FROG - Tropicoso. Salsa/Latin. Cover.

MILLIONS - Kevin Shima. Acoustic. Cover.

PACHINKO'S (OXFORD) - Laurie Traveline. Eclectic. Free.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 19

The original version of ìBlue Suede Shoesî is recorded by Carl Perkins, 1955

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

ARNOLD'S - Fred Gary. Acoustic. Free.

BARRELHOUSE - DJ Logic presents Project Logic. Groove/Rock/Hip Hop. $10.

BLUE WISP - Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

BREAK ROOM LOUNGE - Shawn. Acoustic. 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 - Kris Brown. Eclectic Acoustic. Free.

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

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

AVANA MARTINI CLUB - Charlie Fletcher. R&B. Free.

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

JUDI'S - Doug Meyers. Acoustic. Free.

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

MAD FROG - Hip Hop Nite (see Spill It, page 54) featuring IB with KMB and Mista Swift, Bombthreat, Rare Groove, Supa Powers, Cutty B. Spooky, Jim & Zach and Animal Crackers. Hip Hop. Cover.

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

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20

Singer/guitarist Joe Walsh joins The Eagles, 1975

ANTHONY'S - Vigor. Rock. Free.

ARNOLD'S - Suns of the Beach. Acoustic. Free.

BABA BUDAN'S - Brian Newman Quartet. Jazz. Free.

BARRELHOUSE - Roger Klug. Pop. $3.

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

BREAK ROOM LOUNGE - Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

BRIARWOOD - Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CELESTIAL - Lee Stolar. Jazz. Free.

CLERMONT INN - Open Jam. Blues. Free.

CODY'S - Jake Speed. Acoustic. Free.

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

DEE FELICE CAFE - Frank Vincent Trio with Larry Kinley. Jazz. Free.

DONNA DONNA'S LOUNGE - George LaVigne. Acoustic Rock (7 p.m. start). Free.

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

AVANA MARTINI CLUB - Bluebirds Trio. R&B. Free.

JACK QUINN'S - Open Jam. Free.

JUDI'S - House Party. Dance. Free.

MAD FROG - Admrial Walker. Reggae. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Christmas Party with Ben Walz. Acoustic. Cover.

ONE EYED JACK'S - T-Sly and 7. Funk. Cover.

PEECOX - Inside Out. Rock. Cover.

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

SKY GALLEY - Steve Baroni Trio. Jazz. Free.

SOUPIE'S - Denial. Rock. $2.

STANLEY'S - Dave Nutt. Acoustic. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S - Singer/Songwriter Night hosted by Ben Walz. Various. Free.

VOODOO LOUNGE - Open Blues jam hosted by Larry Mallott. Free.

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