WINDHAM HILL'S WINTER SOLSTICE CONCERT FEATURING WILL ACKERMAN, PHILLIP AABERG AND SAMITE -- New Age. 8 p.m. Saturday. Taft Theatre, Fifth and Sycamore streets, Downtown. $20-$27.50. 513-562-4949.

97XPOSURE FINALS WITH CLABBERGIRL, BUCKRA AND POCKET FURYS -- And then there were three. The popular, long-running 97Xposure band competition, put on by Oxford Modern Rock station 97X, steps into its final round, featuring Cincy faves Clabbergirl and Buckra, plus newcomers Pocket Furys, a Dayton band featuring former members of The Jayne Sachs Band and Shrug. 8 p.m. Saturday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $20. 513-562-4949.

CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS WITH TODD ALMOND, CHUCK CLEAVER, ROB FETTERS, RUBY VILEOS, SATURDAY SUPERCADE, LEN'S LOUNGE, BILL CAFFIE AND SCOTTY ANDERSON -- Various (see Spill It). 7:30 p.m. Monday. Old St. George, 42 Calhoun St., Clifton. $12. 513-665-4700 (ext. 54).

KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE -- Jazz (see Gig of the Week). 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50/$15 day of show. 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.

BLACKLIGHT BRAILLE -- Eclectic Rock. 2 p.m. Saturday. Aquarius, 904 Main St., Downtown. 513-721-5193.

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.

RICH UNCLE SKELETON QUARTET -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Chez Nora Rooftop, 530 Main St., Covington. 859-491-8027.

EUGENE GOSS AND TRIAGE -- Jazz. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Rookwood Poettery, 1077 Celestial Ave., Mt. 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 Saint 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.

LIZ WU, MANNY BATULE, LARS POTTEIGER AND CHRIS MICHAELIDES -- Jazz. 6:30 p.m. Friday. Arloi Dee, 18th E. Seventh St., Downtown. 513-421-1304.

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

NO LOUDER THAN LEAVES -- Alt/Indie. 8 p.m. Friday. Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave., Northgate. 513-245-9898.

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

THE SENSATIONS -- Pop/Dance. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Argosy Casino, 777 Argosy Pkwy, Lawrenceburg. 1-888-ARGOSY-7.

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.

NO LOUDER THAN LEAVES -- Alt/Indie. 8 p.m. Saturday. Borders, 4530 Eastgate Blvd., Eastgate. 513-943-0068.

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

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

LEO COFFEEHOUSE WITH WITH DOUG WOOD, MICHAEL BYRD AND DIAMOND BLUE -- Folk/Acoustic. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Old St. George, 42 Calhoun St., Clifton. $2. 513-579-1707.

LOS FAKIRES -- Traditional Cuban. 7 p.m. Sunday. NCR Renaissance Auditorium, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton. $15. 937-496-3863.

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

ERIC EVANS AND BRANDON ESSEX -- Acoustic Jazz. 8 p.m. Monday. Mullane's Parkside Café, 723 Race St., Downtown. 513-381-1331.

MUSIC CAFÉ WITH BLUE DIAMOND, CELTIC AIRE, JOHNNY HAFNER, LIQUID MOSAIC AND LEONARDO -- Various. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Fitton Center, 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. 513-863-8873.

Clubs

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21
The Who release the Rock classic The Who Sell Out, 1967

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

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

BARRELHOUSE -- Jerry's Little Band. Rock. $4.

BAR HUMBUG -- Scott Carrelli. House. Free.

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

BLUE NOTE -- Rusy Griswolds and Denial. Rock. Cover.

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.

THE COMET -- Post Haste and Blanco Nombre. Rock. Free.

COSMO'S -- Betraying Judas. Rock. Cover.

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 COUNTRY CLUB -- Joe Shoemaker Band. Rock. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- Fast Forward. Rock. $3.

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

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

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

LEBO'S -- Open mic. Free.

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

MAD FROG -- Freekbass and Worldwide. Funk. Cover.

MADISON INN -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. $3.

MILLION'S -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY -- Prizoner and Maelstrom. Rock. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Lucky and the Zionites. Reggae/Soul. Cover.

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

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Becoming as synonymous with Thanksgiving as football and turkey in the Cincinnati area, the psychodots are getting back together once again for their annual Turkey Day local show. The Pop/Rock masters will be joined by one of the leaders of the new school, The Simpletons. Rock/Pop. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Spookfloaters. Rock. Cover.

STRASSE HAUS -- Retroactive. Rock. Cover.

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Bad Habit. Classic Rock. Cover.

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

YORK STREET CAFÉ -- Thanksgiving Eve Bash with Tonefarmer, Ruby Vileos, Adult Swim and Kalip. Rock. Cover.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22
E Street Band guitarist/Sopranos star Steven Van Zandt is born, 1950

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

BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Denial and Bob Cushing. Rock. 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.

KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Admiral Walker and Jah Say. Reggae. Cover.

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

MILLIONS -- Light Speed. Acoustic. Cover.

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

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

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

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Bad Habit. Classic Rock. Cover.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23
The world's first jukebox is installed in a San Francisco hotel, 1899

AJ'S ROADHOUSE -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Free.

ALLYN'S -- Levels. Jazz Fusion. Free.

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

BAR HUMBUG -- Clique featuring Mr. Ballistic and DJ Troll. Mature Dance. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Simpletons and Tonefarmer. Pop/Rock. Cover.

BLUE NOTE -- The Menus and Prizoner. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Max Seigal with the Blue Wisp Trio. 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.

CODY'S -- Kevin Carlisle with The Madisons. Acoustic. $3.

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

DUCK CREEK COUNTRY CLUB -- Joe Shoemaker Band. Rock. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- N 2 Deep. Rock. Cover.

FRITTER'S -- 3 Feet Deep. Rock. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Scapegoat. Rock. Cover.

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

HILL STATION -- Stagger Lee. Country. Cover.

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Cheaper Than Therapy. Rock. Cover.

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

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

LUCILLE'S -- The Royal Blues. Blues. Cover.

MR. PITIFUL'S -- Leathal. Rock/Blues. Cover.

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

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Ricky Nye and the Red Hots. R&B. $3.

NEW DILLY PUB -- Liquid. Classic Rock. Cover.

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

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

THE PROMONTORY -- Renaud Patigny. Jazz/R&B piano. Free.

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

READING ROADHOUSE -- Crash Landing. Rock/Alternative. Cover.

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

R.P. MCMURPHY'S -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

SNEEKY PETE'S -- Thump. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Bittersweet Relief II with Buckra, Black Magic Rhythm All-Stars, Bagg, Chalk, Dophesus and Man-E-Taboada (see Spill It). Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Mercy Baby (see Spill It). Acoustic Roots. Cover.

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

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Crosley with Sleepy Jack and Trip Cut. Rock. Cover.

SUNFLOWER COFFEE HOUSE -- Samsara Music Company. Electric Rock. Free.

TAFFY'S -- Diamonds and Rust. Acoustic Rock. Free.

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

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

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

WOODEN HORSE -- Twisted Fate. Rock. Cover.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Gravy8 with Rob Fetters. Rock/Pop. Cover.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24
One-time Beatles drummer Pete Best, aka "The Pissed One," is born, 1941

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

ARNOLD'S -- Side Cars. Western Swing/Jazz. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Spookfloaters with Llama. Rock. Cover.

BLUE NOTE -- The Menus, Prizoner and Bob Cushing. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Max Seigal with the Blue Wisp Trio. 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.

CHEQUER'S -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Cover.

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

CODY'S -- Floetry 101 with Abiyah, Olufemi, Soul Ragga, Black Falcon, Juice Lee and Duane Moore. Spoken word and beats. Cover.

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

DUCK CREEK COUNTRY CLUB -- Joe Shoemaker Band. Rock. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- Worldwide. Funk. $3.

FRITTER'S -- 3 Feet Deep. Rock. Cover.

THE GREENWICH -- Jazz drummer Melvin Broach plays like the bastard octopus son of Art Blakey and Tony Williams. Long a sideman, Broach is gigging more often as a leader. Catch him at the Greenwich fronting a group that includes the remarkable William Menefield on piano. Jazz. Cover.

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

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

HILL STATION -- American Standard. Rock. Cover.

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

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

LUCILLE'S -- Willie Ray and the Midnighters. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Joker's Wild, Funk Indica and Tonefarmer. Rock. Cover.

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

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Mad Hornets. Rock/R&B. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Half In the Bag. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY -- Appalachian Highway, Travelin' Jones Band, Jam Factor 11 and more. Bluegrass/Rock/Blues/Jam. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Spookfloaters. Rock. Cover.

PATRICK'S -- Eddie's Falt. Rock. Cover.

THE PROMONTORY -- Triage. Jazz. Free.

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

R.P. MCMURPHY'S -- Lagniappe. Cajun. Cover.

SNEEKY PETE'S -- Thump. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Third Annual Blues and Boogie Piano Summit (see Spill It) with Tom McDermott, Big Joe Duskin, Renaud Patigny and Ricky Nye. R&B. $10.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Benj Clarke and A Slice of Nice with Greg Mahan's Indestructible Band. Pop/Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Roger Y and the Quck Replies. Roots Rock. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Derek Mortland. Acoustic. Free.

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

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

THE WEDGE INN -- Theresa Klug and Carrie Diver. Acoustic. Cover.

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

WOODEN HORSE -- Twisted Fate. Rock. Cover.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Doc Johnson with Shrug and Messerly and Ewing. Roots. Cover.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25
Rock legend Chuck Berry scores his biggest hit with the novelty song "My Ding-A-Ling," 1972

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

BLUE NOTE -- Cowden and Goins. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Cat City. Jazz. Cover.

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 -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

HABIT'S -- Johnny Schott's Guest Performer Night with Elizabeth Russell and Jennifer Shepherd plus open mic. Acoustic. Free.

PIRATE'S DEN -- Blues Jam with Them Bones. Blues. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Cropduster with Sweet Impala. Rock/Roots. $7.

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

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

YORK STREET CAFE -- Acumen. Rock. Cover.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 26
Johnny Cash makes his chart debut with "Cry! Cry! Cry!," 1955

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

BLUE WISP -- Lou Lausche Quartet. Jazz. Cover.

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

CROW'S NEST -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

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

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

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

MILLIONS -- Kevin Shima. Acoustic. Cover.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27
Pioneering club and radio DJ Red Alert is born Fred Krute, 1956

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

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

BLIND LEMON -- Zack Thomas. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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.

LINWOOD CAFE -- Appalachian Highway. Bluegrass. Free.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Laidlaw Union. Rock. Cover.

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

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28
Motown Records impresario Berry Gordy Jr. is born, 1929

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

THE BALCONY -- Guy Smiley Blues Exchange. Rock/Jam. Cover.

BARRELHOUSE -- Woodside Quinn. Jam Rock. Free.

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

BLUE NOTE -- Unsettled. Rock. Cover.

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

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 COUNTRY CLUB -- Open mic night. Free.

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

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

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

MAD FROG -- Lucky and the Zionites. Reggae/Soul. Cover.

MADISON INN -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Cover.

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Nashville Pussy and Betty Blowtorch. Rock. $10.

STANLEY'S -- Mike Holmes. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

personals | classifieds | cover | listings | humor | news | movies | music | arts & entertainment | dining | classifieds | mediakit | home