OVER THE RHINE WITH BUDDY AND JULIE MILLER AND ERIN MCKEOWN -- Pop/Folk. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Taft Theater, Fifth and Sycamore streets, Downtown. Friday, Dec. 7. $16/$18 day of show. 513-562-4949.

CINCINNATI USA FOR RELIEF WITH PETER FRAMPTON, BLESSID UNION OF SOULS, ONE, PAY THE GIRL, REGGIE CALOWAY AND MORE -- Various. 7 p.m. Sunday. Taft Theater, Fifth and Sycamore streets, Downtown. $60-$28.50. 513-562-4949.

LEE ANN WOMACK -- Country. 8 p.m. Sunday. Nutter Center, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy., Dayton. $35-$27. 513-562-4949.

BLUES TRAVELER WITH SPEARHEAD -- Rock/Hip Hop. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Taft Theater, Fifth and Sycamore streets, Downtown. Tuesday, Dec. 11. $27. 513-562-4949.

NATALIE MERCHANT -- Pop. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Taft Theater, Fifth and Sycamore streets, Downtown. $39-$35. 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.

MARVIN SEASE WITH SWEET ALICE HOSKINS -- R&B. 8 p.m. Thursday. The Este Conference Center, 6270 Este Ave., Carthage. $20/$25 at the door. 513-281-7180.

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.

CHRISTMAS IN WALES WITH ROBIN HUW BOWEN AND SUE JONES-DAVIES -- Welsh. 8 p.m. Friday. Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Downtown Dayton. $22-$18. 937-496-3863.

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.

GREATER CINCINNATI SIT-N-SING WITH VINCE KNUEVEN, JOEL KNUEVEN, NICK STOCKBURGER AND BRANDON WHEELER -- Singer/songwriter. 8 p.m. Friday. Reality Tuesday Café, 1518 Dixie Hwy., Park Hills, Kentucky. $3. 859-261-4939.

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.

PEGGY ERIN -- Acoustic. 7 p.m. Friday. Margo's, 404 Pike St., Covington. 859-581-3730.

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

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

ZUMBA! -- Traditional Cuban. 6 p.m. Friday. Contemporary Arts Center, 115 E. Fifth St., Downtown. 513-345-8400.

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

CHRIS COLLIER -- Singer/songwriter. 6 p.m. Salsa's Mexican Restaurant, 9500 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash. 513-791-4424.

CINCINNATI BAROQUE PRESENTS MESSIAH -- Classical. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. $20-$10. 513-241-SHOW.

DAVID WOLFENBERGER WITH MARGIE LANDGRAVE -- Acoustic. 7 p.m. Saturday. Barnes and Noble, 7800 Montgomery Ave., Kenwood. 513-794-9440.

EVOLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE AND IRENE MOON WITH GEORGE LAUB AND ROESING APE -- Experimental/Sound Collage. 8 p.m. Saturday. SSNova, 2260 Central Pkwy., Downtown. $5. www.ssnova.org.

GREG SCHABER AND HIGH STREET -- Blues. 8 p.m. Saturday. Courthouse Restaurant, 2015 Declaration Drive, Independence, Kentucky. 859-363-4400.

MARK CORMICAN AND WILD CARROT -- Acoustic. 9 p.m. Saturday. Mt. Adams Winery, 1101 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 513-241-9009.

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

BLUE CHIP CITY BIG BAND -- Big Band Jazz. 2 p.m. Sunday. Maple Knoll Activities Center, 11199 Springfield Pike, Tri-County. 513-782-2427.

DAVID FERRARA -- Classical guitar. 2 p.m. Sunday. Prospect House, 682 Hawthorne Ave., Price Hill. 513-921-1613.

LEO COFFEEHOUSE WITH GONER AND MORE -- Acoustic. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Old St. George, 42 Calhoun St., Clifton. $2. 513-561-8875.

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

Clubs

THURSDAY DECEMBER 6
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck is born, 1920

ARLIN'S -- Open mic with Rebbeca Vie. Free.

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

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

BARRELHOUSE -- Seth Adler Project. Rock. Free.

BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Denial (see Spill It) and Bob Cushing. Rock. Cover.

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.

THE GREENWICH -- Inner Urge Quartet. Jazz. Cover.

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

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Outlet. Rock. $2.

KALDI'S -- Jeff Roberts and the Soggy Mountain Boyz. Bluegrass. Free.

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

KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.

MAD FROG -- The Argument and The Simpletons. Pop/Rock. Cover.

MIAMITOWN LOUNGE -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Light Speed. Acoustic. Cover.

NEW DILLY PUB -- Dallas Moore. Acoustic Country. Cover.

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

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

STANLEY'S -- Lounge Project. Acoustic Soul/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 7
Eccentric singer/songwriter Tom Waits is born, 1949

ARNOLD'S -- New Radio Cowboys. C&W. Free.

BALCONY -- Halias. Rock. Cover.

BARRELHOUSE -- KGB with Only Human. Rock. $4.

BLUE NOTE -- Prizoner and Cowden and Goins. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Harvey Thompson with the Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

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

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

CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic competition. Free.

THE COMET -- Poste Haste. Indie. Free.

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

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

EAST END CAFE -- Common Ground. Rock. $3.

ELMER'S -- Battery and No Love Lost. Metallica favorites/Rock. Cover.

FRITTER'S -- Porno Lily. Rock. Cover.

HARMONY CLUB -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Keith Little. Blues. Cover.

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

HOOZ'S -- Common Ground. '70s/'80s Rock. Free.

JUD-I'S -- Leathal. Blues. Free.

JILLIAN'S -- Sneaky Pete. Rock. Cover.

KALDI'S -- Petra Van Nuis. Jazz. Free.

MAD FROG -- Phammilly Impulze and Ordinary Peoples. Hip Hop. Cover.

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

MIAMITOWN LOUNGE -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Cover.

MILLER'S FILL INN -- The Gamut of Rock and Roll. Rock. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Bagdad Jones. Rock. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Lucky Spaulding. Reggae/Soul/Pop. Cover.

THE OVERFLOW -- Coal. Roots. Cover.

PUTTER'S -- Rich "The Soul Man" Nesbitt and the Metro City Band. Oldies. Cover.

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

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Guided By Voices (see To Do list) and Readymaid. Indie Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- D-Rangers. Roots. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- The Fabulous Marvel B's featuring Tha Mahvelous Horns. Funk./Rock. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Danny Voris. Acoustic. Free.

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Theo. Classic Rock. Free.

VELOCITY -- Crash Landing. Rock/Alternative. Cover.

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

VILLAGE PUB -- John Weber. Acoustic. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Bad Habit. Classic Rock. $3.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Greg Schaber and High Street. Blues. Cover.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 8
John Lennon is murdered, 1980

ARLIN'S -- Jake Speed and the Freddies with Greg Mahan. Acoustic. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- Side Cars. Acoustic. Free.

BALCONY -- Core Project. Rock. Cover.

BARRELHOUSE -- Crosley, Only Everything and Eightfeet. Rock. $5.

BLUE NOTE -- Rusty Griswolds, Harry Strawberry and Bob Cushing. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Harvey Thompson with the Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

THE BOOTLEGG SALOON -- Betraying Judas and Gerald's Rainbow. Rock. Cover.

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

BOSWELL ALLEY -- Leathal. Blues. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

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

CHARLIE BAZ'L'S -- Strukture. Rock/Dance/Variety. Cover.

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

CODY'S CAFE -- Eric Diedrichs. Acoustic. Cover.

THE COMET -- Len's Lounge (see Spill It). Roots. Free.

CROOKED NAIL -- Justus. Rock. Free.

CROW'S NEST -- Tony Sumner. Acoustic. Cover.

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

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

EAST END CAFE -- Blue Stone Ivory. Rock/R&B. Cover.

ELMER'S -- Reeking Havoc and No Love Lost. Rock. Cover.

FRITTER'S -- Porno Lily. Rock. Cover.

GILLY'S -- Mike Wade Sextet. Jazz. Cover.

HARMONY CLUB -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- P. Ann Everson Price All Star Band. Jazz. Cover.

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

HILL STATION -- Waterford Blues. Blues. Cover.

HOOZ'S -- Common Ground. '70s/'80s Rock. Free.

JILLIAN'S -- Ben Walz. Rock. Cover.

LUCILLE'S -- Ricky Nye and the Red Hots. R&B. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Youngfellow with Funktelligence. Rock/Funk. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Crosstown Blues Band. Blues. $3.

MIAMITOWN LOUNGE -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- The Chozen. Funk. Cover.

PUTTER'S -- Rich "The Soul Man" Nesbitt and the Metro City Band. Oldies. Cover.

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

READING EAGLES CLUB -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues/Rock. Cover.

RYTHM'S -- The Bang. Rock. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Shawn Phillips (see interview). Folk/Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Messerly and Ewing. Roots. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Fairbanks 142. Blues. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Jim Volk. Acoustic. Free.

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

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Theo. Classic Rock. Free.

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Misty and Jeff. Acoustic. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Bad Habit. Classic Rock. $3.

YORK STREET CAFÉ -- Stonewater (see Spill It). Rock. Cover.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9
Singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading is born, 1950

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

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

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

BLUE WISP -- Cat City. Jazz. Cover.

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

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

CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic. Free.

THE COMET -- The Comet Bluegrass Allstars. Bluegrass. Free.

COYOTE RIDGE -- The Rick House Party Band. Rock. Cover.

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

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

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

SONNY'S ALL BLUES LOUNGE -- Uncle Russell and Kinfolk. Blues. Free.

SONNY'S LOUNGE -- Al Gore and Co. Jazz. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Slobberbone and Grand Champeen. Rock. Cover.

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

YORK STREET CAFÉ -- Pike 27 (see Spill It) with special guests. Roots. Cover.

MONDAY DECEMBER 10
Otis Redding is killed in a plane crash, 1967

BLUE WISP -- Ed Moss and the Society Jazz Orchestra. Jazz. Cover.

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

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

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

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

MILLIONS -- Kevin Shima. Acoustic. Cover.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 11
Sam Cooke is shot and killed at a Los Angeles motel, 1964

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

CODY'S CAFE -- Ryan Adcock's New Talent Showcase and Practicum. Various. 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.

VILLAGE PUB -- James Gene. Acoustic. Free.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12
Jerry Lee Lewis marries his 13-year-old cousin, Myra Gale Brown, who was also the daughter of his bassist, 1957BARRELHOUSE -- Goldroom. Rock. Free.

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

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

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

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

DUCK CREEK COUNTRY CLUB -- Open Mic/Songwriter's Night. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

STANLEY'S -- Brad Kelley. Acoustic. Free.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Mary Prankster (see Gig of the Week). Rock. Cover.

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

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