No little blurbs to guide you along this week—I'm technically on vacation till Thursday. But I will say that I saw Martin Dosh's Larry Schaefer Memorial Orchestra at the Dakota last year and it was terrific.
Tuesday, December 31
Pink Pony Club New Years: Chappel Roan Dance Party and Drag Show @ Amsterdam
Lucid Nights – Kaskade + Sullivan King @ Armory
Time Machine NYE 1988 @ Black Hart
International Reggae All Stars @ Bunker’s
Davina and the Vagabonds @ Dakota
St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood
Frozen Teens, Miracle Debt, Texture Freq, Makin Out, Pleasure Cube @ Eagles 34
Karaoke with On Call Entertainment @ Eagles 34
Samambo World presents Sankofa New Year's Eve @ Fine Line
A Totally Rad New Year’s Eve with DJ Jake Rudh @ First Avenue
Bollywood Masquerade Party @ The Loft
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Minnesota Music Cafe
A Very Assortment NYE Dance Party feat. Michael Grey @ Mortimers
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue @ Orchestra Hall
Cornbread Harris & Friends NYE Party @ Palmer’s
Kiss Me ⏤ A 90s New Year's Eve with You Oughta Know @ 7th St Entry
Artist Showcase @ Sociable Cider Werks
Industrial Strength with DJ Sin @ Terminal Bar
Worker’s Playtime with Joe Savage @ 331 Club
Mae Simpson's Rockin' New Year's Eve @ Turf Club
Cheap Thrills & KRUSH present Countdown to 2025: New Year’s Eve Dance Party @ Uptown VFW
The New Havoline Supremes @ White Squirrel
Chief Opossum with Sammie Jean Cohen, Samuel John @ White Squirrel
Wednesday, January 1
Davina and the Vagabonds @ Dakota
Gossmer, South High Advanced Modern Band, The Wilderman @ Driftwood
Miss Shannon’s Swing Night @ Eagles 34
Smiling Cowboys @ Minnesota Music Cafe
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue @ Orchestra Hall
Pointless Animal, Father Melissa, and townsquaremassacre @ Pilllar Forum
The Rocka Dots @ Schooner Tavern
Harold’s House Party on KFAI with the Eddies @ 331 Club
The Second Stringers @ White Squirrel
Thursday, January 2
Tipper – Night 2 with Ekorce, Shwamp, Smigonaut, Face Plant, Fuggem @ Armory
Bob Frey & Bill Giese @ Aster Cafe
deVon Russell Gray, Nathan Hanson, Davu Seru @ Berlin
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunker’s
Kindred the Family Soul @ Dakota
LGBTQ+ Twin Cities Latin Dance @ Eagles 34
Karaoke with On Call Entertainment @ Eagles 34
SNAPPED Live Band Open Mic @ Green Room
Dirty Lowdown Fools Band with Boom Boom Stevie @ Minnesota Music Cafe
Young Relics @ Minnesota Music Cafe
Throwback Thursdays with DJ Bootsy Ballins @ Palmers
Tim Casey & the Martyrs @ Schooner Tavern
Landon Conrath (Winter Residency) with Kiernan and Alex Delzer @ 7th St Entry
Northeast Invitational @ 331 Club
Thomas Sticha @ White Squirrel
Friday, January 3
Favourite Girl feat. Katy Vernon & Katy Tessman @ Aster Cafe
Mike Wolter/Matt Peterson/Pete Hennig @ Berlin
Demetri Rallis Band @ Bunker’s
Capri Glee! Adult Community Choir @ Capri
Waiting for Jane, Chelsea Drugstore @ Driftwood
Katia & the Upswing @ Eagles 34
Short n’ Sabrina: Sabrina Carpenter Party @ Fine Line
WRESTLEPALOOZA with Viva Knievel, Phoenix De La Rosa and Sweetpea @ First Avenue
Some Shitty Cover Band @ Green Room
Benjamin Miller + Laura Hugo + St. Rangers @ Icehouse
The Henry Berberi Group @ Metronome Brewing
The Johnnie Brown Experience @ Minnesota Music Cafe
Tufawon, Bigg Kia, Mixie, Mike Queenz, Sole2Dotz, and Gonkama @ Palmer’s
1947 with Sonic Sea Turtles and the Del-Viles @ Pilllar Forum
Mark Cameron Band @ Schooner Tavern
The Holy North (Album Release) with the Twins of Franklin and Clayton Ryan @ 7th St Entry
HELL YEAH 2!! ⏤ A Rock & Roll Dance Party ft. DJ Mary Lucia @ Turf Club
tanzklub vol. 3 : a new years’ techno ritual with malion + dr. traxuit @ Uptown VFW
The Whiskey Chase with Friendzy, the Harmon Brothers, the Destroyer of Fate @ White Squirrel
Pullstring with the Over Unders, the Symptones @ White Squirrel
Mind Out of Time, Clash Minne Rockers, Doug Otto and the Getaways @ Zhora Darling
Saturday, January 4
Tipper – Night 1 with Mickman, Keota, Chez, Restraint, Eastwood Red @ Armory
Saturday Bluegrass Brunch with the High 48's @ Aster Cafe
Honeymoon Madness with Lovehouse @ Aster Cafe
Henry Berberi/Chet Carlson @ Berlin
Abinnet Berhanu's Ahndenet አንድነት feat. Genet Abate @ Berlin
Jumpsuit! Funk and Disco Dance Party @ Black Hart
The Neighborhood Quartet @ Crooners
Shabby Road Orchestra @ Dakota
The Wreck, Dive Bar Orchestra @ Driftwood
The Hobbled, Sidewalk Diamonds, Rebecca Fritz @ Eagles 34
New Riverside Ramblers @ Eagles 34
Early Eyes with Anita Velveeta, Killed By Kiwis, and OISTER BOY @ Fine Line
WRESTLEPALOOZA with Gully Boys, Emerald Eve, and Sweetpea @ First Avenue
The Other Ol’ Blue Eyes @ Icehouse
Gabriel Douglas + Nate Case + Frog & the Bog @ Icehouse
Toivo Band Part 3 @ Jazz Central
Morrison Todd with Wartro, W!NN, Squid, & Breckinridge @ The Loft
The Argyle Street Trio @ Metronome Brewing
Corey Medina & Brothers @ Minnesota Music Cafe
The Music of the Beatles @ Orchestra Hall
Valors, Constant Insult, and True Lust @ Palmer’s
Jared McCloud with Nobody from Nowhere, and Cassandra Cole @ Pilllar Forum
SunDown47 with The Melismatics and Zander @ 7th St Entry
Duck Bomb, Skeleton Crew, Awake for the Fall, Virgo @ Terminal Bar
The Cameras, Anything Your Want, Tarias and The Sound @ 331 Club
Gramma's Boyfriend with Oyster World and Ghosting Merit @ Turf Club
All the Pretty Horses, Products Band (Single Release), DJ Dead Air, Nano Tako Vision @ Uptown VFW
Linnea Grace with Deer Skin, Casey Gerald @ White Squirrel
Eleanor :D with The Em’s @ White Squirrel
David Berman Tribute @ White Squirrel
Little Man, The Slow Death, Dakota Shakedown @ Zhora Darling
Sunday, January 5
Sunday Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons @ Aster Cafe
Obi Original & Alexis Rose @ Berlin
Retrofizz @ Can Can Wonderland
Monthly Bluegrass Jam @ Caydence Records & Coffee
Corky Siegel & Ernie Watts @ Crooners
Martin Dosh Presents: The Larry Schaefer Memorial Orchestra @ Dakota
Phine & Friends, Shotgun Ragtime Band @ Driftwood
Twin Cities Country Dancers @ Eagles 34
Karaoke with Reina Starr @ Eagles 34
Church of Cornbread @ Palmer’s
West Bank Social Club @ Palmer’s
Charlie Parr (January Residency) with Jon Edwards @ Turf Club
Yeah Yeah Fine @ White Squirrel
Monday, January 6
A Grand UNITE for Civil Rights @ Crooners
Steve Clarke ‘n’ Band @ Eagles 34
Square Dancing @ Eagles 34
Tango Desperados Practilonga @ Eagles 34
Only Every Monday @ Green Room
Cowaoke with Ben Moooker @ Palmer’s
Aaron James with JJ Sweetheart and Ditch Pigeon @ Pilllar Forum
OpenMic Mpls @ Sociable Cider Werks
The Cactus Blossoms (January Residency) with Riley Downing @ Turf Club
Uncle Dan’s String Band @ White Squirrel
Jumbles with Clidesfeld, Billy the Shoe, Carcetti @ White Squirrel
