December 2011 Music Calendar

Calendar updated daily!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

($8) Will Bernard Trio w/ Francisco Mela and Matt Pavolka @ The Bar Next Door
($5-$8) DJ Questlove: Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($10) Sonya Kitchell @ Littlefield, Bklyn
($20-$35) John Scofield Quartet ft. Mike Eckroth, Ben Street & Greg Hutchinson @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($23) Wicked Knee, Mago (John Medeski / Billy Martin), and Caveman with Cyro Baptista @ Le Poission Rouge
($25) Christian McBride & Inside Straight @ Village Vanguard

Friday, December 2, 2011

(Free-Suggested $10) Jimkata @ NYC College of Technology – Voorhees Theater
($20-$35) John Scofield Quartet ft. Mike Eckroth, Ben Street & Greg Hutchinson @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($25) Christian McBride & Inside Straight @ Village Vanguard
($50) Tori Amos @ The Beacon Theater
($60) String Cheese Incident @ United Palace Theater

Saturday, December 3, 2011

($15) Gene Ween and Dave Dreiwitz @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20-$35) John Scofield Quartet ft. Mike Eckroth, Ben Street & Greg Hutchinson @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($25) Christian McBride & Inside Straight @ Village Vanguard
($50) Tori Amos @ The Beacon Theater
($60) String Cheese Incident @ United Palace Theater

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Shopping for Jam Cruise Costumes with the girls!!!!
($20-$35) John Scofield Quartet ft. Mike Eckroth, Ben Street & Greg Hutchinson @ The Blue Note (2 sets)

Monday, December 5, 2011

($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($35) 420 Funk Mob and special guest George Clinton @ City Winery
($40-$80) “?uestlove Eats … In Concert” w/ special guest Bobby McFerrin & Rahzel @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($54-$174) Mavis Staples @ Beacon Theater

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

(Free) Cabinet @ Rodeo Bar
(Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall
($10) Jesse Dee @ Southpaw
($10) Planet of the Abts (featuring Gov’t Mule’s Matt Abts & Jorgen Carlsson with T-Bone Andersson), Corky Laing & the Memory Thieves @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10-$13) Jessie Baylin, The London Souls, TAB The Band: @ Mercury Lounge
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($25) The Roots Present : an undun performance @ Highline Ballroom
($25-$30) Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($30) TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band / Mick Vaughn / Dan Martier @ Iridium Jazz Club
($50-$60) 30 Seconds to Mars @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

($15) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
($20-$25) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Webster Hall
($25-$30) Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($30) TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band / Mick Vaughn / Dan Martier @ Iridium Jazz Club
($50-$60) 30 Seconds to Mars @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Thursday, December 8, 2011

(Free) Gent Treadly @ Flannery’s
($5-$8) DJ Questlove: Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($25) Dave Douglas: Key Motion Quintet with Donny McCaslin, Adam Benjamin, Tim Lefebvre, Mark Guiliana @ The Jazz Standard
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($30) TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band / Mick Vaughn / Dan Martier @ Iridium Jazz Club
($45-$65) Manhattan Transfer @ The Blue Note (2 sets)

Friday, December 9, 2011

($8-$10) Cornmeal with Hot Buttered Rum @ Brooklyn Bowl
($7-$10) Biodiesel featuring special guest Aaron Magner of the Disco Biscuits, Jeff Bujak @ Brooklyn Bowl (midnight set)
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($30-$35) Robin Thicke @ Highline Ballroom
($45-$65) Manhattan Transfer @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($50-$80) Hot Tuna With Steve Kimock and Special Guests @ The Beacon Theater
($50-$140) Anthony Hamilton @ The Apollo

Saturday, December 10, 2011

(Free) Turkuaz @ Rockwood Music Hall
($10) Bettye LaVette @ Le Poisson Rouge
($12-$15)The Parlor Mob / The Shake / Danny Ross @ Mercury Lounge
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($35-$35) Ingrid Michaelson’s Holiday Hop @ Music Hall of Wiliamsburg
($45-$60) Blood Sweat & Tears @ City Winery (7pm set)
($45-$65) Manhattan Transfer @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($50-$80) Hot Tuna With Steve Kimock and Special Guests @ The Beacon Theater
($62-$75) Live Radio Broadcast: a Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor @ Town Hall
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Sunday, December 11, 2011

($15) Club d’Elf w/ John Medeski @ Le Poisson Rouge
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($45-$65) Manhattan Transfer @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($50) Wyclef Jean – special acoustic shows W/special guests @ City Winery

Monday, December 12, 2011

(Free) Sonya Kitchell @ Rockwood Music Hall
($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($25-$35) Sweet Honey in the Rock remembering Nina, Odetta and Miriam @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($40-$55) The National @ Beacon Theater
($50) Wyclef Jean – special acoustic shows W/special guests @ City Winery (2 sets)

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

($8) Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Jim Campilongo, & Wolf! @ Brooklyn Bowl
($15-$20) Gary Clark, Jr. & Apollo Run @ Mercury Lounge
($25-$30) Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings @ Bowery Ballroom
($25-$35) Sweet Honey in the Rock remembering Nina, Odetta and Miriam @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($30-$40) Roy Haynes “Fountain of Youth” Quartet @ Birdland
($40-$60) The National @ Beacon Theater
($65-$80) Devo @ Irving Plaza
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

($15) Lettuce @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20) “Strictly The Best” The Concert ft. SEAN PAUL, SHAGGY & More @ B.B. Kings
($25) Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell and Brian Blade @ The Village Vanguard
($25-$35) Sweet Honey in the Rock remembering Nina, Odetta and Miriam @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($25-$30) Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings @ Bowery Ballroom
($30-$40) Roy Haynes “Fountain of Youth” Quartet @ Birdland
($35-$50) A Celebration of the Legendary Don Hill @ Irving Plaza powered by Klipsch
($40-$60) The National @ Beacon Theater
($55-$70) My Morning Jacket @ Madison Square Garden
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Thursday, December 15, 2011

($12-$15) American Babies w/ Special Guests @ Mercury Lounge
($5-$8) DJ Questlove: Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($30-$40) Roy Haynes “Fountain of Youth” Quartet @ Birdland
($40-$60) The National @ Beacon Theater
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($75-$90) A Not So Silent Night: Christmas with the Wainwrights and McGarrigles @ Town Hall
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Friday, December 16, 2011

($10) Red Baraat Special Homecoming – 1 Night Only! @ Barbes
($10) Spiritual Rez @ Sullivan Hall
($20) Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Highline Ballroom
($30-$40) Roy Haynes “Fountain of Youth” Quartet @ Birdland
($40-$60) The National @ Beacon Theater
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($50) COUNTDOWN TO 2012: A Celebration of New Planetary Consciousness With Kung Fu and Adam Deitch @ The Canal Room

Saturday, December 17, 2011

(Free) Louie and Chan Holiday Fete with Nutritious @ Grotto
($10) NY Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
($17-$27) The Slackers and The Pietasters @ Irving Plaza
($18) The Hold Steady @ 149 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn
($30-$40) Roy Haynes “Fountain of Youth” Quartet @ Birdland
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($60) The National @ Beacon Theater
($62-$75) Live Radio Broadcast: a Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor @ Town Hall
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Sunday, December 18, 2011

($30) Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($50) The Marshall Tucker Band @ B.B. Kings
($55) Wu-Tang Clan @ Best Buy Theater

Monday, December 19, 2011

($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($35) Common @ Highline Ballroom
($35-$42) Festival of Light: Matisyahu with Cris Cab @ Webster Hall
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

(Free) Larry Grenadier @ Pianos
($10) Diagble Planets @ Brooklyn Bowl
($25) Aaron Goldberg Trio @ The Jazz Standard
($35-$42) Festival of Light: Matisyahu with Cris Cab @ Webster Hall
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

($10)Asher Roth’s “Pabst & Jazz” Mixtape Release Party withJonathan Batiste @ Brooklyn Bowl
($25) Aaron Goldberg Trio @ The Jazz Standard
($25-$35) Rachael Yamagata with Mike Viola @ City Winery
($35-$42) Festival of Light: Matisyahu with Cris Cab @ Webster Hall
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)

Thursday, December 22, 2011

($5-$8) DJ Questlove: Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($15) Consider The Source w/ special guests Stomping Ground @ Sullivan Hall
($25) Aaron Goldberg Trio @ The Jazz Standard
($25-$35) Rachael Yamagata with Mike Viola @ City Winery
($35-$42) Festival of Light: Matisyahu with Cris Cab @ Webster Hall
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)

Friday, December 23, 2011

($8) Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds w/ Tall Tall Trees @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10) An Exclusive Holiday Engagement with The Bernie Worrell Orchestra and special guests @ The Bowery Ballroom
($25) Aaron Goldberg Trio @ The Jazz Standard
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Saturday, December 24, 2011

($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Sunday, December 25, 2011

($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)

Monday, December 26, 2011

($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($43) The Disco Biscuits @ Best Buy Theater
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

($20) Disco Biscuits Post-Show: Tipper/Orchard Lounge/Alpha Data @ B.B. Kings (late set)
($25-$30) The Wailers @ B.B. Kings
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($42.50) The Disco Biscuts @ Best Buy Theater
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

(Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall
($12) A Phish After-Party w/ Yarn @ Sullivan Hall
($25) A Phish After-Party w/ Steve Kimock feat. Bobby Vega, Bernie Worrell, and John Morgan Kimock @ Hiro Ballroom
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($42.50) The Disco Biscuits / Orchard Lounge / Brothers Past @ Best Buy Theater
($60) Phish @ Madison Square Garden
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Thursday, December 29, 2011

(Free) Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts Release Party: A Book Signing and After Party @ The Irish Times
($5) Sophistafunk @ Brooklyn Bowl
($5) Reckoning @ Kenny’s Castaways
($5-$8) DJ Questlove: Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($10) Sauce @ Public Assembly (10pm set)
($15-$20) An evening with Particle @ Gramercy Theater
($19.50-$25) A Phish After-Party with Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk @ B.B. Kings
($20) A Phish After-Party with Marco Benevento @ Highline Ballroom
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($45-$50) Patti Smith and Her Band @ Bowery Ballroom
($60) Phish @ Madison Square Garden

Friday, December 30, 2011

($10) Post Phish: Horizon Wireless / FiKus / Laser Sex @ The Delancey
($20-$25) A New Years Eve Weekend with Assembly of Dust and special guests @ Mercury Lounge
($27) The New Deal @ Highline Ballroom
($30-$45) The New York Dolls @ Irving Plaza
($35) 7 Walkers feat. Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead @ Sullivan Hall
($35-$41) Gogol Bordello @ Terminal 5
($40-$65) Chris Botti – Special Three Week Residency @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
($45-$50) Patti Smith and Her Band @ Bowery Ballroom
($50-$85) Gov’t Mule @ Beacon Theater
($60) Phish @ Madison Square Garden
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater

Saturday, December 31, 2011

($10) New York Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
($15) O’Death @ Spike Hill
($20) A NYE Late Night Phish After-Party w/ Wyllys & the NY Hustler Ensemble feat. Jennifer Hartswick & Natalie Cressman of the Trey Anastasio Band, Scott Metzger, & more @ Sullivan Hall
($20-$25) A Very BroJo New Year’s Eve (Brother Josephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra) @ 92Y Tribeca
($35-$41) Gogol Bordello @ Terminal 5
($38-$42) A New Years Eve Weekend with Assembly of Dust with Jason Crosby & Lucy Chapin @ B.B. Kings
($40-$45) The Budos Band @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($50-$65) Fitz And The Tantrums @ Gramercy Theater
($60) Patti Smith and Her Band @ Bowery Ballroom
($60) Phish @ Madison Square Garden
($60-$100) Gov’t Mule @ Beacon Theater
($60-$175) Los Lobos – New Years @ City Winery
($75-$200) An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin – Concert @ Ethel Barrymore Theater
($175+) deadmau5 @ Pier 36

Musical Musings of a Tiny Rager

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