Mountain blues and gospel

Vaden Cox - My Spirit Aches
Vaden Cox - Walk On The Water

Alt-country

Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees - Strike A Match

Jazz singer

Jazzy funk

Basshound - Till I Hit The Ground
Basshound - Ranura Bastarda [live]
Space Cadet 7 - Killer Octopus

Beethoven, Schumann, Silvestrini and more on oboe and cello.

Dinnertime pianist

Flamenco dance and guitar

Live band karaoke

Jazz trumpeter

Traditional Scottish highland bagpipe and drum tunes

Fellini’s #9’s regular pianists pair up with vocalists — Bob Bennetta with John Carden and Hod O’Brien with one Veronica Swift — for a night of jazz to take you into 2011.

Classical, tango, Latin and jazz on violin and piano

Spend your New Year’s Eve with two bands that hung out on the fringes of 90’s alt-rock and thoroughly appreciate the weirdest elements of the American Deep South. One of them will probably throw fried chicken at you during the course of the show, but we won’t tell you which unless you buy the expensive VIP tickets that also include champagne, hor d’ourves and table service.

Classic rock

So, are you tired of all the holiday spirit yet? Out with the New Year’s optimism nonsense, then — ring it in with the blues.

Eli Cook - Static In The Blood

The local guitar ace plays soul, rock, and blues with a new trio for the new year.

The reliable roots-rock standbys say goodbye to their Miller’s residency with one final show before their big upcoming tour.

The Rogan Brothers - Into The Light
The Rogan Brothers - Heartbeat
The Rogan Brothers - Hang Tough

Dinnertime pianist

Everything old is new again, or something — ring in the new year by partying like it’s 1989 with a set by the recently revitalized elder statesmen of C-ville’s 1980’s college-rock circuit. Similarly old-school blues-rockers The Nighthawks open.

Jazz ensemble

One more week with the longest-lived Americana band in town

Jazz trumpet player

Hot gypsy jazz from the local guitar player.

Olivarez Trio - Choti
Olivarez Trio - Adieu, Bienville
Olivarez Trio - Chez Drennon
Olivarez Trio - Valse De Tchan Tchou

The local guitarist and sax player lead their long-running killer jazz quartet through one more weekly gig.

Jeff Decker - Street Lights

High school jazz musicians

Classical and jazz pianist

Acoustic quintet plays plays jazz, bluegrass, and rock.

Loud and heavy local keyboard rockers. With Gila Monster and Rugby.

New Orleans-influenced multi-instrumentalist

Electronic rock. With Jimkata.

Dinnertime pianist

New releases from both these local artists — from newcomer Swing, his debut album, featuring 14 experimental folk pieces based around his cello and a loop sampler. Sproule is of course an old hand at this by now, so she’s following last spring’s ¡Don’t Hurry For Heaven! with her first live album.

Wes Swing - Lullaby

Old-time fiddle and guitar duo

Indie pop with occasional experimental electronic touches.

Jazz pianist

Americana singer-songwriter. With Uncle Benguine and the Restraining Orders and Who Are The Southern Baptists?

Local blues band

The Chickenhead Blues Band - Talk To Me, Baby
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Glamour Girl
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Hunky Dorey
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Marvin’s Water

Sunny island pop

The Downbeat Project - I Want You [live at Is Venue, RIP]
The Downbeat Project - Heaven
The Downbeat Project - He Lost Faith
The Downbeat Project - Back Home

Acoustic rock and alt-country

Blue Line Highway - Almost Reel
Blue Line Highway - You’ll Get Yours
Blue Line Highway - Morning Glory
Blue Line Highway - Goin’ On Here
Blue Line Highway - Cry

Singer-songwriter plays acoustic rock and popular covers

Irish folk

King Golden Banshee - Greenland Whale Fisheries
King Golden Banshee - Rakish Paddy/Dick Gossips/Toss The Feathers
King Golden Banshee - The Wild Rover
King Golden Banshee - Tripping Up The Stairs/Banish Misfortune/Gillian’s Apples
King Golden Banshee - Knocknaboul Polkas
King Golden Banshee - O’Rourk’s Reel/Farewell To Eireann

This potty-mouthed duo makes fun of pretty much everything using a guitar and a cello.

Barling and Collins - (That’s Right) I’m Looking At Your Girlfriend

Dinnertime pianist

Look, do you really need us to explain this?

Local youngsters play jazz

Country and folk duo

The Don’t Tell Darlings - Single Girls