BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 6-DECEMBER 12, 2012

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 6-DECEMBER 12, 2012

Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Belmont: Dale Watson, Wiretree

Cactus Cafe: Ruby Jane

The Continental Club: Soulhat, King Corduroy, the Whiskey Sisters

The Continental Club Gallery: Tameca Jones, Dan Dyer

The Elephant Room: The Ephraim Owens Quartet, the Jitterbug Vipers

The Lucky Lounge: Ian McLagan & the Bump Band, the Stone Rollers

Texas Music Theater (San Marcos, TX): The Josh Abbott Band, Curtis Grimes

The White Horse: Mike & the Moonpies, Earl Poole Ball, the Geoff Union Band

Friday, December 7, 2012

ACL Live at Moody Theater: KGSR’s 22nd Anniversary Party featuring Civil Twilight, Suzanna Choffel, Milo Greene, and Delta Rae

Antone’s: Suite 709, Tje Austin, Ben Baxter, Good Shive Low

The Broken Spoke: Two Tons of Steel

Cactus Cafe: Slaid Cleaves

The Continental Club: The Blues Specialists, Ralph “Soul” Jackson, the Saucerians

Gruene Hall (Gruene, TX): Jason Boland, Cody Canada, Chris Knight, Brison Bursey

Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar: Flyjack, Cal Olivier & the Fickle Souls

One-2-One Bar: Garrett LeBeau, Ginger Leigh Band, George Devore

One World Theatre: Spyro Gyra

The Saxon Pub: Malford Milligan, Nakia, Uhlrich Ellison, Denny Freeman

Spicewood Vineyards (Spicewood, TX): Guy Forsyth, Carolyn Wonderland

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Antone’s: Joe Krown Trio featuring Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Funky Meters’ Russell Batiste, the Revivalists, Uncle Bruno

The Continental Club: Dale Watson & His Lone Stars, Cowboy Dave Band, Redd Volkaert

Fado Austin: Blaggards

Frank: Brownout

Gruene Hall (Gruene, TX): Ted Russell Kamp, Kevin Fowler, Thom Shepherd

The Parish: The Eastern Sea, Graham Wilkinson

The Saxon Pub: The South Austin Moonlighters, Chad Johnson, QandA, CDR, Bracken Hale

Texas Music Theater (San Marcos, TX): Bob Schneider, Whiskey Myers

The White Horse: Whiskey Shivers, the Lonesome Heroes, Josh Lightnin’ & the Lonestar Drifters

Sunday, December 9, 2012

The Continental Club: Junior Brown & the Lovely Tanya Rae, Planet Casper, Heybale!

Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon: Dale Watson (Chicken Sh*t Bingo)

One World Theatre: Kirk Whalum, Keiko Matsui & Amber Bullock

Scoot Inn: The Derailers

Strange Brew: Brannen Temple, Jeff Lofton, Suburban Beat, the Purgatory Players

The White Horse: Conjunto Los Pinkys, the Urban Achievers Brass Band, Loves It!

Monday, December 10, 2012

The Continental Club: The Peterson Brothers Band

The Continental Club Gallery: The Marshall Hood Band, Church on Monday

The Elephant Room: The Jitterbug Vipers

Evangeline Cafe: Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces

Flipnotics: The Bluegrass Outfit, Bottom Dollar String Band

One World Theatre: Janis Ian

The Saxon Pub: Bob Schneider’s Lonelyland, Emily Wolfe, the Leavers, James Bullard

The White Horse: Bo Porter, Jim Stringer & the AM Band, the Rollfast Ramblers, Carson McHone

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Antone’s: Whiskey Shivers, Wild Child, Hello Wheels, the Bluebird Specials, Katie Pengra

The Continental Club: Toni Price, Barfield, the Tyrant, Denny Freeman, John X Reed, Speedy Sparks & Rodney Craig

The Continental Club Gallery: The Ephraim Owens Experience, James McMurtry

The Lucky Lounge: Tyler Guthrie

The Saxon Pub: Bruce Hughes & the All Nude Army, George Rarey, Bad Intentions, David Grissom

The White Horse: Mrs. Glass, Fingerpistol, Silas Lowe

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Antone’s: Holiday HAAM Jam CD Release Party featuring The Invincible Czars, Carolyn Wonderland, Guy Forsyth, Graham Wilkinson, Shelley King, Noelle Hampton, Samantha Russo, Joe King Carrasco, Paula Nelson, Rod Williams, Shelley Mac, Wendy Colonna, Dave Madden, Drew Womack, Jess Klein, Ray Benson, Shurman and more

The Continental Club: James McMurtry, Beaver Nelson, Hot Club of Cowtown

The Continental Club Gallery: Trube, Farrell & Snizz, Barbara K

The Elephant Room: The Jazz Pharoahs, Baker’s Dozen

Emo’s: Bloc Party, the Chevin

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring Ruby Jane (Noon), Kalu James (3:30pm), Ruthie Foster (8pm)

The Saxon Pub: Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros, Susan Gibson, Drew Kennedy, Kelley & Brandy, Josh Grider, Johnny Nicholas & Hellbent with Cindy Cashdollar