BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 13-DECEMBER 19, 2012

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 13-DECEMBER 19, 2012

Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Continental Club: The Whiskey Sisters, Ted Russell Kamp, the Preservation

The Continental Club Gallery: Tameca Jones, Dan Dyer

Emo’s: The Eli Young Band, JT Hodges

The Hole In The Wall: The Hang, Mayeux & Broussard, Brian Pounds

The Lucky Lounge: Ian McLagan & the Bump Band, Ugly Elephant & La Vida Buena

The Mean-Eyed Cat: Cornbread, the Carper Family

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring Clay McClinton (Noon), Lex Land (3:30pm), Ray Wylie Hubbard (8pm)

Ruth’s Chris Steak House: Jeff Lofton Trio

The Saxon Pub: Hillbilly Picnic, Patrice Pike, Eightysixxed, Drive

The White Horse: Brennen Leigh, Mike & the Moonpies, Loves It!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Antone’s: Ryan Beaver, Brian Keane, Erik Larson & Peacemaker

Cheatham Street Warehouse (San Marcos, TX): Slaid Cleaves, Halleyanna

The Continental Club: The Blues Specialists, Jungle Rockers, Lil’ Band O’ Gold

Fado Austin: Mysterious Ways

Gruene Hall (Gruene, TX): Jerry Jeff Walker

The Mean-Eyed Cat: The Memphis Strange

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring The Drakes (Noon), Hank & Shaidri (3:30pm), Patricia Vonne (8pm), Del Castillo (9:15pm)

The Rattle Inn: Lucas Hudgins, Jeremy Steding

The Saxon Pub: Denny Freeman, Samantha Fish, Max Frost, Butch Hancock

Saturday, December 15, 2012

ACL Live at Moody Theater: Bryan Adams

Austin Music Hall: The Will Sexton Band, the Mason Ruffner Band, Shelley King, George DeVore, Nathan Hamilton, Foscoe Jones & the Distractions,  Lisa Morales, Ponty Bone & the Squeezetones, Peacefield, Dust Kings, Billy Wilson, Aaron Cole, Lauren Hayes and Kate & Ashley

The Broken Spoke: The Derailers

Cheatham Street Warehouse (San Marcos, TX): Uncle Lucius, Ashley Monical

The Continental Club: Redd Volkaert, Patty Griffin & “Her Driver”

The Elephant Room: The Ephraim Owens Quintet

Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon: Two Hoots & A Holler

Gruene Hall (Gruene, TX): Jerry Jeff Walker, Earl Poole Ball

The Hole In The Wall: The Grapes, the Magnificent Snails, Dangeresque, Waldo & the Naturals, Leo Rondeau, Les RAV, the C.J. Vinson Band, Lila Lies

The Mean-Eyed Cat: Lucas Hudgins & the First Cousins

One World Theatre: Robert Cray Band

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring Terri Hendrix (Noon), Eliza Gilkyson (3:30pm), Jimmy LaFave (8pm)

Paramount Theatre: Kelly Willis, Bruce Robison

Texas Music Theater (San Marcos, TX): Grupo Fantasma

The White Horse: Josh Lightnin’ & the Lonestar Drifters, Shakey Graves, In & Outlaws, the Beaumonts

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Antone’s: Marcia Ball, New Orleans Suspects

The Continental Club: Patty Griffin & “Her Driver,” Planet Casper, Heybale!, Junior Brown & the Lovely Tanya Rae

The Elephant Room: The Kevin Lovejoy Trio

Emo’s: Silversun Pickups, Youngblood Hawke, IAmDynamite

Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon: Mike & the Moonpies (Chicken Sh*t Bingo)

Gruene Hall (Gruene, TX): Ruby Jane Smith, Clay McClinton

One World Theatre: Michael Martin Murphey

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring Austin Lounge Lizards (Noon), The Derailers (3:30pm), Fastball (8pm)

The Saxon Pub: Dustin Welch, the Resentments, John Gaar, Denim

Stubb’s BBQ: My Jerusalem, Frank Smith

Monday, December 17, 2012

The Elephant Room: Michael Mordecai, the Austin Jazz Band

Evangeline Cafe: Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces

Flipnotics: The Bluegrass Outfit, Bottom Dollar String Band

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring The Biscuit Brothers (Noon), Peterson Brothers Band (3:30pm), The Eggmen (8pm)

Poodie’s Hilltop Roadhouse: The George Ensle Trio, Bo Porter

The Saxon Pub: James Bullard, the Leavers, Bob Schneider’s Lonelyland, KC Turner, Welcome Matt, Roem Baur

The White Horse: Carson McHone, the Rollfast Ramblers, Elsa Cross, Rosie & the Ramblers

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Antone’s: Whiskey Shivers, Mike & the Moonpies

The Continental Club: Toni Price, Denny Freeman, Barfield, the Tyrant

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

Holy Mountain: Emily Bell, Jonny Burke, Elijah Ford & the Bloom

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring Wendy Colonna (Noon), Sahara Smith (3:30pm), Shinyribs (8pm)

Poodie’s Hilltop Roadhouse: Sons of Fathers, Ashley Monical

The Saxon Pub: Coke Hendry, David Grissom, Hudson Moore

The White Horse: The Tea Merchants, Ramsay Midwood, Mrs. Glass

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The Continental Club: Hot Club of Cowtown, Jon Dee Graham, James McMurtry

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

Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon: Alan Haynes

Gruene Hall (Gruene, TX): Chris Ruest Band, W.C. Clark

One-2-One Bar: Black Red Black, the Karl Morgan Band

Palmer Events Center: Armadillo Christmas Bazaar featuring Hot Club of Cowtown (Noon), The Carper Family (3:30pm), Marcia Ball with Kimmie Rhodes (8pm)

The Saxon Pub: Johnny Nicholas & Hellbent, Cindy Cashdollar, Jon Napier, Debbie Walton, the Mystiqueros

The White Horse: Robert Allan Caldwell, Them Duquaines, Leo Rondeau