Entertainment and Arts: Boston Phoenix Nightlife Calendar

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Saturday, December 12
Venue, Phone, Address, Band and Description

• ABOVE CLUB, (508-752-2211), 264 Park Ave., Worcester. "Jambalaya Jam" with Outcats, Jason James & the Bay State Houserockers, Mississippi John Short Blues Band.
  
  
• ACTON JAZZ CAFE, (978-263-6161), 452 Great Rd., Acton. West End Blues Band.
  
  
• ARIA, 338-7080, 246 Tremont St., Boston. Top 40 and Eurohaus with DJ Rafi.
  
  
• AS220, (401-831-9327), 115 Empire St., Providence, RI. Plymouth Rock.
  
  
• ATLAS DANCE, (437-0300), 3 Lansdowne St., Boston. Top-40 dancing.
  
  
• AVALON, (262-2424), 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Rusted Root, , Dada. Progessive house and techno with DJ Matty O.
  
  
• AXIS, (262-2437), 13 Lansdowne St., Boston. "WFNX Presents X-Night," '90s alternative with DJ Mike Gioscia; '80s alternative and industrial with DJ David James.
  
  
• THE BANSHEE, (436-9747), 934 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester. DJ Cyclone.
  
  
• BAY TOWER ROOM, (723-1666), 60 State St., Boston. Darin Ames & His Little Big Band.
  
  
• BELLA LUNA, (524-6060), 405 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. "JP Bowl Benefit" with Count Zero, Buttercup, Fuzzy, Sterlings.
  
  
• BELL IN HAND TAVERN, (227-2098), 45-55 Union St., Boston. Boo Boo Kitty.
  
  
• THE BIG EASY BAR, (351-7000), Boylston Pl., Boston. Felix Brown. Dance with DJ Gabe
  
  
• THE BIG EASY, (978-458-5466), 280 Central St., Lowell. Sky Blues.
  
  
• BILL'S BAR, (421-9678), 5 Lansdowne St., Boston. Lunar Plexus, , Inhale Mary, , Planet Mosquito. '70s, '80s, and '90s punk, rock, and dance with DJs Albert O and Diego.
  
  
• BLACKBURN TAVERN, (978-282-1919), 2 Main St., Gloucester. Racky Thomas Band.
  
  
• BLACKTHORNE TAVERN, (508-238-9017), 402 Turnpike St., S. Easton. Acoustic Tripp.
  
  
• BRENDAN BEHAN PUB, (522-5386), 378 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. "Traditional Irish Seisun."
  
  
• BREW MOON SAUGUS, (781-941-2739), 114 Broadway, Saugus. Johnny Whatever.
  
  
• THE BURREN, (776-6896), 247 Elm St., Davis Sq., Somerville. Tarbox Ramblers.
  
  
• BUZZ BOSTON/EUROPA, (482-3939), 51-67 Stuart St., Boston. "Killer Dance Club," gay night with DJs Mary Alice & Michael Sheehan.
  
  
• THE CALL, (401-751-2255), 15 Elbow St., Providence, RI. Dave Howard & the High Rollers, Professor Harp.
  
  
• CANTAB LOUNGE/THIRD RAIL, (354-2685), 738 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge. Upstairs: Little Joe Cook & the Thrillers. Downstairs: Weepin' Willie & All Star Blues.
  
  
• CARAVAN CLUB, (781-284-9599), 1380 No. Shore Rd., Revere. At 2 p.m., Jazz Septet. At 9 p.m. New Image.
  
  
• CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN NATICK, (508-647-0179), 31 Main St., Natick. Bruce Gertz/Ken Cervenka Quintet featuring Jerry Bergonzi.
  
  
• CHAMELEON/SABI SABI, (723-0121), 262 Friend St., Boston. Hip hop and dance with DJ Rowdy B.
  
  
• CHAPS, (695-9500), 100 Warrenton St., Boston. "Sweat," house with DJ Dena.
  
  
• CHOPS, (424-1441), 1271 Boylston St., Boston. Ross Robinson.
  
  
• CITY OASIS, (508-223-3398), 50 Pleasant St., Attleboro. Wild Cats Blues Band.
  
  
• CLUB PASSIM, (492-7679), 47 Palmer St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge. Mica Richards.
  
  
• CLUB STELLA, (524-0550), 1234 Soldiers Field Rd., Brighton. "Latino Night," salsa, merengue, samba, and carnaval; "Best of Rio," top 40.
  
  
• COLONIAL INN, (978-369-9200), 48 Monument Sq., Concord. Lynn Simone Quartet.
  
  
• COMMON GROUND, (783-2071), 83-87 Harvard Ave., Allston. Beat Soup.
  
  
• DICK'S LAST RESORT, (267-8080), 55 Huntington Ave., Boston. Soul City, Rob Gonzalez.
  
  
• EMILY'S, (423-3649), 48 Winter St., Boston. Dance, high energy, and top-40 with DJs Gary Burks and Charlie B.
  
  
• ENVY, (542-ENVY), 25 Boylston Pl., Boston. At 9 p.m., Lounge music. At 11 p.m., Rhythm, Latin, and house with DJ Baxter.
  
  
• ESPRESSO BAR, (508-770-1455), 70 James St., Worcester. Eastcide, Order by Chaos, Split, Freak Show.
  
  
• FOUR COURTS, (781-326-9000), 350 Washington St., Dedham. Cape Fear.
  
  
• GILREIN'S, (508-791-BLUE), 802 Main St., Worcester. Troy Gonyea & the Premiers.
  
  
• THE GOOD LIFE, (451-2622), 28 Kingston St., Boston. Karin Parker.
  
  
• GRAND CANAL, (523-1112), 57 Canal St., Boston. Bob's Day Off.
  
  
• GREEN ACRES, (508-881-6211), Ashland Square Plaza, 410 Union St., Ashland. Summer Street Band.
  
  
• GREEN BRIAR, (789-4100), 304 Washington St., Brighton. Lulus in Crisis.
  
  
• GREEN DRAGON, (367-0055). 11 Marshall St., Boston. Famous People.
  
  
• HARPERS FERRY, (254-9743), 158 Brighton Ave., Allston. James Montgomery Band, Michigan Blacksnake.
  
  
• THE HARP, (742-1010), 85 Causeway St., Boston. Love Stone, Tim Crandall.
  
  
• HIBERNIA, (292-2333), 25 Kingston St., Boston. "Euro and Mediterranean Night."
  
  
• IMPROV ASYLUM THEATER, (263-6887), 216 Hanover St., Boston. Grace Chung.
  
  
• JIMMY MAC'S AT THE BEANPOT, (722-9321), 150 Canal St., Boston. Jim Plunkett.
  
  
• JOHNNY D'S, (776-2004), 17 Holland St., Davis Sq., Somerville. Lars Vegas.
  
  
• JOHN STONE'S INN, (508-881-1778), 179 Main St., Ashland. Oracle String Band.
  
  
• JOY BOSTON, (338-6999), 533 Washington St., Boston. High energy global house with DJ Felix; "Greek Night," live Bazuki with Prive.
  
  
• KARMA CLUB, (421-9595), 9 Lansdowne St., Boston. "Elements of Life," deep house.
  
  
• THE KELLS, (782-9082), 161 Brighton Ave., Allston. Cat Fight.
  
  
• KENDALL CAFE, (661-0993), 233 Cardinal Medeiros Way, Cambridge. Stefani Bennett, Burrs, Plastic Saints, Marcus.
  
  
• KINVARA PUB, (783-9400), 34 Harvard Ave., Allston. Booty.
  
  
• LINWOOD GRILLE, (267-8644), 69 Kilmarnock St., Boston. Slipknot.
  
  
• THE LIVING ROOM, (401-521-5200), 25 Rathborne St., Providence, RI. Madball.
  
  
• M-80, (562-8800), 969 Comm. Ave., Boston. "Original Eurohaus" with DJ Eddie K; "Latinhaus" with DJ J.C.
  
  
• MAMA KIN, (536-2100), 36 Lansdowne St., Boston. Music Hall: Rippopotamus, Down Low Connection, , Poor Jim, Nozmo. Front Room: Enchanter, , Mario Ottavani, All Set. Playhouse: "Millenium," funk, R&B, house, and disco with DJs Bruno and Mastermillions.
  
  
• ME AND THEE COFFEEHOUSE, (781-631-8987), Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead. New Black Eagle Jazz Band.
  
  
• MERCURY BAR, (482-7799), 1 Boylston Pl., Boston. House and techno with DJ Dustin Kincaid.
  
  
• MET CAFE, (401-861-2142), 130 Union St., Providence, RI. Queers, Gotohells, Buck, John Cougar Concentration Camp.
  
  
• MIDDLE EAST, (497-0576), 472 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge. Upstairs: Pressure Cooker, Buck Dewey Big Band. Downstairs: "Hometown Throwdown" with Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Smooths. Corner: Universal You.
  
  
• MIDWAY CAFE, (524-9038), 3496 Washington St., Jamaica Plain. Premiers.
  
  
• MR. DOOLEY'S TAVERN, (338-5656), 77 Broad St., Boston. Brogue.
  
  
• OLƒ MEXICAN GRILLE, (492-4495), 11 Springfield St., Inman Sq., Cambridge. Dawna Hammers, Shawna Carol.
  
  
• OXYGEN, (781-233-7400), 1500 Broadway, Saugus. "Swingles," adult singles party; "Underground," techno dance; "Uptown," dance classics of the '70s and '80s; "Officers Club/Barflys," Latino night.
  
  
• PARADISE ROCK CLUB, (562-8800), 967 Comm. Ave., Boston. "River Relief Christmas Benefit" with Son Volt, Patty Griffin.
  
  
• PHOENIX LANDING, (576-6260), 512 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge. "Boom Boom Room," disco with DJ Vinny.
  
  
• PLANTATION CLUB DRAFTHOUSE, (508-752-4666), 151 Plantation St., Worcester. Probable Cause.
  
  
• PLOUGH & STARS, (441-3455), 912 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Tuffskins.
  
  
• Q NIGHTCLUB, (267-7707), 575 Comm. Ave., Boston. Asian night with DJ Anthony.
  
  
• RHYTHM & SPICE CARIBBEAN GRILL, (497-0977), 315 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Jah Spirit.
  
  
• RIO GRANDE CAFE, (781-639-1828), 12 School St., Marblehead. Chris Fitz.
  
  
• RIRA, (262-2121), 835 Beacon St., Boston. Top-40 and hip hop with Tim Collins.
  
  
• ROOSEVELT'S, (978-745-1133), 300 Derby St., Salem. J.D. Ingalls.
  
  
• THE ROXY, (338-7699), 279 Tremont St., Boston. Top 40 and club classics with DJs Paul Allaire and Adelson Macado.
  
  
• RYLES, (876-9330), 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Four Piece Suit. Upstairs: "Swinging Lounge Night."
  
  
• SCHRAUTY'S, (781-331-9588), 1166 Washington St., Weymouth. Rick Derringer.
  
  
• SIR MORGAN'S COVE, (508-753-2188), 89 Green St., Worcester. Gangsta Bitch Barbie, Controlled Aggression, Special 79, Yardsale Jesus.
  
  
• SIT 'N BULL PUB, (978-897-7232), 163 Main St., Maynard. David Maxwell's Maximum Blues Band.
  
  
• SLADES, (442-4600), 958 Tremont St., Boston. John Doughtery Trio.
  
  
• SWEETWATER CAFE, (351-2515), 5 Boylston Pl., Boston. Dance with DJs Gabe, Rich Conte, and Tim Collins.
  
  
• THE TAM, (277-0982), 299 Harvard St., Brookline. John Stein Trio.
  
  
• TOAD, (497-4950), 1912 Mass. Ave., Porter Sq., Cambridge. Armadillos.
  
  
• TOWN LINE LOUNGE, (781-322-2101), Rte. 99, Malden. Slush Puppies.
  
  
• TRATTORIA IL PANINO, (338-1000), 295 Franklin St., Boston. '70s, '80s, and '90s with DJ Zino; progressive, top-40, club, and international with DJ Steve Anderson.
  
  
• T.T. THE BEAR'S PLACE, (492-BEAR), 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. Gigolo Aunts, Pills, Quick Fix, Banjo Spiders.
  
  
• UFI COFFEE LOUNGE, (978-372-9660), 246 Winter St., Haverhill. Zippo Raid, Sterns.
  
  
• VINCENT'S NIGHTCLUB, (781-986-5000), 6 Billings St., Randolph. Dancing with DJ Lady B.
  
  
• WALLY'S CAFE, (424-1408), 427 Mass. Ave., Boston. John Lamkin Quintet.
  
  
• WATCH CITY BREWING COMPANY, (781-647-4000), 256 Moody St., Waltham. "Seisiun Night."
  
  
• WESTERN FRONT, (492-7772), 343 Western Ave., Cambridge. U.N.I.
  
  
• WONDER BAR, (351-COOL), 186 Harvard Ave., Allston. Rusty Scott Quartet.
  
  
• X, (726-7600), 148 State St., Boston. DJ Mike Lynch.
  
  
• THE YARD ROCK, (472-9383), 132 East Howard St., Quincy. Steve Murphy & the Yardrockers.