Entertainment and Arts: Boston Phoenix Nightlife Calendar

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Sunday, December 20
Venue, Phone, Address, Band and Description

• ARIA, 338-7080, 246 Tremont St., Boston. "International Night."
  
  
• AS220, (401-831-9327), 115 Empire St., Providence, RI. "Pork Chop Lounge Variety Show."
  
  
• AURORA, (350-6001), 300 Congress St., Boston. "Ginseng," soulful house, hip hop, and reggae.
  
  
• AVALON, (262-2424), 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. "Gay Night" and "NY-Style House/Hi-N-R-G Music" with DJ Darrin Friedman.
  
  
• AXIS, (262-2437), 13 Lansdowne St., Boston. "Gay Night," '80s and '90s with DJ Tom Dellahunt.
  
  
• THE BEACHCOMBER, (479-8989), 797 Wollastan Beach Blvd., Quincy. At 2:30 p.m., Fenian Sons. At 5:30 p.m., Joe Moriety & the Irish Beat. At 9 p.m., Clique.
  
  
• BELLA LUNA, (524-6060), 405 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. Mark Michaels & Rock Silberg, Benign & B-Side.
  
  
• BILL'S BAR, (421-9678), 5 Lansdowne St., Boston. "Reggae Sunday Xmas Showcase" with DJ K-Don and featuring Dub Station.
  
  
• BLACKBURN TAVERN, (978-282-1919), 2 Main St., Gloucester. At 11:30 a.m., "Sunday Brunch" with Anthony Weller Jazz Duo.
  
  
• BOB THE CHEF'S, (536-6204), 604 Columbus Ave., Boston. At 11 a.m., "Jazz Brunch" with Sonny Watson Quartet.
  
  
• BRENDAN BEHAN PUB, (522-5386), 378 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. Memphis Rockabilly.
  
  
• BREW MOON BOSTON, (523-6467), 115 Stuart St., Boston. At 11 a.m., "Jazz Brunch" with Ellen Cantarow.
  
  
• BREW MOON BRAINTREE, (781-356-2739), South Shore Plaza, 250 Granite St., Braintree. At 11 a.m., "Jazz Brunch" with Matt Berlin.
  
  
• BREW MOON CAMBRIDGE, (499-2739), 50 Church St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge. At 11 a.m., "Jazz Brunch" with Quetzal Jazz Trio.
  
  
• BREW MOON SAUGUS, (781-941-2739), 114 Broadway, Saugus. At 11 a.m., "Jazz Brunch" with Skip Smith Trio.
  
  
• BULLFINCH'S, (978-443-4094), 730 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury. At 11 a.m., Jim Porcella. At 6:30 p.m., Bombay Jim & the Sapphires. .
  
  
• THE BURREN, (776-6896), 247 Elm St., Davis Sq., Somerville. Winterboy.
  
  
• CANTAB LOUNGE/THIRD RAIL, (354-2685), 738 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge. "Blues Jam" with Little Joe Cook.
  
  
• CARAVAN CLUB, (781-284-9599), 1380 No. Shore Rd., Revere. Angelico.
  
  
• CHAPS, (695-9500), 100 Warrenton St., Boston. "T-Dance," old school house with DJ Danae.
  
  
• CLUB PASSIM, (492-7679), 47 Palmer St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge. At 3 p.m., "Live In-the-Round" with Nathan Thompson Band, Dogwood Moon, James O'Brien, Dana Lipp. At 7:30 p.m., Lorranie & Bennett Hamond.
  
  
• CLUB STELLA, (524-0550), 1234 Soldiers Field Rd., Brighton. At 11 a.m., "Jazz Brunch" with Crossover Jazz. At 10 p.m., "Haitian Night"; "Steamy Sundays."
  
  
• COLONIAL INN, (978-369-9200), 48 Monument Sq., Concord. Mike Tebo.
  
  
• DICK'S LAST RESORT, (267-8080), 55 Huntington Ave., Boston. At 10:30 a.m., "Gospel Brunch" with Evelyn McDonald Gospel Group. At 7 p.m., Rob Gonzalez.
  
  
• DRUID PUB, (497-0965), 1357 Cambridge St., Inman Sq., Cambridge. Cambridge. At 5:30 p.m., "Traditional Seisun" with Shay Walker & Friends.
  
  
• ESPRESSO BAR, (508-770-1455), 70 James St., Worcester. Piecemeal, Die My Will, Nothing Remains, Aftershock.
  
  
• GARGOYLE'S ON THE SQUARE, (776-5300), 215 Elm St., Somerville. Jane Gang.
  
  
• GILES CAFE, (978-740-0450), 32 Front St., Salem. "Open Blues Jam."
  
  
• GILREIN'S, (508-791-BLUE), 802 Main St., Worcester. "Blues jam" with Dwight Perry.
  
  
• GLENN'S RESTAURANT & COOL BAR, (978-465-3811), 44 Merrimac St., Newburyport. Krisanthi Pappas.
  
  
• THE GOOD LIFE, (451-2622), 28 Kingston St., Boston. "All-Star Jam Session."
  
  
• GREEN BRIAR, (789-4100), 304 Washington St., Brighton. Inchcore.
  
  
• IPSWICH BAY BAR & GRILL, (978-356-7006), 24-26 Hammatt St., Ipswich. "Jazz at the Bay" with Gemini Trio.
  
  
• JACOB MARLEY'S, (781-631-5594), 9 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead. John Ritzo.
  
  
• JOHNNY D'S, (776-2004), 17 Holland St., Somerville. At 4:30 p.m., "Blues Jam." At 9 p.m., "Swing Dancing."
  
  
• JOHN STONE'S INN, (508-881-1778), 179 Main St., Ashland. At 11:30 a.m., "Sunday Jazz Brunch" with John Stone's Jazz Duo & Fay Whittaker. At 8 p.m., "Blues Jam" with Pete Henderson.
  
  
• JOY BOSTON, (338-6999), 533 Washington St., Boston. "Sabura," Cape Verdean and Zukus with DJ Vito.
  
  
• KENDALL CAFE, (661-0993), 233 Cardinal Medeiros Way, Cambridge. "Hellcountry" with Jim & Jennie's Pine Barons.
  
  
• LIZARD LOUNGE, (547-0759), 1667 Mass. Ave., below Cambridge Common Restaurant, Cambridge. "Poetry Jam" with Jeff Robinson Trio.
  
  
• MAMA KIN, (536-2100), 36 Lansdowne St., Boston. Front Room: Nineteen. Playhouse: At 6 p.m., "Atmosphere," underground house with DJ Bruno. At 10:30 p.m., "Electric Boogaloo," old school and break dancing.
  
  
• MET CAFE, (401-861-2142), 130 Union St., Providence, RI. Mad Not Crazy, Dementia Praecox, MDM.
  
  
• MIDDLE EAST, (497-0576), 472 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge. Upstairs: Wicked Farleys, Lynx, Jetpack, Broadcaster. Downstairs: "Jazz Night" with David Gross with Dan Dechelis, Nate McBride and Kurt Newton, John Voigt with Lawrence Cook & Paul Flaherty. Corner: Shoe Shine Boy.
  
  
• MIDWAY CAFE, (524-9038), 3496 Washington St., Jamaica Plain. Vibe Wise.
  
  
• O'MALLEE'S, (978-499-7999), 140 High St., Newburyport. Whelan & Dunlea.
  
  
• OXYGEN, (781-233-7400), 1500 Broadway, Saugus. "Officers Club/Barflys," Latino night.
  
  
• PHOENIX LANDING, (576-6260), 512 Mass Ave, Central Sq., Cambridge. "Swell" with DJs Din0 and Fredrika.
  
  
• PLOUGH & STARS, (441-3455), 912 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Ray Corvair Trio.
  
  
• RIRA, (262-2121), 835 Beacon St., Boston. Tehcno and house with DJ Tim Ryan.
  
  
• RYLES, (876-9330), 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge. At 10 a.m., "Jazz Brunch."
  
  
• SHOOTERS, (471-7788), 58 Ross Way, Quincy Center. "Open Mic" with Ted Lyon.
  
  
• SIR MORGAN'S COVE, (508-753-2188), 89 Green St., Worcester. Mental Giant, Woodgrain Theory.
  
  
• SLADES, (442-4600), 958 Tremont St., Boston. Qd-Up.
  
  
• SUGAR SHACK, (351-2510), 1 Boylston Pl., Boston. "Industry" with DJs Gabe and Perry.
  
  
• THE TAM, (277-0982), 299 Harvard St., Brookline. At 11:30 a.m., "Jazz Brunch" with Jon Hazilla Trio. At 7:30 p.m., "Jazz Jam" with Trudy Sandhaus.
  
  
• TIR NA NOG, (628-4300), 366A Somerville Ave., Union Sq., Somerville. "Traditional Irish Seisiun" with Patsy Whelan & Joe Mawn.
  
  
• TOAD, (497-4950), 1912 Mass. Ave., Porter Sq., Cambridge. Jess Klein.
  
  
• TOP OF THE HUB, (536-1775), 52nd Floor, Prudential Tower, Boston. Diana Fischer Duo.
  
  
• TRATTORIA IL PANINO, (338-1000), 295 Franklin St., Boston. "International Night" with DJs Nino, Antoine, Giulano, and Giovanni.
  
  
• T.T. THE BEAR'S PLACE, (492-BEAR), 10 Brookline St., Cambridge. Jericho, Grasshopper Green.
  
  
• UPSTAIRS LOUNGE, (703-7364), 65 Causeway St., Boston. "Swingin' Sundays" with DJ Big Daddy.
  
  
• WALLY'S CAFE, (424-1408), 427 Mass. Ave., Boston. At 3 p.m., "Jam Session." At 9 p.m., "Jazz Fusion."
  
  
• WONDER BAR, (351-COOL), 186 Harvard Ave., Allston. Edwardo Tancredi's Latin Trio.
  
  
• THE YARD ROCK, (472-9383), 132 East Howard St., Quincy. At 3 p.m. "Under 21 Blues Jam" with Jeff Costa. At 8 p.m. "Boston's Best Blues Jam" with Steve Murphy.