December 2011 Concert Calendar

Here is a list of concerts you might be interested in for the month of December. Most of these are bands that I've reviewed, though some are some bands that I haven't yet written about, but really like. If you can, try to check out at least a few of these shows. I will be adding listings throughout the month, so please check back again later.

December 1, 2011 (Thursday)
Marshall Chapman - Belcourt Theater, Nashville, TN - 7:30 p.m.
Kinky Friedman - Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO
Ryan Montbleau Band - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME
The String Cheese Incident - Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA
Dar Williams - Newton Theatre, Newton, NJ

December 2, 2011 (Friday)
Judy Collins - The Norton Center For The Arts, Danville, KY
Antje Duvekot - Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
Kinky Friedman - Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
I See Hawks In L.A. - Cinema Bar, Culver City, CA - 9:30 p.m.
Ryan Montbleau Band - Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton, MA - 9:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15 advance/$18 at door
Ellis Paul - Beacon Theater, 445 Main St., Beacon, NY
Martin Sexton - Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA
The String Cheese Incident - United Palace, New York, NY
Dar Williams - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA

December 3, 2011 (Saturday)
Slaid Cleaves - Cactus Cafe, Austin, TX
Fur Dixon & Steve Werner - Warner Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA
(Susie Glaze opens the show; tickets: $15 advance/$20 at door)
Antje Duvekot - Common Grounds, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Dean Fields - IOTA Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA
Kinky Friedman - 400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN
Ellis Paul - Tin Angel, 20 South 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA - 7:30 p.m.
Martin Sexton - Club Helsinki, Hudson, NY
The String Cheese Incident - United Palace, New York, NY
Dar Williams - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA

December 4, 2011 (Sunday)
Anita And The Yanks - Muldoon's Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. CA - 2 pm.
Cake - Stubb's, Austin, TX
Slaid Cleaves - NB House Concerts, New Braunfels, TX - 5:00 p.m.
Judy Collins - The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Kinky Friedman - The Blue Door, Oklahoma City, OK
Ellis Paul - University Cafe, Stony Brook, NY - 2:00 p.m.
The String Cheese Incident - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

December 5, 2011 (Monday)
Judy Collins - Lincoln Theatre, Columbus, OH
Stew & The Negro Problem - Mitchell Theatre, Madison, WI - 7:00 p.m.
Free show

December 6, 2011 (Tuesday)

December 7, 2011 (Wednesday)
Black Party Politics - Boardner's, Hollywood, CA - 10:00 p.m.
Judy Collins - The Temple, Philadelphia, PA

December 8, 2011 (Thursday)
Slaid Cleaves - The Mucky Duck, Houston, TX
Judy Collins - The Community Arts Center, Williamsport, PA

December 9, 2011 (Friday)
Cake - The Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ
(KFMA Christmas Show)
Judy Collins - The Egg, Albany, NY
Mike Gordon - The Met Cafe, Pawtucket, RI
The Grownup Noise - The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
Diana Jones - The Roots Cafe, Providence, RI - 8:00 p.m.
Ryan Montbleau Band - Stage One, Fairfield, CT - 7:30 p.m.
Ellis Paul - Cactus Cafe, Austin, TX - 8:30 p.m.
Martin Sexton - Pollak Theatre, West Long Branch, NJ
Dar Williams - The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA

December 10, 2011 (Saturday)
Cake - The Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ
Judy Collins - Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY
Entrain - Firefly's, Marlboro, MA
Mike Gordon - Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA
Diana Jones - Common Ground Folk Series at Lewisboro Library, South Salem, NY - 8:00 p.m.
Kelly's Lot - Cold Spring Tavern, Santa Barbara, CA
Aimee Mann - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
(The Sixth Annual Aimee Mann Christmas Show)
Ellis Paul - Jefferson Freedom Cafe, Fort Worth, TX - 8:30 p.m.
Martin Sexton - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT
Dar Williams - Schenectady, NY
Tickets: $28

December 11, 2011 (Sunday)
Judy Collins - Tilles Centre, Brookville, NY
Mike Gordon - The Egg, Albany, NY
The Nields - Paul & Elizabeth's, Northampton, MA
Ellis Paul - McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Houston, TX
Martin Sexton - Tupelo Music Hall, White River Junction, VT

December 12, 2011 (Monday)
The Grownup Noise - Zu Zu, Cambridge, MA

December 13, 2011 (Tuesday)
Cake - The Great Saltair, Salt Lake City, UT
Great American Taxi - PAC3, 520 South Third St., Carbondale, CO - 9:00 p.m.

December 14, 2011 (Wednesday)
Judy Collins - The King Center For The Performing Arts, Melbourne, FL
Great American Taxi - Agave, 1060 W. Beaver Creek Blvd., Avon, CO - 9:00 p.m.

December 15, 2011 (Thursday)
Judy Collins - Ruth Eckered Hall, Clearwater, FL
Entrain - Corning Museum Of Glass, Corning, NY
Great American Taxi - Three 20 South, 320 S. Main St., Breckenridge, CO - 9:00 p.m.
The Happy Hollows - Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Dar Williams - Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL - 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $40

December 16, 2011 (Friday)
Slaid Cleaves - The Bugle Boy, 1051 N. Jefferson St., La Grange, TX
Entrain - Castaways, Ithaca, NY
Great American Taxi - Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, CO - 8:00 p.m.
King Teddy - Dulles Hilton, Herndon, VA 9:00 p.m.
Cover: $15
Ellis Paul - private show
Dar Williams - Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, FL

December 17, 2011 (Saturday)
Slaid Cleaves - Third Coast Music, 502 East Ave. G, Port Aransas, TX
Great American Taxi - Hodi's Half Note, 167 North College Ave., Ft. Collins, CO - 9:00 p.m.
Kelly's Lot - Big Mama's Ribs, Pasadena, CA
Lori McKenna and Dean Fields - Club Passim, Cambridge, MA - 5:00 p.m.
Lori McKenna and Dean Fields - Club Passim, Cambridge, MA - 8:00 p.m.
Ellis Paul - AMSDconcerts, 4650 Mansfield St., San Diego, CA - 5:00 p.m.
Special family show
Ellis Paul - AMSDconcerts, 4650 Mansfield St., San Diego, CA - 7:30 p.m.

December 18, 2011 (Sunday)
Anita And The Yanks - Ireland's 32, 13721 Burbank Blvd., Van Nuys, CA - 4:00 p.m.
Lori McKenna and Dean Fields - Club Passim, Cambridge, MA - 5:00 p.m.
Lori McKenna and Dean Fields - Club Passim, Cambridge, MA - 8:00 p.m.
James McMurtry - Palmer Event Center, Austin, TX
Ellis Paul - Zoey's Cafe, 185 East Santa Clara St., Ventura, CA

December 19, 2011 (Monday)

December 20, 2011 (Tuesday)

December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)
Judy Collins - Ram's Head, Annapolis, MD

December 22, 2011 (Thursday)
Judy Collins - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA

December 23, 2011 (Friday)
Slaid Cleaves - Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, Austin, TX - 8:00 p.m.
Judy Collins - The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York, NY

December 24, 2011 (Saturday)

December 25, 2011 (Sunday)

December 26, 2011 (Monday)

December 27, 2011 (Tuesday)
James McMurtry - McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Houston, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band - Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

December 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
Phish - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Yonder Mountain String Band - Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

December 29, 2011 (Thursday)
Furthur - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA - 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $55
Phish - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Yonder Mountain String Band - Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

December 30, 2011 (Friday)
7 Walkers - Sullivan Hall, New York, NY
Anita And The Yanks - Ireland's 32, Van Nuys, CA - 9:30 p.m.
Furthur - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA - 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $55
Ellis Paul - Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA - 7:00 p.m.
Ellis Paul - Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA - 10:00 p.m.
Phish - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Yonder Mountain String Band - Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

December 31, 2011 (Saturday)
7 Walkers - The Silo, Reading, PA
Cake - The Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
Entrain - Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury, MA
Furthur - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA - 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $75
King Teddy - First Night Alexandria, GW Masonic Memorial Theater, Alexandria, VA - 7:00 p.m.
Free show
The Nields - First Night Northampton, Northampton, MA - 4:00 p.m.
Family show
The Nields - First Night Northampton, Northampton, MA - 5:00 p.m.
Family show
The Nields - First Night Northampton, Northampton, MA - 7:00 p.m.
Patrolled By Radar - Knitting Factory, 416 South 9th St., Boise, ID
Ellis Paul - Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA - 3:30 p.m.
Ellis Paul - Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA - 7:00 p.m.
Ellis Paul - Club Passim. 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA - 10:00 p.m.
Phish - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Martin Sexton - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
Yonder Mountain String Band - Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO