The Scene calendar: 12-16

12/15/2010

Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.

ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE

Basin Street Grille: 5201 Monroe St.; 843-5660; Open Jam with Zach and Eddie P.: tonight; Distant Cousinz, Scott Fish: Fri.

Blarney Irish Pub and Grill: 601 Monroe St.; 418-2339; Dave Carpenter: tonight; MAS FiNA: Fri.; Chubby Pickles: Sat.

Bronze Boar: 20 S. Huron St.; 244-2627; Four Twenty Seven: Fri.

Cafe Classics: 29 S. Monroe St., Monroe; Nick Beaudrie: Fri.

Cheers Sports Eatery: 7131 Orchard Centre Drive, Holland; 491-0990; the Ravens: Sat.

Club Soda: 3922 Secor Rd.; 473-0662; Bridges: Fri., Sat.

Distillery: 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-1444; Jeff Stewart and the 25s: tonight, Fri., Sat.; Greg Aranda: Tue.; Nathan Cogan: Wed.

Frankie's Inner-City: 308 Main St.; 693-5300; Violent Stars: tonight; Punchline, the Composure: Fri.; Legacy, Get Up Texas, Armastus, Amistad: Sat.; Micah Schnabel, J.W. Carlson: Sat.; Koffin Kats, Larry Love, Stealin' Patsy: Sun.; Hobo Stew, Great Lakes Crew, the Infernal Names: Tue.; King, Legion, Kansas City Shuffle, Before the Queen, Pitbull Spit: Wed.

Fryedaze: 1633 Laskey Rd.; 476-8161; Flyte '66: Sat.

Grand Rapids Roadhouse: 11900 Jeffers Rd., Grand Rapids; 832-4909; Liberty Beach, Rodney Parker: Fri.; Streetwize: Sat.; Stoplight Party: Tue.

Headliner's: 4500 N. Detroit Ave.; 269-4500; Taproot, Cold Conspiracy, After the Grave, Weep the Beldam, Seasons: Sun.

Ice Restaurant and Bar: PNC Bank Building, 405 Madison Ave., 246-3339; FreakEnder: Fri.

Mainstreet Bar and Grill: 141 Main St.; 697-6297; MoonDogs, Outfield Reggae, Jam Band, Cooper, East River Drive: Sat. A Unity in Community benefit.

Michigan Tavern: 1680 Smith Rd., Temperance; 734-847-6105; Running With Scissors: Fri., Sat.

Mickey Finn's Pub: 602 Lagrange St.; 246-3466; Chris Bathgate, Go Rounds, Small Houses: Thurs.; Mach III, Jingle Balls: Fri.; DJ and Estelle: Sat.

Omni: 2567 West Bancroft St., 535-6664; Ozzmosis: The Ozzy Experience: Fri.

Ottawa Tavern: 1815 Adams St.; 725-5483; Miracle Vitamins: Thurs.

Trotter's Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-2079; Nine Lives: Sat.

YeeHa's Buckin' Bar and Grill: 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon; 693-8880; Big Ticket: Fri.; MAS FiNA: Sat.

ACOUSTIC

Basin Street Grille: 5201 Monroe St.; 843-5660; Kyle White: Wed.

Blue Devil: 938 W. Laskey Rd.; 720-4320; Scott Gressler: Sun.

Cousino's Steak House: 1842 Woodville Rd., Oregon; 693-0862; Grape Smugglers Lite: Fri.; Somethin' Like That: Sat.

JJ's Pub: River Place Shopping Plaza, 26611 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg; 874-9058; Bobby May and John Barile: Tue.; Jason Slone: Wed.

John's Korner Bar and Grille: 2202 Tedrow; Johnny Rodriguez: Thurs.

Magic Bag: 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, Mich.; 248-544-1991; Ekoostik Hookah: Sat.

Mickey Finn's Pub: 602 Lagrange St.; 246-3466; Chris Bathgate: Thurs.

Papa's Tavern: 1328 Liberty; 697-0644; Bobby May and Friends: Thurs; Ron Rasberry: Tue.

River Cafe and Marina: 6401 Edgewater Dr., Erie; 734-723-7405; Dan and Don: Sat.

Shawn's Irish Tavern: 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-1281; Johnny Rodriguez: Fri., Wed.

Table Forty 4: 610 Monroe St.; 725-0044; Bobby May and John Barile: Fri.

Tres Amigo Cantina: 8504 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-854-8737; Don and Rachel Coats: Fri.

Trotter's Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-2079; Mike, Jake, and Mike: Thurs.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Frank May, Barefoot Ben, Chris Stoll, the Hand Shakes: Mon.; Mark Mikel: Tue.; the Quickness: Wed.

Webber's Waterfront Restaurant and Lounge: 6339 Edgewater Dr., Erie; 734-723-7411; Junkanoo Brothers: Sat.

BLUES

Basin Street Grille: 5201 Monroe St.; 843-5660; Andrew Ellis and Lucky Lemont: Sat.

Daily Grind: 7723 Airport Hwy.; 724-1433; Jack Schilb and Dan “Mudfoot” Hubbs: Mon.

Fat Fish Blue: 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg; 931-3474; Tantric Soul: Fri., Sat.

Hill Street Blues Cafe: 3535 Hill Ave.; 578-1060; Michael Whitty's Jam Session: Thurs.; Michael Whitty, Claude Black, Cliff Murphy Sunday Brunch: Sun.

Longhorn Saloon: 946 Phillips Ave.; 478-5890; Johnny Reed and Buzz Anderson: Thurs.

RHYTHM AND BLUES

Stella's Restaurant and Bar: 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 873-8360; CJ and Company: Thurs.-Sat.

JAZZ AND BIG BAND

Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; 794-8205; Michael Peslikis: Thurs.; Pete Siers: Fri., Sat.; Jason Quick: Tue.; Gene Parker and Friends: Wed.

Holiday Inn French Quarter: 10630 State Rt. 20, Perrysburg; 874-3111; Noisy Neighbors: Fri., Sat. Jackson Square Atrium: Gene Parker's brunch show: Sun.

Main Street Bar and Grill: 5758 Main St., Sylvania; 885-3351; Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland: Wed.

Murphy's Place: 151 Water St.; 241-7732; Jeff Zavac: Fri.; Ramona Collins: Sat.

SouthBriar Restaurant: 5147 Main St., Sylvania; 517-1111; Jeff McDonald's Swing Revival Orchestra: Thurs.; Ray Heitger and his New Orleans Jass Jam Session: Wed.

Trotter's Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.; Jeff McDonald's Big Band All Stars: Tue.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Mark Mikel: Tue.; Bob Rex: Sun.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

Dave's Hideaway Lounge II: 5347 N. Detroit; 470-9814; Bandera: Fri., Sat.

Glass City Cafe: 1107 Jackson St.; 241-4519; Bluegrass Breakfast with Blowing Grains: Sat.

Grand Rapids Roadhouse: 11900 Jeffers Rd., Grand Rapids; 832-4909; Pickers Jam: Sun.

PIANO

Mac and Tong's Place: 4330 W. Central; 531-3103; Preston Keys: Thurs.-Sat.