December 2011: Mavis Staples, Daniel Tosh, SnowGlobe festival

December 1 - "Beat the Clock" w/ DJ Gerry Byrnes @ Lakeside @ Night behind safeway

December 2-4 - Tahoe festival of Trees and Lights @ Montbleu, Barton hospital, and the Y
December 2 - Aceyalone w/ Aesop and Z-Man @ Mo's Place
  - Swamp Donkey, Spiral Arms, Dimension 13, Envirusment @ American Legion
  - Mighty Diamonds (Pass the Kutchie) w/ guest @ Whisky Dicks
  - Baron von Remmel (Saxophone) @ Mark Twain cultural center in Incline Village
  - Dear Winter Carpenters @ Crystal Bay Club

To SEE these bands in action, check out My December 2011 playlist on YouTube.

December 3 - Sola Rosa @ Montbleu
  - The Dan Band @ Harrah's South Shore room
  - Vinyl and The Real Nasty @ Crystal Bay Club crown room
  - Frostbyte feat. Frooz and Hamm FM @ Lakeside in Tahoe City
December 4 - Bandit and Groovebox @ Whisky Dick's
  - Live Jazz @ Tahoe Biltmore
December 6 - WNC holiday choir @ Western Nevada Community college
December 7 - Groovebox feat. Piece Puzzle @ Mo's Place (Their 3-year annaversary)
  - Trampled by Turtles @ Crystal Bay Club
  - Annual "Toys for Tots" kickoff party @ The Chateau in Incline Village
December 8 - Anne Roos and Sean Cummings @ Murphy's Irish Pub
  - Occupy Tahoe rally @ Heavenly Village
December 9 - How Hip-Hop stole Christmas Feat. Pigeon John, Radioactive, and Kytami @ Mo's Place
  - Ullr's Night of Sacrifice toy drive @ Lakeside Inn
  - Monophonics CD release party @ Crystal Bay Club
December 10-11 - Sing Christmas choral concert @ Squaw Valley

December 10 - Mavis Staples @ Harrah's South Shore Room
  - Tahoe Adventure film festival @ Montbleu (from 6:30)
  - Local hip-hop holiday Chor Boys, OsKillah, and The Prophets @ Rojo's Tavern
  - Dead Winter Carpenters @ American Legion
  - Shane Dwight @ Crystal Bay Club
December 11 - Bayou Trash Cajun Pot Luck ft. Chor Boys @ Whisky Dick's
December 12 - Death Crisis, the Beerlords, and Pig Farmers @ Whisky Dick's saloon
December 13 - "Drink to That" night benefit for Tahoe Institute for Natural Science @ Tahoe Mountain Sports
  - Cash Only Band @ Harvey's Cabo Wabo
December 14 - Snow White Goes West @ Sharkey's casino in Gardnerville
December 16/17 - Daniel Tosh @ Montbleu
December 16-27 - Johnny Cash tribute w/ Alan Dryman and Bethany Owen @ Horizon cabaret
December 16 - Jeff Jones @ Baxters in the Village at Northstar
  - John Nemeth (blues) @ Crystal Bay CLub
  - Weapon @ 7800
December 17-19 - TOCCATA presents Handel's Messiah @ North Tahoe Events center
December 17 - Night Ranger @ Harrah's South Shore Room
  - JellyBread @ Crystal Bay Club
  - Martin and Vargas Falmenco guitar @ Mark Twain cultural center
December 18 - Live Jazz @ Tahoe Biltmore
December 22 - "Beat the clock" DJ @ Lakeside @ Night in Incline village
December 23 - Buster Blue @ Crystal Bay Club red room
 - Sub Reactor @ 7800
December 24 - Hellbound Glory @ Crystal Bay Club
December 25 - The Loose Ends @ Crystal Bay Club
  - Live Jazz @ Tahoe Biltmore
December 26 - Mark Sexton Band @ Crystal Bay Club
December 27 - Swamp Zen @ Crystal Bay Club
December 28 - Dirt Nasty and Smoov-E @ Mo's Place
December 29-31 - Snow Globe 3-day festival @ Lake Tahoe Community College
    Featuring: Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Thievery Corporation, The Glitch Mob, Fishbonem, and 40 more
    http://www.snowglobemusicfestival.com/
  - Jackie Greene w/ The Mother Hips and Jabe Beyer @ Crystal Bay Club
December 29 - Dads LPs @ 7800 in Kirkwood
December 30 - Bruce Hornsby @ Harrah's South Shore Room
  - The Cataracs @ Montbleu
  - Thrive Raggae show @ 7800 in Kirkwood
December 31 - Lloys Aaron Douglas @ Horizon
 - Jellybread @ 7800 in Kirkwood

Coming up: Jan 3, NOFX @ Montbleu

Every SUNDAY:  Karaoke @ Rojo's Tavern

Every MONDAY:  Open Mic Night @ Mo's Place
Every TUESDAY:  Dubstep DJs @ Whisky Dick's
Every THURSDAY: Karaoke @ 7800 in Kirkwood, Open Mic Night @ American Legion
Every FRIDAY:  Raggae DJ @ RoJos Tavern, Karaoke @ Horizon Aspen Bar
Every SATURDAY: Karaoke @ Horizon Aspen Bar

FRIDAY Through TUESDAY: Bethany Owen's "One Voice" show @ Horizon Cabaret

THURSDAY through MONDAY: Jesse Kalin and Cool Black Kettle @ Harvey's Cabo Wabo
WEDNESDAY through MONDAY: Improv comedy @ Harvey's