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Weds

Doug Otto and Hilary Thavis @ 331 Club 7-9 Followed by: 9:30 pm (Certain members of Pert Near Sandstone, Farmhouse Band, San Souci Quartet, Row of Ducks) Pat Donohue and Friends @ Midway Saloon 6-8pm The Gentleman’s Anti-Temperance League @ Anoka Hardware Store – Anoka, MN 7-9pm Mick Sterling Presents / A Grand Ole Opry Christmas@ Crooners Main Room 7:00 7:00 PM Palmer’s Bar – Minneapolis, MN with Theyself Dean maGraw with Jim Anton @ Schooners 7:30 Shaw’s Bar & Grill – Minneapolis, MN Daina De Prez Piano Party – every Wednesday @ 5 pm Lisa Wenger band @ Shaws 8:00pm 7:00 PM Washington Square – White Bear Lake, MN RIDE 7:00 pm Terminal Bar – Minneapolis, MN Wain McFarlane and Friends 7:00 PM Halo’s Restaurant and Bar – Fridley, MN Blues Jam at Halos Hosted by KFAI Radio’s Lady J Maddix & Root Doctors: with Brian Dyke – Guitar, Michael Velazquez – Drums, Bill Pelletier – Bass

Thurs

Northeast Invitational @331 Club 9:30 The Brian Grivna Quartet @ 6:00PM — 7:30PM@Crooners Dunsmore Jazz Room 6:30 @Crooners Belvedere Stage 7:00 pm An All-Star Christmas with Pat Donohue and the Prairie All-Stars@ Crooners Main Room 7:00 Mikkel Beckmen and friends @ Dubliner 5-7 Doug Otto & Hillary Thavis Scottie Devlin @ Dubliner 8-11pm Drew Peterson @ Anoka Hardware 7-9 pm The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs @ Palmer’s Holiday Blues Show Cornbread & Friends @ Hook and Ladder Theater 7:00 pm Rosegarden Funeral Party, Vioator, The Rope @HOOK AND LADDER MISSION ROOM Olivia Roosa @ kj’s Hideaway 7:00-9:00pm @ Schooner (Thursdays in Nov) 7:00 PM Taste of Rondo – St Paul, MN Jacquie “Lady J Griot” Maddix Front Porch Duo featuring Brian Dyke on Guitar Every Thursday at Rondo’s Authentic Soul Food Restaurant THIS WEEK!! 7:00 PM Rosetown American Legion – Roseville, MN Thursday Night Blues at the Legion There’s a new Jam in town! 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month This is a structured jam with a 20 minute time slot, Jammer lists five songs of which three will be played. Jammer has choice of musicians to share the stage with and/or house band. Please share!

Friday

Courtney Yasmineh Demitri Rallis@ 331 10:00pm Arne Fogel Presents: A Crosby Holiday@Crooners Dunsmore Jazz Room 7:30 An Acoustic Evening with Martin Zellar@ Crooners Main Stage 6:00pm & 8:30 Maggie’s Afterglow with Rick Carlson and Maurice Jacox@ Crooner’s Maggie’s Lounge Red Eye Ruby @ kj’s Hideaway 9:30-11:30pm Joyann Parker Band @ KJ’s Hideaway 6:30-8:30pm Tom Dahill and Ginny Johnson @ Dubliner 9pm -12:45 Lisa Wenger Larry’s Birthday party @ Neumann’s Evolve Family Services Xmas Toy Drive/Benefit w~Black Wine, Yoni Yum, Closetalker, Saffron Dealer, DJ Nanobyte and DJTekken Chauncey @ Palmer’s 8:00-11:59pm Kevin James @ Anoka Hardware 7:00-9:00pm League of Extraordinary Gentlemen @Schooner Tavern – 8:00-11:30pm The Jorgensens “Americana Soul” Album Release with guest Scott Allen@ Hook and Ladder Theater Main Room 7:00-11:00pm Haze Gazer with Cannabis Kiss and BlueDriver@ Hook & Ladder – Mission Room 7:30-10:30pm PHIL KITZKE BAND @ Brothers Grille Rochester Mn Greazy Gravy Feat Steve “Boom Boom” Vonderharr on Harmonica & Vocals @ Shaw’s The Bad Girls of the Blues Bambi Alexandra – Mia Dorrr – Kendra Glenn ONE NIGHT ONLY!! w/ Allen Kirk, Ace Mack, Andrew Guerin, Jordan Hedlund and The Suicide Horns@ Blues Saloon 6-10pm 9:00 PM Turf Club – St Paul, MN Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band with Jeremy Short

Saturday

Druzy Rose Lyla Abukhodair AfroGeode & the Gemstones@ 331 10:00 Too Darn Hot! Holiday Show with Judi Vinar and the Wolverines Trio @Crooners Main Stage 4:00 Jim McGowan @ Dubliner 8 pm-11:45 8:00 PM Dusty’s Bar – Minneapolis, MN @ Hell’s Brunch 10:00am-1:00 pm @ Hell’s Dinner 5-8pm Impaler presents: Merry Krampus 2022 Impaler, Plague of Stars & VolsungaSaga @ Hook and Ladder Theater 7:00-11:00pm Johnny Sincerely Single Release ‘The Patron Saint of Sincerity @ kj’s Hideaway 5:00-7:00pm Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra @ KJ’s Hideaway 8-11pm Folios, Partial Traces and Loser Magnet @ Palmer’s 8:00-11:59 THE SWAMP KINGS @ Brothers Grille Rochester Mn 7:00 @Shaw’s Bar & Grill 8:00

Sunday

1:00 PM Mancini’s Char House – St Paul, MN MnBS Annual Meeting Hall of Fame Awards presented in four categories, and a Holiday Party for all MnBS Members. The New Feral Cats will be entertaining!! Corpse Reviver @ 331 3-5pm Cooker John & Friends @ Dubliner 5-7pm 5:00 PM @ Dusty’s Bar – Minneapolis, MN Sundays ROE FAMILY SINGERS @ Hell’s brunch 10:00 am -1:00 pm @THE HOOK AND LADDER THEATER 6:00 Holiday Shindig w/ Ben Cook-Feltz and Friends@ kj’s hideaway 6-8pm ‘Church of Cornbread!’ Cornbread Harris and his band! 5-7pm @ Palmers Michael Gay’s ‘Old Country Buffet’ FREE! @ Palmers 7:00-11:00pm 4:00 PM Cherry Pit – St Paul, MN Brother Jon Band Brother Jon and friends, Sundays @ The Cherry Pit Bar & Grill fire pit 3:00 PM Bloomington VFW Post #1296 – Bloomington, MN The SuperJam is back with your host Jim Stairs and the SuperJam house Band featuring Bill Pelletier, Mike Velasquez, and Mick Zampogna! Open Jam@ Schooner 7-10:30 pm 1:00 PM Blues Saloon – St Paul, MN Vet’s Fest Fundraiserfeaturing Tony Houle, Craig Clark, Bambi Alexander, Lady J, Steve Meyer, Gypsy Scott, Greg Mans and more!!

Monday

Roe Family Singers@ 331 Club 8-10pm 10pm Matt Arthur Repeal Day! Erin McCawley’s Harrison St. Band and Dual Citizen Brewery@ kj’s hideaway 7-10pm 7:00 PM Midway Saloon – St Paul, MN Moses Oakland Open Mic Night – Every Monday join Moses On Stage – Bring your instrument 7:00 PM Bogey’s – Lilydale, MN Bogeys Lounge Blues Jam Join Johnny Mac, Kent Dougherty, Tom Harkness, and Nick Zwack for a ripping good jam. 7:30 PM Eagles Club #34 – Minneapolis, MN Steve Clarke Music Jam – no cover 7:00 PM Shaw’s Bar & Grill – Minneapolis, MN The Sarah Papenheim Open Blues Jam, w/ Allen Kirk

Tuesday

December Conspiracy Series featuring Wain McFarland Miles McFarlane @ 331 Club 9:00 Mikkel Beckmen Workers Playtime@331 Club 6-8pm guest: Jim Walsh 7:00 PM Terminal Bar – Minneapolis, MN Javier Trejo (Blues/Roots) Terminal Tuesdays Open Blues jam @ Blues Saloon 7-11pm 6:00 PM Mary Cutrufello and Trevor McSpadden @ White Squirrel Bar – St Paul, MN 8:00 PM The Erin Experiment Distinguished Guest: Nici Peper @Schooner Tavern UPCOMING ON House Party ( KFAI 4-6pm)  and HPP Series @ 331 Club (7-9pm) Nov 30th: LaPlante Road