Thursday, Dec. 30
42nd Street Bistro Stacy Knight
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Gale Trippsmith
Babalouie's Mark McGourley
Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon
Bahama Mama's Chris Murphy
Barley Hoppers Stephanie Anderson (EVENING)
Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge The Johnny Charro Band
Blackstone Grill Expressions
Blue Shark Gary Brown's Band
Brandy's True Colors Band
The Chic-A-Boom Room Stephanie Anderson
CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Clancy' s of New Orleans Steve Santo
Club Underground What'Cha Want All Request Night
Comfort Inn Conference Center Night Hart
Coquina Blue Alias Julius/Donny's Duo
Cricketers Acoustic Jam w/Doug The Song Man
Crowne Plaza Hotel — Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Cuso's Club & Cantina Bongolloyd's Tripp
Daiquiri Deck Tyson Marshall
Della's After Dark Two for the Road
Dolly's Dockside Doug Lumbley
The Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa Kelly Goodrich
The Edge Bar and Grill Springboard Writers' Night
Ferrara's Bistro Huntington Project
Fletcher's Backstreet Grille Rafael & Co.
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Sambadoro Pilsner
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Gasoline Alley Christine Steel/Vinyl
Gaspar's Grotto Tanker Ray
Green Iguana-West Shore Other Guy/1 Day Further
Green Iguana-Rocky Point Zoom/Mike & Mark
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg Greg West/Matt Winter
Green Iguana-Ybor City Usual Suspects
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Chase Vacarro/DJ Maestro
Harrison's Grill & Bar Ron Reinhardt Sax & Trax
The Hut on The Boardwalk Ted Wray
James Joyce Irish Pub Stephanie Anderson
J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge Phil Tolotta (PIANO BAR)
Jimmy B's Supaheat
* Jimmy Mac's Brennen Leigh w/John Hancock & Eddie Parshall
Limey's Pub Cuban Sandwich Crisis
Martini Bar Morgan/Shawn Brown Band
* Masquerade Infinity Room Life of Pi/Semis/Beauvilles
The Music Spot Drew Farmer
Neptune Lounge Flesh & Blood Robot/A Nurse for Every Businessman/30 Caliber/A Horror Story/ Etheric Plague
Palm Pavilion Winston/Randy Vincent
Pegasus Lounge Punk Rock DJ Night W/So Far No Good
Pelagia Trattoria Sounds of Smooth Jazz Feat. Allon Sams
Polo Club Steve Santo
Rare Olive Singles Night Feat. Dwight Champagne
Red Fish Blue Fish Rhodeside
Ringside Cafe Motel Funk
Rock Harbor Club Jeff Duncan
Rum Runner's Hammerhead
Sassy's Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Schiappa Caffe Dell' Artist Deborah M. & Friends
Scooby's Lounge Red Hawk
Scrumpy's Beach Bar & Grill Sam Stone
Shephard's Sequel
Skipper's Smokehouse Uncle John's Band
St. Bart's Island House & Rum Bar Jahfari
* State Theatre Against All Authority/The Know How/ Rudesquad
Stumps Supper Club Tim Bernard
Sunsets at The Don CeSar Kelly Goodrich
Ten Beach Drive Ron Ali
Two Buks Trick Shot
* USF Sun Dome The B.B. King Music Fest
Velvet Reggae/Hip-Hop/Soca/R&B
West Bay Cabaret Jazz Jam
Yeoman's Road Pub Nathalia
Friday, Dec. 31
420 Park Place Edge of Red
42nd Street Bistro Rick Pupello
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Smokin' Joe Band
Bahama Breeze Denny Falzon/George Esdaile
The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue DJ Anja
The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Tattooed Bleu
Belladonnas Elevated
Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge The Johnny Charro Band
Blackstone Grill Expressions
Blue Heron Bernie Maloney Quartet
Blue Shark Gary Brown's Band
Boomerz Boiler Room End of the Rope/Fratellis/ Against All/Initial Doubt/Lethal Injection
Bootlegger's Saloon Blind Pass
Bourbon Street Jeteye/The Plan
Brandy's True Colors Band
Britts Cafe Marcel
Bull Pen Lounge Southern Express
Cafe Ponte Ron Acierno and the Classics
Carlie's Uncovered
The Chic-A-Boom Room The Black Honkeys
CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Clancy' s of New Orleans Rhodeside
* Coliseum WMNF Presents Donna The Buffalo
Coquina Blue Kim Cramer/Tony St. Tone
Crowne Plaza Hotel — Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Cuso's Club & Cantina Usual Suspects
Daiquiri Deck Kevin Toon/Greg Billings Band
Dallas Bull Silver Eagle
Danny's Josephine's Machine
Divino Bar & Restaurant Live Flamenco Music w/Xavier
Dunedin Brewery Stick Martin Show
Ferrara's Bistro Huntington Project
Fletcher's Backstreet Grille The Hy Notes
Floyd's Theo Valentin/DJ Chris Craze
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Robbie Stewart
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Fresco's Jimmy Griswold Band
Gaspar's Grotto Jahfari
Green Iguana-West Shore IPD
Green Iguana-Rocky Point Mike & Mark/Brother 2 Brother
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg 3rd Story Basement/DJ
Green Iguana-Ybor City Matt Winter/Chromatic
Green Parrot The Broken
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Basic Rock Outfit/ Bacardi Boys/Whiskey Chicks/DJ Maestro
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Morgan Stone/Hard Rock All Star DJs (POOLSIDE)
Harrison's Grill & Bar Ron Reinhardt Sax & Trax
HomeBase Lounge Counter Productive
Hullabaloos Mark McGourley
Hullabaloos The Hot Rods
The Irish Pub MunkeyFist
James Joyce Irish Pub Jerry Provost
Jannus Landing Urbane Cowboys/Red Tide/ Vodkanauts
Jannus Landing Dave Matthews Cover Band
J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge Phil Tolotta (PIANO BAR)
Jimmy B's Dirty Secerets
Johnny G's Johnny G. Lyon/JGLB
Ka'Tiki Michael Southern Band
The L.A. Hangout Cold Shot
Lakeside Grill Two Plus Two
Martini Bar Scott M/Shawn Brown Band
The Martini Club Fall on Purpose/The Young Blood Experience
Masquerade Neoteric Eve w.Koncrete Symphony/ Medicated/Modular/Error Router/Dirty Rotten Scoundrels/Sicc:16/Random J
Mickey Quinn's Pub and Grill Shifty-Eyed Dog
The Music Spot Waz & the Jukies
Neptune Lounge Chumley's Toy/Paradigm
Palm Pavilion Gary Coco
Pappas' Riverside Restaurant Bouzouki Nights Feat. Greek Music
Pegasus Lounge So Far No Good/Hopesick/Stranded/ Sic/Officer Scott Anger/The Incoming Tide
Purple Moon The Onlies
Raccoons Supaheat
Rare Olive AdamZ Aunt/Swirl
Ringside Cafe Johnny & the Rude Boys
Rock Harbor Club Cosmic Voodoo
Rum Runner's Shakey Ground
* Sandals Restaurant Sarasota Slim
Sassy's Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Schiappa Caffe Dell' Artist Deborah M. & Friends
* Scooby's Lounge Mojo Gurus
Scrumpy's Beach Bar & Grill Joe Mullarkey
Shephard's Sequel
The Signature Room Grill Denise Moore and Then Some
Skipper's Smokehouse Damon Fowler Group/ Sawgrass Flats
Smoking Dog Vinyl Smoke
St. Pete Times Forum Barenaked Ladies
Stumps Supper Club Jimmy James & The Velvet Explosion
Sweetwater Grill David and Patricia
The Tamiami at Jannus Landing DJ Fonseca
Taverna Toscana Ron Reinhardt Sax & Trax
Two Buks Trick Shot
Velvet Soca Fridays
Viva La Frida Cafe y Galeria Unlocked Blues Band
Whistle Stop Grill Spark Plugs
Zendah Grotto Bachelors and Belles Singles Dance
Saturday, Jan. 1
420 Park Place The Untouchables
Bahama Breeze George Esdaile/Denny Falzon/ Ninja
Bahama Mama's De Lei'ed Parrots
The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue DJ Mark Noonan
Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge The Johnny Charro Band
Blackstone Grill Expressions
Blue Heron Bernie Maloney Quartet
Brandy's True Colors Band
Bull Pen Lounge Southern Express
Captain Al's Live Music/DJ Andy Mara
Carlie's Diamond Gray
Centro Ybor Ted Wray (AFTERNOON)
CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Cricketers Greg Lee
Cuso's Club & Cantina Usual Suspects
E-A Tapas Lounge Ron Ali and Company
Ferrara's Bistro Huntington Project
Floyd's DJs Jason Perez & Chris Craze
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Groove Theory/Blue Star Highway/Quick Shot Paulo/DJ Maestro
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Morgan Stone (POOLSIDE)
Hilton-Redington Beach Kelly Goodrich
Hyde Park Cafe Jask/Joshua Wilkins
Inn on the Bay Earl & Archie
Java Junction Cuban Sandwich Crisis
J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge Phil Tolotta (PIANO BAR)
The L.A. Hangout Starburst
Malio's Serious Saturdays
The Martini Club Ghetto Onion
Masquerade The Start of the End Feat. Slave to None
* The Music Spot Handshake Squad
Neptune Lounge This is Hell/Where Eagles Dare/ CDC/Pale Horse/Straight and Alert/The Haunted Life/ Leavenworth
* New World Brewery Car Bomb Driver/Rancid Polecats/E.O.C.
Palm Pavilion Alias Julius/Motel Funk
Pappas' Riverside Restaurant Bouzouki Nights Feat. Greek Music
Pegasus Lounge Unholy Ghost/Left in Ashes/ Diabolic Intent/Lokyata
Pete's Place T-Blue
R-Bar Mike Calzone
Raccoons Supaheat
Rare Olive Life On Mars
Ringside Cafe Sarasota Slim
Ristorante Da Tullio Broadway and Beyond
Rock Harbor Club Cosmic Voodoo
Rum Runner's Shakey Ground
Sassy's Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Scooby's Lounge Cell Fish
Scrumpy's Beach Bar & Grill Raw Project
Shephard's Sequel
Smoking Dog Vinyl Smoke
Stumps Supper Club Jimmy James & The Velvet Explosion
Sweetwater Grill David and Patricia
TJ's Main Street Lost Boys
Trotti's The 840 Main Street Band
Two Buks Trick Shot
Zone Art Lounge Big Joe
Sunday, Jan. 2
Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Ninja
Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge West Coast Swing Club
Blackstone Grill Expressions
CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Coquina Blue Matt Winter
Daiquiri Deck Spy vs. Spy (AFTERNOON)
Dave's Aqua Lounge Rene LaBre Group
Fast Eddie's Johnny Wide Bars/Open Blues Jam
Flanagan's Irish Pub Big Picture
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg Matt Winter (AFTERNOON)
Harbor Club The Tammy Hatch Band (AFTERNOON)
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Frank Sinatra, Jr. (BALLROOM)
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Basic Rock Outfit/ Cider/Bacardi Boys/DJ Maestro
Harpo's New York Style Pizza Jazzy Sundays
Holiday Inn Sunspree Mark McGourley
James Joyce Irish Pub Jerry Provost
J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge Kelly Goodrich (PIANO BAR)
Jimmy B's Supaheat
Palm Pavilion Gary Coco
Pete's Place T-Blue
The Pier Blast
Red Fish Blue Fish Tito Garcia
Rockerfella's Fiasco
Scrumpy's Beach Bar & Grill Ric Shiruis
Stumps Supper Club The Spells
Velvet Positivity
Viva La Frida Cafe y Galeria John McEwen & Friends
The Wine Cellar Lucian and the Allstars
Monday, Jan. 3
Bahama Breeze Daryl Patrick/George Esdaile
Brass Mug Open Jam
Coquina Blue Wes Dearth
Crowne Plaza Hotel — Sabal Park Debby Bacon
The Edge Bar and Grill Springboard Writers' Night
Famous Cigars Elite Jazz Bar Tito
Gators Cafe & Saloon Driven/DJ Scott
Green Iguana-Rocky Point Greg West
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg Chuck McClure
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Frank Sinatra, Jr. (BALLROOM)
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Chase Vaccaro
J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge Kelly Goodrich (PIANO BAR)
Limey's Pub Open Mic
The Music Spot Acoustic Open Mic w/Sandy Atkinson and Ronny Elliott
The Pier Randy Lessley (FOOD COURT)
The Pier Learn to Dance w/Greg and Carol
Polo Club DJ Joe Ski
Red Fish Blue Fish Jeff Duncan
Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse Jeremy Gloff's Open Mic
Stumps Supper Club Jim Brady
* Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center The Tambutizans of Duquesne University
Tuesday, Jan. 4
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Kevin Toon
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar—Largo Frank Cannon
Bahama Breeze George Esdaile/Denny Falzon
Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge West Coast Swing Club
Bongo's Beach Bar Ted Wray
Boomerz Boiler Room MC Battles Hosted by MC Furious & DJ Montez
Britts Cafe Marcel
Carlie's The Untouchables
Circles Derrick Williams
Coquina Blue Tony St. Tone
Crowne Plaza Hotel — Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Famous Cigars Elite Jazz Bar Jimmy Griswold & Friends
The Fox The Mike MacArthur Group
Grace O'Malley's Rick Parker
Green Iguana-Rocky Point Jimmy James/Jim Brady
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg Dutch/Donny O'Neil
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Morgan Stone
J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge Kelly Goodrich (PIANO BAR)
Johnny G's Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues
Limey's Pub Tyson Marshall
The Martini Club Tuesday Night Music Club
The Music Spot Drew Farmer
The Pier Randy Lessley (FOOD COURT)
Purple Moon Chris Santucci
R-Bar Mike Calzone
Rare Olive Jazz Night Feat. Hank Ashwood & Friends
Red Fish Blue Fish Reggae Night w/Paris
Ringside Cafe Johnny & the Rude Boys
Rockerfella's Democracy
Scrumpy's Beach Bar & Grill Joe Mullarkey
Smoking Dog Open Blues Jam
Stumps Supper Club Mark McCormick
Wednesday, Jan. 5
420 Park Place Salsa Night w/DJ Louis
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Gale Trippsmith
Bahama Breeze Daryl Patrick/Denny Falzon
Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge The Johnny Charro Band
Blue Shark Gary Brown's Band
Bourbon Street Billy Beet's Jam
Brandon Bennigan's Doug Woods & A Guitar
Cafe Alma Chad Neiro
Carlie's The Greg Billings Band
Cat Tails Blues Jam w/James Peterson
Circles Derrick Williams
Clancy' s of New Orleans Cajun/Zydeco Dancing
Coquina Blue Matt Winter
Crowne Plaza Hotel — Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Daiquiri Deck The Untouchables
Dave's Aqua Lounge Blues Jam w/Sandy Atkinson and Cannon Quinn
Fast Eddie's Southern Rain
Fletcher's Backstreet Grille Rat Pack Too
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg Zoom
Gulfport Casino Gulfport Casino Swing Night
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tom Patten and Velvet
Jack Willie's Tiki Bar Rhodeside
James Joyce Irish Pub Jerry Provost
J.D.'s Restaurant & Lounge Phil Tolotta (PIANO BAR)
Limey's Pub Full Deck Sun
Mangroves d'Visitors
Martini Bar Morgan/DJ Mark Hancock
Mixer's Bar & Grill Mark McGourley
Mr. B's Ladies Night w/World Class Hacks
The Music Spot Drew Farmer
Pete's Place Noel Heustis
The Pier Randy Lessley (FOOD COURT)
The Pier Ron Berringer Trio
Polo Club Al "Coffee" McDaniel
Porpoise Pub Troubadour
Rain Lounge Tsunami w/DJ Keith Allen
Rare Olive DJ Matt the Bratt
Rare Olive-Ybor City Positivity
Ringside Cafe Green Flash
Sassy's Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Sawgrass Bar and Grill DJ Dave "The Rave"
Scrumpy's Beach Bar & Grill Raw Project
Shephard's Sequel
Skipper's Smokehouse Impulse
Smoking Dog Lorelei and the Cocktail Kings
St. Bart's Island House & Rum Bar The Sunsetters
Stumps Supper Club Shawn Brown Group
* Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center The Tambutizans of Duquesne University
Ten Beach Drive Lotte West
Thirsty Marlin Jeff Duncan
Tijuana Flats Burrito Co. Live Music
TJ's Main Street Roger
Viva La Frida Cafe y Galeria Impromptu
This article appears in Dec 29, 2004 – Jan 4, 2005.