Thursday, Dec. 27
Alley Cat's Cafe Jamie Perlow
Beach Place Paper Chase
Billy G'Z Baby Huey Band
Carlie's Stormbringer
Chase Club Derrick Williams
Daiquiri Deck Curious Jones
Dave's Grill & Bar Lorna Bracewell/Bushhounds/Ten Second Drop
Famous Cigar Jazz Lounge Monique
Gasoline Alley 4th Floor/Blue Flame Combo/Breakout
Green Iguana-West Shore Other Guy/Authorities
J.J.'s Sports Lounge Open Jam
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Sequel
Jimmy B's Keith Forrest/Spy vs. Spy
King Corona Cigars Phil Provenzano Trio
Nick & Angelo's Yellow Bluff Grill Steve Vermen
Overtime Sports Bar Santa Fe
Palm Pavilion Shake
Porterhouse Rock Cafe Lil' Pearl & Fat Daddy
Purple Moon Those 2 Girls
Ringside Cafe Jennifer & The Venturas
Skipper's Smokehouse Uncle John's Band
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Vegas Nite Club Hunks of Funk
Yeoman's Road Pub Jazz Jam w/Bobby Curzak
Friday, Dec. 28
4th Street Cigar and Spirits Dagari Jazz Trio
AJ's Ale House Bobby Friss Band
Alley Cat's Cafe Mandalay
Beach Place Green Flash
Bentley's Baby Huey Band
Brass Mug Krankin House
Cajun Cafe Laptop Randy
Carlie's King Pin
Cino Grill The Swinging Johnsons
Computer Port Cafe Open mic
Cool Tunes Coffee Bar Free Spirit
Daiquiri Deck Kevin Toon/Saturn 5
Dave's Grill & Bar Tommy G & Highseas
Drew Street Station Barkin' Spiders
Dunedin Brewery The Bernie Malonie Quartet
Famous Cigar Jazz Lounge Mood Swings
Gasoline Alley Chris & Ken/Blue Condition/Edge of Red
Green Iguana-West Shore Kim Cramer/Authorities
Harbor Club Uncommon Cause Benefit w/Crash Mitchell Quartet/Erect/Verbal Diversions feat. B.C./D. JohnCocks/Chuck Stephens/DJs Zman/Lee/Kalani
Hawg Pound Kristie Blue
J.J.'s Sports Lounge Streetwize
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Sequel
* Jannus Landing Mikey Dread w/Sister P
Jilly's Nitrus Tuesday
King Corona Cigars Nate Najar Trio
Largo Cultural Center Teen Jam w/Nu Ground/Michelle/Shannon
Marty's Blues Cafe Molten Mike Group
Mickey Quinn's Pub and Grill Michael Young
Neptune Lounge SoulSystem/Barely Pink
* New World Brewery Bite Size/Pagan Saints
Nick & Angelo's Yellow Bluff Grill Quarter Moon Band
Norm's Place Even Steven
O'Malley's Fresh Catch/Perfect Fit
* Orpheum Emo Phillips Diaries CD Release Party w/Thinking Day Rally/Isobella/Hankshaw/Closure/Pseudo Heroes
Overtime Sports Bar Iris Calling
Palm Pavilion Drivin' Miss Janie
Pegasus Lounge Pirate
Pier 60 Retroactive
Piglet's Sportsbar & Grill Bay Bottom Band
Porterhouse Rock Cafe 4 On The Floor
Purple Moon Ally Smith
Ringside Cafe Sean Chambers
* Ruth Eckerd Hall The Osmond Brothers Christmas (aft.)
* Ruth Eckerd Hall Richard Nader's Holiday Oldies Reunion
Shades Cheeky Monkey
Silver Nightclub DJ Matt Bradley
* Skipper's Smokehouse Jonathan Powell Group
* State Theatre Car Bomb Driver/The Fizz/Rumplebustskin/The Smuts
Sundance Grill Ozona
Sunset Grille Ted Wray
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Tucson's Tyger
Vegas Nite Club Hunks of Funk
Saturday, Dec. 29
4th Street Cigar and Spirits Dagari Jazz Trio
AJ's Ale House Bobby Friss Band
Alley Cat's Cafe Mandalay
Beach Place Green Flash
Beaux Arts Gallery and Folk Coffeehouse Open Mic
Bentley's Baby Huey Band
Biff Burger Ulterior Motive
Brass Mug Shimera
Cajun Cafe Laptop Randy
Carlie's King Pin
Chase Club Tom Stanley
Cino Grill The Swinging Johnsons
* Club 901 Waggy T w/Mighty Punisha/Fifth Element
Computer Port Cafe Open mic
Daiquiri Deck Saturn 5
Dave's Grill & Bar State of Mind
Emerald Bar Crash Mitchell Quartet/We Have Agents
Famous Cigar Jazz Lounge Lady Finger
Gasoline Alley Octane/Insipious/Burn Theory/Wicker God
* Goldstar Lounge at Jannus Landing Gene Loves Jezebel/Blue Flame Combo/606
Green Iguana-West Shore Authorities
Hawg Pound Kristie Blue
* Ice Palace Trans-Siberian Orchestra
J.J.'s Sports Lounge Streetwize
Jilly's Nitrus Tuesday
King Corona Cigars Nate Najar Trio
Masquerade Q-Phonix
Mickey Quinn's Pub and Grill Eddie Wright
* New World Brewery The Crash Mitchell Quartet/The Dukes of Hillsborough/Big Kitty
Nick & Angelo's Yellow Bluff Grill Quarter Moon Band
Norm's Place Even Steven
Overtime Sports Bar Iris Calling
Palm Pavilion ML2 (aft.)/Drivin' Miss Janie (eve.)
Pegasus Lounge Pirate
Pier 60 Hammerhead
Piglet's Sportsbar & Grill Bay Bottom Band
Porterhouse Rock Cafe 4 On The Floor
Purple Moon David Raines
Ringside Cafe Sean Chambers
Shades Cheeky Monkey
Skipper's Smokehouse Sarasota Slim
* State Theatre Grim Faeries/Retard-O-Bot 2000
Sundance Grill Ozona
Sunset Grille Ted Wray
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Vegas Nite Club Hunks of Funk
Sunday, Dec. 30
Alley Cat's Cafe Phoenix Rising
Beach Place Naked People Band
Bentley's Baby Huey Band
Brass Mug The Kooks
Carlie's Paper Cage
Centro Ybor Urban Gypsies
Green Iguana-West Shore Boink Jr.
* Jannus Landing Deep Banana Blackout
Mickey Quinn's Pub and Grill Soul Sunday w/Jah B, Verbal, Mr. Anonymous, S/H2
Molly Goodhead's Ted Wray
Nick & Angelo's Yellow Bluff Grill Open Mic Jam
Palm Pavilion Mandalay (aft.)/Hammerhead (eve.)
Pier 60 Island Boys
Purple Moon Robbie Lake
Ringside Cafe Blues Jam w/Red & Wendy
* Ruth Eckerd Hall B.B. King
Seabreeze on Sunset Beach Jam w/Barefoot Mikee
* Skipper's Smokehouse Adam Morris Outward Bound Scholarship Benefit w/Roy Book Binder/Ronny Elliott/Shana/Pete Gallagher/Raiford Starke/Carl Wade/Lenny & Me/Outrageous Fortune/more
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick
Monday, Dec. 31
AJ's Ale House Bobby Friss Band
Alley Cat's Cafe Phoenix Rising
Bentley's Baby Huey Band
Brass Mug New Year's Eve Party
Carlie's Stormbringer
Casa Tina Urban Gypsies
* Coliseum Donna The Buffalo
Daiquiri Deck SoulSystem
Dave's Grill & Bar Kim Harpo's Blues Party w/Lazy Boy & The Rockers
Dunedin Brewery The Bernie Malonie Quartet
Extra Inning Ball Park Cafe Karaoke
Famous Cigar Jazz Lounge Act III
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Jon Springs
Gasoline Alley Trip2Go/Hank Madison
Green Iguana-West Shore Nitrus Tuesday
Green Parrot Bushhounds
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Sequel
Limey's Pub The Gita
Mango Millie's Walter Smith's Chicago Nights
Marty's Blues Cafe Molten Mike Group
Mickey Quinn's Pub and Grill Michael Young & Ron
Neptune Lounge Burden Fly
Nick & Angelo's Yellow Bluff Grill New Year's Eve Open Mic Jam
Overtime Sports Bar Midnight
Pegasus Lounge Louie Bluestone
Perch Restaurant Swinging Johnsons
Porterhouse Rock Cafe Edge Of Red
Reuben's Pub Kristie Blue
* Skipper's Smokehouse Red Elvises/The Urbane Cowboys
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick
Vegas Nite Club Hunks of Funk
Wet Willie's Karaoke
Tuesday, Jan. 1
Brass Mug Karaoke w/Laser Ray
Famous Cigar Jazz Lounge Naked People Band
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Jon Springs
Green Iguana-West Shore Nitrus Tuesday
Green Iguana-Ybor City Chromatic
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Open Jam w/Streetwize
Jack Willie's Tiki Bar Danny Moore
James Joyce Irish Pub Musicians Open Mic
Pegasus Lounge Karaoke
Player's Bar & Grille Karaoke
Ringside Cafe Glenn Evans
Tate Brothers Pizza Vince Longo
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick
Three Lions British Pub Food
Wet Willie's Karaoke
Yeoman's Road Pub Open Blues Jam w/Mike Tozier
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Alley Cat's Cafe Michael Hastings
Boston Bob's Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues
Boudreaux's Blues Jam
Daiquiri Deck Hunks of Funk
Dave's Grill & Bar Rene LaBre & The Cotton Pickers' Wang Dang Doodle Open Blues Jam
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Jon Springs
Frankie & Johnny's Open Jam
Frankie's RetroModernFuturism w/DJ Curse Mackey & DJ Jim Beeler
Fun Tampa DJ Short-E
Gasoline Alley Soul Sacrifice/Rebel Pride
Green Iguana-West Shore Zoom/Nitrus Tuesday
Green Iguana-Ybor City Velvet Jones
Hollywood Java Coffee House & Bar Open mic
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Steve Santo & The Mixx
Jack Willie's Tiki Bar Rhodeside
Nick & Angelo's Yellow Bluff Grill Songwriter's Open Mic
Pete's Place T-Blue
The Pharm Open Jam
Player's Bar & Grille Karaoke
Ringside Cafe The Connectors
Seabreeze on Sunset Beach Blues Jam w/Sarahsax
Shades Karaoke
Silver Nightclub DJ Mike Anthony/DJ Huff
Skipper's Smokehouse Impulse
The Tavern on Bayboro Shana's Open Mic Night
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Yeoman's Road Pub Acoustic Artists & Writers Night w/Vince Longo
Upcoming ConcertsJanuary
4 Bryan Adams Jannus Landing
4 Anti-Anti/3 Monkeys Named Bob/Asphyxia/Scott Free Skatepark of Tampa
4 Jennifer & The Venturas Centro Asturiano
5 Fya Linx w/Fifth Element/Mighty Punisha Club 901
5 Jonathan Powell w/Ghetto Love Sugar Orpheum
6 Hot Flash/Simple Gifts Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa
10 Robert Cray w/Eric Bibb Jannus Landing
11 Spyro Gyra Mahaffey Theater
11 Tommy Castro Skipper's Smokehouse
11 The Independents w/Blue Flame Combo/Car Bomb Driver/Accordion Justice Harbor Club
11 This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb/The Devil Is Electric/Against Me!/The Reactionary 3 Refuge
11 Vance Gilbert/Susan Werner Octagon Arts Center
12 EMIT Avant-A-Thon feat. Loud Zoo/Trace Element/Dub Gabriel/Neshilo Central Stage
12 The Common Cold/Hankshaw/Textual/Gasganno New World Brewery
13 Huey Lewis & The News Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
15 Brian McKnight Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
16 The Independents w/The TimVersion/Flat Stanley/Diaphragments New World Brewery
18 Bruce Springsteen Tribute Show State Theatre
18 Amy Denio w/Handshake Squad Orpheum
18 Dash (formerly Dash Rip Rock) Skipper's Smokehouse
18 42nd Street Band Centro Asturiano
19 SPOT Ninth Anniversary feat. Hot Water Music/SuperChinChillaRescueMission/The Line/The TimVersion Skatepark of Tampa
19 Leo Kottke w/Karla Bonoff Tampa Theatre
19 Marcia Ball Skipper's Smokehouse
20 Atom & His Package w/TBA Orpheum
24 Shannon Wright w/The New Roman Times/Bear Country Orpheum
25 Creation Is Crucifixion/The Blackout Terror Orpheum
25 Richard Shindell Falk Theater
25 GWAR w/God Forbid/Soilent Green The Masquerade
25 Cheap Trick w/TBA Jannus Landing
26 Haymarket Riot/The Paper Chase w/TBA New World Brewery
26 Suicide Machines w/Poison The Well/Catch 22 State Theatre
30 Mandy Patinkin Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
31 Desaparecidos/Now It's Overhead Orpheum
February
1 The Regulators Centro Asturiano
2 Bob Dylan Ice Palace
2 Judas Priest Jannus Landing
2 Michael McNevin/Elaine Silver Octagon Arts Center
3 The Statler Brothers Ruth Eckerd Hall
5 Italian American Music Festival Starring Jerry Vale Ruth Eckerd Hall
7 Travis Tritt Florida State Fairgrounds
8 REO Speedwagon Florida State Fairgrounds
8/9 Julio Iglesias Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 Todd Snider w/Chris Knight Skipper's Smokehouse
10 Milemarker w/TBA Orpheum
11 Marshall Tucker Band Skipper's Smokehouse
14 Patti LaBelle Ruth Eckerd Hall
15 Ten O'Clock Band Centro Asturiano
15 Los Hombres Calientes w/Charlie Hunter Skipper's Smokehouse
16 Neil Diamond Ice Palace
18 The Osmond Brothers Valentine Concert Ruth Eckerd Hall
24 Melissa Ferrick & Friends Skipper's Smokehouse
March
1 Doo Wop Reunion 2 Ruth Eckerd Hall
1 Roy Lang's Traditional Jazz Band Centro Asturiano
8 Tony Bennett Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 KC & The Sunshine Band/The Village People Ruth Eckerd Hall
15 Toni Lynn Washington Centro Asturiano
16 Lucy Kaplansky Octagon Arts Center
17 Styx Ruth Eckerd Hall
21/22 Engelbert Humperdinck Ruth Eckerd Hall
April
4 Pat Metheny Group Ruth Eckerd Hall
5 Gary Puckett/Peter Noone/Herman's Hermits/The Turtles Ruth Eckerd Hall
6 Cliff Eberhardt/Mindy Simmons Octagon Arts Center
9 The Artie Shaw Orchestra Ruth Eckerd Hall
14 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Ice Palace
This article appears in Dec 27, 2001 – Jan 2, 2002.