<font Thursday, Dec. 13
Events
The Kids (Tpa) Christiansen/Red Tide
New World Brewery Bite Size/Hangtown/Big Kitty
Orpheum Liars Academy/Cocktail Honeys
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center A Welsh Christmas w/Robin Huw Bowen/Sue Jones Davies
USF Sun Dome Slipknot/40 Below Summer/In Flames
Bars/Small Stages
Alley Cat's Cafe Jamie Perlow
Beach Place (Whitey's) Average Joe
Billy G'Z (Clw.) Baby Huey Band
Boston Bob's (SPB) Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues
Carlie's Stormbringer
Chase Club Derrick Williams
Daiquiri Deck Pop Zero
Dave's Bar & Grille Sandy Atkinson
Famous Cigars Jazz Lounge New Jazz
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Chris Morgan
Gasoline Alley Golden Vanity/Lo/Burden Fly
Green Iguana (West Shore) Other Guy/Velvet Jones
Green Parrot (Largo) Undecided Band
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Sequel
Jimmy B's Mike Young/Hunks of Funk
King Corona Cigars Ghetto Love Sugar
Palm Pavilion Kenny McGee
Porterhouse Rock Cafe Jimmy Griswald
Purple Moon The Onlies
Ringside Cafe Mojo Gurus
Rockwell's Corner Pub The Blue Team
Seabreeze Bar & Grill Sarasota Slim
Skipper's Smokehouse Uncle John's Band
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Tycoon's Jazz Lounge Monique
Yeoman's Road Pub Jazz Jam w/Bobby Curzak
<font Friday, Dec. 14
Events
Skipper's Smokehouse King Johnson
Bars/Small Stages
AJ's Ale House Johnny G. Lyon Band
Alley Cat's Cafe Green Flash
Beach Place (Whitey's) Hunks of Funk
Boulevard Lounge (New Port Richey) Mike McKinley Group
Bourbon Street Harry Dash Christmas Bash w/Blame it on George/Project 13/Bastard
Brass Mug Kracathor
Cadillac Jack's Ozona
Carlie's Smoke N Run
Cool Tunes Coffee Bar Jan Shamro
Daiquiri Deck Kevin Toon/Big Brother
Dave's Bar & Grille Hollywood Dave & The Hotheads
Drew Street Station Red House Blues
Famous Cigars Jazz Lounge New Jazz
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Chris Morgan
Foxy O'Toole's Blues Head
Friendly's (John's Pass) Storm Surge
Gatorz Southern Rock Cafe Third Story Basement
Green Iguana (West Shore) Kim Cramer/Velvet Jones
Green Parrot (Largo) Stormbringer
Harbor Club Unrequited Loves/Ferrell Melton/Miji
H.T. Kane's Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues
J.J.'s Sports Lounge Kristie Blue
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Sequel
Jimmy B's Sam I Am/Spy vs. Spy
Jungle Island Full Tilt
King Corona Cigars Michael Ross Quartet
Mango Millie's (Ozona) Charlie Morris Band
Marsha's Wayside Inn Ulterior Motive
Mickey Quinn's (Indian Shores) Michael Young
Mojo's Diane
Neptune Lounge Soul System
Norm's Place Noble Jones
Orpheum Ashes of Grisum
Overtime Sports Bar & Grill 4 Quarts Low
Palm Pavilion ML2
Pegasus Lounge Soul Yard
Pharm Backwater Blues Band
Piglet's Sportsbar & Grill Score
Porterhouse Rock Cafe Edge of Red
Pour House Third Story Basement
Purple Moon Those 2 Girls
Ringside Cafe Backtrack Blues
Seabreeze Bar & Grill Fat Daddy and Little Pearl
Shades Bad Neighbors
Sidelines Sports Bar (Apollo Bch.) Baby Huey Band
Sneaky D's Abstract Band
Springs Bar The Kite Band
Sundance Grill Walter Smith's Chicago Nights
Sunsets at Pier 60 Tunes 4 Tots w/Those Two Girls/Zoom/Steve Grisham/Local Tourists
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Tycoon's Jazz Lounge Luchins All Stars (feat. Susan Jones Williams)
Yeoman's Road Pub The Thrusters/The Urbane Cowboys
<font Saturday, Dec. 15
Events
Brass Mug Villaradi/Vascular Symphony/Kaizer Soze
New World Brewery Suspended/Sadiya/Bite Size
Ruth Eckerd Hall Manhattan Transfer Christmas Concert
Skipper's Smokehouse WMNF's Holiday Schmoliday w/Barely Pink/Ghetto Love Sugar/Crabgrass Cowboys/Handshake Squad/Spacious International/Rocksteady@8/Hangtown/Sandy Atkinson/Gumbi Ortiz/Dagari Jazz Trio/Midnight Bowler's League/Crash Mitchell/Bob Anthony/Dave Hardin/Maggie Council
State Theatre Groovenics/Gargamel/Attica/Kaizer Soze
Bars/Small Stages
AJ's Ale House Johnny G. Lyons Band
Alley Cat's Cafe Green Flash
Beach Place (Whitey's) Hunks of Funk
Boulevard Lounge (New Port Richey) Mike McKingley Group
Bourbon Street Diamond Gray
Cadillac Jack's Ozona
Carlie's Full Throttle Toy Run Party w/Smoke N Run
Centro Ybor Plaza Ted Wray
Chase Club Derrick Williams
Daiquiri Deck Big Brother
Dave's Bar & Grille Espionage
Drew Street Station The Gita
Famous Cigars Jazz Lounge Act III
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Chris Morgan
Friendly's (John's Pass) Storm Surge
Gatorz Southern Rock Cafe Third Story Basement
Green Iguana (West Shore) Velvet Jones
Green Parrot (Largo) Stormbringer
J.J.'s Sports Lounge Kristie Blue
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Sequel
Jimmy B's Pan Melodies/Wet/Rhythm Revue
Jungle Island Full Tilt
King Corona Cigars Michael Ross Quartet
Marsha's Wayside Inn Ulterior Motive
Mickey Quinn's (Indian Shores) Eddie Wright
Mojo's Diane
Neptune Lounge Burden Fly
Norm's Place Noble Jones
Overtime Sports Bar & Grill 4 Quarts Low
Palm Pavilion Bob Thompson
Pegasus Lounge Soul Yard
Pharm Fat River of Sound
Piglet's Sportsbar & Grill Melvin and Christy
Porterhouse Rock Cafe Edge of Red
Purple Moon Robert Sutherland
Ringside Cafe Backtrack Blues
Seabreeze Bar & Grill Fat Daddy and Little Pearl
Shades Bad Neighbors
Sidelines Sports Bar (Apollo Bch.) Baby Huey Band
Sneaky D's Abstract Band
Springs Bar The Kite Band
Sundance Grill Walter Smith's Chicago Nights
Sunsets at Pier 60 Spy vs. Spy
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Tycoon's Jazz Lounge King Trio
Yeoman's Road Pub Yeoman's 1st Comedy Nite w/musical guests
<font Sunday, Dec. 16
Events
Skipper's Smokehouse Jimmy Jam 3 w/Ronny Elliott & The Nationals/Raiford Starke Band/Jim Beckwith & Groove Culture/Jim Page Bluegrass Experience/Johnny G. Lyon/Sarasota Slim
Bars/Small Stages
Beach Place (Whitey's) King Pin
Big Kahuna's Robbie Lake & Bookends Review
Brass Mug Two Cents Short/Middle Ground/DBD
Cadillac Jack's Baby Huey Band
Carlie's Soul Yard
Dave's Bar & Grille Kim Harpo's Blues Party w/Keith Caton
Empire LTJ Bukem/MC Conrad/Nookie/Trixie/TBA
Green Iguana (West Shore) Kenny McGee's Disease
Jimmy B's Manhattan Project/Green Flash
Mickey Quinn's (Indian Shores) Soul Sunday w/Jah B, Verbal, Mr. Anonymous, S/H2
Molly Goodhead's (Ozona) Ted Wray
Palm Pavilion Mandalay (aft.)/Mark McGourley (eve.)
Porterhouse Rock Cafe Porterhouse Xmas Party w/Authorities
Purple Moon David Raines
Sundance Grill Ozona
Sunsets at Pier 60 Suzette Jennings & MoodSwingz
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick
<font Monday, Dec. 17
Bars/Small Stages
Carlie's Soul Yard
Green Iguana (West Shore) John Springs/Blues Jam w/Johnny G. Lyon Band
Jimmy B's O.B./Dynamic Duo
Shephard's Beach Resort Sequel
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick
<font Tuesday, Dec. 18
Events
Ice Palace Britney Spears/O-Town
New World Brewery The Six Parts Seven/Dumbwaiters/Skyline
Ruth Eckerd Hall A Merry Christmas With Brass feat. Dallas Brass
Skipper's Smokehouse Crash Mitchell's 4th Annual Christmas Party w/Crash Mitchell Quartet/Ronny Elliott & The Nationals/Handshake Squad
Bars/Small Stages
Carlie's The Authorities
Centro Ybor Plaza Bushhounds
Dave's Bar & Grille Seabreeze
Famous Cigars Jazz Lounge Chris Max
Green Iguana (West Shore) Jimmy James/Chromatic
Jimmy B's Caesar/Retroactive
Limey's Pub Ted Wray
Ringside Cafe Worthless Bums of Rhythm
Shephard's Beach Resort Sequel
Sidelines Sports Bar (Apollo Bch.) Third Story Basement
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick
Tycoon's Scott Frost
Three Lions British Pub Food
<font Wednesday, Dec. 19
Events
Orpheum Wee Bee Foolish/Subconscious/Yeshua Dapoed/Ace Lover/Red Tide/Congo Fam
Bars/Small Stages
Alley Cat's Cafe Michael Hastings
Boomerz Abstract Band
Bourbon Street Lickety Split/PenXV
Brass Mug Soilent Green/Precipice/Element 5/Contorted
Carlie's Diamond Gray
Chase Club Andy & Melissa
Daiquiri Deck Hunks of Funk
Famous Cigars Jazz Lounge Monique
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Jon Springs
Gatorz Southern Rock Cafe Third Story Basement
Green Iguana (West Shore) Zoom/Chromatic
J.R.'s Grill House & Pub Steve Santo & The Mixx
Jimmy B's Steve O./The Authorities
Jungle Island Baby Huey Band
Pete's Place (Tpa) T-Blue
Porterhouse Rock Cafe Life On Mars
Rare Olive Bombed Out Cat
Ringside Cafe The Connectors
Shephard's Beach Resort Sequel
Skipper's Smokehouse Impulse
T-Bones Johnny Charro
Ten Beach Drive Mark McCormick/Shawn Brown & Jerry Martini
Tycoon's Jerry DeMarc
<font Upcoming Concerts
December
20 Bob Rafkin Jimmy Mac's
20 Blue Jeans Classics: The Florida Orchestra presents Simple Gifts Coliseum
22 Hubert Sumlin w/Sean Chambers Bourbon Street
22 Saigon Kick Goldstar
23 Shana Banana w/Hollywood Dave Catherine Hickman Theatre
28 The Osmond Brothers Christmas Ruth Eckerd Hall
29 Gene Loves Jezebel Goldstar
30 Deep Banana Blackout Jannus Landing
31 Red Elvises Skipper's Smokehouse
31 Donna The Buffalo The Coliseum
January
4 Bryan Adams Jannus Landing
10 Robert Cray Jannus Landing
11 Tommy Castro Skipper's Smokehouse
11 The Independents w/Blue Flame Combo/Car Bomb Driver/Accordion Justice Harbour Club
13 Huey Lewis & The News Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
16 The Independents w/The TimVersion/Flat Stanley/Diaphragments New World Brewery
18 Slayer The Masquerade
18 Bruce Springsteen Tribute Show State Theatre
18 Amy Denio w/Handshake Squad Orpheum
19 Marcia Ball Skipper's Smokehouse
25 Richard Shindell Falk Theater
25 GWAR w/God Forbid/Soilent Green The Masquerade
25 Richard Shindell Falk Theater
February
2 Judas Priest Jannus Landing
9 Todd Snider w/Chris Knight Skipper's Smokehouse
15 Los Hombres Calientes w/Charlie Hunter Skipper's Smokehouse
16 Neil Diamond Ice Palace
24 Melissa Ferrick & Friends Skipper's Smokehouse
March
17 Styx Ruth Eckerd Hall
This article appears in Dec 13-19, 2001.
