Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to find the good stuff every night of the week.
Mon -12/13
- Justin Townes Earle / Caitlin Rose @ Cat’s Cradle – $15
- Spelling Bee @ Motorco – $FREE! (Get there early to enter)
Tues – 12/14
- Sister Hazel / Mathew Mayfield / Union County @ Lincoln Theatre – $17 adv / $20 day of the show
- Twelve Days of Christmas with VInce Gill & Amy Grant @ DPAC – $46 and up
- Duck Sauce Fest with Ryan Trauley / Elfowl / Barron @ King’s Barcade – $TBA
Wed – 12/15
- Churchkey Records Holiday Party @ The Pinhook – $TBA
- Open Mic! @ Broad Street Cafe – $FREE!
- Chatham County Line 7th Annual Ho Ho Holiday Party with Special Guest @ The Pour House – $17 adv / $20 at the door
Thurs – 12/16
- Trekky Records’ Christmas at the Cradle hosted by Billy Sugarfix and featuring The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra / The db’s / The Old Ceremony / Filthy Bird / Phil Cook and His Feat / The Tender Fruit / Yardwork / Cassis Orange / In the Year of the Pig @ Cat’s Cradle – $8 adv / $10 day of the show
- Gray Young / Wild Wild Geese / Pinkerton Raid @ Motorco – $FREE!
- New Raleigh Christmas Party with The Beast / Matt Douglas / Peter Lamb and The Wolves / Bryan Costello @ King’s Barcade – $7 adv / $8 day of the show
Fri – 12/17
- Third Annual Holiday Honky Tonk with The Whiskey Smugglers / The Pneurotics / Gambling the Muse @ Local 506 – $6
- Big Picture / Pinche Gringo / Mark Holland @ The Nightlight – $5
- Brome for the Holidays: The Mountain Goats (solo) / Phil Cook and His Feat / Veelee / DJ ET / and more TBA! @ King’s Barcade – $10 (proceeds benefit the Autism Society of North Carolina)
- Pagan Hellcats Xmas Special @ The Cave – $TBA
- Clay Cook VS Levi Lowry with BJ Barham @ Berkeley Café – $10
- Dexter Romweber Duo / Dynamite Bros / Venables @ Motorco – $7
- 307 Knox Records and Dogstar Tattoos Holiday Bash @ The Pinhook – $FREE!
- The Connells / The Dune Dogs / Colourslide @ The Pour House – $15 adv / $18 at the door
Sat – 12/18
- Nightlight Holiday Craft Fair (2 – 6 pm) / Nightlight Holiday Party (7 – 2 am) @ The Nightlight – $FREE!
- Luego / Donn Dixon / BJ Barham (of American Aquarium) @ Local 506 – $6
- K.O. Kid / King Mez / Afika NX / The Apple Juice Kid / Evolewtion @ Cat’s Cradle – $8 adv / $10 day of the show
- Cedric the Entertainer @ DPAC – $39.50 and up
- 80s’ Aerobic Dance Party @ Motorco – $8 with costume / $10 without
- Southern Culture on the Skids / Mad Tea Party @ Berkeley Café – $15 adv / $18 day of the show
Sun – 12/19
- The Big Fat Gap Christmas Revival with The Dogwoods / Lizzy Ross Band / Greg Humphreys / Michael Holland @ Local 506 – $6
- Jeanne Jolly & Her Mistletoes / Matt Douglas & The Proclivities @ Berkeley Café – $10
Anywhere else?