GUIDE WEDNESDAY DEC. 16
FRIDAY DEC. 18
ROCK’N AROUND THE X-MAS TREE PARTY—9 p.m. $3. The Whiskey River
BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT FUNDRAISER—LowFi, Mere Cat and Microbabies. Support wheels. 8 p.m. $5 donation. Neurolux
3MACHINE, OILSLAVE—9 p.m. $3. Terrapin Station
SINGLE CAR GARAGE BAND— John Blakley, Shell Forman and Bill McKeeth. 6 p.m. FREE. The Blue Moose Cafe
CONCERT FOR CAUSE: JOHN ONDRASIK—See Picks, Page 22. 6 p.m. $25 general, $65 VIP. Knitting Factory JOHN WHIPPLE, STONEY HOLIDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Terrapin Station PUNK GOES ACOUSTIC, A ST. LUKE’S BENEFIT—Brodie from Sprockets, Back Handed Compliments, Haven. 8 p.m. $5. Reef
THURSDAY DEC. 17
ALPENFLOW—A high-energy collective. 9 p.m. $5. The Bouquet BLAZE-N-KELLY—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub BLIND DRIVER—10 p.m. FREE. Bittercreek CODI JORDAN BAND—9:30 p.m. $5. Reef DAVID LYLE EVANS—6 p.m. FREE. Shorty’s DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH—Featuring XEX, Final Underground, Karin Comes Killing and Ripshaw. 6:30 p.m. $6. Knitting Factory
SMOKIN’ LOCALS—With Stop Drop and Party, Workin’ On Fire, Rest On This, saveyoursorrows, A New Agenda and 3rd to Last. 7 p.m. $8. The Venue TRACE BUNDY—Join renowned fingerstyle guitarist for an evening of original as well as Christmas and holiday favorites. 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Rembrandt’s WILD101, DJ COMPLEX—Sets during Montego Bay’s Naughty or Nice party. 10 p.m. FREE. Montego Bay
FINN RIGGINS, MERE CAT, MODERN BALLOONIST— 7 p.m. $5 adv., $6 door. The Linen Building
ALPENFLOW, DANGERBEARD— 9 p.m. $5. Terrapin Station THE BLUES ADDICTS—Bluesy songs by popular musicians. 8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s CODI JORDAN BAND—9:30 p.m. $5. Reef DAVID LYLE EVANS—6 p.m. FREE. Shorty’s GIZZARD STONE, JOSHUA TREE— 9 p.m. $5. The Bouquet GRAYMAKER (GRAYSKUL + MAKER), BASTARD PATRIOTS, BRAHMA LAGAH—Ditch dark and bugged out, this sound is all hip-hop. Followed by MT Theory Mixed Theory DJs. 8 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux JACK BROWN—7:30 p.m. FREE. Corkscrews LEE PENN SKY—8 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s
FROYDIAN SLIP—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS—Pilot Error, Soul Serene, Actual Depiction, Lust Greeds Envy and Workin’ On Fire. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Knitting Factory
ROD DYER—7:30 p.m. FREE. Corkscrews
SATURDAY DEC. 19
GIZZARD STONE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
HOTEL INDIA—8 p.m. FREE. Reef
KEN HARRIS—7:30 p.m. FREE. Music of the Vine
JUSTIN GAZE, BOSS HAWG AND THE SHORT BUS, M 4 OUTFIT— 9 p.m. FREE. Liquid
PATRICIA FOLKNER—7 p.m. FREE. Woodriver Cellars
LEE PENN SKY—6 p.m. FREE. Tablerock
RIZING REZISTANCE—9 p.m. $1. Liquid Workin’ On Fire
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STACEY WAYNE, DEC. 19, NAMPA CIVIC CENTER Elvis impersonator Stacey Wayne has had the king in his blood since he was a hip-thrusting young chap. Literally. Elvis and Wayne share the same blood type—O positive—and oddly enough, they also share the same birthday, Jan. 8. But the similarities don’t end there. Both dudes were inducted into the Army on March 24, discharged from Fort Dix on March 5 and both have the same original, strawberryblond hair color. Not like Wayne’s keeping track, or anything. With this pedigree, it’s only natural that Wayne decided to embrace his destiny, gel his pompadour and slip into a jeweled gold suit. While Wayne has yet to rock the jailhouse, he spent some QT on the Oldies Caribbean Cruise line and shook up the stage with the likes of The Turtles, Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, and Paul Revere and the Raiders. On Saturday, Dec. 19, Wayne will take the Nampa Civic Center stage with the four piece band The Rocketeers to charm crowds with his bellowing bay-bays and unh hunh hunhs. Viva La Nampa! —Tara Morgan Saturday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m., $20 adult, $15 kids, Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5500. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit nampaciviccenter.com.
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HOT DOG HOLIDAY, DEC. 21, LIQUID Some holiday traditions help us get in the spirit (cookie baking parties), some are hardships we must endure (office holiday parties) and some are there to remind us that December is a good month for rocking out: the Fourth Annual Hot Dog Sandwich Holiday show. The duo of Bart and Steff Bell work well together, both as a happily married couple and as the members of Hot Dog Sandwich. After making their own fliers, recording their own CDs and even printing their own T-shirts for more than 15 years as punk/rock/cover band, they know how to throw a party. They’ve invited musical friends The Meatballs, Doubting Thomas and the Heretics, J.A.R., Ben the Drunken Poet and more to help them—and you—get in a celebratory mood, regardless of whether you’re excited about the holidays or just wishing it was already Jan. 2. —Amy Atkins Monday, Dec. 21, 9 p.m., FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., 208-287-5379. WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M