LISTEN HERE/GUIDE GUIDE WEDNESDAY DEC. 15
THURSDAY DEC. 16
GIZZARD STONE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s
BEN BURDICK AND BILL LILES—6:30 p.m. FREE. Twig’s
JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLYGOATS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
KEN HARRIS—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
100.3 THE X’S UNHOLY NIGHT FEATURING MUSHROOMHEAD, DEC. 16, KNITTING FACTORY Rivalries are often all hype. They make good press but the artists themselves rarely view the conflict in the same terms as their fans. For years fans have been arguing the merits of Des Moines, Iowa--based Slipknot versus Cleveland’s Mushroomhead. Both wear masks and play music heavier than uranium. Slipknot broke first but Mushroomhead started first. Therefore both bands’ fans see the other band as a rip-off. A Google search of Slipknot vs. Mushroomhead returns more than 240,000 hits, and Mushroomhead drummer Steve Felton’s quote that Slipknot is “the N’SYNC of heavy metal” has been posted nearly as many times. So there’s no doubt it’s a good marketing ploy. The question is: After nearly 20 years in existence, does Mushroomhead’s live performance still match their ability to talk some serious shit? Check out their show at Knitting Factory and decide for yourself. —Josh Gross With Black Tooth Grin and Karin Comes Killing, 8 p.m., $15$35. Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., bo.knittingfactory.com.
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KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
KEVIN KIRK—With Jon Hyneman and Phil Garonzik. 7 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
MUSHROOMHEAD— See Listen Here, this page. 8 p.m. $15-$35. Knitting Factory
LOOSE CHANGE—9 p.m. FREE. Sam’s
RYAN WISSINGER—5:45 p.m. FREE. Solid
LANGHORNE SLIM—With Ryan Lauder. See Noise, Page 20. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Linen Building
THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m. FREE. Buffalo Club
RYAN WISSINGER—5:45 p.m. FREE. Solid
STEVE EATON AND PHIL GARONZIK—With Kevin Kirk. 7 p.m. FREE. Chandlers
SALLY CRAVEN—5:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Bown SHAWN MULLINS—94.9 The River’s Concert for Cause benefitting Family Advocates. 6 p.m. $18. Knitting Factory
SPENCER BATT—9:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown
SWEATSHOP UNION— See Listen Here, Page 23. 9:30 p.m. $5. Reef TRAVIS MCDANIEL—8 p.m. FREE. Moxie Java-Nampa Stadium
SLIPPERY ELM—6:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown
FRIDAY DEC. 17 A TASTY JAMM—9 p.m. FREE. Quarter Barrel
THE BLUE DOOR FOUR—7 p.m. FREE. Blue Door
RYAN WISSINGER—5:45 p.m. FREE. Solid
BORN TO BE MILD—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye
THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m. $5. Buffalo Club
THE DECADE BLUES BAND—8 p.m. TBA. Bouquet
SHON SANDERS AND STEVE FULTON—6 p.m. FREE. Moxie Java-Center Point
FRANK MARRA—6:30 p.m. FREE. Twig’s FUNKY REGGAE CHRISTMAS PARTY—Featuring Voice of Reason, Danger Beard, Rizing Rezistance and Dude Bro Man and the Funk Yeas. 7 p.m. $6, or bring an unwrapped gift to donate and get in FREE. Knitting Factory GARDEN CITY LIMITS—9:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown JOHN JONES, MIKE SEIFRIT AND JON HYNEMAN—With Kevin Kirk and Sally Tibbs. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers KEEGAN SMITH AND THE FAM—10 p.m. $5. Reef LIKE A ROCKET—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s THE MONEY SHOTS—10 p.m. $3. Grainey’s POP CULT KIDS—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid REBECCA SCOTT—8 p.m. FREE. Gamekeeper
SHON SANDERS—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
SATURDAY DEC. 18 THE BLUE DOOR FOUR—7 p.m. FREE. Blue Door BRANDON PRITCHETT—9:30 p.m. FREE. Flatbread-Downtown BUILD YOUR OWN SHOW— Featuring Freezeout Hill with The Anti-Core, Michael Limbert, Tony Randall and Freshman Year. 7:30 p.m. $8. The Venue CHAD GOLD BAND CD RELEASE PARTY—7 p.m. FREE. Piazza Di Vino DAN COSTELLO—8 p.m. FREE. Moxie Java-Vista DJ DOUG MARTSCH— With Pete Ritchey. 11 p.m. $3. Neurolux
ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9:30 p.m. $5. Hannah’s
DUCHESS DOWN THE WELL—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid
RUSS PFEIFER—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill
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