This calendar is updated regularly. To have your live music listed, send details including a contact telephone number for the venue, to MJFarmer.Music@gmail.com. The Herald Democrat recommends calling ahead for confirmation of performance, starting times, locations, and door rates.
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Open Mic Challenge — 3rd Annual competition, Finals, Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Jeff Hopson, Dave Thomas — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Ramblin’ Fever — 12:30-3 p.m., Seniors Dance, Sherman Municipal Ballroom, Sherman
Phillip Wildman’s pickin circle — 6 p.m., Loose Wheels Texas, Denison
Grateful Fred and Captain Bill — The Office, Denison, 903-465-8749
Open jam - 7 p.m., Bumper Club, Sherman 903-893-3537
Open mic - 8 p.m., Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney
Open mic — 8:30p.m.-ish, Boots & Saddle , Nevada, Texas
Country Jam Radio Show with special guest — Love & War in Texas, Grapevine
Kent Finlay’s songwriters circle — 9 p.m., Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Bracken Hale — Broken Spoke, Austin, Texas
Thursday, Dec. 27
Freddie Lee Spears & Friends — 7 p.m., Loose Wheels Texas, Denison, Texas, 903-464-9119
Chad Purdom hosts open mic — 8-11 p.m., The Loft (107 W. Grand), Whitewright, 903-364-3414
Call for performer — One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, Texas, 903-364-2200
Scotty Thurman and Aubrey Lynn England, acoustic — Mudflaps, Whitesboro, Texas, 903-564-9818 Jeff Hopson hosts open mic — Dawgs n Hawgs, McKinney, 972-542-9640
Mark Sena hosts open mic — Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Phil Hamilton — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Dan Dennis hosting songwriters — 8 p.m., Tony’s Tavern, Muenster, Texas
Matt Dunn hosts Whiskey Jam — The Garage, Denton, Texas, 940-383-0045
Hard Country — 9 p.m., Brix Bar & Grill, Ave K, Plano, 972-509-2749
Chaz Marie — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Joe King Band — Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Dallas, Texas, 214-350-8629
Radney Foster — The Glass Cactus, Grapevine, Texas, 817-778-2805
The Damn Quails— 10:30 p.m., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
Clay McClinton — Central Market, Austin, Texas
Bracken Hale — Crossroads Saloon, Fredericksburg, Texas
Call for performer — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Corb Lund and Hayes Carll — The Rev Room, Little Rock, Ark.
Friday, Dec. 28
T.J. McFarland — 9 p.m., Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant, Oklahoma, 580-931-8340
Aspen Creek — 9:30 p.m., Gilley’s, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Little Big Town – 9 p.m., WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Okla., 800-622-6317
Big Gus & Swampadelic (CD Release) —8:30 p.m.-ish, Loose Wheels Texas, Denison, 903-464-9119
Billy Holt Band — Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
Six Market Blvd. or John David Kent— Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
Texoma Highway Band — VFW Post 62, Denison, 903-463-2748
Blacktop Outlaw — P.D.’s Place, Gainesville, 940-668-6659
Maylee Thomas — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Buster Brown Band — 9 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Dave Fenley & The Good Deal, and more — Love & War in Texas, Plano
Emily Elbert, Nadia Washington — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Dave Thomas — 7:30 p.m., Lockhart Smokehouse, Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-944-5521
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Guthrie Kenner — 8 p.m., Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Dallas, 214-363-0044
Terri Hendrix — House of Blues, Dallas, Texas
Greg Schroeder, A.J. Adams — 7:30 p.m., Poor David’s Pub, Dallas
The Rankin Twins, Joe King Band — Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Dallas, Texas, 214-350-8629
Mark Allan Davis Band — WW Fairfields, 147 N. Plano Road, Richardson, 972-231-3844 www.wwfairfields.com
Scott Rankin & Wildfire — Silver Saloon, Terrell, Texas
Professor D — 10 p.m., Memphis, Addison, Texas
Kevin Fowler— 10:30 p.m., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
Jerrod Medulla — The Office, Lubbock, Texas, 806-687-6242
Corb Lund and Hayes Carll — House of Blues, Houston, Texas
Jordan Minor and friends — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
George Ducas, Gary Kyle — 8 p.m., Blue Moose Lodge, Houston, Texas
Bracken Hale — 3 p.m., Saxon Pub, Austin, Texas
Saturday, Dec. 29
T.J. McFarland — 9 p.m., Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant, Oklahoma, 580-931-8340
Eddie Money — 8 p.m., CenterStage, Choctaw Casino, Durant, Oklahoma, 580-931-8340
Overdrive — 9:30 p.m., Gilley’s, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
George Lopez — 8 p.m., WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Okla., 800-622-6317
3 Drunk Monkeys — 8:30 p.m.-ish, Loose Wheels Texas, Denison, 903-464-9119
Dustin Perkins acoustic — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
Billy Holt Band — Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
No band tonight — One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, 903-364-2200
Old Miller Sideshow — 8 p.m., Crosswire, Paris, Texas
Gentle Giants — 9 p.m., Three Brothers Drafthouse, Paris/Sun Valley, Texas
Merrol Ray & The Regulators — 9 p.m., The Depot, Paris, 903-783-9095
Cody Canada & The Departed — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Hulagan — 9 pm., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Chris Allen, and more — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Jagged Row CD Release — Poor David’s Pub, 1313 Lamar, Dallas, 214-565-1295
The Rhythm & Beards Band — 8 p.m., The Boiler Room, Elm St., Dallas
Curtis Grimes, Joe King Band — Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Dallas, Texas, 214-350-8629
Troubaderos — City Tavern, Dallas, 214-745-1402
SoundHouse — Lemon Bar, Frisco, Texas, 214-618-1888
Mark Allan Davis Band — WW Fairfields, 147 N. Plano Road, Richardson, 972-231-3844 www.wwfairfields.com
Wade Bowen Band, and more — Southern Junction, Royse City, Texas, 972-771-2418
Blacktop Outlaw — Scooter’s Tavern, Sanger, Texas, (940) 458-2500
Randy Rogers Band— 10:30 p.m., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
Guthrie Kennard — Mambo’s Tapas Cantina, Forth Worth, Texas, 817-336-3124
The Black Sheep Boys — Beaumont Ranch, 6 pm., Grandview, Texas
Professor D — 9:30 p.m., Z-Grill, Flower Mound, Texas
Tommy Alverson, Amos Staggs, Terry Rasor, Tommy Alverson — Hog Mountain Hoedown, 1550 Millsap Hwy, Mineral Wells, Texas
Corb Lund and Hayes Carll — Antone’s, Austin, Texas
Randy Brown Show (1 p.m.), Eleven Hundred Springs (evening) — Luckenbach Dance Hall, Luckenbach, Texas 830-997-3224, 888-311-8990
Adam Johnson Band — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Gary P. Nunn — Riverside Club, Mission, Texas, 956-581-1033
Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch — Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co., Billings, Montana
Sunday, Dec. 30
KC & The Sunshine Band— 8 p.m., CenterStage, Choctaw Casino, Durant, Oklahoma, 580-931-8340
Feel Never Real — The River Bar & Grill, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Dustin Perkins — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
Pitbull — 9 p.m., WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Okla., 800-622-6317
Big Smo – 8 p.m., Three Brothers Drafthouse, Paris/Sun Valley, Texa
Rusty Wier Contest — 4 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Seryn, David Ramirez, Jacob Metcalf — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Josh Weathers Band— 9 p.m., Honky Tonk Stage, Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
Matt Dunn — The Grotto, Fort Worth
Eden’s Moon and more — 5:30 0.m., fundraiser, Lola’s Saloon, w. 6th St., Fort Worth
Corb Lund and Hayes Carll — Antone’s, Austin, Texas
Private party (just FYI) — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Dave Thomas — 3 p.m., The Last Lift Bar, Keystone, Colo.
Monday, Dec. 31 New Year’s eve
Eli Young Band — 8 p.m., Choctaw Event Center, Grant, Okla.
Stephen Pride (9:30 p.m.), the Bellamy Brothers (11:30 p.m.) —Choctaw Casino, Gilley’s Durant, Oklahoma, 580-931-8340
Versatile Haute Band — 9 p.m., Choctaw Casino, Parrot Bar, Durant, Oklahoma, 580-931-8340
Three Dog Night (9 p.m.) — CenterStage, Choctaw Casino, Durant, Oklahoma, 580-931-8340
The Bullwinkles — Rialto Theater, Denison, 903-465-SHOW (7469)
Wendy & The Boys — Loose Wheels, Texas, Denison, 903-464-9119
Chance Cody & Spur 503 — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
Rory Payne band — 8 p.m., Fat Daddy’s, Denison
Mark Allan Davis Band — Eagles Lodge, Denison, 903-465-0774
Billy Holt Band — Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
BluRock — American Legion, Lake Texoma
Merrol Ray & The Regulators — 9 p.m., One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, 903-364-2200
Rap Bangers Ball — 8j p.m., with Cha da thowd, Still Kuntry, J-Re, Jay Fish, and more, Three Brothers Drafthouse, Paris, Texas
Tyler Rogers Band, Kyle Brooks, Rhythm & Beards — Spoons, benefitting “Embrace Texas,” downtown McKinney, Texas
Eleven Hundred Springs — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Matt Dunn — The Garage, Denton, Texas, 940-383-0045
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights, Somebody’s Darling, Quaker City Night Hawks — 8 p.m., Granada Theater, Dallas, 214-824-9933
White & Spears — 9 p.m., White Elephant Saloon, Fort Worth, 817-624-8273
Eden’s Moon and more — 5:30 0.m., fundraiser, Lola’s Saloon, w. 6th St., Fort Worth
Aaron Watson — Cowboys Dance Hall, Arlington, Texas
Saints Eleven — 10 p.m., Renegade Entertainment & Dancehall, Joshua, Texas
Randy Brown Show — 7 p.m., price includes dinner, hotel room, and more, Veranda Event Center, Veranda Hotel, Nocona, Texas, 940-825-5111
Max Stalling, Blacktop Gypsy — p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
121 North — Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar, Dallas
Sarah Jaffe — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Corb Lund and Hayes Carll — House of Blues, Dallas, Texas
New Old West — Southern Junction, Royse City, Texas, 972-771-2418
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights, Somebody’s Darling, Quaker City Night Hawks — 9 p.m., Granada Theater, Greenville Ave., Dallas
Brian Burns — 9 p.m., The Back Porch Grill, Grapevine, Texas
Erica Perry Band — Mule Barn, Justin, Texas
Gary P. Nunn & The Bunkhouse Band — The Legend Club, Salado, Texas, 254-371-4271
The Dust Devils — 8 p.m., Hondo’s on Main, Fredericksburg, Texas, 830-997-1633
Dr. G & The Mudcats — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Jesse Dayton, Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears — 9 p.m., Emo’s, Austin, Texas, 512-800-4628
Thomas Michael Riley — The Old Peanut Mill, Mason, Texas, 325-347-9540
Bob Schneider & The Moonlight Orchestra, Tosca String Quarter with Sarah Jaffe — Cullen Theater, Wortham Center, Houston, 713-222-5400
Dave Thomas — 3 p.m., The Last Lift Bar, Keystone, Colo
Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch — The Blues Can, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, Jan. 1
Zane Williams — 7:30 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Cody Phifer hosts song swap — 9:30 p.m., The Depot, Paris, 903-783-9095
Songwriters Showcase — 7:30 p.m., Tavern on Main, Richardson, Texas
Whitney O’Neil hosts open mic — 7 p.m., Agave, Rockwall, Texas, 214-771-0423
Jes Spires and Justin Pickard host open mic — 10 p.m., O’Riley’s, Forest Lane, Dallas
Jeff Strahan hosts blues jam — 9:30 p.m., Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Ramblin’ Fever — 12:30-3 p.m., Seniors Dance, Sherman Municipal Ballroom, Sherman
Grateful Fred and Captain Bill — The Office, Denison, 903-465-8749
Girls Night Out w/Aubrey Lynn England — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Country Jam Radio Show with special guest — Love & War in Texas, Grapevine
Phillip Wildman’s pickin circle — 6 p.m., Loose Wheels Texas, Denison
Open jam - 7 p.m., Bumper Club, Sherman 903-893-3537
Open mic - 8 p.m., Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney
Open mic — 8:30p.m.-ish, Boots & Saddle , Nevada, Texas
Kent Finlay’s songwriters circle — Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Thursday, Jan. 3
Sam Riggs — 7-8 p.m., K95.5 Texas Talks, The River Bar & Grill, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Open mic/jam with Buzz Andrews — 8 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Dustin Perkins — The Garage, Denton, Texas , 940-383-0045
Lone Star Underground — 7:30 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Freddie Lee Spears & Friends — 7 p.m., Loose Wheels Texas, Denison, Texas, 903-464-9119
Call for performer — One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, Texas, 903-364-2200
Chad Purdom hosts open mic — 8-11 p.m., The Loft (107 W. Grand), Whitewright, 903-364-3414
Dan Dennis hosting songwriters — 8 p.m., Tony’s Tavern, Muenster, Texas
Jeff Hopson hosts open mic — Dawgs n Hawgs, McKinney, 972-542-9640 (call to confirm through the winter)
Randy Rogers and more — 9:30 p.m., Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Friday, Jan. 4
Somebody’s Darling — 9 p.m., Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Doug Stone, Robby White & Ronnie Spears — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, Texas
Texoma Highway Band — VFW Post 62, Denison, 903-463-2748
Blue Twenty2s — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
The Band McGraw — 8 p.m., Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
Doug Stone, White & Spears — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Chant — 9 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
The Damn Quails, Jessey Thompson — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Jolie Holiday — Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Dallas, Texas, 214-350-8629
Texas Blues Rattlers — Poor David’s Pub, 1313 Lamar, Dallas, 214-565-1295
Drew Nelson, Matt Harlan — 8 p.m., Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Dallas, 214-363-0044
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat — 7:30 p.m., Theatre 166, Carrollton, Texas, 972-977-5790,
Jon Wolfe — Midnight Rodeo, San Angelo, Texas, 325-942-8614
Michael O’Connor, Jeff Planbkenhorn, and more — 9:30 p.m., Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-3777
Saturday, Jan. 5
Somebody’s Darling — 9 p.m., Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Charlie Pride — 8 p.m., Event Center, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Chase Sanford & Swamp Rat Jackson, Mark Shelton & The Greater Good— Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
The Band McGraw — 8 p.m., Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
Granger Smith — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Rusty Burns — 9 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Stacy Musgrove — 9 p.m., Three Brothers Grill & Bar, Plano, Texas, 972-712-8308
Scooter Brown, also RJV — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Matt Dunn — Raphael’s Café, Aubrey, Texas
Gary Bryant Project — Poor David’s Pub, 1313 Lamar, Dallas, 214-565-1295
Blacktop Outlaw — Wooden Nickel, Ennis, Texas, (972) 875-1600
Sunday, Jan. 6
Songwriters showcase — Kiotee Club, Denison, Texas
Rusty Wier songwriting contest — 4 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Kraig Parker — WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Okla., 800-622-6317
Corb Lund and more — Steamboat Music Fest, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Plan ahead
Saturday, Jan. 19
Toby Keith and guest — Event Center, Choctaw Casinos, Durant/Calera, Okla.
Cody Shaw & the Rhythm Boys, Chase Sanford & Swamp Rat Jackson — Gilley’s, Choctaw Casinos, Durant/Calera, Okla.
