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..
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Jerry Audley — 7:30 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Songwriters showcase — 7:30 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Randy Brown, Darren Kozelsky — 7:30 p.m., Railhead BBQ Smoke House, Willow Park/Fort Worth, 817-441-2525
Cody Phifer hosts song swap — 9:30 p.m., The Depot, Paris, 903-783-9095
Shannon Choate — 6:30 p.m., Denton Square Donuts, W. Oak, Denton, Texas
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
Randy Brown and Darren Kozelsky — 7:30 p.m., Railhead BBQ Smoke House, Willow Park/Fort Worth, 817-441-2525
Wednesday, Jan. 9
Ramblin’ Fever — 12:30-3 p.m., Seniors Dance, Sherman Municipal Ballroom, Sherman
Girls Night Out with Aubrey Lynn England — 7:30 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Dave Thomas — Old Town Pub, Steamboat Springs, Colo., 970-879-2101
Country Jam Radio Show with special guest — Love & War in Texas, Grapevine
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
Thursday, Jan. 10
Cyrus James — 7-8 p.m., K95.5 Texas Talks, The River Bar & Grill, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Jason Cassidy — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
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
Johnny Cooper — 9 p.m., Rockin Rodeo, Denton, Texas, 940-565-6611
Hard Country — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Willy Porter — Poor David’s Pub, 1313 Lamar, Dallas, 214-565-1295
Chad Purdom hosts open mic — 8-11 p.m., The Loft (107 W. Grand), Whitewright, 903-364-3414
Open mic/jam with Mark Sena — 8 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
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)
Blacktop Outlaw — 8 p.m., Dublin Square, Fort Worth
Guthrie Kennard and Jake Robison — The Basement Bar, Fort Worth, Texas
Friday, Jan. 11
Hayden Mathews Band — 9 p.m., Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Brother Outlaw — 9:30 p.m., Gilley’s, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Strongwood — The River Bar & Grill, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Robert Payne — 6 p.m., Roma Italian Restaurant, Durant, Okla., 580-931-9961
Chase Sanford acoustic — 8 p.m., Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Eddie Money — DownstreamCasino, Quapaw, Okla., 918-542-4826
Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
Twisted Pistols — 8:30 p.m., Loose Wheels, Texas, Denison, 903-464-9119
Texoma Highway Band — VFW Post 62, Denison, 903-463-2748
Swift Justice — 8 p.m., Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
Southern Flight — Dawgs n Hawgs, McKinney, 972-542-9640
Identity Theft — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
Zydeco Stingrays — 9 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Dale Watson, Walker & The Texas Dangers — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Reckless Kelly, Blacktop Outlaw — House of Blues, Dallas
Michael Hearne, Travis Buster — Poor David’s Pub, 1313 Lamar, Dallas, 214-565-1295
Radney Foster — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Quebe Sisters band, The Purple Hulls — 8 p.m., Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Dallas, 214-363-0044
Michael Hearne and Travis Buster — 8 p.m., Poor David’s Pub, Dallas
Radney Foster, Carter Beckworth — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Brandon Rhyder — Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
Tim Platt & All That is Beautiful, My Wooden Leg, Animal Spirit, Lost Child — The Grotto, Fort Worth
Saturday, Jan. 12
Big Daddy — 9:30 p.m., Gilley’s, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Hayden Mathews Band — 9 p.m., Parrot Bar, Choctaw Casino, Durant/Calera, Okla., 580-931-8340
Shannon Choate — 6 p.m., Roma Italian Restaurant, Durant, Okla.
3 Drunk Monkeys — 8:30 p.m., Loose Wheels, Texas, Denison, 903-464-9119
Exit 51 — North Rig Grill, U.S. 75 @ FM 120/Morton St., Denison, Texas
Swift Justice — 8 p.m., Cutter’s C&W Club, Denison, 903-464-9909
Matt McHanney — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
Mark McKinney — Smitty’s Bar & Grill, Denison, 903-464-0665
The Dirty Pesos — One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, 903-364-2200
Jason Boland & The Stragglers — Hank’s Texas Grill, McKinney, 972-542-5144
The Stratoblasters — 9 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Merrol Ray & The Regulators — 8 p.m., TF Downstairs, Celina, Texas
Chase Sanford & Swamp Rat Jackson — 9 p.m., Three Brothers Grill & Bar, Plano, Texas, 972-712-8308
Colorado Mike Schikora’s Holiday Hangover Party — 1 p.m., afternoon jam session and byob grilling fixings. 2150 Estates Parkway, Lucas, Texas
TBA — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Merrol Ray & The Regulators — TF Downstairs, Celina, Texas
Rhythm n Roses — 8 p.m., The Blue Armadillow Winery, Greenville, Texas
Steve Helms — Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Dallas, Texas, 214-350-8629
Benefit for Alan Tippit — son of Officer J.D.Tippit who was felled by Lee Harvey Oswald, Poor David’s Pub, 1313 Lamar, Dallas, 214-565-1295
Texas Cotton Kings, Andrew Delaney & The Horse You Rode In On — Club Dada, Dallas, Texas, 214-748-5105
Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch – Stumpy’s Blues Bar, Arlington, Texas, 817-274-0406
Brian Burns — 9 p.m., Back Porch Grill & Tavern, Grapevine, Texas, 817-251-8434
Randy Brown — 9 p.m., The Mule Pub, Fort Worth, Texas, 817-732-5399
Gretchen Wilson — Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, 817-624-7117
Randy Brown — 9 p.m., The Mule Pub, Fort Worth
Zach Seth & Two Door Ford — 9 p.m., Hoots 118, Burleson, Texas
Twisted Pistols — Half Moon, Tyler, Texas
Saints Eleven — 9:30 p.m., the Oasis, Midlothian, Texas
Rodney Parker, Whiskey Shivers, Shakey Graves, Christian Lee Hutson — filming, Ranching Heritage Center, Blue Light, Lubbock, Texas
More than 15 musicians, including Kat Moore, Ryan Collns, Jorge Salavar — Fundraiser for special types of education of children of Montgomery County, The Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Conroe, Texas
Sunday, Jan. 13
Rusty Wier songwriting contest — 4 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Randy Brown and more — 2-5 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Grapevine
Gus Samuelson, Ed Burleson, and more — 7 p.m., songwriters forum, Rockett Café, Waxahachie, Texas, 972-617-8634
Monday, Jan. 14
Mark David Manders hosts songwriters — 7:30 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Dan Dennis — P.D.’s Place, Gainesville, 940-668-6659
Jazz Refugees — 7 p.m., The Free Man, Commerce St., Dallas
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Charlie Shaffer — 7:30 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Songwriters Showcase — 7:30 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
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
Lucinda Williams — Kessler Theater, Dallas/Oak Cliff, Texas, 214-484-1217
Randy Brown, Steve Helms — 7:30 p.m., Railhead BBQ Smoke House, Willow Park/Fort Worth, 817-441-2525
Wednesday, Jan. 16
James Hinds — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Ramblin’ Fever — 12:30-3 p.m., Seniors Dance, Sherman Municipal Ballroom, Sherman
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
Southern Flight — 7-9 p.m., El Ranchito, Dallas, 214-946-4238
Open mic — 8:30p.m.-ish, Boots & Saddle , Nevada, Texas
Country Jam Radio Show with special guest — Love & War in Texas, Grapevine
Thursday, Jan. 17
Josh Ward — 7-8 p.m., K95.5 Texas Talks, The River Bar & Grill, Choctaw Casino, Grant, Okla., 580-326-8397
Freddie Lee Spears & Friends — 7 p.m., Loose Wheels Texas, Denison, Texas, 903-464-9119
Charlie Montague — 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas, Plano, 972-422-6201
Twisted Pistols acoustic — Brix Bar & Grill, Plano, 972-509-2749
Open mic/jam with Buzz Andrews — 8 p.m., Cadillac Pizza Pub, McKinney, 972-547-3833
Call for performer — One Eyed Jack, Whitewright, Texas, 903-364-2200
Chad and Brad 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)
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.
Wednesday, February 20
A.J. Vallejo— Video shoot, Drunken Mule Saloon, Commerce, Texas, 903-886-3289
Saturday, March 9
Texas Music Revolution — Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, The Bigsbys, and many more. Southfork Ranch, Wylie/Parker, Texas KHYI.com
