Not only is it currently ugly Christmas sweater season,
today actually happens to officially be Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. So, express your personality by wearing something idiotic!
Plenty of shows! Tonight, you've got Tony Bennett with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn; Rave of Thrones feat. Kristian Nairn (aka Hodor) at Anthem; Sebastian Bach at Mercy Lounge; The Stolen Faces feat. Annie Sellick at Soulshine Pizza; Night 1 of the annual Beatles vs. Stones covers benefit for Second Harvest, with Grimey and Friends, Matt Mahaffey and many more at The Basement; Justin Collins with T. Hardy Morris and others at The High Watt and more.
Saturday, you've got a massive Bakersfield Sound tribute show with Chuck Mead and more at the Country Music Hall of Fame; The Young Nashvillians at The Stone Fox; Whitey Morgan and the 78's with Stone Senate at Exit/In; Paul Collins Beat w/Sherbert & Mystery Twins at The 5 Spot; The Saturns at The Sutler; and a ton in The Basement, with Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Tristen and more starting at 3 p.m. and more Beatles vs. Stones with Beech Benders, Blacktooth's Yoko Oh No Revue starting at 8 p.m. That's just the tip of the ol' iceberg, friends.
Don't forget Steel Panther's hair-sprayed cock-rock extravaganza at Marathon Music Works next Wednesday, either. Have a look at the rest after the jump, and have yourself a fuzzy and colorful weekend.
Friday:
* Tony Bennett closing out a two-night stand at the Schermerhorn
* Rave of Thrones feat. Hodor at Anthem
* Sebastian Bach at Mercy Lounge
* Trace Adkins' The Christmas Show at TPAC
* The Stolen Faces feat. Annie Sellick at Soulshine Pizza
* Ninth Annual Beatles vs. Stones Benefit for Second Harvest feat. Grimey and Friends, Langhorne Slim, Matt Mahaffey, Derek Hoke, The Tip, Bill Lloyd, Hamburg, Kyle Miller & Red Tails at The Basement
* Justin Collins w/T. Hardy Morris, SharkWeek & T. Rust at The High Watt
* Free-Form Friday feat. The Voight-Kampff Duo & Dr. Stanley B. Link at the Centennial Black Box Theatre (2500 West End Ave.)
* Ri¢hie (7:30 p.m.) and Randy Moore and the Suedes (10 p.m.) at Acme Feed & Seed
* Marathon Music Works 3rd Anniversary Celebration feat. The Delta Saints, The Deep Fried Five & The Wans
* The Neverhawks w/Kyle Blankenship and the Last 84 & Motherfolk at The 5 Spot
* Imagine No Gun Violence: A John Lennon Tribute feat. Tommy Womack, Greg Garing, Bob Delevante, Kelly Moneymaker, Tommy Keenum & The Loose Hinges at Douglas Corner
* Sun Seeker w/Future Daze & Lylas at The Stone Fox
* Relient K w/Blondfire & From Indian Lakes at Cannery Ballroom
* Ripley w/Spacetrain, Safe Secrets, Jen Hodges and Spurge & The Electro-Lights at The End
* Ugly Sweater Party feat. Rio and the People at FooBar
* Snap On 2 and 4 feat. Lori Mechem at Nashville Jazz Workshop
* Suzy Bogguss' Swingin' Little Christmas at Franklin Theatre
* Paper Route w/Phin & The Left Hooks at Exit/In
* Wait for the Ricochet (Deep Purple tribute) at 12th & Porter
* Famous Last Words w/For All I Am, Kingdom of Giants & Whether I at Cafe Coco
* Michaela Anne and the Wild Hearts w/Levon at The Sutler
* Hong Meow Ugly Sweater Christmas Show feat. Tank Andrew, Fauna Halo, Driftwood Exiles & Ponyclub at The East Room
* Nashville Bluegrass Band Christmas Ham Giveaway at The Station Inn
* Opry at the Ryman feat. Dierks Bentley, Marty Stuart & more
Saturday:
* Bakersfield Sound tribute concert feat. Chuck Mead, James Burton, Caitlin Rose and many more at the Country Music Hall of Fame
* The Young Nashvillians at The Stone Fox
* Whitey Morgan and the 78's w/Stone Senate at Exit/In
* Bob Margolin at Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie Bar
* Paul Collins Beat w/Sherbert & Mystery Twins at The 5 Spot
* The Saturns at The Sutler
* Grimey's Annual Christmas Party and Sale (and 15th anniversary celebration!) feat. Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Tristen, Steve Lee & The Ornaments (music in The Basement 3-8p.m.), Ninth Annual Beatles vs. Stones Benefit for Second Harvest feat. Beech Benders, Beef Oven, Yoko Oh No: Blacktooth Revue, Bill Eberle, Alabama Ghost Medication, Will Logsdon & Allen Thompson Band (in the Basement, starts at 8 p.m.)
* The Saturday Night Specials w/Hans Predator, The Dead Electros & Young Heads at The End
* Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes w/Basecamp, Buffalo Rodeo & The Electric Sons at The High Watt
* Johnny Appleseed (7 p.m.) and Your Cheatin' Heartbreakers (Tom Petty Tribute, 10 p.m.) at Acme Feed & Seed
* Fascination Street Dance Party at The East Room
* Hunter Monroe w/Kristen Cothron at Springwater
* Harvey Lee (6 p.m.), Travis Meadows (8:30 p.m.) at Douglas Corner
* Kopecky Family Band at Mercy Lounge
* Plow'd at The Boro Bar and Grill (Murfreesboro)
* Phil Vassar Christmas Show at The Franklin Theatre
* Vanderbilt Community Chorus Holiday Concert at Blair School of Music's Ingram Hall
* Tim Akers and the Smoking Section (6 p.m.), Oz Noy (9:30 p.m.) at 3rd & Lindsley
* Tare w/Lions, Private Lives & Bloom at Phat Bites
* The Grascals at The Station Inn
* Opry at the Ryman feat. Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Emmylou Harris, Kree Harrison & more
