On FRIDAY (the 4th), head downtown to check out the TIPTONS SAXOPHONE QUARTET at the Speakeasy (under Local 121, 401.621.6123), or check out the Chace brothers in action when THE PROPELLERS play the Apartment (401.228.7222) with Woosta-based guests GARAGE SALE PICASSO (21+, no cover). And don't forget the "I'm Not with Stupid Anymore" Winter Formal/Dance Party at the Met featuring DJ DOX, MIKE MAVEN, KODIAK ATTACK, and more; $10 at the door, call 401.729.1005 for details. Start your SATURDAY (the 5th) with SHARKS COME CRUISIN' celebrating a CD release at Club Hell with guest CALEB CABRAL (7 pm, 401.709.3923). Mike O'Donnell's SKINNY MILLIONAIRES (pick up their new debut disc, Sleeping Dogs Lie) play AS220 with DAN LIPARINI, SOUTH COUNTY MESSENGER, and more; $6 cover, call 401.831.9327. And welcome back THE RICE CAKES at Firehouse 13 (401.270.1801). Roz and the boys just returned from a month-long tour and will bring friends SYMMETRY and NY's VISIONS THROUGH SOUND. Another early-bird show at Club Hell on TUESDAY (the 8th) starrs THE McGUNKS, SASQUATCH & THE SICKABILLYS, and THE BLASTERS headlining; $15 at the door and expected to sell out by showtime (doors at 6 pm). Find us stumbling around the Salon (57 Eddy St.) next THURSDAY (the 10th) when DJS WAY O-MALLEY and NO GO GO spin all sorts of illmatic hip-hop and assorted "explicit party music" starting at 10 pm; 21+ and no cover all night, call 401.865.5330. See you there.
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Last call for BIG RUSH and CHRIS DA GREAT headlining a rap bill at AS220 on THURSDAY (the 30th), followed by the highly-anticipated return of LOLITA BLACK (welcome new vocalist Scarlett Delgado) with Sweden’s SUMA , NYC’s UNEARTHLY TRANCE , and SIN OF ANGELS on FRIDAY (the 1st ).
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Attleboro punk icons NEUTRAL NATION host another It's a Bash! DVD release party at the Met on FRIDAY (the 5th), wisely recruiting THE DIEPODS and FRENZY OF TONGS to open (401.729.1005).
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Break north on Black FRIDAY (the 26th) and work off the green bean casserole with the JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND , sure to heat up the dance floor at Chan's in Woonsocket (401.765.1900), click on chanseggrollsandjazz.com for a special $18 two-fer deal that includes entry to both the 8 and 10 pm shows.
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Start your FRIDAY (the 10th) with TANIA ALEXANDRA and KIM LAMOTHE (her new record, Mystery of Viburnum is must-hear stuff) at the Sidebar Bistro (7-10 pm, call 401.421.7200), or head to the snazzy, new Stage Door Lounge in Cranston (next to Park Theatre) and catch the TIM TAYLOR BLUES BAND , call 401.467.7275 for details.
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A busy FRIDAY (the 17th) includes TONY JONES & THE CRETIN 3 , GRAVESIDE SERVICE , and YOUR MOMMA'S TRASH among the acts hosting a "Very Twisted Xmas Party" at Blaze's Billiards in West Warwick; 21+ and $5 at the door, call 401.615.7677.
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A metalhead FRIDAY (the 4th) includes an all-ages tilt at Club Hell (7 pm, 401.709.3923) with DEATH ANGEL , VIOLENT HISTORY (ex-members of Rhythmafia and I, Destroyer), HEXEN , and more.
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No excuses — something for everyone on FRIDAY (the 11th), including East Bay greats THE PROPELLERS (75or Less Records) playing the New Wave Cafe in New Bedford (508.984.0080).
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Human bull rides, anyone? Last call to join the EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION BAND at the Salon (57 Eddy Street, Providence) TONIGHT (Thursday (the 17th), as ERB raises funds for a trip to Austin, TX — with cowboy karaoke, line dancing, and human bull rides on tap ($10 door donation, call 401.865.6330).
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A fistful of freebies start on Friday.
- Three-day weekend!!!
Last call for a good one at the wildly-popular Whiskey Republic on THURSDAY (the 26th) (401.588.5158) with SHARKS COME CRUISIN' and Irish folk rockers THE BIBLECODE SUNDAYS (singer/guitarist Ronan MacManus is the brother of Elvis Costello); call 401.588.5158.
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