DECEMBER
FRI 12 Jonathan Butler, Antone’s
FRI 12 O’Jeez, Dave Pirner, Electric Lounge
FRI 12 Block, Speakeasy
FRI 12, SAT 13 Steve Forbert, Cactus Cafe
SAT 13 Spiritualized, Acetone, Liberty Lunch
SAT 13 PW Long’s Reelfoot, Boxcar Satan, Emo’s
SAT 13 REO Speedealer, Bates Motel
SAT 13 Fear & Whiskey, Hole in the Wall
SUN 14 Tito & Tarantula, Stubb’s
SUN 14 Fear & Whiskey, Continental Club
SUN 14 Pietasters, Amazing Royal Crowns, Pilfers, Emo’s
SUN 14 Organized Konfusion, Electric Lounge
MON 15 F.Y.P., Emo’s
TUE 16 John Hiatt, Sherri Jackson, Liberty Lunch
WED 17 Hot Club of Cowtown, Continental Club
THU 18, SAT 27 Hot Club of Cowtown, Continental Club
FRI 19 Rev. Horton Heat, Liberty Lunch
FRI 19 Sicola Martin, La Zona Rosa
SAT 20 Middlefinger, Emo’s
SAT 20 Long John Hunter, Victory Grill
SUN 21 Tito & Tarantula, Continental Club
MON 29 Koko Taylor, Antone’s
TUE 30 Dr. John, Antone’s
TUE 30 Dead Flowers, Hole in the Wall
WED 31 Cookie & the Cupcakes (memorial), Continental Club
WED 31 New Bomb Turks, Sons of Hercules, Emo’s
WED 31 Hamell on Trial, Electric Lounge
WED 31 Brave Combo, Liberty Lunch
JANUARY
SUN 4 Dar Williams, Ellis Paul, La Zona Rosa
SAT 10 Culture, Liberty Lunch
FRI 16 Mighty Diamonds, Liberty Lunch
MON 19 Scotland The Brave, Frank Erwin Center
FRI 23 John Gorka, Cactus Cafe
WED 28 Lucy Kaplanski, Cactus Cafe
This article appears in December 12 • 1997 and December 12 • 1997 (Cover).