Bret Michaels, DJ Anchor, Dan Deacon Ensemble, Wye Oak, and more.

By Michael Byrne and Lee Gardner

Dec 14, 2011 3:00 AM

WEDNESDAY:

Bret Michaels

is hilarious at Annapolis’ Rams Head Tavern.

JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound

tell the Ottobar why Baltimore is the new Brooklyn with the

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Bellevederes

, the

Evokatones

, and DJ Robbie Fearless.

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The

Art Department

brings its witty, Meat Puppets-y proto-indie-rock to the Golden West Café with

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Dave Fell

, and

Quiet Hooves

THURSDAY:

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Punk-plus DJ night Terminal Love takes over the Ottobar upstairs with some combination of resident DJs Adam Savage,

Tony Pence

Little Dana

, and

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DJ Anchor

Ambush

, and

Billy Lyve

host this month’s edition of local rap mixer/networking event Welcome to the Court at Sonar. Singer/songwriter luminary

Lyle Lovett

performs at Rams Head Live. Trombone player/improviser

Patrick Crossland

performs solo at An die Musik. R&B singer

Tank

makes sex music at Baltimore Soundstage. Ace singer/songwriter

Reina Williams

plays early at Joe Squared Station North; later, the

Herd of Main Street

takes over with its well-honed Americana. Eureka Bird

Justin Levy

goes solo at Joe Squared Power Plant.

FRIDAY:

Dan Deacon Ensemble

Celebration

, and

Matmos

make the Ottobar a very hectic place to be;

Antonio Harper

and

James Nasty

’s dance weekly Physical Education does another lap upstairs at the club.

Dave Gee

and

Diggadee MC

guest at Always Dope’s Holiday party at Sonar. The

Garnet Hearts

, the

Fleabops

, and DJ

Old Skool Shaun

guest at the return of the Sidebar’s rockabilly night. Harpsichordist

Andrew Arceci

and viola da gamba player

John McKean

lead a string-heavy ensemble doing Baroque instrumentals at An die Musik. Austin guitar virtuoso/blues-rock guy

Gary Clark Jr.

performs at the 8X10.

Andrew Morgan

, founder and operator of boogie-funk archive Peoples Potential Unlimited Records, makes a super-rare DJ outing at Four Hours of Funk at the Windup Space with resident DJs

Exclaime

and

Fleg

Red Sammy

brings its bleak take on country-folk to Joe Squared Station North. DJ

Outer Dave Litz

plays records at El Suprimo night at the Golden West. Garage-cum-barn-rock outfit

Bobby E Lee and the Sympathizers

kick some shit at the Metro Gallery with

Her Fantastic Cats

Frum the Hills

, and

Sun Wolf

SATURDAY:

Wye Oak

sells out the Ottobar with

Pattern Is Movement

. Fishbone frontman

Dr. Madd Vibe

(aka Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore) plays the after-party at the Metro Gallery for tonight’s screening of documentary

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with

Late Bloomer Band

. The

Firecrackers

make powerpop good times at the Sidebar with

Thee Lexington Arrows

Edgewood

, and

Braceface

E-dubble

, of Hampden rap group Young English, goes solo at the 8X10 with

Breaking Reign

Pro and Reg

, and

DJ Addikt

. Dub Nation comes back to town at Baltimore Soundstage with guest

DJ Hype

Charm City Klezmer

goes at the

Lost Tribe

in a Yiddish battle of the bands for Colossal Klezmer Shlakht at the Creative Alliance.

DJ Kalfani

spins at the Bohemian Coffee House. Baltimore psych-rock/whiskey-rock outfit the

Pilgrim

plays a Toys for Tots benefit at the Golden West with

Jones

, the

Matrimonials

, and

Big Mouth

. Post-genre banjo shred project

Seabrook Power Plant

performs at the Windup Space with

Les Rhinoceros

and

Quartet Offensive

SUNDAY:

New York lo-fi folk outfit

Woods

plays the Ottobar with

Mmoss

OperaBelle

does Christmas music—the fancy sort—at An die Musik.

MONDAY:

James Nasty

mans the decks at Joe Squared Power Plant.

TUESDAY:

The Out of Your Head improv/new-music collective goes fully out of bounds at the Windup Space.

Landis Expandis

and DJ Napspace are right on time with their funk weekly Dig at Joe Squared Station North.

WEDNESDAY:

Washington, D.C., band the

Dance Party

brings its very Washington, D.C., alt-rock to the Ottobar.

Corner Quartet

marries bop to improv at An die Musik. The

New Flesh

, the Baltimore noise-rock force, plays at the Golden West with

Roomrunner

and

Microkingdom

IN THE WINGS:

Erstwhile Baltimorean

Cass McCombs

makes another swing through town at the Ottobar with

Frank Fairfield

. (For more information visit theottobar.com or call [410] 662-0069.)

G. Love and Special Sauce

likes, you know, cold beverages and such at Rams Head Live Jan. 13 with

Kristy Lee

. (For more information visit ramsheadlive.com or call [410] 244-1131.) Generally ruling heavy-music label A389 has a fairly nutso anniversary show at Sonar looking like a mini-Death Fest with

Eyehategod

Integrity

Gehenna

Starkweather

Weekend Nachos