They also do holiday music, though they might be wearing Hawaiian shirts. Beach Boys: These Californians aren't just about the good vibrations of an endless summer.

the Dakota, $15-$20) A Motown Christmas features former members of Ali Woodson's Temptations, the Miracles and the Contours (7:30 p.m. Paul, free) Minneapolis clarinetist Tony Balluff and the trad jazz-loving Southside Aces offer Christmas in New Orleans (7 p.m. S., Mpls., $25-$33, )Īlso: Versatile Twin Cities piano man Steven C, who has recorded instrumental interpretations of everything from classic rock to Christmas songs, continues his tradition of brining his 9-foot Bösendorfer grand piano to the Cathedral, with special guests including vocalist Jack Cassidy, violinist Nate Wilson and organist Chris Ganza (7:30 p.m.

(8 p.m., also Fri., Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave. She visits from California for two nights. While Schlieske's been a showstopping guest of late at the New Standards' Holiday Shows, Minnesota's enduringly dynamic entertainer hasn't headlined her own Christmas party in her hometown for a minute. Tina Schlieske: She's comfortable rockin' original music with Tina & the B Sides, crooning in her Sinatra to Simone show or channeling Elvis, Janis and other rock legends with her alter ego, Lola and the Red Hots.

It's also making up for momentum lost to COVID-19 that should've gone to the riveting 2020 record 'Atlas Vending.' San Francisco's Spiritual Cramp and local blasters Scrunchies open. Metz: One of Sub Pop Records' current bands that most closely harks back to the Seattle label's fabled roster of old (see: Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden), the noisy and manic Toronto trio is out celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Polaris Prize-nominated self-titled debut album.

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