Calendar: December 1-8

Have a look at who’s playing in the Magic City this week.

Sunday, Dec. 1

The Nick: The Mad Violinist & The Symphony Crack Orchestra. 9 p.m.

Zydeco: Ben Walker, Bob Ray, A Touch of Black. 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 2

Formaggio’s: Open Mic. 9 p.m.

Moonlight on the Mountain: Open Mic. 7:30 p.m.

The Nick: Jess Meuse. 9 p.m.

WorkPlay: Icona Pop, Chris Wallace. 7:30 p.m.   

Tuesday, Dec. 3

Bottletree: Andy Spain (Album Release Show). 8 p.m.

The Nick: Howlin’ Brothers. 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 4

Bar 31: Singer/Songwriter Night. 8 p.m.

Formaggio’s: Eric “Eazy” Wingard.  p.m.

Good People: Open Mic. 7 p.m.

Grey Bar: Acoustic Café. 9 p.m.

Iron City: Frank Jordan. 5 p.m.

Iron Horse: Another Lost Year, Elisium, BNMC, Masterkey, Crimson Season. 7 p.m.

Pale Eddie’s: Open Mic. 9 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 5

Bottletree: Belle Adair, Preston Lovinggood. 9 p.m.

Birmingham Southern: The Heavy Hearts. 5 p.m.

Grey Bar: Jared White. 9 p.m.

Hart & Soul: Bob Tedrow. 6:30 p.m.

Iron City: Sam Gunderson. 5 p.m.

Iron Horse: Danny & Randy. 9 p.m.

Moonlight on the Mountain: Sam Pointer. 7:30 p.m.

The Nick: Leopold and His Fiction, Erin Miley. 9 p.m.

Rogue Tavern: Justin Gannon. 7 p.m.

Seeds Coffee:Mandi Mapes. 7 p.m.

WorkPlay: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, John Michael Rouchell. 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 6

Bottletree: Those Darlins. 9 p.m.

City Vineyard: Bob Marston Duo. 8 p.m.

The Forge: Expire, Fire & Ice, Take Offense, Bent Life, Counter. 9 p.m.

Grey Bar: 90 Proof. 10 p.m.

Iron City: Angela Hesse. 5 p.m.

Iron Horse: U.S.10 p.m.

Moonlight on the Mountain: The Hearts. 7:30 p.m.

The Nick: Signs Of Iris, Faint of Nowhere. 9 p.m.

Rogue Tavern: The Bretheren. 7 p.m.

Sloss Furnaces: The Glass Jars. 3 p.m.

Sound & Page: The Clay States. 7 p.m.

Urban Standard: The Old Paints. 7 p.m.

Zydeco: Sean Rivers Band. 10 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7

Bottletree: Sloss Minor, Colossus At Best, Men and Mountains. 9 p.m.

Gip’s Place: The Larry Walters Duo. 7 p.m.

Good People: The Glass Jars, Post War, Sassy Brown, Jasper Coal, Motel Ice Machine, George Scherer. 7 p.m.

Iron City: Southern Hospitality, Diedra & The Ruff Pro Band (Magic City Blues Society’s Blues Ball). 8 p.m.

Iron Horse: Spunk Monkees. 10 p.m.

The Nick: DAMS, Baak Gwai, Forgotten Grey, FireWater Revival, Clockwork Kingdom. 9 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 8

The Nick: 20th Annual Musician’s Christmas Jam. 9 p.m.

Zydeco: The Bold and the Brutal Tour. 4 p.m.

Know a Birmingham show that we should add to the calendar this week? Send the details to tom@magiccitybands.com. Be sure to include the day, time, venue, and the names of all the bands playing.