Happy Holidays! There’s plenty of great live blues all over Atlanta and all around to help you celebrate. Take any out-of-town guests if you have any, and be sure to be generous to the bands and your servers!

Friday

The North Mississippi Allstars are at the Variety Playhouse.
Sandra Hall & The Shadows are at Blind Willie’s and Marty Manous is at Darwin’s in Sandy Springs. Sana Blues comes to Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and Freddie Vanderford 6-9 pm, followed by Zydefunk at Northside Tavern. Battlefield Collective is at Nik’s Place in Marietta. Sonia Leigh’s Jingle Bell Ball takes place at Madlife in Woodstock at 7:30. The Wasted Potential Brass Band is at MoonShadow Tavern in Tucker and The Art Holliday Band is at Two Urban Licks. The Sweet and Salty Band is at The Blu Rose in Douglasville.

Saturday

Beverly “Guitar” Watkins is at Blind Willie’s. Darwin’s has Katie Martin’s Open Mc in the afternoon followed by Zale. The Kerry Hill Christmas Show is at Fat Matt’s. Charlie Wooten & Fish Mouth Fools are at Northside Tavern. Huey & The Man are at Nik’s Place and Garrett Collins & D Steve are at Brewster’s in Marietta. The Jus’ Blues Holiday Extravaganza with Theodis Ealey takes place at Hotel Indigo in College Park and there’s a
Winter Meltdown presented by Smiling Medicine Entertainment at MoonShadow Tavern in Tucker. Joe Gransden & His Big Band appear with Francine Reed at Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth and Donna Hopkins Band is with The Nathan Sheppard Band aSmith’s Olde Bar.

Sunday

The Charlie Wooten Project hosts a Holiday Jam at Darwin’s in Sandy Springs. 10,000 Pontiacs are at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack and Uncle Sugar is at Northside Tavern. There’s A Mike Veal Christmas at The Vista Room in Decatur.

That’s it! Have fun and keep on bluesin’!