It’s a who’s who of talented youngsters, all sharing the stage at once: Carleigh Nesbit, Genna Matthew, Caroline Spence, Carl Anderson, Zander Luke, Mike Rizzo, and Jackie Stem.

Carleigh Nesbit - Three Steps Out The Door
Carleigh Nesbit - River Run Dry
Carleigh Nesbit - Turn On The Heat
Carleigh Nesbit - Your City Skies
Carleigh Nesbit - Three Steps Out The Door [live, with Carl Anderson]

Local guitarist

Sam Wilson - A Melody Instead
Sam Wilson - In The Morning
Sam Wilson - Once In Your Life
Sam Wilson - Green Gates

Jazz night at Miller’s

Thompson/D’earth - Future Blues

Dinnertime pianist

The fantastically reclusive Leon Redbone keeps the music of the 20’s and 30’s alive by playing the ragtime, blues, and Tin Pan Alley tunes that might be forgotten without a champion. More recently, though, he performed the closing song from the Will Ferrell X-mas romp Elf in 2003, arguably making him responsible for actress and accompanying vocalist Zooey Deschanel’s transformation into the subject pronoun half of She and Him.

Asheville jams. Also featuring the remnants of the late 4D Rock!

Modo - Stretchin’ The Limits

Local blues band

The Chickenhead Blues Band - Talk To Me, Baby
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Glamour Girl
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Hunky Dorey
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Marvin’s Water

The Hogs have been playing in Charlottesville every week for decades, but this may be the first time in over five years that they’ve crossed over to the other side of Water Street to do it.

The Rogan Brothers play roots-rock that will knock you flat on your back.

The Rogan Brothers - Into The Light
The Rogan Brothers - Heartbeat
The Rogan Brothers - Hang Tough

Dinnertime pianist

Singer songwriters

Ellis Paul - Eighteen

The local trumpet player mixes it up and steps away from the Miller’s band for a night

If you missed the big reunion show by one of 2006’s most buzzed-about local bands, you can watch American Dumpster rebuild again at Belmont’s newest music hall.

Jazz ensemble with a big ol’ horn section

Hot gypsy jazz from the local guitar player.

Olivarez Trio - Choti
Olivarez Trio - Adieu, Bienville
Olivarez Trio - Chez Drennon

The local indie rock trio hosts an open jam.

Astronomers - Or Maybe It’s Nothing
Astronomers - The Singularity

Irreverent mockery with a little twang and a whole lotta alcohol.

Barling and Collins - (That’s Right) I’m Looking At Your Girlfriend

Local musical Godfather Jamie Dyer and his long-running Americana band have been at it for decades and still show no signs of slowing down.

Dinnertime pianist

George Melvin wears many hats (not all of them as cool as this one), and his long-standing gig at South Street even has him wearing several at the same time. For the “Group Sound” format, Melvin plays several keyboards at once, using his left hand for walking basslines that match up with jazzy drum loops and working the sustain pedal to give the illusion of multiple right-hand parts.

Folk singer. Local alt-folk songwriter David Tewksbury opens.

Kate Campbell - Save The Day
David Tewksbury - Mystery
David Tewksbury - Deal

This adventurous chamber quartet from Buffalo folds in touches of Spanish music, electronic samples, and klezmer music alongside its accordion parts.

Local guitarist Matthew Willner tangles with a rotating cast of supporting musicians.

Jazz led by the slick local drummer

Franz Nicolay, keyboard player from Springsteeny buzz-band The Hold Steady, stops by Boylan Heights (!?) to drum up support for his impending solo album Major General, which is slated for release next month.

Franz Nicolay - World/Inferno Vs. The End Of The Evening

Local songwriter Andy Waldeck opens.

Andy Waldeck - Those Days Are Gone
Andy Waldeck - Ordinary Men
Andy Waldeck - Diggin Me
Andy Waldeck - Healing

Four bands including European Swans (actually from Philly), Baltimore folk trio The Owls Go*, ukulele folk act Wisdom Tooth, and Wood Goold.

* The correct answer is “whooo.”

Hot gypsy jazz from the local guitar player.

Olivarez Trio - Choti
Olivarez Trio - Adieu, Bienville
Olivarez Trio - Chez Drennon

Wes Swing is a classically-trained musician who plays just about anything with strings, Perkasie is a five-piece indie folk band from that folkiest of folky hometowns known as Lancaster PA, and Mister Baby includes the songs of Megan Huddleston and members of the Hackensaw Boys.

The local guitarist and sax player team up to lead their jazz combo through the weekly gig.

Jeff Decker - Street Lights

Local singer John Carden teams up with local jazz players including organ and piano wizard George Melvin.

John Carden - Dreamcatcher

Flamenco juerga (aka “jam session” for you less-exotic types) featuring dance and guitar from the likes of Beleza Brasil and Peter Richardson

Live band karaoke

Whether you loved American Dumpster’s recent reunions or think frontman Christian Breeden is better off as a soloist, you can surely derive some pleasure from his set one way or another.

Bahlmann Abbott and Mary Gordon Hall are both part of Charlottesville’s huge contingent of local folk songwriters, and Jeff Romano is the monster local guitarist who usually ends up producing all of the above.

Warm your frozen ass up with these hippies from Floyd, who play reggae, Calypso, and anything else that belongs on an island. Also featuring one-time C-ville staple Josh Mayo and Staunton rock quartet Pablo and the Dregs.

6 Day Bender’s “mountain rock” grabs bluegrass by the neck and “plugs it in” for a more modern take using drums and electric instruments.

6 Day Bender - Kick Out The Fire
6 Day Bender - Devil Lets You Dance

Richmond roots-rockers Palominos open.

Palominos - Legend of El Toro
Palominos - Things We Could Do
Palominos - Willie Four Guns

Blues and rock

Local blues band

The Chickenhead Blues Band - Talk To Me, Baby
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Glamour Girl
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Hunky Dorey
The Chickenhead Blues Band - Marvin’s Water

Local songwriter