Eden Adam New Years Eve Party at the Bronze Boar downtown Toledo with 4 DJ’s, high energy dance music, champagne, extreme girls, bronzegirls, teezerz, and more…

Crucial 420 Reggae band New Years Eve Party at Woodchuck’s, downtown Toledo. $5 cover, under 21 $10. Free champagne toast at midnight.

Manhattan’s Big Apple Bash with the Swamp Kings, downtown Toledo (Adams). 419-243-6675 for reservations.

The Skybox New Years Bash with Running with Scissors (Laskey). Ring in the new year in style with DJ Likwid and the 80’s and and hard rock covers of Running with Scissors. $15 per person or $25 per couple.

New Years Eve party with Ohio’s “The Game” at Pipe Dreams in McComb, Ohio. Buffet Dinner from 10pm - 2am and champagne toast ad midnight. $8 per person, $15 per couple, $10 per person at the door.

Bethany & the Bottom Line have a New Years Eve party show at The River Cafe and Marina, 9pm start.

Liberty Beach will play their New Year’s Eve show with Hot Rod Parker at GESU Sullivan Center.

The Lawn Gnomes will play their New Year’s Eve show at Uncle Buck’s in Findlay, Ohio.

Froghead will play at Tipper’s in Put in Bay for their New Year’s Eve show

Whiskey Dunn will play their New Year’s Eve party at Thirsty’s Pub in Dundee, MI.

Kari Nichole will play her New Years Eve show at Bell Mells in Port Clinton, OH.

Chris Shutters Band will play their New Year’s Eve party at The Blarney, downtown Toledo.

Reese Daily Band will play New Years Eve at the Walleye Drop in Port Clinton

Rock N Roll Outlaws will play their New Year’s Show at Dave’s Hideaway in Findlay, OH.

Rizzo will play New Year’s Eve at the Bowling Green Eagles

Work Release Band will play New Years at D&L Town and Country Tavern in Alvordton, OH.

Loose Cannons will play the Kenton Moose for New Years in Kenton, OH.

421 Band will be at Nino’s for New Years in Findlay, OH.

East River Drive will ring in the New Year at Club Soda.

MASFiNA will play their New Year’s Eve show at Firehouse 47 in Ottawa Lake, MI.

Here are local Toledo bands playing Toledo Bars on Fri, Dec 26:

Liberty Beach is playing at Sports Venue in Sylvania with Hot Rod Parker

Gin Bunny will play alternative and classic rock at The Bronze Boar downtown

Michael Glablicki from Rusted Root will be at The Village Idiot in Maumee

Freakender will play classic rock at Fat Fish Blue in Levis Commons

Empire Drift will be at Claddaugh Irish Pub in Westfield

Kari Nichole will play acoustic at Ottawa Tavern on Adams downtown

Goiterjelly will be at Howard’s Club H in Bowling Green

Noisy Neighbors will be at Mulvaney’s Bunker playing dance rock and pop

Loose Cannons will be playing classic rock at Amvets 13 in Napoleon

Hugh Rock is playing at Main Street Bar in Sylvania

Bandera is playing country rock at Dave’s Hideaway on N. Detroit Ave

421 Band will play blues and classic rock at Nino’s in Findlay

East River Drive will play dance, R&B, and motown at Club Soda

MASFiNA will play 80’s and classic rock at Firehouse 47

Here’s the Toledo area Bands playing Toledo bars on Dec 12th, 2008:

The Lawn Gnomes will play The Downtowner, Findlay OH

Punching Buddha will bring some classic rock to The Blue Devil on Laskey

Dave Carpenter will play acoustic at Arnies

Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons will be at the Bronze Boar

Whiskey Dunn will play the VFW in Erie, MI

Nadir will be at The Village Idiot in Maumee, OH

Empire Drift will be at Reverend Chicos in Bowling Green, OH

Chris Shutters will be at Ottawa Tavern as a duo tonight

IonU band plays classic rock at Doolittle’s in Lambertville, MI

Gin Bunny plays alternative and classic rock at The Blarney, downtown Toledo

Under the Covers will play 80’s and classic rock at Firehouse 47 in Ottawa Lake

Noisy Neighbors will be at Club Soda with pop and dance rock

Buster Strange will be at Joe’s Walnut in Petersburg, MI playing classic rock

Haywire will play country rock at the Breakroom Lounge in Maumee, OH

The Watermelon Men will be at Main Street Bar in Sylvania, OH once again

Bandera will at Dave’s Hideaway Lounge II on N. Detroit ave with country

Venyx plays at Skip’s over in Angola, IN

The Bridges will tear up the Distillery tonight with 80’s and classic rock

East River Drive will be at Fat Fish Blue in Levis Commons, Perrysburg

Trailer Park Ninja’s will be at Mulvaney’s Bunker

MASFiNA plays at Michigan Tavern in Temperance, MI

Kyle White performs acoustic at Claddaugh Irish Tavern in Westfield Mall

Get out and see local live entertainment in Toledo tonight!

Andy’s Bar & Grill /
Barbie’s Place / Karaoke with “Ace”
Bier Stube / Premiere Karaoke
Brad’s Place / AJ’s Flying Karaoke Machine/Chuck/10-2
Comis Bar & Grill / CJB Music
Corral (The) / DJ Tommy Ray / 9-1
Delaney’s Lounge / Karaoke with Kimmer / 10-2
Desimone’s Clubhouse / Absolute Karaoke
Dog House / Riz Pack Entertainment / Riz & Marc / 9:30-1:30
Game Show Grill / Toledo Karaoke “151″ / 8-12
Happy Hour Lounge(Oak Harbor,Oh.) / Karaoke with Hank / 10-2
Hooligans / Quillen Entertainment / 9-1
Krieger’s Pub / AJ’s Flying Karaoke Machine / 9:30-2
Lil’ Sheba / Big Rock’s Karaoke / 10-2
Mad Anthony’s Tavern / Liberation Mobile Music
Madison Bistro / Jim & Vanessa / 6-10 (?)
Mind-E-Set / Dawg’s Karaoke
Playmakers - Holland / Karaoke with “Georgia Peach” / 9-1
Quarters / Karaoke with “Shep” / 10-2
Rivalry’s / Every Other Friday / Karaoke M.D. / Mark & Donna / 9-1
Toledo Sports Center / Premiere Karaoke / 9-1

Don & Rachel Coats

Don Coats has been playing in and around the Toledo area for the last 25 years. For the last 3 years Don and his daughter Rachel Coats have been performing live 4-5 nights per week as a Father Daughter Duo! We stopped by Tres Amigos Cantina on Secor in Lambertville, MI to see them play and eat some dinner. A graduate of BGSU in Music Education, Rachel teaches during the week both at Village Electronics and in the Sylvania schools. You can tell music runs in the family. We heard them run through songs by the Beatles, Carly Simon, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, and more. To catch their show you can usually find them on Tres Amigos on Fridays and Dorr St Cafe on Saturdays. You can also catch them at Avenue Bistro and The Village Inn in Sylvania. Check their MySpace profile for where they will be playing next!

Andrew Ellis & the Setting Sons

You can’t get much more blues in Toledo than Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons. Going to see the band is almost like being in a time capsule. Close your eyes and be transported back to the days of the juke joints of the South with tin pan roofs and dirt floors. The days on Robert Johnson and Jelly Roll Morton come to mind. I’m not an blues expert by any means, but I am a guitar player - and I can definitely say Andrew Ellis is one of the best slide players I’ve ever seen live. His growling gritty voice howls along singing along with the band as if it were an instrument of it’s own. If you like blues, if you like searing licks from a masterful guitar player, if you just want to see a good band - Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons are a pretty good bet. Visit their MySpace profile here.

Here’s a video we took of them performing live at The Blue Devil on Laskey that night:

Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons Live at The Blue Devil performing “Best Wishes”

Haywire

After the blues, it seemed time to listen to some country! We went down Monroe and headed up Main Street in Sylvania to Main Street Bar and Grill (formerly Sodbusters) to see “Haywire”. The parking lot was pretty full when we pulled in, and once inside there really wasn’t a seat anywhere at all to sit - not even at the bar, the back, or by the pool tables. I would have liked to stay longer, but was only able to hear a few songs and snap a few pics before we moved on. What I did hear was a really tight, jumpin’ band - I heard a little classic rock and and a little country - we will definitely be checking them out again soon for a longer visit. View their MySpace profile here.

Here’s some pics I took of the band when I was there:

Liberty Beach and Hot Rodney Parker

For the last stop of the night it was over to Joe’s Walnut in Petersburg to see Liberty Beach with Hot Rod Parker. Liberty Beach is a six piece country band that includes guitar, bass, acoustic guitar, drums, keyboard, and pedal steel. They play both modern and classic country covers and originals for Parker’s debut CD “Hot Rod”. We watched the band roar through an incredible set of country songs that included Copperhead Road and Beer in Mexico. The band puts on quite the slow, largely in part from the musical history of the members of Liberty Beach.

John McAfee is on lead guitar - you may know him from local area bands over the last few decades like “The Affair”, “Big Game”, and the original “MASFiNA” lineup. He has also played (and continues to play for) the local favorite band “Bonkers”. On bass is Randy Monk - who happens to be the founding member of Bonkers, which he still plays in today with John. He has also toured in the country rock band “Locoweed”. Bruce Burkhart is on drums, who spent many years playing with 80’s/90’s The Rize Band. Wes Waters is on keyboard and he’s played with Lynyrd Skynyrd tribue band “Second helping”. Randy Meeker is on Pedal Steel guitar, and has been playing it since his early 20’s. He also runs “String Music Productions”, which is also the local management team for Hot Rod Parker.

Which brings us to the man out in front of Liberty Beach “Hot Rod Parker” himself. His debut CD “Hot Rod” was recorded in Nashville with members of the Dire Straights Band under the guidance of producer / arranger Gary Earl. You can pick up his CD at any Liberty Beach show! If you like country music (and maybe even if you don’t), you sure can’t go wrong seeing a live Liberty Beach show with Hot Rod Parker at the front of the stage. Visit their MySpace profile listed below, or one of the band members or side projects listed below. Hot Rod Parker also performs with both The Delta Kings and Locoweed in and around the Toledo area.

Hod Rod Parker and Liberty Beach MySpace Profile
Hot Rod Parker web site
Hot Rod Parker MySpace Profile
The Delta Kings MySpace profile
John McAfee’s MySpace profile
Bonkers MySpace profile
Randy Meeker’s MySpace profile
Randy Monk’s MySpace profile

Here’s some pics we took of the band in action live on stage when we saw them at Joe’s Walnut Bar & Grill in Petersburg, MI: