Here’s a quick guide to live music in Columbia this week:
Monday
- Holiday Brass 7 PM at Missouri United Methodist Church, $5: “This year’s event will feature the MU Faculty Brass Quintet, the Brass Choir, Trumpet Ensemble, Horn Choir, Trombone Ensemble, Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, as well as a mass brass ensemble comprised of about 100 University of Missouri brass students.”
- Pepper, The Movement, New Beat Fund 7:30 PM at The Blue Note, $20: “Kona dub rock,” reggae, hip-hop
Wednesday
- Hickman Academy of Rock Showcase featuring Spank, Asylum for the Sane, Worm, The Bayonets 7 PM at The Bridge: “The Hickman Academy of Rock enters its 12th year of existence in 2014-2015. It is an extracurricular club that networks high school students who play or are simply obsessed with rock and roll and its various off-shoots.”
- Story of the Year, Greek Fire, The F–k Off and Dies 8 PM at The Blue Note, $15-18: rock, alternative, punk
- Wasteland Hop, Chickawa, 9th and Elm 9:30 PM at The Bridge: indie/hip hop, pop/soul/funk, alternative rock
Thursday
- University of Missouri Wind Ensemble 7:30 PM at Missouri Theatre, $5
- The Jane Froman Holiday Radio Hour 7:30 PM at Launer Auditorium, $10: also catch the Radio Hour on Friday and Saturday
- Nic Danger, Uno Joven, Ike Zero, Evo Klone and Crew 7:30 PM at The Bridge, $5: hip hop/rap
- Jenny Lewis, Orenda Fink 9 PM at The Blue Note, $20-25: indie/funk/soul
- Lion’s Den, Audio Velocity, Aslan, Zack Joseph, Artek 9 PM at Mojo’s, $5: trance/progressive house, tech house
- Paul Benjamin Band, Ray Wild 10 PM at The Bridge, $5: rock/jazz, blues rock
Friday
- Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents “Paganiniana” 7 PM at First Baptist Church, $10-20: “Virtuoso violinist Saeka Matsuyama plays Paganiniana, Moszkowski, and Strauss Sonata with pianists Peter Miyamoto, Ayako Tsuruta and violinist Amy Appold. Brilliant virtuosity is also shared by the flutists Steve Geibel & Michael White!”
- Hitt Street Harmony 7:30 PM at Whitmore Recital Hall, $5: “Hitt Street Harmony is an auditioned chamber vocal ensemble specializing in traditional vocal jazz repertoire, often in collaboration with instrumental jazz combos.”
- Weezer “Blue Album” 20th Anniversary Tribute Showcase 8 PM at The Bridge: Weezer tribute band
- Caked Up, Skeez, James Hickock, Blaxxxed Out 9 PM at The Blue Note, $17-20: trap, dark electro
- Amanda Fish Band 9 PM at The Roof: blues band
- Mountain Sprout, Old Salt Union 9:30 PM at Mojo’s, $10: psychobilly/hillbilly, newgrass/bluegrass
Saturday
- Hephzibah Eniade’s Senior Vocal Recital 4 PM at Historic Senior Hall Recital Hall: Everyone is invited to come watch her perform songs she has worked on over the past two and a half years as a vocal student.
- Griffin House 7:30 PM at Mojo’s, $15-17: indie folk rock
- The Nightmare before Christmas featuring Dusted Groove 10 PM at Mojo’s, $5: bass music
Sunday
- Joey DeFrancesco Trio, Matt Wilson Tree-O 3 and 7:30 PM at Murry’s: “Just what’s going to happen when Hammond B3 monster Joey DeFrancesco crosses paths with drummer-percussionist and “Mr. Fun City” Matt Wilson is anyone’s guess – but, as we said, you’d be crazy to miss this one.”
- MU Women’s Chorale 2 PM at First Baptist Church, $5: “The MU Women’s Chorale is a selective ensemble dedicated to studying and sharing music written for women’s voices.”
- MU Concert Chorale 5 PM at First Baptist Church, $5: “The Concert Chorale is a seventy-voice select ensemble designed to provide intensified study of, and performance experience with, a varied repertoire of outstanding and challenging choral compositions.”
- Mizzou New Music Ensemble 7:30 PM at Whitmore Recital Hall, $5
