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Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Open mic w/ Beers Bros.
Tuesdays: Musicians Night Out
Wed 12/7: Live Band Karaoke
Thurs 12/8: After the Smoke
Fri 12/9: Dive Bar Messiahs
Sat 12/10: Inna Rude Mood
Sun 12/11: 5 pm Jade Hendrix; 9 pm Karaoke
Wed 12/14: Musicians Brew w/ Coso
Thurs 12/15: Smokey & Friends
Fri 12/16: 6 pm Karen Eden; 9 pm The Tossers
Sat 12/17: DJ Cue
Sun 12/18: 5 pm Corsican Bros; 9 pm Karaoke
Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California Street
Fridays: DJs – College Night
Saturdays DJs
Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
(805) 653-1266
Wed 12/7: Donna Greene
Thurs 12/8: Fabulous Hangovers
Fri 12/9: Young Dempsy
Sat 12/10: Red Muffs
Tues 12/13: Fabulous Hangovers
Wed 12/14: Big Adventure
Thurs 12/15: Coso Live
Fri 12/16: Instone
Sat 12/17: Drunken Monkeys
Tues 12/20: Blue Vice
The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
Weds & Saturdays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Varon Thomas
Thurs & Fridays: 5:30 – 8:30 pm Warren Takahashi
Chopper Fest
Ventura Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd
Sat 12/10: One More for the Road, Shari Puorto Band, Hard Six
Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Tuesdays: The Down Home Trio
Fri 12/9: Brandon Ragan Project
Sat 12/10: Al Martin
Sun 12/11: 4 pm Hot Roux
Fri 12/16: Avery Dalton
Sat 12/17: Live Band Karaoke
Sun 12/18: 3 pm On Tap
Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
593 E. Main Street
(805) 648-3001
Sun 12/18: 4 pm The Sunday Drivers
Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Fridays: Flashback Fridays
Saturdays: Disco Bowl
El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends; 9:30 DJ/Karaoke by DJ Gold Dust
Saturdays: DJ Erock
Four Brix Winery
2290 Eastman Avenue #109
(805) 256-6006
Sat 12/10: 7 pm Kelly’s Lot
The Garage
1091 Scandie Avenue
Wed 12/7: Keep the Giraffe Burning
Sat 12/17: Shattered Faith, Hymen Blasters, Mother of Dissension, COA, Side Effects
Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
(805) 642-2411
Thurs, Fri & Sat: Karaoke
Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic
Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Wednesdays: The Swillys
Fri 12/9: Salty Suites
Sat 12/10: Ricky Z
Fri 12/16: Noah Nola
Sat 12/17: Tex Pistols
The Greek Restaurant
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun 7:30 pm
Belly Dancing, Greek music and show
Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 12/9: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Sugaray Rayford
Sat 12/10: Del Franklin’s Christmas party
Fri 12/16: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Rent Party Blues Band
Sun 12/18: 4 pm Hot Roux
Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 12/9: Action Down
Sat 12/10: Tex Pistols
Fri 12/16: Reign
Sat 12/17: Vital Itch
O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Tuesdays: Free Jukebox
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Thurs 12/8: Live Band Karaoke
Sat 12/17: Karen Eden
Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs
Poinsettia Pavilion
3451 Foothill Road
(805) 648-1143
Mon 12/12: Monday Night Dance Club with Wyatt Haupt Band
Fri 12/16: The White Buffalo, Bryan Titus Duo, The Brambles
Mon 12/19: Monday Night Dance Club with Dick Parent Band
Prime
2209 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: Danny D
Fridays: Mike Moody
Saturdays: Jessica Ash
Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night
Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs
Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 12/10: David Bucci
Sun 12/11: Dennis Russell
Sat 12/17: Sympatico Pat & Bob
Sun 12/18: Tisa Adamson
Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: Twisted Tuesday w/ DJ
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main St.
805-643-7300
Live jazz music 7-10 pm
Wed 12/7: Adam Clark Trio
Thurs 12/8: Dogfish
Fri 12/9: Hans Ottsen Trio
Sat 12/10: Barrelhouse Wailers
Wed 12/14: Skip Spiro’s Little Big Band
Thurs 12/15: Brad Rabuchin & Friends
Fri 12/16: L.J. & the Boyz
Sat 12/17: Charged Particles
Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Tues & Thurs: Karaoke
Fri 12/9: 7th Decade
Sat 12/10: Masters of the Past
Fri 12/16: Bloody Reunion
Sat 12/17: Jan Michael & the Vincents
Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
Music 6-8 pm
Sat 12/10: Hard Times Band
Sat 12/17: Wyk & Winkle
The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
(805) 643-3264
Metal Wednesdays
Get it Right Thursday DJs
Fri 12/19: Rubberneck Lions
Sat 12/17: Dojo Loach
Sun 12/18: DJ Steezy Steve
Topa Topa Brewing Co.
104 E. Thompson Blvd
(805) 628-9255
Tuesdays: 6-9 pm Jeff Uzzel
Traveler Café
1070 E Front Street
Fridays 5-7 pm: Bernie Larsen
Sundays 11-1 pm: Bernie Larsen
The Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
(805) 653-9463
Mondays: Open mic
Tuesdays: Keith Cain
Thursdays: Jon Gindick
Wed 12/7: Daniel Stacey
Fri 12/9: Frank Barajas
Sat 12/10: Mark Heyes
Wed 12/14: Bluegrass open jam
Fri 12/16: Hans Ottsen
Sat 12/17: Paul McCallum
The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Sat & Sun: Noon Kenny DeVoe
Sat 12/17: 8 pm Teresa Russell