First of all, I want to call your attention to a show happening in Pekin at Goodfellas on Saturday Dec. 22. WWCT presents NRBQ in a one night only performance. Tickets are twenty dollars and are available at Goodfellas and all Co-op locations. Anyone here remember Scott Ligon? Well if you’ve ever seen The River City Soul Revue, Dollface, The Heatersons or Scott Ligon and The Ligonaires, you’ve seen Scott play. Scott is an integral part of NRBQ now, and he’s realized the dream of a lifetime, playing with one of his heros, Terry Adams of NRBQ. Don’t miss this homecoming show. It might be one of the only chances to see this band in this area.

OK, now, down in St. Louis, Steve Forbert will be at the Old Rock House tonight, Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas show is at The Fox Theatre on Saturday, Fun. is at The Peabody Opera House on Tuesday and finally, Come on, come on get happy…David Cassidy is appearing in Lindlelwood at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts on Saturday.

Up in Chi-town, Trombone Shorty is at The Park West tomorrow and Friday and Brendan Bayliss and Jack Cinninger of Umphrey’s McGee will be appearing there Saturday

At the Castle Theatre, Digital Tape Machine, a Chicago based band consisting of members from Umphrey’s  and Liquid Soul will be appearing tomorrow night. At The Canopy Club the bluegrass band Trampled by Turtles will be there tomorrow night and Twenty One Pilots, a group that’s been getting a lot of buzz lately with comparisons to Fun. will be taking the stage at the on Sunday.

Right here in River City Cousin Eddie is your Live at The Five Spot band tomorrow at the Contemporary Art Center. Also tomorrow, Shifters Pub hosts a Holiday Cheerity event, Jammin’ for Cystic Fibrosis featuring Brainchild, Easy Riders, Art of ILL Fusion, Creek Road Ramblers, Cole Hollow, The Nate Peck Band, Peter Adriel, Amadahere and Daniel Joseph Watkins. On Saturday Seven West appears at Martini’s, Spring Creek Station is at Goodfellas, Three and a Half Men are at The Fieldhouse and The Willies take the stage at EP’s for their last show of 2012, also on Saturday