6:30 p.m. (lesson), 7 p.m. (dance). $10–12. www.athensfolk.org

THE OLD FOLKERS The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society presents a contra dance with live music and a caller.

7:30 p.m. $45–85. pac.uga.edu

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The orchestra joins the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus to perform a portion of Handel's Messiah.

7 p.m. (doors). $20 (adv.), $25. www.40watt.com

BLOODKIN Long-running Athens group playing a bluesy style of roots-rock with big guitars and sharply written lyrics.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $15 (adv.), $18. www.georgiatheatre.com

NEIGHBOR LADY Twangy, melodic rock group led by local singer-songwriter Emily Braden.

SPENCER THOMAS Upbeat, soft rock artist and member of Futurebirds whose sound is influenced by the likes of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen.

ROSE HOTEL "Bedroom-rock" alter ego of Atlanta songwriter Jordan Reynolds.

CURT CASTLE Atlanta-based electro-indie-rock project led by songwriter Ryan Engelberger (Reptar, Semicircle).

8 p.m. (doors). $12 (adv.), $15. www.flickertheateandbar.com

WIEUCA Experimental outfit that fuses indie rock, psychedelia and trip hop.

ZL!STER The Atlanta-based rapper/singer kicks off their Get Out of My Head Tour.

ANNIE LEETH Local producer and violinist loops drums, synths and strings.

9:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens

TERRAPLANE BLUE Local blues-rock band featuring Doug Peters, John Straw and Dean Johnson.

4 p.m. FREE! www.athensmasterchorale.org

ATHENS MASTER CHORALE "A Christmas Sampler" includes songs by Handel, Bach, Forrest and Rutter.

4 p.m. $10–20 requested donation. www.amethystbaroque.com

AMETHYST BAROQUE ENSEMBLE The ensemble presents "An Advent Songfest," a program that includes Advent music, Baroque repertoire and more recent hymn tunes.

A Very Cowboy Christmas. 5:30 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

ANDY AND MANDY'S HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS Pair of folk singers from Savannah.

DYLAN EARL Folk singer of melancholic, classic country ballads from Arkansas.

KIMBERLY MORGAN YORK Solid gold country musician from Athens.

A.M. RODRIGUEZ Local folk and Piedmont blues artist.

CALEB HUNNICUT Hartwell native creating fine country music.

7 p.m. $40–47. www.classiccenter.com

JOHN BERRY Grammy Award-winning country star on his 27th annual Christmas tour.

7 p.m. FREE! www.classiccityband.org

CLASSIC CITY BAND Classic Christmas works by Mel Torme, Leroy Anderson and Vince Guaraldi.

5–7 p.m. FREE! www.treehousekidandcraft.com

HOLIDAY MUSIC SINGALONG Treehouse, The Studio and Allegro Music are patterning for a night of carols and holiday cheer on the outdoor stage.

6:30 p.m. FREE! www.uuathensga.org

UUFA CHALICE CHOIR "Honoring the Dark, Honoring the Light" is a winter solstice program that includes music, meditation and candle lighting.

10 p.m. www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

NUCLEAR TOURISM Skate punks playing surfy, garage-infused songs.

DELTA 8 New hardcore punk supergroup with members of Beer Piss, Snuki, McQQeen and Rubber Udder.

SEX MEX San Antonio act that's equal parts power pop and punk rock.

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $25–50. pac.uga.edu

BALSAM RANGE Traditional bluegrass band from western North Carolina with fiddle, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, dobro and guitar. Tonight's performance includes well-known hits and holiday favorites.

8 p.m. $15. www.hendershotsathens.com

THE HOLIDAY HUSTLE CLUB A jazz quartet led by songwriter and pianist Bart King performs secular classics by Irving Berlin and Mel Tormé as well as new holiday tunes from the EP Snow Day!

8 p.m. $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

LEEANN PEPPERS Local singer-songwriter playing sparse, tender folk music.

MICHAEL POTTER Experimental ambient and improv musician of The Electric Nature and tape label Null Zone.

WET GARDEN Local modular synth duo exploring deep listening and sustained tones

G.A.G. Improvisational noise by Joyce Le Guin.

OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS Spinning synth-pop and Cocteau Twins hits straight from the Go Bar glory days before and after the live performances.

9:30 p.m. (show). $10. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthensGA

DRUG DUCKS Seasoned Athens musicians play covers, originals and space jams.

THE LOW WHITES No info available.

6 p.m. www.3railroad.org

MARTY WINKLER Jazz, pop and folk singer-songwriter.

Hoppy Holidays. 6:30–8:30 p.m. www.sobrewco.com

QUINTET ATHENS Professional wind quintet performing a laid-back set of Christmas carols.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $10–20. bit.ly/MarigoldDec22

THE WILD JORDAN TONK-CATS An all-star group of local veteran musicians perform danceable, soulful covers and originals.

SQUALLS 22 Experience '80s Athens magic as original Squalls members Bob Hay and Diana Torell perform backed by the Wild Jordan Tonk-Cats.

7:30 p.m. FREE! www.historicathens.com

DAVE MARR Local singer-songwriter and bandleader with a deep, resonant country twang.

Christmas Eve-Eve Concert. 6–8 p.m. FREE! www.athenticbrewing.com

MARY & THE HOT HOTTY-HOTS Hot jazz and swing band offering music from the 1910s, '20s and '30s.

8 p.m. $10. www.hendershotsathens.com

BIG BAND ATHENS 18-member Athens band whose swinging tunes consist of cover music from the '40s to the '70s.

Wrap It Up Show: Bye Bye 2023. 8 p.m. $15–20. www.athenscine.com

HUSTLERS BY NATURE Motorhead2x, Quezzy Poet and Helluva Swagg perform.

HITMAN SAMMY SAM Atlanta artist sharing his new album, Grady Baby, that drops Christmas Day.

TONY B Longtime Athens rapper with a smart, polished style.

8 p.m. (doors). $12. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

THE HERNIES Athens funk-rock outfit of trippy, sound-bending music.

NIHLIST CHEERLEADER Raw riot grrrl-inspired punk that's a pitch-perfect blend of snotty and sunny, earnest and sardonic.

PERVERT Brilliantly wrecked, inner core-heavy rock.

HUNGER ANTHEM Indie garage rock trio from Athens with head banging energy.

7 p.m. www.instagram.com/buvez_athens

BEAT UP Local punks resisting the darkest timeline.

ANARCHY FOR ASSHOLES OG crusty punks from Oklahoma City playing low and slow Oi.

69 DUDES Athens misfits on a mission to write 69 punk songs, each exactly 69 seconds long.

7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show). $20. www.georgiatheatre.com

THE PINK STONES Local cosmic country band with a lighthearted, twangy charm.

ELIJAH JOHNSTON Athens-based emo singer-songwriter with hooky guitar-driven tunes.

LILLY HIATT Lighthearted Nashville indie-rock artist with a pop twist.

CLOVER COUNTY Local singer-songwriter whose wandering feminine sound is inspired by soft indie pop.

8 p.m. (doors). $10. www.flickertheatreandbar.com

CAUGHY Atlanta-based artist combining assorted synthesizers, drum machines and vocals to create simple yet charmingly vulnerable productions.

AIDEN PRINCE No info available.

JAC No info available.

7 p.m. (doors). $10. www.40watt.com

HAYRIDE Long-running local three-piece rock band led by guitarist Kevin Sweeney.

DONKEY PUNCH Raucous, long-​running local hard-​rock band.

9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

SNUKI Local hardcore punk band fronted by Thomas Kim.

GASKET Baltimore band blending crust punk, old school hardcore and metal touring behind a new EP, Dull the Needle.

AGENCY West Virginia hardcore influenced by Cursed, His Hero is Gone and Baptists.

IXIAN Harsh blackened noise project by Daniel Shroyer.

3:30 p.m. www.oakhousedistillery.com

DIXIELAND FIVE New Orleans style jazz band with trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, sousaphone, drums and featured vocalist Liam Parke.

New Year's Eve Bash. 7 p.m.–1 a.m. $50. bit.ly/sobrewconye

DJ MAHOGANY Popular local DJ spins freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Tonight's event includes a Mellow Mushroom pizza buffet and midnight toast.

Motown NYE Party. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (show). $10. bit.ly/AthenticNYE

ORIGINAL SPLITZ BAND A mixed drink of the classic Motown sound, part 1970s funk and disco flavor, a dash of the old-school and contemporary R&B, and a guaranteed good time.

8 p.m. www.facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens

MERCYLAND Recently revitalized post-punk band originally formed in 1985 and fronted by David Barbe.

SHEHEHE Local band that draws from old-school punk and arena rock to create a fist-pumping atmosphere.

THE STACKS New Orleans-based rock and roll party band founded in 1999.

NS Family Vinyl New Years Eve. 8 p.m. (doors). FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

JR GREEN Music promoter, former venue owner and DJ known as JR Superstar.

MONTY GREENE Electronic artist with crisp, powerful dance tracks.

NATE MITCHELL Local DJ spins a patchwork of '50s/'60s soul/R&B, garage rock, psychedelic and more.

WYATT NICHOLSON DJ Other Voices, Other Rooms spinning a love letter to Go Bar full of '80s techno-pop and Cocteau Twins.

ELLIS G No info available.

New Year's Eve Cover Show. 9 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/theworldfamousathens

MURDER THE MOOD A tribute to My Chemical Romance.

THE GETAWAY COMPANY Covering System of a Down.

GHOUL HAND The best of The Misfits.

Dance Macabre: New Year's Eve Goth Night Dance Party. 9 p.m. $10. www.athenscine.com

DJ CROWE DJ spinning hip hop, electronic, industrial and more.

DJ TOMB LILY Adria Stembridge of Tears for the Dying spins deathrock, post-punk, goth and more.

DJ GOTH DAD Dustin Gannon of Vision Video spins danceable tracks full of doom and gloom.

Attaboy Tapes Presents. 7 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com

JIM WHITE Winterville-based singer-songwriter with a canny lyrical style and a Southern gothic flair. Tonight's performance follows a screening of Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus and a Q&A.

6:30 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (show). $30. www.georgiatheatre.com

NATE SMITH Nashville country artist with a mix of gritty backwoods soul and rock and roll swagger.

DYLAN SCHNEIDER Pop country singer-songwriter with a rock and roll edge.