Live music!
Baja Bar & Grill, Fox Chapel: Barracuda at 8 p.m. Saturday (free); bajabargrill.com.
The Bridge Music Bar, East Liberty: Denzel The Artist Takes the R&B Open Floor Experiment at 8 p.m. Thursday ($25); Astrofunk at 8 p.m. Friday ($15); Certain Fate at 5 p.m. Saturday (free); Hill Music Company at 8 p.m. Sunday ($15); thebridgemusicbar.com.
City Winery, Strip: GA-20 and Black Joe Lewis at 8 p.m. Friday ($35); Motown Christmas at 8 p.m. Saturday ($30); Joan Osborne at 8 p.m. Sunday ($62); pittsburgh.citywinery.com.
Con Alma, Downtown: Theron Brown at 6 p.m. Thursday; Alton Merrell Group at 6 p.m. Friday; Tubby Daniels at 10 p.m. Friday; Ippolito/Fritcher Quartet at 6 p.m. Saturday; Manu Gajanan ft. John Swana at 10 p.m. Saturday; NOLA Brunch with The Colbys at noon Sunday; Corinne Mammama’s Christmas Jazz Show at 5 p.m. Sunday; $10; conalmapgh.com.
Club Cafe, South Side: MeNo Mind/ Crombie/Raised By Giants at 8 p.m. Thursday ($10); Illiterate Light/Tiny Wars at 8 p.m. Friday ($15); Sungazer/Sirintip at 8 p.m. Saturday ($25); Smokin’ Betties Burlesque Presents: The 4th Annual Have Yourself A Very Bettie Christmas at 8 p.m. Sunday ($15); clubcafelive.com.
Crafthouse Stage & Grill, Whitehall: Ruff House at 8 p.m. Friday ($8); Franchise Band at 8 p.m. Saturday ($8); Keep Flying/ Unwanted Downfall/Soulios/Heading North at 7 p. m. Sunday ($ 15/$ 18); crafthousepgh.com.
Jergels, Marshall: Barbara Blue at 8 p.m. Thursday ($10/$13); Justin Fabus at 9 p.m. Friday ($10/$15); Appetite For Destruction – Guns ’n Roses Tribute at 9 p.m. Saturday ($20/$23); Lez Zeppelin at 7 p.m. ($25/$30); jergels.com.
Kingfly Spirits, Strip: Abby Gross Funktet at 7 p.m. Thursday ($10); kingflyspirits.com.
Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield: Maura Weaver/Larval State/Tilt Contrls/ Fosh at 8 p.m. Friday ($10); dltsgdom.com.
Mr. Smalls, Millvale: Wild Blue Yonder/The Sun Champs/Bagavond at 8 p.m. Friday in the Funhouse ($12/$15); Mixtape Madness with Foamer/Hotdog Water/Corduroy/Lez Paul/OrangeG/Petsitter/The Redlines/Something Under a Microscope at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Funhouse ($10/$12); mrsmalls.com.
Moondog’s, Blawnox: A Night of Led Zeppelin with Freaks of a Feather/Miss Freddye’s Blues Band at 8 p.m. Friday ($10); theCAUSE at 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday ($10/$12); moondogs.us.
The Oaks Theater, Oakmont: Chris Jamison Christmas at 7 p.m. Thursday ($20); The new Pure Gold at 7 p.m. Friday ($25); Pittsburgh Doo-Wop Big Band at 7:30 p.m. Saturday ($15); theoakstheater.com.
Preserving Underground, New Kensington: Fit For An Autopsy/Exodus at 7 p.m. Sunday ($30); eventbrite.com.
Rivers Casino, North Shore: Walkin’ Rosie at 9 p.m. Friday (free); Velveeta at 8 p.m. Saturday (free); riverscasino.com.
Roxian, McKees Rocks: Steel Panther at 8 p.m. Sunday ($28); ticketmaster.com.
Spirit, Lawrenceville: The Zells/ Tosser/Natural Rat at 7 p.m. Thursday ($7); Thunderpuss at 9 p.m. Friday ($45); spiritpgh.com.
Thunderbird Music Hall, Lawrenceville: Keller Williams at 8 p.m. Friday ($30); Bastard Bearded Irishmen Christmas Show/F--- Yeah Dinosaurs!/Weird Paul Rock Band at 8 p.m. Saturday ($17); The Mountain Goats/Stephen Steinbrink at 8 p.m. Sunday (sold out); thunderbirdmusichall.com.