Eli Young Band: 7:30 p.m., Southport Hall, 200 Monticello Ave., New Orleans, Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m.. $20. http://www.newsouthport.com/html/history.html. (504) 835-2903.
Open Mic Night @ Fair Grinds Coffee House: 7-9 p.m., Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce De Leon St., New Orleans, Robert Eustis of DeSoto Street Band fame gets things rolling with slide guitar, Dobro, mandolin, or whichever mood is in the New Orleans air on that evening. Everyone is invited to perform and to be entertained. No cover. Contact Robert@desotostreetband.com or (504) 481-6664. http://fairgrinds.com
Baroque Christmas: 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church New Orleans, 5290 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, Join the LPO and Symphony Chorus of New Orleans for its annual performance of classical holiday favorites from Bach, and selections from the Messiah. (504) 523-6530. http://www.fbno.org
Chris Smither: 8-10:30 p.m., Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal St., New Orleans. Advance tickets will be available for purchase at the bar for $12 cash. $20. (504) 304-4714. http://www.chickiewahwah.com.
Dj Shadow: 9 p.m., Republic New Orleans, 828 S. Peters St., New Orleans http://www.republicnola.com or (504) 528-8282
Davis Rogan: 7 p.m., Le Bon Temps Roule, 4801 Magazine St., New Orleans (504) 895-8117. http://www.myspace.com/4801magazine.
Christmas Concert-NOBC: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, The New Orleans Black Chorale will perform its annual Christmas concert. Free and open to the public. Free. (504) 520-7597. http://www.trinity.net/index.aspx
Flow Tribe’s Winter Wonderfunk Party With The Scorseses: 9 p.m., Tipitina’s Uptown, 501 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans $10 presale, $12 at door. http://www.tipitinas.com or (504) 895-8477
Dash Rip Rock’s Alternative Tentacles Record Release Party For “Black Liquor”: 10:30 p.m., Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans. http://siberianola.com or (504) 265-8855.
Robert Cray Band: 8 p.m., Harrah’s New Orleans Casino & Hotel, 228 Poydras St., New Orleans. http://www.harrahsneworleans.com or (504) 533-6000.
Holiday Show With Amanda Shaw: 9:30 p.m., Dba, 618 Frenchmen St., New Orleans $5. http://dbabars.com/dbano or (504) 942-3731
My Graveyard Jaw / O Death / World Inferno Friendship Society: 10 p.m., Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans. http://siberianola.com or (504) 265-8855.
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