Christmas is coming fast. Start setting your concert schedule for the holiday week now

With Christmas Eve coming on Sunday night, it is a light weekend for music, but the next week is busy and we'll include some New Year's Eve options too. But first a little local color:

Hingham natives release Christmas video

Hingham natives Joanie and Lisa Pimentel, with their friend, drummer Nicola Berlinsky, are all teachers at the same Los Angeles area elementary school, and for several years they've also had a dual identity as No Small Children, a punk trio with Lisa on guitar and Joanie on bass. Boston-area rock fans remember Joanie as the frontwoman for the funk band SuperHoney, and she also sang with Flunky, Heidi, and Big Wig (which is three more bands). When the band Heidi was signed to Warner Brothers the sisters ended up in L.A., and when that record deal didn't produce massive success, they gravitated into teaching. Drama Dolls is an offshoot of No Small Children, with a cheeky but engaging holiday video, and the good news is that The C-Note in Hull has booked a Drama Dolls show, for August, when they'll be on a bill with The Harbormen, which includes Lisa and Joanie's brother from that musical Pimentel family.

THURSDAY, Dec. 21:   G and the Willikers set to make their debut

South Shore blues and soul fans still mourn the breakup of Soul Box, but they'll be eager to hear the new project for former Soul Box singer George Howard, of Brockton, as "G and the Willikers" make their debut at The Fallout Shelter in Norwood. Boston songsmith Chad Perrone has an album release at City Winery's Haymarket Lounge; while the sweet vocal sounds of the Sons of Serendip are on the main stage at the Boston venue. Wintery Songs in Eleventy Part Harmony is that special sextet of female singers topped by Jennifer Kimball, at Club Passim in Harvard Square. Jen Kearney's funk and rock blend at The Burren in Somerville. Lee Ross sings at the Levitate Backyard in Marshfield. The Asian Project gets down at Big Night Live in Boston.

FRIDAY, Dec. 22: Blues double bill at The Fallout Shelter

One of the best double bills for modern blues anywhere comes to The Fallout Shelter in Norwood with guitar ace (and early Norah Jones advocate) Peter Parcek, with Danielle Miraglia.  Hardest working man in showbiz Jay Psaros sings at the Levitate Backyard in Marshfield. The Spittin' Vinnies rock out at City Winery in Boston. Silk – an all R&B night – at Big Night Live in Boston. New England (via Detroit) blues legend James Montgomery and his band heat up The Mass. Arts Center in Mansfield.

SATURDAY, Dec. 23: Big Something coming to Pembroke

The best band out of Burlington, North Carolina, Big Something is a six-piece alt-rock/jamband colossus just off on a 40-city national tour to promote their seventh studio album, "Headspace," released last month, and their only Boston-area show is at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. The Jay Psaros Band tops the fare at The C-Note's annual Christmas Party in Hull. Surfliner warms up the Levitate Backyard in Marshfield. DJ Linc headlines the holiday party at The Next Page Cafe in Weymouth.

Coming attractions

TUESDAY: Folk-rocker Melissa Ferrick opens a two-nighter at Club Passim in Cambridge. Mor ve Otesi – Turkish alt-rock – arrives at City Winery in Boston.

WEDNESDAY: Pop star Steve Aoki at Big Night Live in Boston; Start Making Sense – the Talking Heads tribute – at The Sinclair in Cambridge; the popular Adam Ezra Group heats up City Winery in Boston.

DEC. 28:  The Adam Ezra Group moves on to light up the Narrows Center in Fall River; the roots virtuosity of The Felice Brothers at The Sinclair; folksinger Dar Williams at City Winery.

DEC. 29:  Scituate's Dalton & the Sheriffs return to the House of Blues in Boston; back in town after a year touring around the world, blues trio GA-20 sure to burn down the Narrows Center in Fall River; Enter the Haggis brings Celtic tones to holiday fun at the Spire Center in Plymouth; Kindred the Family Soul – a dazzling husband-wife duo – harmonizes at City Winery in Boston; The Proles are among five bands rocking The C-Note in Hull in a benefit show. Jazz is Led – a jazz-funk treatment of Led Zeppelin tunes – takes over The District in Taunton.

DEC. 30: Baltimore funk band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong open at two-nighter at the House of Blues in Boston; Boston folk favorite Ellis Paul opens two nights at Club Passim in Cambridge; Draw the Line's seminal Aerosmith tribute at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke; Brian Thomas and the BT All Stars bring soul-funk to The Fallout Shelter in Norwood; Craig Carter and the Hurricane rock the Next Page Cafe in Weymouth; New Bedford guitarist Quinn Sullivan has sold out his concert at the Narrows Center in Fall River; Another Tequila Sunrise's superb Eagles tribute visits the Spire Center in Plymouth; Won't Back Down – a Tom Petty tribute – at The District in Taunton; former Boston (the band) guitar ace Barry Goudreau's Engine Room rocks City Winery in Boston. Hanover's ubiquitous Aldous Collins Band sings at the Levitate Backyard in Marshfield.

NEW YEAR'S EVE:  Booty Vortex gets down with the disco moves at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke; sax player Elan Trotman and his band jazz up Scullers in Boston; rock-funk with Ripe at Roadrunner in Allston;  the Fat City Band headlines Chan's in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; the Spire Center in Plymouth hosts a comedy night with Brian Glowacki; Gimme Gimme Disco is the dance party at Brighton Music Hall; Divas With A Twist enliven The District in Taunton; Suzanne McNeil sings at The Voyage in Humarock; The Glitter Boys 1970s-80s rock and dance fun at The Sinclair in Cambridge; Workman Song's classic rock, with two more bands, promise a full night at The C-Note in Hull.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Where to see live music near Quincy and Boston for the rest of 2023