Jingle bells are rocking in the Ridge this weekend.
It’s Zion in Bay Ridge on Friday night. Forget the dropping temperatures and fleeting mid-winter sunlight — hightail it over to Pipin’s Pub (9701 Third Ave. between 97th Street and Marine Avenue) to hear reggae regents Anthem bring the drop, pop, and bubble to the Ridge at 9 pm.
Then, roll over to Greenhouse Cafe (7717 Third Ave. between 77th and 78th streets) to catch Rolling Stones tribute Sha-Doobie strut its stuff at 11 pm.
Because there’s nothing more punk than a sealed, un-wrapped children’s toy, head(bang) over to the Hideout (8415 Fifth Ave. between 84th and 85th streets) on Saturday for the bar’s Punk Rock Toy Drive at 7:30 pm. Cover Your Idols is headlining. Bring a toy, grab a drink, rock out. Badda bing!
Then on Saturday night, it is a choose-your-own-adventure.
Radio Daze is reliving the “Me Decade” at the Wicked Monk (9510 Third Ave. between 95th and 96th streets), and you can rock out to your favorite ’80s new wave and rock starting at 11 pm.
Or step a decade or two further into the past with Secretly Famous at the Lock Yard (9221 Fifth Ave. between 92nd and 94th streets). Zeppelin, AD/DC, Sabbath — they got it all, and it starts at 8:30 pm.
But if classic rock and new wave aren’t your bag, take a white-knuckle ride to Three Jolly Pigeons (6802 Third Ave. at 68th street) for biker rockers Command-Z, Rag Tag, and Those Guys at 9 pm.
Then on Tuesday, seven is the lucky number for local favorite Martin McQuade, who is marking his seventh annual Christmas show at Greenhouse Cafe on Dec. 23. Mike Boshell will tickle the ivory as McQuade croons your favorite holiday standards. The show gets underway at 7 pm.
