The 2012 Winter NAMM Show will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center from Thursday January 19th through Sunday January 22nd. As is always the case, there will be lots of great gigs taking place in Southern California during NAMM week. I've compiled a list of gigs below that may be of interest to Guitar Channel readers, which I will continue to update as more shows are announced or changed. Follow me on Twitter to be notified of updates.
Last Updated: January 9th
Wednesday - January 18th
CAB (Alex Machacek - Guitar, Bunny Brunel - Bass, Virgil Donati - Drums, Dennis Hamm - Keys)
The Baked Potato - Studio City, CA 9:30pm & 11:30pm
Eric Johnson (with Chris Maresh - Bass , Wayne Salzmann - Drums. Opening Act: Andy McKee)
House of Blues Anaheim - Anaheim, CA 8:00pm
Thursday - January 19th
Steve Morse Band (Steve Morse - Guitar, Dave LaRue - Bass, Van Romaine - Drums)
The Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA 8:00pm
Chris MINH DOKY and The Nomads (Chris Minh Doky - Bass, Dean Brown - Guitar, Dave Weckl - Drums, George Whitty - Keys)
Catalina Bar & Grill - Hollywood, CA 8:30pm & 10:30pm
Eric Johnson (with Chris Maresh - Bass , Wayne Salzmann - Drums. Opening Act: Andy McKee)
House of Blues Los Angeles - West Hollywood, CA 9:00pm
Friday - January 20th
Michael Landau Trio (Michael Landau - Guitar, Gary Novak - Drums, Reggie Hamilton - Bass)
The Baked Potato - Studio City, CA 9:30pm & 11:30pm
OHM & Polcat - Double Bill - (OHM: Chris Poland - Guitar, Robertino 'Pag' Pagliari - Bass, David Eagle - Drums. Polcat: Chris Poland - Guitar, Frank Catalano - Sax, Sean O'Bryan Smith - Bass, Jim Gifford - Drums)
Alva’s Showroom - San Pedro, CA OHM @ 8:00pm, Polcat @ 10:00pm
Steve Morse Band (Steve Morse - Guitar, Dave LaRue - Bass, Van Romaine - Drums)
The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA 8:00pm
Chris MINH DOKY and The Nomads (Chris Minh Doky - Bass, Dean Brown - Guitar, Dave Weckl - Drums, George Whitty - Keys)
Catalina Bar & Grill - Hollywood, CA 8:30pm & 10:30pm
Deke's Guitar Geek Festival - Day 1 (Featuring Paul Gilbert, Nokie Edwards, and others)
Anaheim Plaza Hotel - Anaheim, CA 6:00pm
Saturday - January 21st
Bozzio Machacek Johnson Trio (Terry Bozzio - Drums, Alex Machacek - Guitar, Jimmy Johnson - Bass)
The Baked Potato - Studio City, CA 9:30pm & 11:30pm
The Aristocrats (Guthrie Govan - Guitar, Bryan Beller - Bass, Marco Minnemann - Drums)
Alva’s Showroom - San Pedro, CA 8:00pm
NAMM Jam 2012 (featuring sets by Uli Jon Roth, Richie Kotzen, Tony MacAlpine & Bruce Kulick)
Key Club West Hollywood, CA 7:45pm
Chris MINH DOKY and The Nomads (Chris Minh Doky - Bass, Dean Brown - Guitar, Dave Weckl - Drums, George Whitty - Keys)
Catalina Bar & Grill - Hollywood, CA 8:30pm & 10:30pm
Deke's Guitar Geek Festival - Day 2 (Featuring The Hellecasters, Rick Vito, and others)
Anaheim Plaza Hotel - Anaheim, CA 5:00pm
Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night - (Featuring Carl Verheyen, Lee Ritenour, Mike Stern, Stu Hamm, and others)
Marriott Platinum Ballroom - Anaheim, CA 7:00pm
Sunday - January 22nd
Allan Holdsworth (Allan Holdsworth - Guitar, Virgil Donati - Drums, Jimmy Haslip - Bass, Dennis Hamm - Keys)
The Baked Potato - Studio City, CA 9:30pm & 11:30pm
The Aristocrats (Guthrie Govan - Guitar, Bryan Beller - Bass, Marco Minnemann - Drums)
Alva’s Showroom - San Pedro, CA 6:00pm
Steve Morse Band (Steve Morse - Guitar, Dave LaRue - Bass, Van Romaine - Drums)
Belly Up - Solana Beach, CA 8:00pm
Chris MINH DOKY and The Nomads (Chris Minh Doky - Bass, Dean Brown - Guitar, Dave Weckl - Drums, George Whitty - Keys)
Catalina Bar & Grill - Hollywood, CA 8:30pm & 10:30pm
Polcat (Chris Poland - Guitar, Frank Catalano - Sax, Sean O'Bryan Smith - Bass, Jim Gifford - Drums)
Salvador's Jazz Suite - Los Angeles, CA 8:00pm
Monday - January 23rd
Xotic Nite @ NAMM (Featuring Kirk Fletcher, Eric Gales, and Yuya Komoguchi)
Lighthouse Cafe - Hermosa Beach, CA 8:00pm
Steve Morse Band (Steve Morse - Guitar, Dave LaRue - Bass, Van Romaine - Drums)
Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA 7:45pm
Tuesday - January 24th
FRO (Harold "Fro" Davis Jr. - Guitar, Andy Sanesi - Drums, Tim Lefebvre - Bass)
The Mint - Los Angeles, CA 9:00pm
OHM & Polcat - Double Bill - (OHM: Chris Poland - Guitar, Robertino 'Pag' Pagliari - Bass, David Eagle - Drums. Polcat: Chris Poland - Guitar, Frank Catalano - Sax, Sean O'Bryan Smith - Bass, Jim Gifford - Drums)
The Baked Potato - Studio City, CA OHM @ 9:30pm, Polcat @ 11:30pm
