Roots quartet Bronson Rock and acoustic rock purveyors The Bargain don't care if you've been naughty or nice—they're not judgmental like that Santa dude. They'll play a holiday special show for everyone on Fri., Dec. 20, at Best Video Film & Cultural Center. The festivities start at 7 PM and the cover is $10.

Bronson Rock is a four-piece rock and soul band featuring Buzz Gordo on guitar and lead vocals, Eric Bloomquist on bass, Lou St. John on organ, and Tom Smith on drums. Individually, the seasoned musicians in Bronson Rock have performed with a "who's-who" of Connecticut artists, and continue to maintain busy schedules as players. The band featured the songwriting talents of Gordo, who was the main songwriter for New Haven's illustrious Big Bad Johns. Two of his songs from those days have been featured in a recent season of HBO's True Blood.

The band plays a tight, danceable mix of original garage soul sounds, with some choice obscure covers thrown in, owing a debt to groups like the Rascals and Booker T. and the MG's.

A Bargain was struck with the devil and each other to write, record, and perform the songs Frank Critelli, Muddy Rivers, and Shandy Lawson lasso while sitting around the kitchen table.