Haim @ Glasslands, May 2012 (more by Chris La Putt)

Eternal Summers @ Knitting Factory, 6/15/2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

She Keeps Bees @ MHOW, April 2011 (more by Jessica Amaya)

today in NYC
* Santacon
* Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's
* Matisyahu @ Terminal 5
* Monoton @ Pianos
* The LeeVees @ Brooklyn Bowl
* TEEN, Guards @ Knitting Factory
* Jonathan Toubin @ Brooklyn Bowl
* The Rascals @ The Capitol Theatre
* Banning Eyre and Timbila @ Barbes
* The Polyphonic Spree @ Webster Hall
* Haim, MS MR @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Chappo, Monogold @ The Mercury Lounge
* Akudama, Tropic Of Pisces @ Glasslands
* Turkuaz, Watermelon @ The Mercury Lounge
* Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ Nassau Coliseum
* Wild Adriatic, TAB the Band @ The Rock Shop
* Jonas Reinhardt, Lingerie @ Public Assembly
* Nada Surf, Jennifer O'Connor @ Bowery Ballroom
* The So So Glos, The Beets, Nonhorse @ Shea Stadium
* Illum Sphere, Octo Octa, Sheepshead @ Cameo Gallery
* Kim Ann Foxman of Hercules and Love Affair @ Le Bain
* "Special Guest," She Keeps Bees, Speck Mountain @ Cameo
* Lemonade, Rush Midnight, Star Eyes, Jubilee @ Glasslands
* Min Xiao-Fen's Dim Sum with Satoshi Takeishi @ The Stone
* Behold... the Arctopus, Ocrilim, El Drugstore @ Saint Vitus
* Backwords, Norwegian Arms, Caged Animals, Howth @ Big Snow
* Your 33 Black Angels, Grand Rapids, The Sound Awake @ Union Pool
* King Stork, Rachel and Her Illegits, The Happy Hours @ Union Hall
* Friendly People, Vassals, This Old Ghost, Emily Elbert @ Cake Shop
* Bridges and Powerlines, The Aye-Ayes, Junior Prom, Alex Yac @ Pianos
* Black Dice, Eternal Summers, Bleeding Rainbow @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar
* Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Ivan Navarro @ Saints Peter & Paul Theatre
* A Place To Bury Strangers, The Immaculates, Grooms, The Dreebs @ Death By Audio
* Zs, Nymph, TONSTARTSSBANDHT, Colin L. Orchestra, Chief Boima, Dutty Artz DJ set @ 92Y Tribeca
* Harry & the Potters, Potter Puppet Pals, The Whomping Willows, The Home Alones @ The Bell House
* The Rolling Stones, The Black Keys, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Prudential Center
* Dubbel Dutch, Lamin Fofana (b2b Max Mcferren), J-Cush (b2b DJ Manny), Max Pearl (b2b Alex Burkat), Contakt (b2b Mayster) @ 285 Kent

If you see more Saint Nicks out on the streets today than usual -- a lot more -- that's because it's the annual SANTACON. Unlike regular Santa, there may be rampant naughtiness.

Tonight is the final night of Hanukkah and therefore the last night of Yo La Tengo's annual holiday run at Maxwell's. Last night Titus Andronicus, Jon Benjamin and Jon Glaser opened. Who do you think is gonna do it tonight?

Tonight at Cameo is an evening being presented by Sharon Van Etten, featuring She Keeps Bees, Speck Mountain and a headlining set by "Special Guest." Tickets are still available.

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Santacon in NYC yesterday (photo by Ryan Muir)

today in NYC
* Whiplash @ UCB
* Brain Cloud @ Barbes
* Hot Tub @ Littlefield
* Chicha Libre @ Barbes
* Melanie Moser @ Zebulon
* Wyclef Jean @ City Winery
* !!!, Slowdance @ Maxwell's
* Lou Reed & the Raven @ Book Court
* Mike Birbiglia @ Comic Strip Live
* Darlene Love @ B.B. King Blues Club
* Futurebirds, Grass Giraffes @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Jim Campilongo Electric Trio @ The Living Room
* The National, The War On Drugs @ Beacon Theatre
* Oh Land, Friends, Savoir Adore @ Bowery Ballroom
* Steve Moakler, Graham Colton @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Reverend Vince Anderson & His Love Choir @ Union Pool
* Sonya Kitchell, Carrie Manolakos @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Rocket From The Tombs, Abstract Artimus @ The Bell House
* Black Onassis, Spirit Animal, Our Mountain @ Mercury Lounge
* Freelance Whales, Ximena Sarinana, Deer Tick, MNDR @ Openhouse Gallery
* The Hairs, Small Reactions, Pale Lights, We Can't Enjoy Ourselves @ Cake Shop
* Tony Scherr Trio with Anton Fier and Rob Jost, Chris Riffle, Dive Bar Dukes @ The Living Room

Lou Reed is making at least three appearances this week. One at Book Court tonight. One at UCB Wednesday. One at Town Hall Thursday.

Das Racist's new video for "Brand New Dance" below...

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Santacon hit NYC over the weekend (oracle monkey)

Hundreds of sloshed Santas piled into bars across the city Saturday - part of an annual pub crawl called Santacon.

I strapped on a shiny Santa Claus suit and joined a legion of merrymakers at a secret meeting spot in Queens. The booze began flowing well before the official 10 a.m. start.

A few naughty boys even dared to play three Santas in a pickup basketball game in an Astoria Park - and lost.

"Nobody tops Santa at basketball," said Pat Costello, 27, who trekked in his costume from Floral Park. [Daily News]

Happy Hanukkah. Check out our guide to Hanukkah events (MP3s included).

If you missed the Hanukkah Gone Metal show at Knitting Factory, you have anothter chance December 17th at Fontana's.

"It's been nearly a week since MySpace Music closed its acquisition of some of the assets of music service Imeem and redirected imeem.com to music.myspace.com. MySpace took a lot of heat for the sudden shutdown of the Imeem service, particularly the API." [Washington Post]

Amazon continues to release a free Christmas song a day.

iTunes is giving away a free holiday sampler (Weezer included).

Nacional Records is giving away 21 MP3s by its 'Latin Music' artists (including Manu Chao).

Highline Ballroom hosts The Slits. The afterparty is at Santos Party House where Popo will play a set. Popo opened for Lee Scratch Perry at Highline Ballroom on Sunday night. Flyer below..

Keren Ann plays her 2nd of two shows in a row tonight. A live video below...

"Strong sales of the video game The Beatles: Rock Band haven't translated into job security at Harmonix Music Systems Inc., the Cambridge software company that created the game. On Thursday, Harmonix let go 39 of its employees, or about 13 percent of its workforce." [Boston Globe]

Reggie Watts records his second of three shows tonight.

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