MUSIC WEDNESDAY 12/11 Rock/Country/Hiphop Balance, Spel, Mamma ...
Cementhead, Le Nombre Maxwell's, 9, $6.
Paul Clements, Sirsy, Midnight Parade, Caleb, Scotti Mann, Elza Bitter End, 7:30, $5.
Cookies Downtown, Hef, Chris Grace, Negative Space CBGB, 7, $6.
George Gilmore and the Giblets Rodeo Bar, 10, free.
Ari Hest, Pete Francis, Georgia Avenue Makor, 7:30, $12.
"Hiphop Night" w/Pep Love (Hieroglyphics), Sub-Conscious, Pumpkinhead, H. Brycon & DJ Equal Lion's Den, 11, $12-$15.
E'Lissa Jones, Gerald Lawless Lion's Den, 7, $8.
The Last Show, 4:17, Deck of Odds, the Kings, Union Hill Continental, 8, $5.
Ben Lee Fez/Time Cafe, 10:30, $12.
Sean Lee Lakeside Lounge, 9:30, free.
Loser's Lounge Trib. to Simon & Garfunkel Fez/Time Cafe, 7, $18.
Matty Charles & the Valentines Pete's Candy Store, 10, free.
Mobscenity Hank's Saloon, free.
Navarette, Kid Casanova, Blah Blah's, Go to Town, Trimm Acme Underground, 8.
Nerve Generator Luna Lounge, 9:30, free.
NYC Smoke Joe's Pub, 9:30, $12.
The Pelicans, Reid Paley, Aytobach Kreisor CB's 313 Gallery, 8:30, $5.
Queen V., Murder of Crows, Elefs & Fairies, Pocket Monster C-Note, 7, $5.
Röck Cändy w/Joker Five Speed, Slunt, the Kowalskis, Sküm, Bananafish Zero, the Meat joy, the Weight Don Hill's.
Susan Tedeschi, the Navigators Bowery Ballroom, 9, $25, $20 adv.
VHS or Beta, Scissor Sisters, Hangedup, Phaser Mercury Lounge, 7, $8.
"W'burg Weds." w/Bee & Flower, 27, the Sabers, Girl with Guitar, Bob's Yr. Uncle, Da Fresh Jens Luxx, 8, $5.
Joy Zipper Joe's Pub, 7:30, $12.
Jazz/Experimental
Jim Campilongo Electric Trio Knitting Factory Tap Bar, 11, free.
Eddie Davis & His New Orleans Jazz Band Cajun, 8, free.
Scott Dubois Quintet Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 7, $7.
Rob Garcia's Sangha Cornelia St. Cafe, 9.
The Quartet of J. Walter Hawkes Detour.
Susie Ibarra Trio Tonic, 8, $10.
Nathan Lucas Organ Trio Lenox Lounge, 6:30, free.
Mamacita Knitting Factory Old Office, 10, $6.
Donny McCaslin Group, Joel Newton Situation Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 9, $7.
The Charlie Parker Festival Birdland, $30.
Oscar Peterson Quartet Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $50-$75.
Chris Potter Quartet Village Vanguard, 9 & 11, $20 & $10 min.
Romero Jazz Standard, 7:30 & 9:30, $15.
Angie Sanchez Quartet Knitting Factory Old Office, 8, $8.
Elliott Sharp's Syndakit Tonic, 10, $10.
Edward Simon/Dave Binney Group 55 Bar, 10, $10.
Yosvany Terry Sweet Rhythm, 8 & 10.
Ray Vega Kavehaz, 8:30, free.
Blues/World/Other
Bluegrass Session w/Banjo Tom Hanway & Sheriff Bob Baggot Inn, 8, free.
The Many Moods of Li'nard Groove, 9, free.
Yomo Toro Spread.
Classical/Opera
BAM "Next Wave Festival" pres. premiere of Tan Dun's Water Passion After St. Matthew at BAM Harvey Theater, 7:30 [repeats Fri. & Sat.].
Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife
AM/FU DJ Mike MD spins a little bit of everything to get you over the hump; Beauty Bar, 10, free.
Aphasic Live electronic music; Liquids, 10, free.
Barreled Nyco Ripit & Madame Chao turn out beats from breakcore to speedcore; Tonic, 10, $5.
Be Yourself New renovation, new rooms, new sound & new name, but same great time at club formerly known as Limelight; Estate, 10 p.m.-8.a.m., $40.
Clubhouse The mid-week circus moves to its new two story home for the gay urban underground. Dance to the beats of DJs Frankie Paradise, Tony Cortez & E-Man; Warehouse, 10, $7.
Cubansoul DJs Elvira & Medina keep salsa & old school Cuban flowin'. Dress to impress, but make sure you can still shake it; Nell's, 9, $7-$10.
Damaged DJ Dandy Sex supplies goth, new wave, punk & glam plus acoustic open stage during happy hour; Raven, 11.
Downtown Soulville WFMU's Mr. Fine Wine spins soul 45s?if you're good maybe you'll get to hear "My Baby Likes to Boogaloo"; Botanica, 10, free.
Go-Go Tony Rock N Rolla & Cowboy Mark spin 60s psych & garage; Three of Cups, 10, free.
Happy Wednesdays DJs Sean Edwards & Matteo Ruzzon offer a night of saintly music for your blessed ears; Local 138, 9, free.
Heads of State Always a good time down on the LES w/mix of funk, soul & classics; Ludlow Bar, 8, free.
M+R & B Hop on the love train w/DJ Rich King's rhythm & blues; M&R Bar, 5:30, free.
Negril Village Wednesdays DJ & live band offer reggae & international tunes at Negril Village, 5, $5-$10.
Noche Azul Audio cuisine, a unique blend of Brazilian house, breakbeats, down-tempo & soul; Izzy Bar, 10, free.
Played Out Members of Oneida & Liars are in charge of the music & of your destiny for the night, come find out what fate has in store for you; Hi Fi, 9, free.
Roller Skating Night New York's one & only roller disco for skaters & bladers; Roxy, 10, $15.
Royal Flush Fresh sampling of broken beat, nujazz & beyond; Coz, 9, free.
Singers Lounge Night of golden voices, from Jamaica to modern roots; Angel, 10, free.
Sweet Tooth "With an all-star" (read: all-my-daddy-was-a-star) lineup incl. DJ Stretch Armstrong & DJ Reach from The Carson Daily Show; Lot 61, 8.
Wednesdays Midnight readings & soulful music w/late night drink specials & really great food; Bar on A (BOA), 9, free.
THURSDAY 12/12
Rock/Country/Hiphop
Atomic Hero, Favorite, Inspector 71, Simulcast, the Drowners, Early Edison Acme Underground, 8.
The Bamboo Kids, the Twenty Twos, Tijuana Bibles Luna Lounge, 8:30, free.
BeavHer Don Hill's.
Carolynn Black & the Blues, Saccharine, Atoosa, Gabrielle Sterbenz, Onetime Bitter End, 7, $5.
Circle & Square, the Sheila Devine, the Go, Jonny Lives Mercury Lounge, 7:30, $10. See write-ups at beginning of Listings section for more info.
Downshallow, Damian Quinones Band, Imposter Syndrome, Jonny Thousand, Michelle Vecchione C-Note, 7, $7.
Mike Farris, Joe Rogers Band, the Warm Hair Tobacco Road.
Rosie Flores Rodeo Bar, 10, free.
Glory Fountain Lakeside Lounge, 9:30, free.
"International Pop Overthrow Festival" w/the Anderson Council, Nixon Head & more Maxwell's, 8, $7.
Don McCloskey, Jim Knable and the Randy Bandits, Matt Santry Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.
L. Kabong, Michelangelo, Urban Nomads, Jimy Young & the Restless Downtime, 5:30, $5.
The Lab, Furniture Music, Blood Root, Meanwhile Lion's Den, 7, $8.
Mancain, Matter, Stellar Tuesday, Great Jones, Rockets & Cars, Cheerleader Continental, 8, free.
Max's Kansas City Project pres. "All for the Love of Rock 'n' Roll" w/the Others, Jana Peri Band, Morgan Taylor Band, Father Devine, Cheerleader, the Slags CBGB, 7, $15.
Merideth Ochs & the Damn Lovelies Hank's Saloon, 10, free.
The Nervous Cabaret Arlene Grocery, 11, $5.
Owl Hotel, Sprinkle Genies, the New Tangerine Puppets, Humble Foster Baggot Inn, 8, free.
Kelly Joe Phelps, Willy Porter Knitting Factory, 7:30, $18, $16 adv.
The Prodigals, Chris Byrne Southpaw, 9, $8.
Patty Rothberg, Greg Fine Makor, 9:30, $12.
Sons of Mata Hari, the Wobblies, Runner and the Thermodynamics Luxx, 8, $7.
Rowland Stebbins, the Mammels, Carter Little, the Moonlighters, Marie Minch CB's 313 Gallery, 7, $5.
Tryptich Knitting Factory, 11, $10.
Jazz/Experimental
Ben Allison Trio Tonic, 12 a.m., $5.
Beat the Donkey Tonic, 8 & 10, $12.
Jett Brando, Argentine, Zetamale, the Occasion, the Arctic Square Knitting Factory Old Office, 8, $5.
The Howard Fishman Quartet Pete's Candy Store, 10, free.
Joel Forrester Barbes, 9, free.
Joshua Fried New School's Tishman Aud., 3, free.
Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks Cajun, 8, free.
The Owen Howard Quartet Detour.
Wayne Krantz 55 Bar, 10, $15.
Brian Lynch Quartet Jazz Gallery, 9 & 10:30.
Jon Madorf's Rashanim Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 11, $7.
Mingus Big Band Fez/Time Cafe, 8:30 & 11, $18, $10 st.
Morely, Haale Joe's Pub, 9:30, $15.
The Charlie Parker Festival Birdland, $30.
Oscar Peterson Quartet Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $50-$75.
Chris Potter Quartet Village Vanguard, 9 & 11, $20 & $10 min.
Josh Roseman Group Jazz Standard, 7:30 & 9:30, $15.
Joe Rosenberg Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 9, $7.
Jade Synstelien Orchestra Kavehaz, 9, free.
Yosvany Terry Sweet Rhythm, 8 & 10.
Bill Ware's Vibes Knitting Factory Tap Bar, 11, free.
"Women of Jazz" w/Marian McPartland Trio, Paula West, Judy Carmichael Pace Downtown Theater, $25, $22.50 st.
Blues/World/Other
Ze Luis Galapagos, 9:30.
Anna Szalapak Kosciuszko Foundation, 7, $25.
Matt Turk Tribeca Blues.
Classical/Opera
New York Philharmusica Chamber Ensemble performs "Ian Hamilton Retrospective" plus premieres by Jan Swafford & Gordon Getty?pre-concert lecture w/the previous at 7:30; Merkin Concert Hall, 8, $25, $16 st./s.c.
Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife
Afterwork Rooftop Party Wind down w/free buffet until 7, plus open bar 5-6 & 2-for-1 frozen margaritas?mention 1866NiteLife for reduced adm. at China Club, 5, $15-$20, ladies free before 7.
Atomic 80s Blondie wants you at Totem, 9, free.
Basement Bhangra Come be a part of Bhangra phenomenon & leave w/a smile on your face; S.O.B.'s, 6:30, $12-$15.
Below Thursdays Come find out just how B-low you can go?mention Ruben's list at door; B,LO, 10, $10.
Bonita! The ultimate sexy Latin party. Tonight, dance your ass off to Musica Espana Top 40; Now Bar, 10.
Cosmopolitan Thursdays Enjoy $5 martinis & cosmos along w/free buffet & music by DJ Snatch & X-factah Inc.'s DJ Self?ThursdaysRSVP@mail.com for guestlist; NV, 6-10, $5 before 9, more after.
DJ Bay of Pigs tossing out some Cuban salsa that one can surely get down to; Baraza, 10, free.
DJ Beverly Bond The new "Queen of Soul" serves up her choice of rare grooves; Joe's Pub, 11.
DJ Salinger brings light to the underground of breakbeat, hiphop, Afro-funk & jazz; Galapagos, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., free.
Enigma Thursdays Cheap drinks all night long w/DJs Tah & Technical entertaining you w/a little bit of everything from r&b to hiphop; Stingy Lulu's, 9, free.
G-Spot NY's hottest lesbian night w/reggae downstairs. DJs Missy, Triny & MK are upstairs w/2-for-1 drinks & poetry if you're early enough; 2i's, 6:30, $5-$8.
Heavyweight Sessions Max Glazer plays dancehall & Eddie Stats plays whatever he feels like?$4 rum & cokes all night; Parlay, 8, free.
Izzy Thursdays A night of classics, hiphop & r&b w/ music by NYC's Ghost Rider; Izzy Bar, 10, free.
R n R Get Down DJs Tor & Eric V. provide mix of punk, hard rock, metal & the best cuts from NYC's rock scene; Three of Cups, 10, free.
Restricted Weekly party w/host Punk-Ass Jason spinning what can best be described as "sleazy-listening" & serving $3 mystery beer all night; Lit, 10, free.
Rock Bottom DJs Blurry Murray & Verockina get you rockin' w/60s & 70s rock, punk rock, hard rock & well, more rock all night long; Beauty Bar, 10, free.
Rock*Land Trio of DJs soul survive at Drinkland, 9, free.
Sexy Picnic Un-G & Prestige keep 70s funk, soul & reggae flowing at Angel, 10, free.
Synchronized Wind down at happy hour w/some deep & progressive house, then kick it up later w/the hard stuff; Swim, 7, free.
Well Sussed The Who, the Kinks, Sam & Dave?what more could a girl want? Stop by & find out; Raven, 9, free.
FRIDAY 12/13
Rock/Country/Hiphop
Aida, Reese, Danni Gee, Paul Burke CB's 313 Gallery, 7, $7.
Automatic, Tuesday Suits, Karwreck Luna Lounge, 8:30, free.
The Barbarians, Breathe, L.F. Ant, Evan Kremin, Han Shot First, Jenn London C-Note, 7, $5.
"Christmas Spectacular" w/Charm School, USA Wasted, the Bullys, Bananafish Zero, Gaggle of Cocks, Hollywood Superstars, Peelander Z & more Continental, free.
The Coffin Daggers, Johnny Chan & the New Dynasty Six Galapagos, 10, $5.
Days of Wild, Bluu, Dough, Redtime, Flynn, Colby Bitter End, 8, $5.
Dee Snider & His Twisted Siblings, Tang, Veritas Don Hill's, $30.
Dio Roseland Ballroom.
Earl Pickens' Black Mountain Marauders Lakeside Lounge, 11, free.
French Kicks, the Realistics, the Bigger Lovers Maxwell's, 9:30, $8.
Gutter Poet, Red 13, Rest in Peace, Krona, Jimy Young & the Restless Downtime, 5:30, $10.
The Housepets, Tim Roark, Cosmic American Derelicts, Anne Husick & the Knot Watkins Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.
K., Blood on the Wall Pete's Candy Store, 9:30, free.
King Wilkie Rodeo Bar, 10, free.
The Kings County Queens, Hoppin' Haole Bros. Hank's Saloon, 10, free.
Licorice, the Shantee, Benezene Ring, Spencer Foon Lion's Den, 7:30, $10.
Liquid Soul, Jerome Jordan Village Underground, 9, $15, $13 adv.
Los Straitjackets "Xmas Pagent" w/the Forty Fives, the Pontani Sisters, DJ Todd-O-Phonic Todd Southpaw.
Loser's Lounge Trib. to Simon & Garfunkel Fez/Time Cafe, 8, $18.
Man in Grey, Niya, Blacksonny, Jackson Plastic, Blake & Trevor Acme Underground, 8.
The Mooney Suzuki, the Go, the Witnesses Bowery Ballroom, 10, $12, 18+. See write-ups at beginning of Listings section for more info.
Mudhoney, Oneida, Oakley Hall Northsix, 9, $15.
The Night Before: A New York Christmas CD Release w/Hot Socky, Miami Relatives, Hugh Pool, the Coastal Drag, the Hissyfits, the Kick, the Compulsions, the Great Shakes, the Spicy Rizzacks Otto's Shrunken Head, 8:30, free.
Kelly Joe Phelps, Willy Porter Knitting Factory, 7:30, $18, $16 adv.
Pink Floyd Trib. w/In the Flesh, Steelgrass Tobacco Road.
Popstar Kids Arlene Grocery, 11, $5.
"Punk Rock Olympics" w/World/Inferno Friendship Society, Awkward Thought, the Virus, Thought Crime, Virluent Strain, Step 2 Far, Eyes of Hate & more CBGB, 5, $12, $10 adv.
Rene Risque, Baby Dayliner, Chase Phoenix Luxx, 8, $10.
Slobberbone, Will Johnson, Slick 57 Mercury Lounge, 8:30, $10.
Staring Contest, Sean McMenchen, the Jagoda 3, Sin and Tonic, Drew Young Baggot Inn, 8.
Sultanizatzia, DJ Gogol Hutz Luxx, 11, $5.
Wee Bee Foolish, 2 for 5, SubConscience, Turntable Anniahlist, the Ancients, Cvees, Division X & more Knitting Factory, 11:30, $10.
Simone White, the Last Town Chorus Low, 10, free.
Jazz/Experimental
The Art Mob Tenri Cultural Institute.
Michael Attias Barbes, 9, free.
Jimmy Bass Quartet Lenox Lounge.
The Canal St. Dixieland Jazz & Blues Band Cajun, 8, free.
Claudia Quintet/Sideshow BAM Cafe, 9.
Electro Putas, Sightings, Secret Machines, Flux Information Sciences Tonic, 8.
Jack Grace Band Knitting Factory Tap Bar, 11, free.
Rick Margitza Quartet Cornelia St. Cafe, 9.
The Charlie Parker Festival Birdland, $30.
Oscar Peterson Quartet Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $50-$75.
Chris Potter Quartet Village Vanguard, 9 & 11, $20 & $10 min.
Rebirth Brass Band B.B. King Blues Club, 9, $15-$20.
Schleigho Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 12 a.m., $10.
Tessa Souter 55 Bar, 6, free.
Mark Taylor Quartet Detour.
Luke Temple Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 8, $7.
Kim Thompson Quartet Jazz Gallery, 9 & 10:30.
Harriet Tubman Double Trio Joe's Pub, 9:30, $15.
2uo Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 10, $5.
Ben Wolfe Group, Groove Aparatus, Steve Kahn Kavehaz.
Pablo Ziegler Quintet Jazz Standard, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30, $30.
Blues/World/Other
Johnny Defrancesco Lucille's, 10, free.
Double Z Just For Sex, Peter Conway Band Groove, 7, free.
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie & the Hudson River Rats w/Will Lee Sweet Rhythm, 8 & 10.
Jonah Smith 55 Bar, 10, $5.
Anna Szalapak Kosciuszko Foundation, 7, $25.
Classical/Opera
Manhattan Choral Ensemble performs Palestrina, Poulenc, Durufle, Vaughn Williams & more at Holy Trinity Church, 8, $10, $8 st./s.c.
Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife
Afterwork Weekend Warm Up Throw back 2-for-1 drink specials before eight & get yourself pumped for the days to come; Club NY, 6, free until 10.
Alt-Sinsation New York's "Goddess of Gotham" Glorya Wholesome entertains while Evil DJ Grim spins punk, metal, ska & 80s. Tonight's special guest star?the Precious Peppermint Gummy Bear; Now Bar, 10, $20 men, $15 women.
Diabolik DJs Dandy Sex & George revel in wild punk & 80s at this East Village dive; Raven, 10, free.
DJ Rubrika Venture into the world of Asian underground, global electronica & groovy exotica; Galapagos, 10, free.
Dolce Vita "A night about people who take their love in a very special way" w/"smoking tunes from Gilberto to Masters at Work" plus Fellini's films on the big screen & oh-so-yummy sake martinis; Acquario, 11, free.
Friday Nights New Zealand native & now sought-after NY DJ Rob Salmon keeps the night moving w/a mix of deep/tech house; Orchard Bar, 10, free.
Full Frontal Friday Another hot & steamy night in December w/DJ Max Rodriquez, need we say more?; SBNY, 10 p.m.-5 a.m., free.
GBH A slew of DJs playing everything from hiphop to the classics along w/Miss Understood & the GBH Dancers shakin' it into the wee hours of the morn?212-539-3916 for guestlist; Centro-Fly, 10-6, $20.
Late Night French Caribbean Dance Party Get ready to gyrate through the floor; S.O.B.'s, 1 a.m., $15.
Latin Passport Fridays Spanish rock, salsa & merengue on main floor, house & hiphop in VIP room plus live show at Club NY, 10 p.m.-5 a.m., $10-$15.
Mutants Crawl on in & find out what it's all about; Luxx, 12 a.m., $5.
NV Fridays "Latin flavor" at NV?gents free before 11, ladies before midnight.
Personality Crisis feat. ADD Kids, forgotten rock 'n' roll & neglected soul; Beauty Bar, 10, free.
Pure Big Ben & Kasper rock your Friday w/mix of hiphop, old school & classics; Joe's Pub, 10, free.
Rebellious Juke Box Get a little bit of everything from indie rock to electro accompanied by $3 Brooklyn Lagers & $5 kamikaze shots; Korova Milk Bar, 10, free.
Rise DJ Red Boy rocks hiphop, r&b & reggae upstairs; downstairs, chill out to soul, funk & deep house; 2i's, 10:30, $10-$15, ladies free before 12 a.m.
Rock & Hole It's only rock 'n' roll, but DJ Corey Tut likes it that way at the Hole.
Rock Lives Here DJ Morgan (of Don Hill's fame) keeps it alive at Three of Cups, 10, free.
Substance Fridays A night for the electro music junkie w/Function on the turntables; Groovejet Lounge, 10, free.
Supermodel Overdose Put on your best pout & shake your ass all night long; Angel, 10, free.
Sweet A mix of funky rock, early dancehall, Latin soul & roller disco (sweet!); Route 85A, 10, free.
SATURDAY 12/14
Rock/Country/Hiphop
The Afflictions, Flaming Fire Hank's Saloon, 10, free.
Barnyard Playboys Lakeside Lounge, 11, free.
Christy Baron Joe's Pub, 9:30, $20.
Belizbeha, the Bridge, Hijack Jupiter, Soulys Lion's Den, 7:30, $10.
The Billy Hector Band, Equinox, Patty Stirling, Greg Tannen Bitter End, 8, $5.
Bounce, Temporary Basement, Wandering Kid, Shiva Copal, Convertible Jennifers, San, John-Flor Sisante CBGB Downstairs Lounge, 8, $5.
Chauncey, Tammany Hall, Andrew Vladeck, Mike Errico Mercury Lounge, 7:30, $10.
"Christmas Spectacular" w/Eggplant Queens, Automatic, LP, Nitromusk, Scratcher, Jason Leibman, Pisser, Joker Five Speed, the Kick, Pretty Suicide, Spunks & more Continental, free.
Drazy Hoops Low, 11, free.
Eddie from Ohio, Stephen Kellogg B.B. King Blues Club, 8 $20.
Elapse, Revolver, the Scholars, Delta Dreambox, the Wirebirds, Nina Schmir C-Note, 7, $5-$10.
Electric Turn to Me, Nova Social, Bat Eats Plastic, Dead Combo, DJ Professor Jeff BPM, 10.
Marianne Faithfull Irving Plaza, 8, $39-$60.
Fijuci, the Outside, Transit Belle, Latin Blacks Acme Underground, 8.
French Kicks, the Natural History, Fiery Furnaces Southpaw, 9, $10, $8 adv.
God the Band, the Bitter Poet & the Sound of Angst, Duende, Jenn Lindsay Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.
Jon Dee Graham, Ian Moore Joe's Pub, 7, $15.
Growler, the Tokeleys, Jinn Rail Luxx, 8, $6.
The Hangdogs Rodeo Bar, 10, free.
John Houlihan, the George Jefferson Airplane, Vox Lumina Alphabet Lounge, 8.
Mary Lou Lord Knitting Factory, 8, $12, $10 adv.
Loser's Lounge Trib. to Simon & Garfunkel Fez/Time Cafe, 7 & 10:30, $18.
The Love of Everything, Kyle Fischer, Sam Jayne, DJ Ropstyle Right Bank Cafe, 8, $7.
Man on Earth, Dan Thomas, John Lardairi, D'Or Lata CB's 313 Gallery, 8, $7.
Maplewood, Purple Crush Pete's Candy Store, 9, free.
Matt White's New Blood Revival, the Pumps, Possum Maxwell's, 10, $7.
Mudhoney, Dan Melchoir's Broke Review, Scholars Northsix, 9, $15.
One & Twenty, LP, Swati Tobacco Road.
Over the Rhine, Bill Mallonee Makor, 8 & 10:30, $15.
The Piper Downs, the Blisstones, Pete Galub, King Wilkie, Vince Leahy Baggot Inn, 8.
"Punk Rock Olympics" w/MDC, the Unseen, Molotov Cocktail, Caustic Christ, Two Man Advantage, Blind Society, A$$troland, the Profits & more CBGB, 5, $12, $10 adv.
The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem Bowery Ballroom, 9, $12, 18+.
The Slackers, DJ Ras Kush & Black Redemption Sound Knitting Factory, 11, $12, $10 adv.
Tiswas w/the Everyothers, the Rosenbergs, Grade 8 Don Hill's.
Wheatus, the Fever, the Izzys, Shelly Winters Project Luna Lounge, 8:30, free.
Jazz/Experimental
Gato Barbieri Beacon Theater, 8, $33.
Jimmy Bass Quartet Lenox Lounge.
Brian Charrette 55 Bar, 6, free.
Sarah DeLeo Sotto Voce Lounge, 7:30.
Dave Douglas' Alloy Tonic, 8 & 10, $15.
Josh Irving Quartet Detour.
Jerseyband Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 9, $7.
Ori Kaplan Shaat'nez Band Tonic, 12 a.m., $5.
Phoebe Legere Mamma Cassie's, 9, free.
Mad Cow Town Knitting Factory Tap Bar, 11, free.
Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet Jazz Gallery.
Rick Margitza Quartet Cornelia St. Cafe, 9.
The Charlie Parker Festival Birdland, $30.
Oscar Peterson Quartet Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $50-$75.
Chris Potter Quartet Village Vanguard, 9, 11 & 12:30 a.m., $20 & $10 min.
The Red Onion Jazz Band Cajun, 8:30.
Daniel Bernard Roumain BAM Cafe, 9.
RythMutations Barbes, 9, free.
Schleigho Knitting Factory Alterknit Theatre, 11, $10.
Ben Wolfe Group, Groove Aparatus, Helen Sung Trio Kavehaz.
Pablo Ziegler Quintet Jazz Standard, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30, $30.
Blues/World/Other
"Batucada" w/Manhattan Samba S.O.B.'s, 2:30 & 3:30 a.m., $10.
Brazilian Energy S.O.B.'s, 8, 10 & 12.
Emma Gibbs Band, Spookie Daly Pride, Persun Tribeca Blues.
The Groove House Band, Calvin Johnson Blues Band Groove, 7, free.
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie & the Hudson River Rats w/Will Lee Sweet Rhythm, 8 & 10.
Anna Szalapak Kosciuszko Foundation, 7, $25.
Classical/Opera
Soprano Jessica Gould & Brooklyn Baroque perform holiday concert in 18th-century drawing room of Morris-Jumel Mansion, 2, $10.
Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife
The Almighty Burner Jazz-groove-soul-funk-type situation w/DJ Samir at recently renovated retro salon; Beauty Bar, 10, free.
Aqua Trip A must dance experience w/contagious melodies & soothing rhythms. Plus non-maintrain reggae, rock, funk, ska; Low, 10, free.
Bang the Party DJs E-Man & Joey Llanos are groovin' at Brooklyn's 667BGL, 10, $5.
Berliniamsburg Night of electronica w/new guests weekly; Luxx, 11, $10.
Boss Sounds Monthly reggae & soul party w/Crazy Bald Head Sound System; Raven, 10, free.
Chairman Mao & Citizen Kane hosting the funkiest political party in town, one fit for a politician (or an ex-president); APT, 10, free.
Decadence Rotating lineup of DJs keep your ass rotating all night long to everything from hiphop to the classics; Joe's Pub.