Brooklyn Vegan — Les Savy Fav at Knitting Factory in September (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * Toshi Reagon @ Joe's Pub * Evan Dando, The Candles @ Maxwell's * Chad Taylor's Circle Down @ The Stone * Asobi Seksu, Arms... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Asobi Seksu @ Bowery Ballroom in Oct (more by Toby Tenenbaum) "[Asobi Seksu's] Chikudate shared an anecdote with the [Seattle] crowd about going into the forest with her bandmates to do shrooms--an experience that went well until they found a... more info

Stereogum — The purest year-end music list would be a playcount of the tunes you listened to most, and not the carefully sculpted, self-consciously eclectic 1-10s we end up reading. We know you're as sick as we are of parsing critics' picks, so here's at leas... more info

3hive — We just included Pocket's Top 9 of 2009 in our on-going Best of 2009 lists from friends of the 'hive. Be sure to take a gander that way for his take on art, apps and laughs along with his cover of New Order's "Sub-Culture" for next year's tribute alb... more info

55 30 Seconds to Mars 70 AC/DC 70 AFI 80 Matias Aguayo 65 Air 70 Alice In Chains 52 Kris Allen 78 Amerie 70 Tori Amos 86 Animal Collective 78 Annie 76 Anti-Pop Consortium 64 Asobi Seksu 82 Atlas Sound 77 The Avett Brothers 67 Backstreet Boys 59 Bad more info

52 Kris Allen 78 Amerie 70 Tori Amos 86 Animal Collective 78 Annie 76 Anti-Pop Consortium 64 Asobi Seksu 82 Atlas Sound 77 The Avett Brothers 67 Backstreet Boys 59 Bad Lieutenant 68 Devendra Banhart 71 Lou Barlow 88 Baroness 69 Basement Jaxx 75 Beak> more info

52 Kris Allen 78 Amerie 70 Tori Amos 87 Animal Collective 78 Annie 76 Anti-Pop Consortium 64 Asobi Seksu 82 Atlas Sound 77 The Avett Brothers 67 Backstreet Boys 59 Bad Lieutenant 68 Devendra Banhart 71 Lou Barlow 88 Baroness 69 Basement Jaxx 75 Beak> more info

52 Kris Allen 78 Amerie 71 Tori Amos 78 Annie 76 Anti-Pop Consortium 64 Asobi Seksu 82 Atlas Sound 77 The Avett Brothers 67 Backstreet Boys 59 Bad Lieutenant 68 Devendra Banhart 71 Lou Barlow 88 Baroness 69 Basement Jaxx 72 Beak> 64 Between The Burie... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Ticket sale announcements are light this week becuase of the holiday. Here’s what on sale now: Whiteout with Thurston Moore and Bardo Pond on December 18 at (le) Poisson Rouge. Tickets Doveman and friends at Mercury Lounge on January 12. Tickets D... more info

Music For Ants — Here’s the music video for one of the best singles of the year: “Transparence” by Asobi Seksu. Very dreamy, just like the song. I think I could watch Yuki lie in the grass and walk around barefoot all day. It seems with all the frolicking ar... more info