Brooklyn Vegan — Doug playing w/ Yo La Tengo, Hanukkah 2008 (more by Natasha Ryan) Non-classic Guided By Voices member Doug Gillard will open for the classic lineup of Guided By Voices at Irving Plaza on New Years Eve. The show is sold... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — the 12/1 sign (pic by J_Greenblatt) Thurston Moore made the mix tape. Anyone have the setlist? One down, seven more nights of Chanukah at Maxwell's to go (note: Ted Leo actually also has December 5th off - one night before... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — It’s the first of December. In addition to it being the first day in the last month of the year, it’s also when I allow myself to begin with the month-long Christmas song onslaught. For fans, Yo La Tengo’s annual run of Hanukkah shows in Hoboke... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's (Hanukkan 2008) (more by Natasha Ryan) Thanksgiving is not even a week past, but Hanukkah is already here and that means eight Yo La Tengo shows at Maxwell's in Hoboken. One for each night, they... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zerode said... Song of the Day: Alice Clark, "I Keep It Hid" from her 1973 self-titled debut album with a discussion of the wondrous world of music blogs, and links to more info and to the album for purchase or download Jonatha Brooke, "The Works" (2... more info

NME — Canadian group will spin a wheel of fate at the start of each show more info

Totally Fuzzy — FourSteps said... I hate Xmas. Maybe you don't. For the month of November, I'm going to unload all of my xmas crap onto you (in addition to some of the regular junk). According to the rules of big American retailers, the Christmas season now begins ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Zer0_II said... I present to you 2 different versions of Wayne Bell & Tobe Hooper's score to the legendary 1974 horror film that shocked the world, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Expanded Motion Picture Score (1974 - 32... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Rachel Kowal Oh Land @ MHOW Well it's that time of year again. CMJ. A week jam-packed with music, movies, free beer, sleep deprivation, and hoards of wide-eyed college radio kids. Cursed with a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt Screaming Females, Dom and Yo La Tengo helped kick off CMJ at Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday night. The Mog-sponsored free show was Yo La's only area show until Hanukkah, but just the first of a... more info