It’s that time of year again…  We get to take down the Christmas(or Chanukah/Kwanzaa/Jihad) lights, vow to drop some pounds, and look forward to the onslaught of music festivals for the upcoming year!  South by Southwest gets a quick jump out of the gate, and has announced the first round of their 2009 lineup.   Thus far, the lineup includes:

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This holiday season, why settle for the invariable onslaught of humdrum entertainment? Sure you can watch Ralphie shoot his eye out, or Cousin Eddie dump his shit in Clark’s storm drain yet again… but hows’ about a change of pace this year, ya’ sad sack? This Saturday, tune in to The Cherry Blossom Clinic with hostess Terre T on WFMU for a Fleshtones Christmas Party!

From WFMU: “The ultimate Super Rock party band holds it down for the ultimate holiday celebration. The Fleshtones have a brand new Xmas album on YepRoc called Stocking Stuffer, and it’s a festive blast of garage rock-n-roll even for people who hate Xmas music. The new album is so rockin’ you can listen to it all year round and it will debut on WFMU! Tune in this Saturday so you can still believe in Christmastime AND the Fleshtones after all these years!”

The superb Cherry Blossom Clinic can be heard every saturday from 3-6pm (EST) on WFMU, 91.1 fm (NYC/East Central NJ) and on WXHD, 90.1 fm (Hudson Valley,lower Catskills, Western NJ) and worldwide on the internet.

Silly word pairing?  Or super fun-time Kid’s Show/Los Angeles dance party with sludge-rock virtuosos?  I think it might be a litte of both.  If you’ve managed to kick the tryptophan withdrawal shakes… This Saturday, November 29, 2008 at The Troubadour in West Hollywood​ there will be a live taping of the stellar kid’s show Pancake Mountain featuring the Melvins.  “What the F is Pancake Mountain?” you ask?  Well here’s the scoop, or 411, or low-down, whatever the kids are saying these days at the soda shop.  From the Melvin’s Myspace: “Pancake Mountain is a cool kids show out of Washington D.C.”  If you’d like to attend, you must register here.

Here are some photo highlights of Street Scene 2008, Saturday night:

Spiritualized:

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Here are some photo highlights of Street Scene 2008, Friday night:

Hot Chip:

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