This Week In Music: Dec 18 - 24

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Monday, December 18
Macitajs on Acid
Irving Plaza
$10

Macitajs (or Priests) on Acid easily make it into the top 5 most innovative Latvian punk-rock bands currently touring through the Greenpoint area.


Tuesday, December 19
Sean Lennon
Bowery Ballroom
$22

While not the most prolific songwriter, Lennon has more than made up for lost time studying light installations by obscure, militant, Yugoslavian designers with a penchant for breeding black doves. His current album, Friendly Fire is a triumph and not only is his writing heart-achingly sharp, his sense of melody is breath taking. Click here to listen to Dead Meat then eat humble pie.


Wednesday, December 20
Teenage Prayers
Mercury Lounge
$8

New York's Teenage Prayers write infectious, dirgy indie-rock nuggets than can't help but get stuck in your teeth. Capable of both blistering foot-stompers tender soul-ballads, Teenage Prayers are here to carve out their own piece of the musical landscape.


Thursday, December 21
Gogol Bordello
Irving Plaza
$25

Combining elements of punk, gypsy music, and Brecht-ian cabaret, Gogol Bordello tells the story of New York's immigrant diaspora through debauchery, humor, and surreal costumes.


Friday, December 22
Mooney Suzuki
Maxwell's
$10

With a new label, a new record in the pipeline (Have Mercy is due for release in Feb 2007 through V2 Records) and a newfound urgency, Mooney Suzuki's story is only just beginning. Somewhere between The Guess Who and Give Out But Don't Give Up era Primal Scream is where you'll find these bold locals…struttin'.


Saturday, December 23
Knockout Drops
Bowery Ballroom
$50

The always humorous and chatty Knockout Drops play this benefit show with The Bogmen. Influenced by the greats: Rolling Stones, The Who, The Stone Roses, The Clash, The Stone Roses…and sounding like none of them, Knockout Drops are an entertaining lot with an increasingly consistent repertoire.


Sunday, December 24
Bach Vespers
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Danotionas accepted

The 'Bach Vespers' Service, as presented at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, is modeled on Bach's practice from 18th-century Germany. Religious-minded or not, this is an enjoyable event inside a New York City landmark.

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