Dark basslines, sexy falsetto, and guitar solos. What else could you ask for?

We’re giving away tickets to see Two Feet’s The Next Steps Tour landing at Crystal Ballroom on March 8.*

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• Fruit Bats, minus the band, still full of feelings. Eric D. Johnson’s solo shows hit different — stripped-back, soul-deep, and warm like a campfire in your chest. Get tickets to the show in February.

• Cherub is back to get you sweaty and slightly unhinged. If you’ve ever screamed “Doses & Mimosas” at 1 AM, get tickets for February!

• The former Girls frontman Christopher Owens brings that same haunted-heart magic to his solo sets. Catch the lo-fi and low-key legendary set at Polaris Hall in February.

• Gypsy punk. Sweat rituals. Accordion anarchy. Gogol Bordello is a multilingual mosh pit of joy, rage, and radical dance moves. Fill your soul at Revolution Hall in March.

• The New Pornographers are power-pop scientists: big hooks, bigger harmonies, and lyrics that sound like they were beamed in from a cooler dimension. Enter it on May 9 at Aladdin Theater.

TRIBUTE SHOWS & DANCE PARTIES

Calling all pretend pop stars, air-guitar legends, and full-time dancefloor weirdos:
This month’s lineup is wall-to-wall tributes and themed parties so good they’ll make you forget the real band isn’t even there. Think Bad Bunny night, a Britney tribute, post-punk dance therapy, and more.

• DEBI TIRAR MAS FIESTAS: BAD BUNNY DANCE PARTY @ Holocene

• NO DOUBT & ALANIS MORRISETTE TRIBUTE @ Kelly’s Olympian

• THE CURE, NEW ORDER, DEPECHE MODE TRIBUTE @ Wonder Ballroom

• BRITNEY PARTY @ Holocene

• QUEEN BEY: A BEYONCÉ EXPERIENCE @ Dante’s

• PAPER FLOWERS: REMEMBERING FLEETWOOD MAC @ White Eagle Saloon

THIS WEEK

Level up your hangs. Invest in you. Crush small talk in any neighborhood (or the next country you jet off to). With bite-sized lessons, easy grammar, binge-able podcasts, and interactive speaking practice, you’ll be confidently chatting in just 3 weeks. And here’s the Black Friday kicker: Unlimited access to every language. Forever. One-time payment of $199. Go places. Say things. Do Stuff! Save 65% with Babbel's Black Friday Sale if you sign up now!*

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• Get into your reading era this winter. Bored with the books on your shelf, but don’t want to spend money? Smith Tea is hosting a Book Swap on December 12.

• Topaz Farm is going all out with pre-cut Christmas trees, wreaths, a holiday market, Santa visits, s’mores by the fire, and more!

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