I recognize that some of you out there need to plan things in advance. 
Therefore, I've put together a bunch of suggestions for the first half
of December.  Get your calendars out.

Tuesday Dec 1: Adam Levy: formerly guitarist with Norah Jones releases his new CD, Humdinger.  The Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, (F
Train to Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), 10pm, $10

Thursday Dec. 3: Emily Zuzik plays at the Green Edge NYC 3rd Birthday
Bash; Littlefield, 622 Degraw St (between 3rd and 4th Avenue), 7:30
doors (first hour includes an open organic vodka bar), $20

Friday Dec. 4: Elliott Murphy: originally from Long Island, Elliott moved to France 20 years ago.  He's started to show up on these shores about twice a year now with his band, the Normandy All Stars.  The Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, (F
Train to Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), 7pm, $20

Saturday Dec. 5: Harper Blynn (formerly Pete and J): high energy pop rock. The Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen
Street (F Train to
Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), 10 pm

Sunday Dec. 6: Emily Zuzik plays her Christmas show at The Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, (F
Train to Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), 8 pm

Tuesday Dec. 8: Book Release party for I Slept with Joey Ramone by Mikey Leigh (Joey's brother) and Legs McNeil; music by Spanking Charlene (see below) and Mickey Leigh.  Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway (J Train to Kosciusko St.), 7:30pm

Saturday Dec 12: Spanking Charlene. I keep missing this band, but
friends like them and they won the Little Steven Underground Garage
Best Unsigned Band contest and that's good enough a recommendation for
me.  Lakeside Lounge,
Avenue B and 10th
Street, 9:30 (F Train to 14th Street, transfer to either the 14A or 14D
bus, exit at 10th Street (14A) or 11th Street (14D) and walk to Avenue
B), 11pm, No Cover

Sunday Dec. 13: Keren Ann.  I'm not sure if this is will be an intimate
acoustic show or a rocking band show, but either will be
worth your while.  City Winery, 155 Varick St. (between
Spring and
Vandam Streets), 1 Train to Houston Street or Canal Street; C or E
Trains to Spring Street, doors 8:15, show, 9pm $15

Monday Dec. 14:  Chip Taylor’s “Yonkers NY” featuring Kendel Carson w/ special guest Jon Voight.  Chip Taylor, the writer of a whole bunch of songs you'd recognize
(including Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning), grew up in Yonkers.  So
did his brother, Jon Voight.  Should be interesting at the very least.  The Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, (F
Train to Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), 8pm, $15

Tuesday Dec. 15: Songs of Bowie.  Another cast of thousands event with artists who play the Living Room, both obscure and more well known, sometimes even the downright famous.  This will run all night and so come for however long you can stay.  The Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, (F
Train to Second Avenue, use the First Avenue exit), times to be announced, $12

 –Eliot Wagner