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DECEMBER2015
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THE MONTH AHEAD
PoppyHolidays
FromChristmashymns toNewYear’santhems,music isanessential partof theholidays.No
matterwhat kindof fanyouare, oneof theseconcertswill helpyoucelebrate the season.
—JG
music
FORTHEOLDMILLENNIAL
BRITNEYSPEARS
Turn-of-the-centurypop icon
BritneySpears’ ongoingLas
Vegas residencyat Planet
Hollywood’sAxis auditorium
offersmillennials a clublike
atmosphereanda chance to
relive their high school New
Year’sEvedanceparties.
You’llwant tobrushupon
your ’90s lyrics soyou can
shout-singalongwith the
bubbly-fueledbest of them.
FORTHEOLDPUNK
PATTI SMITH
Fortyyears after the release
of Patti Smith’sdebut album,
Horses,which she first played
live in theBayArea, the
NewYorkCity iconand Just
Kidsmemoirist comes to
SanFrancisco’s landmark
Fillmoreauditorium to
perform thealbum in its
entirety, alongwithoriginal
bandmembers LennyKayeand
JayDeeDaugherty.
FORTHECHURCHGOER
VINCEGILL
ANDAMYGRANT
Country starVinceGill
andhiswife, Christian-
popqueenAmyGrant,
doaneight-night
residency (Dec. 2–23)
atNashville’sRyman
Auditorium. GivenGrant’s
material and theRyman’s
originasaUnionGospel
Tabernacle, thismay turn into
apop-musicmidnightmass.
FORTHEOLDHIPPIE
DEAD&COMPANY
Deadheadswho feared that
theband’s legendaryNew
Year’sEve showswereno
more following2015’s “Fare
TheeWell” concertsneedn’t
haveworried:MickeyHart,
Bill Kreutzmann (pictured),
andBobWeir areon the road
again, nowwith JohnMayer
onguitar, asDead&Company.
Thebandwill be ringing in
2016at TheForum inLA.
FORTHEHIPSTER
AIMEEMANN
IndiedivaAimeeMann,who
recorded themodernholiday
classicOneMoreDrifter in the
Snow, bringsherChristmas
variety show toNYC’s
TownHall (Dec. 10),
with thehelpof rocker
TedLeo. Aside from the
music, past setshave
includedguests suchas
“WeirdAl”Yankovic and
FredArmisen.
FORTHENOSTALGIC
DARLENELOVE
Oneof the subjectsof the
Oscar-winningdoc20Feet
FromStardom, iconicbackup
singerandpowerhouse
vocalistDarleneLove is
best known forherannual
performancesof “Christmas
(BabyPleaseComeHome)”
onLetterman. Catchher
holidayact live thisyear
(Dec. 19) at thehistoricHoward
Theatre inWashington, D.C.
CHRISTMAS
NEW YEAR’S EVE
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