January 3, 2008

THIS WEEK’S MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS::

January 4

Upground, Gabriel Gonzalez, Casa de Calacas @ Temple Bar

January 5

Willie Waldman, Gravy, Sound Mind, Building a Better Spaceship, Loprobi, Norton Wisdom @ Malibu Inn

Juke Joint Gang @ The Talking Stick

January 6

Extreme Klezmer Makeover @ Synergy Lounge and Café

Soul Expressions @ Temple Bar

January 9

Future Shock with DJ Esquire aka Fatboy @ Air Conditioned (SM)

Sympathy for the Devil @ Hammer Museum

January 10

Funky in the Middle @ Air Conditioned (Venice)

DJ Jedi (Digable Planets/Pause) @ Zanzibar

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