By Music Listings

Thursday, January 3

Gregg August Sextet
Two saxophones and plenty of magic.

Smalls, 183 W. 10th St. (at 7th Ave.), 212-252-5091; 9:30 & 11, $20.

Friday, January 4

Bear Hands, J.A.C.K., Bottle Up & Go, She Keeps Bees
Anyone else ever imagine what would happen if all of th bear-themed bands fought all of the wolf-themed bands? Just me? Huh.

Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-253-0036; 8, $7.

Xiu Xiu (Jamie Stewart solo), Transformation Surprise, Disaster
Maybe not as depressing as the movie of the same name, but Jamie Stewart is bent on giving it a run for its money.

Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 129 Russell St. (betw. Nassau & Driggs Aves.), B’klyn, 718-389-0854; 8, $8

Team Robespierre, Zegota, The Golden Error, Vacation, Colin (of USAISAMONSTER)
Just when you thought it couldn’t get anymore spastic.   

Silent Barn, 915 Wyckoff Ave. (at Hancock St.), Qns/B’klyn, no phone; 8, $TBA.

Bridges and Powerlines, Great Lakes, Rachel Lipson
Likeable power-pop? I’ve been called worse.   

Union Hall, 702 Union St. (at 5th Ave.), Park Slope, B’klyn, 718-638-4400; 8, $7.

Aloke, Modrocket, Fiasco
Steve Albini won’t record just anyone. Okay, maybe he will, but still…   

The Tank, 279 Church St. (betw. Franklin & White Sts.), 212-563-6269; 9:30, $8.

Man in Gray, The XYZ Affair, Pale Nimbus, General Miggs
That Brooklyn sure must be a noisy place.   

Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St. (at Ave. A), 212-260-4700; 8:30, $10/$12.

People Don’t Dance No More w/ Metro Area & Tim Sweeney
Dance your ass off to celebrate the first anniversary of the dance party.

Studio B, 259 Banker St. (betw. Calyer St. & Meserole Ave.), B’klyn, 718-389-1880; 10pm-4am, $7/$10.

Adam Birnbaum Quartet
Featuring the talents of one of the most sought-after saxophonists, Joel Frahm.

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 33 W. 60th St. (at B’way), 5th Fl., 212-258-9595; 12:45am, $10.

Elin
The charming chanteuse sings in English, Spanish and Portuguese, which came handy when she spent a month in Rio.

Blue Note, 131 W. 3rd St. (at 6th Ave.), 212-475-8592; 12:30am, $8.

Saturday, January 5

Care Bears On Fire, The Mighty Handful
The 1,000 yard Care Bear stare.

Union Hall, 702 Union St. (at 5th Ave.), Park Slope, B’klyn, 718-638-4400; 2pm, $5.

These United States, Wye Oak
If you don’t go see These United States, the terrorists have already won.

Union Hall, 702 Union St. (at 5th Ave.), Park Slope, B’klyn, 718-638-4400; 8, $7.

Juiceboxxx
Straight outta Milwaukee.

Silent Barn, 915 Wyckoff Ave. (at Hancock St.), Qns/B’klyn, no phone; 8, $TBA.

Sightings, Blues Control
How many bands are hardcore enough to convince Andrew W.K. to produce their record?   

Club Midway, 25 Avenue B (betw. 2nd & 3rd Sts.), 212-253-2595; 8, $10

The Black Tie Party, The Dead Betties, Fur Cups for Teeth, Winning Looks, Fake Hooker
Well-dressed chaos.   

Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-253-0036; 8, $6

Benny Golson Quintet
The legendary saxophonist continues to shine 50 years on...

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 33 W. 60th St. (at B’way), 5th Fl., 212-258-9595; 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30, $30-$35.

Jim Campilongo Electric Trio
A rare non-acoustic performance at the Park Slope music haunt

Barbès, 376 9th St. (at 6th Ave.), B’klyn, 718-965-9177; 8, $10.

Sunday, January 6

Dead Leaf Echo, Lucid Spruce, Virgo Loves Cancer, Airthieves
I hear they’re holding auditions for a drummer, before the show. Good way to get a free spot on the list.   

Luna Lounge, 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer St.), B’klyn, 718-384 7112; 6, $8.

Sofia Koutsovitis
Bridging the gap between contemporary jazz and Latin music.
Blue Note, 131 W. 3rd St. (at 6th Ave.), 212-475-8592; 12:30pm & 2:30, $24.50.

Monday, January 7

Paul Carlon's Grupo Los Santos

Cuban-Brazilian NYC jazz mix that could only happen here.
Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-576-2232; 7:30 & 9:30, $15.

Tuesday, January 8

MV & EE, The Golden Road, Thurston Moore, Tall Firs, Religious Knives
Those crazy kids and their lunar ragas.

Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B’way & Church St.), 212-219-3132; 8, $12/$15.

Marvel Allen Trio & Omar Edwards
Jazz-fusion/funk meets tap dancing

The Uptown Lounge at Minton's, 208 W. 118th St.(betw. St. Nicholas & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), 212-864-8346; 9, 10 & midnight, no cover.

Wednesday, January 9

Balthrop, Alabama, Lauren Smith, Scary Mansion
City or band? Honestly, it’s getting harder to tell, these days.   

Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-253-0036; 8, $6.

Correatown
The L.A.-based singer-songwriter releases her debut EP, Echoes—not a cover of the Pink Floyd tune.

Banjo Jim’s, 700 E. 9th St. (at Avenue C); 212-777-0869; 7, $TBA.