At the end of each month LAist attempts to review some of the music and musicians that were covered over that four week period. Below is a mix of just some of the month's musical moments: Listen to the December 2007 LAist Music Medley here: Billy May - "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo" (Malibu Remix) - cuz it's the season Jim Noir - "My Patch" CD Review by tomdog Pinker Tones - "Sonido Total"......

Artist: Cass McCombs Album: Dropping the Writ Label: Domino Records Release Date: 10/23/07 Listen to "That's That": Frequent tourer Cass McCombs came through LA this last fall but if you missed him you will have a chance to see him again in '08 as his tour schedule is posted and expanding. Dropping the Writ is inspired by a short stretch of time that McCombs spent living in Los Angeles from '05-'06 and it was recorded......

I've always been intrigued by other "best of" lists, but this year I decided to take it to a whole new level. I e-mailed a handful of bands that I've seen this past year in order to unearth what exactly captivated them in '07. As music listeners, it is our duty to take a keen interest in our favorite musician's influences. After all, they rocked our little world, might as well see what rocked their......

I've always been intrigued by other "best of" lists, but this year I decided to take it to a whole new level. I e-mailed a handful of bands that I've seen this past year in order to unearth what exactly captivated them in '07. As music listeners, it is our duty to take a keen interest in our favorite musician's influences. After all, they rocked our little world, might as well see what rocked their......

Mike Watt & The Missingmen @ Westside Eclectic Johnette Napolitano @ Roxy José González, Cass McCombs @ El Rey Jill Sobule @ Largo Honeycut, The Library @ Knitting Factory Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's @ Long Beach Arena The Color Fred, Dear & the Headlights @ El Rey The Dirges, Disk Jockey Full of Bourbon @ Safari Sam's Head of Destiny, Killing Jonis, Killing Bees @ The Scene So So Glos, The Black......

PB&J playing their hit @ Red Eye Fly, SXSW 3/14 Peter Bjorn & John, Cass McCombs @ Henry Fonda Godsmack @ The Wiltern MIA @ Echoplex Michael Penn, Patton Oswalt @ Largo Oliver Future, The Gray Kid, Astra Heights @ The Troubadour The Last Town Chorus @ Amoeba (6pm) Maxeen, The Mercy Kiss, Acute @ Key Club Mower, Lords of Rock & Roll Thunder & Lightning @ Viper Room Bat For Lashes, Tara Busch,......

Fri 6/9 - Silversun Pickups / Film School @ the Echo ($10) – The Silversun Pickups drop their debut full-length, Carnavas, on July 25th on Dangerbird Records. The record is consistently strong and they're one of the handful of local bands with a really good chance of blowing up this year. Expect to hear a few Smashing Pumpkins comparisons in the reviews (classic Gish/Siamese Dream-era Pumpkins). San Francisco’s Film School frequently gets favorably compared......

THURSDAY • At the Knitting Factory, GZA, Prodigal Sunn, Icon the Mic King, Dosnous, Grit Mercenaries and Dumbfoundead with DJ's Geo & Ron Lee take the stage at 9 PM. Tickets are $17 advance, $20 at the door. • Tangier hosts Cass McCombs, Mt Egypt, Coastal and David Mead tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $8 advance, $10 day of. • The White Stripes perform tonight with M. Ward at the Greek Theatre at......

• The Egyptian Theatre has a special night with animator Chris Landreth tonight at 7:30 PM. Presented in association with the ASIFA-International Animated Film Association, tonight will feature the films of Landreth and pioneering animator Ryan Larkin, in the animated shorts "The End," "Bingo," "Ryan," "Walking," and "Street Musique." An extended Q&A with Landreth will follow the screenings. • Modest Mouse wind up their three-day residency at The Wiltern with Love as Laughter and......

• Modest Mouse continue their three-day residency at The Wiltern with Love as Laughter and Cass McCombs tonight at 7 PM. Tickets are $23.50. • KCRW presents Gary Jules & The Group Rules tonight at The Hotel Cafe with Garrison Starr and Abba Roland, starting at 8 PM. • More Gilliam fun tonight at the New Beverly Cinema, with screenings of Brazil, followed by 12 Monkeys, beginning at 7:30 PM. • At 7:00 PM,......

• At Largo, Sarah Silverman will be performing her own special, heartwarming brand of standup with Louis CK. Doors open at 8 PM. • This month's Monday night resident, Mia Doi Todd, will be performing at The Echo with Damon Aaron, Languis, and DJ Nobody & Kutmah. The show starts at 8:30 PM, and admission is free. [21+] • The Troubadour hosts Eisley with The Elected (featuring Blake Sennett and Jason Boesel of Rilo......