Things To Do This Week.

Be Bad To The Bone.

This time of year there's always lots of new Christmas music released, and lots of old favorites make their annual reappearances, too. It's a lot of clutter to cut through to find the actual good stuff. For instance, this charity album sung by live goats.

It's actually pretty great.

The same can be said of your social schedule this holiday season. There's just so many festivities going on it, too, can be hard to cut through the clutter. But look hard enough and you'll find plenty of proverbial goat carols lurking this week.

Monday (12.14)
Shakespeare in the Bar Presents: The Tragedy of King Richard III at Small Brewpub
Belly up to the bard.

Chad D's 16th Annual Toy Drive at The Libertine
Tis better to give.

Psychomagic at Rubber Gloves
Play the fool.

Tuesday (12.15)
Turkish Star Wars at Alamo Drafthouse
The man who saved the word.

Linear Downfall at Double Wide
Close the door.

Wednesday (12.16)
Cavanaugh at Dada
AKA Open Mike Eagle + Serengeti.

Elm Street Tattoo Charity Christmas Party at Curtain Club
It's a formal affair.

Play Politics: Another Bar Politics Mini-sode at The Greenzone
Mention Bar Politics at the door for $5 off.

Thursday (12.17)
Dean Edwards at Hyena's (Plano)
He'll be here all weekend.

Girl in a Coma at Dada
Come on, let's go.

A.A. Bondy at Three Links
The devil's loose.

The Pin Show Presents: Scene at Trees
A fashion concert.

Friday (12.18)
Ruby Rose at It'll Do Club
Third time's the charm.

Wreck the Halls at Dark Hour Haunted House
Twas the nightmare before Christmas…

Penn and Teller at WinStar World Casino
No b.s.

Drowning Pool at Trees
It's a Toys for Tots drive.

Saturday (12.19)
Trombone Shorty at South Side Ballroom
Hold up, wait a minute.

Broken Gold at Rubber Gloves
Leave a light.

Nearly Naked Nutcracker at Trees
Is that fairy dancing with her sugar plums out?

Benefit for Howard Kelley at Lee Harvey's
Fuck cancer.

Zhora at Off the Record
A new EP listening party.

Charlie's Bow Tie at Three Links
With West Texas Mammoths, The Azalea Project and Jake Odin & the Marching Band.

Sunday (12.20)
Classic Cult, Siamese at Three Links
Feel on fire tonight.

Curren$y at Gas Monkey Live
How high?

Trans-siberian Orchestra at American Airlines Center
The wizards of winter.

Mannheim Steamroller at Verizon Theatre
Deck the halls.