Things To Do This Week.

Run This Town.

There's plenty to get excited about as we begin to approach the home stretch of 2013 this week. For starters? There's just one more quote-unquote real work week left in the year before office parties and holiday shindigs become the norm.

Yeah, that probably means this week's going to be a pretty busy one at the office, sure. Just don't let that stop you from enjoying all the glad tidings and end-of-year celebrations that abound.

No one likes a grinch.

Sunday (12.15)
Brian Setzer Orchestra at Allen Event Center
Dig that crazy Santa Claus.

Christmas Lights Bike Ride at Trinity Hall
Light 'em up.

Monday (12.16)
Power Trip, Iron Reagan, Mammoth Grinder at Dada
The power is yours.

Oral Fixation at Hamon Hall
This month's theme is “When in Rome.”

Chad D's 14th Annual Toy Drive at The Libertine
And, also, at The Bottle Shop, at The Single Wide and at The Crown & Harp.

WWE's Monday Night RAW at American Airlines Center
Do you smell what they're cookin'?

Tuesday (12.17)
DEBC's Four Swords Launch Party at GoodFriend
A Zelda-inspired Belgian quadruple.

Wednesday (12.18)
Everything is Terrible at Texas Theatre
A found-footage holiday feast.

The Cult at Billy Bob's
She sells sanctuary.

Vinyl Preservation Society at Crown and Harp
BYO Christmas-themed releases.

Thursday (12.19)
Amanda Shires at Dan's Silverleaf
Shake the walls.

Kopecky Family Band at The Live Oak
Are you listening?

Gabriel Iglesias at Addison Improv
He's not fat, he's fluffy.

Friday (12.20)
Band of Heathens at Granada Theater
Heathens, I say.

Central Track & Printed Threads Holiday Party at The Prophet Bar (Big Room)
With Dead Flowers, The Birds of Night, Daniel Markham, PVC Street Gang and more!

Elm St Tattoo Christmas Wig Party at Three Links
Wig out.

The Rocket Summer Special Christmas Show at The Prophet Bar (Small Room)
It's Christmas Madness.

TEAM* at Lola's
Am I alive?

Saturday (12.21)
Jay Z at American Airlines Center
Who gon' stop me?

A Spune Christmas at Texas Theatre
With Midlake, Air Review, Bethan and Datahowler.

The Polyphonic Spree's 11th Annual Holiday Extravaganza at Lakewood Theater
May your Holidaydreams be merry and bright.

Mark Kozelek at Granada Theater
What's next to the moon?