Naughty or Nice? Santacon Returns

It's a officially the final stretch of the holiday season with the arrival of Santacon 2012, an annual event that brings thousands of sloppy Santas out for a daytime pub crawl around San Francisco. For those who want to keep the party indoors, Base returns with a Christmas party featuring Cassy, the E2F party celebrates its two-year anniversary with DJ Twin Spin and Audien and Dirtyhertz take over at Harlot. 2012 breakout rapper Two Chainz is at The Warfield for a two-night stand and The Mountain Goats return for a holiday show at The Fillmore. Chris Robinson Brotherhood, headliners at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass earlier this year, play an intimate gig at Great American Music Hall and the Great Dickens Christmas Fair brings Victorian holiday fun to the Cow Palace.

Weekly Giveaway: Win tickets to Graham Parker & The Ritual at The Fillmore! Listen to our 'Best of' here then tell us your favorite song(s) of 2012 for a chance to win.


	Thu Dec 13 Thrill Jockey Records 20th Anniversary at The Independent Wooden Shjips, as it is today, started in 2006. The band self released a 10" and 7" that year and started playing shows shortly thereafter. Prior to 2006, Wooden Shjips was an experiment in primitive and minimalist rock...


	Sat Dec 15 SantaCon 2012 in SF Guys & girls of legal age dress up like Santa and go cavorting around town for no better reason than that it's huge fun. Ho Ho Ho!


	Sat & Sun Renegade Craft Fair at Concourse Exhibition Hall Holiday shopping has never been more fun than with the work of over 250 of today's finest makers of handmade goods to peruse and several hands-on crafting activities to get involved with!


	Now - Dec 23 Dicken's Holiday Fair at The Cow Palace The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a one-of-a-kind holiday adventure into Victorian London - an elaborate party with hundreds of costumed players performing...


	Sat Dec 15 Unsilent Night 2012 at Dolores Park Phil Kline's Unsilent Night is a free outdoor participatory sound sculpture of many individual parts, recorded on cassettes, CDs and mp3s, and played through a roving swarm of boomboxes...