There will be tough choices this week, especially on Friday, Dec. 4, with  one of the coolest bands to come out of Calgary — The Plaid Tongued Devils, who will be bringing back their unusual blend of  of gypsy/klezmer/ ska/reggae tinged chaos to Henotic. Cicala is also on the bill  for those who like their music Eastern European flavoured.
At the Slice, Smokestack Jacks with be playing with  the Phantom Creeps and Vancouver Celtic-punks, the Dreadnoughts. The Slice also has a good local rock show the next night with  The Void, Milk Tea and Mr.  Personal.
At the University of Lethbridge the Headbanger’s Society  finishes the year with  Akakor, Guruth, Pathogen and Parapsychotic in the U of L ballroom, Dec. 4.
To help make the decision  a little easier. L.A Beat is giving away two tickets to the Plaid Tongue Devils. Just be the first person to e-mail me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the answer to this question.“Where is Plaid Tongued Devils lead singer Ty Semaka originally from?’
 Other cool shows this week include Ghostkeeper and the Sunparlour Players who play the Slice, Dec. 3. The Sunparlour Players are also doing an in store appearance at Blueprint Records from 6-8 p.m., Dec. 3.
 And Generation Landslide  helps Beaches Pub celebrate their fifth birthday, Dec. 5.
As always there are a lot of open mics  happening throughout the week.
 The 1010 Pub has moved their weekly open stage to Monday nights. Paul Kype and Texas Flood host the Slice’s open mic, Dec.8. Felipe Rodriguez hosts the open stage at Henotic on Wednesday, and Greg Gomola is hosting an open mic at Beaches Pub on Thursday night.