Mark the calendars, particularly if you live in Massachusetts (or, as is my case, are traveling to the area for holidays):

Those interested in either extending their Christmas-y celebrations or, in my case, preparing to kick off the new year early should make a trip over to Boston on the evening of December 29 (that would be a week from Thursday, for my calendar-challenged friends).

Chad Perrone & Friends, including Tides and Mister Vertigo.
Dec. 29, 9 p.m.
Felt
Washington Street, Boston
www.livemusicboston.com

Have you heard Chad's solo material yet? If not, go here, take a listen and be impressed. And with the addition of Tides (one of the area's top, in my opinion, up-and-coming bands) and Mister Vertigo (very fun, very talented), this makes for a not-to-be-missed evening.

Which means, of course, that you shouldn't miss it. Tell all your friends, acquaintances, even that next-door neighbor you've never properly introduced yourself to. Round up a crew of concertgoers. Make the trip. Swing on by. Say hi to me. Enjoy the music.

And then make note of what a good time you had, so you make the trip again come February. As a certain gypsy MC funk troubador, known and loved by many as Bushwalla, will be rocking the joint with the one and only Todd Carey on February 23.

Plug, plug? You bet. And you'll thank me after the fact.