Amy Ryan, Dominic West, David Simon, and others at the New York Premiere of HBO's 'The Wire.'

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Serious about making the last moments of 2007 count? Spend them taking in the drunkest Guns N’ Roses tribute band, the most rockin’ improvised musical, or the world’s very best house D.J.

With massive menorahs, Israeli rockers, and Jewish singles on the prowl, there's no better place than New York to celebrate Hanukkah.

To get through the CMJ Music Marathon slog, we've pulled together this handy-dandy itinerary of the worth-it-all shows: Some require CMJ badges; some require getting tickets stat.

Good player, bad bettor.

In the city's darkened theaters, terror lurks. Here are your best bets for copping a big-screen scare.

Looking for a Halloween party that'll leave you feeling dead the day after? Try moshing to the Misfits, sweating through your mesh shirt to DFA acts, or rooting for the living in a vampiric high-school musical.

Prince Paul teams with funk master.

The indie album of the year.