Deep down, we all prefer fries and a Coke to tea and crumpets. But when it comes to rock, the door the Fab Four kicked in just keeps opening wider and wider. These excellent imports invade New York this week.

I tore off a button that was riveted to my favorite jeans, and my local tailor and cobbler don't have the machinery to fix them. Are my dungarees doomed?

Female singer-songwriters strum their way across town this week.

For a certain breed of New York Kid, it's always eighties night.

Grunge may be long gone, but alt country -- the DIY genre influenced by Bob Dylan and Gram Parsons, with a dash of Patsy Cline -- is flourishing.

The Lion Queen's New Den

For something so recent, the mid-nineties alterna-scene seems remarkably far off. (Seen Avenue B lately?) Five of that era’s staple acts are in town this week, some obscure, some who’ve exploded. (See listings, page 126, for details.)

New York's veterinary specialists are top dogs in everything from oncology to acupuncture. Here are the best 27 doctors to call for more than just a dry nose.