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Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2009 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know!

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news.

Next weekend's XPoNential Music Festival - featuring artists such as The Fratellis, Fountains of Wayne, Eastern Conference Champions, The A-Sides, Bob Mould, Dr. Dog, The Smithereens, Hoots and Hellmouth, and local-musician Anthony Riley - is going to be three days worth of sun and great music. You can find out all of the details by going to the WXPN website for times, dates, and of course parking. Today, though, is the last day to purchase...

Venue: Starlight Ballroom

We resisted writing about this because we'll be out of town and therefore unable to experience its awesomeness. Then we got over ourselves. Next week is the first annual POPPED! Festival, which runs from Monday, April 9 to Sunday, April 15. Our earlier allusion to your hymen comes from the fact that as much as you try to be in the know, you may not be as familiar with some of the bands as you'd like. Never fear, XPN is here. (Never thought we'd write that.) We've seen coverage about it on other media outlets, but we like this page because we can listen to mp3s from some of the bands, watch videos, and click links for prime MySpace stalking. If we were in town we'd turn on and tune in to Pattern is Movement, Dr. Dog, and Golden Ball, at a minimum.

It isn't for a little while now, when the weather will hopefully be a little bit warmer (although Phillyist makes no promises to that end), but we figured that the POPPED! festival, April 9-15, needs to be on your radar already.

More local music news: Dr. Dog has a busy autumn ahead. On September 14th, they'll begin touring with The Raconteurs and on September 12th, their new EP will be released.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Believe it or not, it's been almost a whole year since the alternative rock station we all knew and loved as Y100 disappeared off the airwaves, victim of a format change, and the variety of music on Philly radio got that much smaller. Luckily, Y100 didn't vanish completely. It just retreated to that same wonderful place that Phillyist calls home - the internet!

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have been making enough Philadelphia appearances to prove that local product and lead singer Alec Ounsworth is correct when he says that they're not a New York band. (They're a sixth borough band, duh.) The band, whose self-titled debut is easily one of the year's best albums, will play another show tonight, this one at the TLA.

If you want to ensure your membership in the intelligentsia, you can spend the occasional Friday night ambling in and out of the art galleries that line Old City's cobblestone streets. On the first Friday of every month, Old City galleries keep their doors open from 5PM to 9PM, to the art afficiandos and the alike. Admission to the galleries is free - so the only risk to your pocket book is if your passion for fine art overwhelms you and you make a purchase. But then, who can put a price on art appreciation? (Hmm, actually, we suppose gallery owners can.) September's First Friday event will take place this Friday, September 2nd in Old City.