The Week That Was: Show Us the Way to the Next Whiskey Bar

Monday, Dec. 16 - Whiskey extravaganza: Bud Verge, Mike Snider and Rob Gates join the boys to sip and pontificate on music-themed whiskey. First up, Drake's new spirit. DO NOT attempt to light on fire. 

Tuesday, Dec. 17 - Metallica — also know for their Enter Night beer — have a whiskey and the boys crack the seal for some sipping and learning about how the band's music helps create the spirit. No, really. 

Wednesday, Dec. 18 - Bob Dylan's Heaven's Door whiskey is our third and final taste this week and from the sound of it, the those spirits are starting to take effect. The verdict on the whiskey? As good as an iron gate. 

Thursday, Dec. 19 - It's back to beer in the basement, as Rob, Jim, Patrick, Bud and Mike talk about drinking songs. Say hello to James LeBlanc and The Winchesters.

Friday, Dec. 20 - By the end of long week drinking whiskey and beer, memories naturally become a little cloudy. So why not have another round? Or two?

On Deck: Best of the Decade!

What We're Listening To:

• Sam: HAIM "Now I'm In It" 
• John: Desert Sessions Vols. 11 & 12
• Jim: Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album 
• Matt: Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Eve and Other Stories
• Patrick: Numero Group Eccentric Snow 
• Sami: She & Him Christmas Party 

Suburbs Pod Pet o' the Week! 

Suburbs Pod Guests On Tour, Dec. 20 - Jan 5 

Jesse Dayton (episode 709)

Dec. 20 - Denver CO - Bluebird Theater
Dec. 21 - Denver CO - Larimer Lounge
Dec. 22 - Denver CO - Soiled Dove Underground

Dot Dash (episode 492)

Jan. 4 - Silver Spring MD - American Legion Post 41

Kid Brother (episode 713)

Dec. 21 - Leesburg VA - Tally Ho Theater

JD McPherson (episode 218)

Dec. 20 - Minneapolis MN - First Avenue
Dec. 22 - Nashville TN - Basement East

Maggie Rose (episode 703)

Dec. 21 - Bethesda MD - Bethesda Blues & Jazz (Christmas concert)

Tommy Stinson (episode 110)

Dec. 13 - Burdett NY - Barry Family Cellars

White Reaper (episode 399)

Dec. 20 - Indianapolis IN - Hi-Fi
Dec. 21 - Chicago IL - Metro

Last But Not Least: Friday New Releases!

Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You (25th anniversary edition) (Columbia/Legacy)

This stone-cold holiday jam reached No. 1 on the pop chart this year, a quarter century after its release. This EP includes a live version, a couple of remixes and live version of another hit song, “Hero.” The gifts just keep on coming.

Various - Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (Polydor)

Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden and others perform songs from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical (now a major motion picture!). The soundtrack includes a new tune, “Beautiful Ghosts,” cowritten by Swift and Webber. But let’s be honest, none of it can possibly be as good as this: