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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Devo and Jane Birkin Play Manhattan

By DNAinfo Staff on December 7, 2011 6:37am  | Updated on December 7, 2011 8:32am

By Daniel Jumpertz

Special to DNAinfo

Wednesday, December 7

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have plotted a slow and steady path since being anointed indie darlings and the next big thing by music blogs in 2005. Their wiry, super catchy, self-titled debut quickly sold out, but since then, only two albums have been released. Their most recent is titled "Hysterical," and you can catch some live videos from the album at NME Magazine. At Webster Hall.

Thursday, December 8

French three-piece dance-poppers Yelle are creating a "Safari Disco Club" at Webster Hall on Thursday. That's the title of their second album, with all-French lyrics. While working on "Safari Disco Club" and meeting with American labels, they were repeatedly queried about singing in English in the future. However, Yelle maintain that they would not be able to express themselves in a language that they are not familiar with. Nous sommes français, idiot!

Friday, December 9

Beady Eye formed from the remnants of Oasis when they split in 2009, so it's no surprise they have retained some of the swagger of the bad boy Brits. With brother Noel Gallagher out of the way, Beady Eye's debut album "Different Gear, Still Speeding" has been a great vehicle for vocalist Liam Gallagher to flex his songwriting muscles. At Terminal 5

Saturday, December 10: PICK OF THE WEEK

Brooklyn's The Antlers 2011 release "Burst Apart" is an ambient rock album — the guitars and vocals reminiscent of an early, soaring U2. They have also recently collaborated with Aussie electro-post-rockers PVT and Alan Palomo's Neon Indian on a remix EP titled "Together." Also playing, Montreal's Suuns. Their 2010 album "Zeroes QC" was recorded with Jace Lasek of fellow Canadians Besnard Lakes co-producing and engineering. At Webster Hall.

Also Saturday: VHS or Beta at Le Poisson Rouge.

Sunday, December 11

Jane Birkin played some benefit concerts in Japan recently with a hand-picked troupe of Japanese players. The concerts went so well Birkin decided to take her brand-new band on the road to celebrate the music of her legendary collaborator and long-time partner, Serge Gainsbourg. At The Town Hall

Also tonight: Michelle Shocked is playing two sets, 8pm and 10pm, at The Iridium and will be including songs from the 25th Anniversary edition of her folk and blues classic "Texas Campfire Tapes," her new work in progress "Indelible Women," and some audience faves.

Also Sunday: The War On Drugs at the Bowery Ballroom.

Monday, December 12

Z100's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden features a mighty array of the kings and queens of pop, circa 2011 — Lady Gaga, Demi LovatoPitbull, LMFAOFoster The PeopleGym Class HeroesHot Chelle Rae and Kelly Clarkson. $1 per each ticket sold will go to STOMP Out Bullying

Also Monday: Indie soul brothers The National start a six-night run at the Beacon (through December 17). Expect some choice cuts from their sixth album "High Violet".

Tuesday, December 13

Futuristic pioneers Devo never officially broke up — they still played live and fiddled in the studio — but last year's "Something For Everybody" was their first full-length studio album since 1990. They deserved a break! After forming in 1973, Devo had scaled the global pop charts, peaking in the late '70s/early '80s with quirky synth-pop tunes such as "Whip It" and "Beautiful World". They were also at the forefront of the MTV-fueled music video explosion in the early '80s before losing favor with their record label. Singer Gerald V. Casale says, "There are more good songs on this new album than any other record that we’ve made." The story behind their return to the spotlight is eloquently expressed by the band in a recent Rolling Stone interview. Check out the first video from "Something For Everybody." At Irving Plaza.