A life-threatening list of events happening in Sydney and surrounds, selected weekly by Jack Shit.

Jack Off with Jack Shit airs Saturday arvos between 3 and 5PM.

FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER

~ Jack Shit – 6 PM till 10 PM – Sydney Brewery – FREE

~ Seasons Greetings Pagan Christmas Variety Night: Ms Selma Evergreen, Martin del Amo, Greg Shapley, Charles Cameron, Sabrina D’Angelo, Brian Fauta, Laura Wilson and more; hosted by Big Muscles Sad Heart – 7 PM till 9PM – 107 Projects

~ Eupcaccia Show, Clock and Clouds, Anti Guitar Trio, Matthew Syres, Nick Dan – 7 PM till 9 PM – Humanist Society of NSW, Chippendale

~ The Search For Weng Weng (and For Your Height Only) – with director Andrew Leavold – 7.30 PM – Pink Flamingo Cinema – FREE

~ Helena Hauff (GER), Kate Doherty – 7:30 – Opera House

~ Egyptian Lover (US), Hugh B., Naeem, hosted by Stelly G; DJs Merph, Simon Caldwell  – 9 PM – Waywards

~ The Holy Soul, The Exile Co – 9 PM – Vic On The Park

~ The Hard-Ons, Arse, The Mis-Made – 7:30 – Lansdowne

~ Luke Spook, The Uplifting Bell Ends – Album launch. 11.30 PM – Lansdowne – FREE

~ xNoBBQx, VIPP – 9:00 PM – The Lady Hampshire – FREE

SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER

~  See Sound: Velociraptor, The Gooch Palms, The Laurels, Ruben Neeson, Neighbours – Vic On The Park – 3PM til 3AM – FREE

~ Paul Kelly, Courtney Barnett, Kate Miller-Heidke, Marlon Williams (NZ),Thelma Plum – The Domain – 6PM til midnight

~ Goodgod Rehydration – resume the dance: Champain Lyf, Mike Who, Batty Boop & Jimmy Sing, Paul Jextra, Hux & Andy
Freda’s – Til 4AM. Free before 10PM

~ Tania Wilds, Broken Chip, Maizy Coombes – Steep Street, Katoomba – 5 til 10PM

~ The Hard-Ons – Dicey Riley’s, Wollongong – FREE

SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER

~ Spod, Prudence, California Girls, Okin Osan – Vic On The Park – 6 til 10PM – FREE

~ Spunk Xmas Party: Sunscreen, Emma Russack & Lachlan Denton, Greenwave Beth, Jordan Ireland & The Purple Orchestra – Lord Gladstone – 3PM – FREE

~ Jack Shit – Imperial rooftop – 2 til 8PM – FREE

~ Darren Hanlon, Hugh F – Thirroul Railway Hall

TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER

~  Róisín Murphy (IRE), Alta – Oxford Art Factory

~ Hannah Gadsby – Douglas – Opera House – Til Saturday

WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER

~ Children Collide – Lansdowne – Sold out

~ Swingin’ at the Speakeasy Xmas Party with The Dovetails plus DJs Pia Andersen and Jack Shit – Palmer & Co – 3 sets of live music from 7 til 10PM with Pia deejaying between then Jack on the decks from 10PM til close at 3AM – FREE

FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER

~ Lloyd Cole (UK) – City Recital Hall

~ Ryley Walker (US), Darren Cross, Andrew Tuttle – Petersham Bowling Club

~ Grumble N’ Friends – Giant Dwarf

~ Jack Shit – The Paddington – 10PM til 2AM – FREE

~ Tortuga Christmas Art Markets – Tortuga Studios – 5pm