Just another reminder that on Friday, December 16th, you’ll want to make sure you’re at the Showbox for the Stranger’s Holiday Blowout. The swank soiree is to celebrate a) the close of Strangercrombie 2005, b) the excellent local music of Common Market, Band of Horses, Wheedle’s Groove, and Fruit Bats c) Dina Martina and Santa Claus d) getting drunk (drink specials galore) and e) being merry. It’s the city’s biggest holiday blowout, Stranger-style, so you won’t want to miss this one. Tickets are $5 adv./ $7 DOS, with your entry fees going to a great cause—NW Harvest.