Have you followed Eddie Argos’ instructions and formed a band? Have you been looking, but just not finding, the perfect way to celebrate Hannukah this year? Are you free on December 8? The Eight, a concert presented by JDub Records, and Taglit-birthright Israel, is a worldwide Hannukah party happening simultaneously in 9 cities: D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Rio and Moscow. JDub, home to bands such as Balkan Beat Box,…

Sometimes in the relentless assault of the commenters in a thread on a DCist music review, the complaint is made that the reviewer takes too many words to try to prove how much they know about the band. Well, we’re going to try to preempt that here. Going to see the Art Brut show at the Black Cat on Tuesday night, I’ll be the first to admit: I knew zero about the band, its history,…