Remember all those times we’ve off-handedly mentioned that this winter would be slow for concerts? Well, the time is here. And comparisons to molasses or sloths or other slow moving things aren’t far off. We all need some down time though, right? Those three concert weeks were starting to wear me down, and I want to be all fresh and shiny for the new year. There are a few things afoot, however, so take note…

From DCist contributor Catherine Andrews: The results are in: The Post’s 2004 Best Bets Readers’ Choice Awards were decided today. And the winners are … (drumroll, please): Pretty much all the same places that won last year! But that’s OK — by and large, DCist approves of the victors (though we’ll never understand why Starbucks consistently comes in the top three of Best Coffee Shop; same with Borders for Best Bookstore. Isn’t this supposed to…