December saves some of its loudest nights for last. Dallas returns to Fair Park, Denver assembles a formidable dance lineup, and Southern California throws a New Year’s party big enough to spill into January. But first, there’s a lakeside gathering in Florida where Southern soul and bluegrass deserve your full attention.

November still has plenty of music worth leaving town for. Orlando gives us two very different festival weekends, London stretches jazz across ten days, and Buenos Aires welcomes Primavera back just as spring settles in.