By: David Schultz

As if sensing the communal love that's about to come their way once the Best of the Decade lists start recalling the greatness of Is This It, The Strokes have announced they will headline one of the nights at the Isle of Wight Festival in June of 2010. The set will be their first gig since 2006 and may come on the heels of recording sessions that could yield a fourth studio album. While they never fully recaptured the magic of their debut album, perhaps the various solo projects have cleansed their collective palate. Surely, Julian Casablancas has kept a wry sense of humor, covering "I Wish It Was Christmas, Today" one of the more bizarrely entertaining Christmas songs that originated on Saturday Night Live. If he plays this on stage, hopefully he does the Tracy Morgan dance . . . although the Chris Kattan head shake might be more hipsterish.

TONIGHT, PHISH RETURNS TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN for the first of three sold-out shows at the hallowed arena where they played many notable New Years Eve shows. Their presence in the City has goosed the late night scene into a small frenzy. Tonight, Allie Krall and Cornmeal, the eternal New Groove of the Year, will entertain the insomniacs at Sullivan Hall . Over at BB King Blues Club & Grill, The Heavy Pets will receive a helping hand from Particle and Phil Lesh & Friends' Steve Molitz and the ever-adaptable DJ Logic. Steve Kimock's Crazy Engine will headline the late night festivities at Sullivan Hall on Thursday night and move the party over to BB King's for Friday night. Phish's last night will also find Eric Krasno & Chapter 2 play the glitzy Canal Room and U-Melt holding court at Sullivan Hall. The U-Melt show, their last for the year, promises to be a special one and really, under no circumstances, should be missed.