
So, it’s December 31st 2009 and you’re sitting in your pajamas working from home watching cooking shows and wondering what the hell you’re going to do tonight. C’mon. I know I’m not the only one.
Fret not. Here are my picks for events that will not suck, that aren’t grossly overpriced, that you should still be able to get into–from wild costumed ravey revels to punk at a pirate bar, from Russian rawk by the beach to a hoedown in the high desert. Read on for info on The Zeros & The Dogs at the Redwood, Nexus, NYE Rox at the Roxy, Henry Clay People at Spaceland, the Reverend Horton Heat, The Red Elvises, Bootie LA’s Bootleg Ball, Lucent Dossier’s Haute Cirque, and Pappy & Harriet’s All-Stars.
(Photo of Lucent Dossier by LA Metblogs pal Curious Josh courtesy of the very kind LA Weekly.)
The Zeros & The Dogs at the Redwood Bar & Grill: Classic LA punk doesn’t get more authentic than this, and it’s in an incredibly cool venue: downtown’s “pirate bar,” the Redwood (also a classic hang for LA Times staffers since time immemorial). Don’t know the Zeros? Step down, boy, and get taught a lesson from the 1976 punks. Info
Nexus: Even if you’re not an e-tard, this tribal-arty-electro-rave will have you drooling with ecstasy by 11:59… Continue reading New Year’s Eve 2010 For Procrastinators and the Poor