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Still undecided what to do for New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles? Grimy Goods has a compiled a list of cool events to keep you happy and drunk this New Year’s Eve. Whether you want to rock out at a show, get creeped on by douches at a club or just straight up party it up at a bar, here’s some things to do in LA on New Year’s Eve. There’s a little something for everyone …
*Please don’t drink and drive! Cab it up or get a DD this New Year’s weekend.
SHOWS/CONCERTS:
- The Raveonettes w/ Autolux and Dj Sets by Bad Lupo Grande, Paul Devro, Alphabeast & more ($60 +) @ The Standard Hollywood
- NOFX New Years Heave! w/ NOFX and Dead to Me ($15-$40) @ Wiltern
- The Pharcyde on NYE w/ The Low Keys, Special Powers ($30+) @ Key Club
- Gram Rabbit @ Casey’s Irish Pub
- Yard Dogs Road Show ($75 includes desert & champagne toast) @ The Edison, Downtown
- The Warlocks, The Meek, Black Flamingo, Chelsea Wolfe, LANTVRN ($5) @ The Smell
- New Year’s Eve Blues Revue w/ Guitar Shorty, Kirk Fletcher, Jimmy Z, Jeff Young ($30+) @ Harvelle’s
- Donavon Frankenreiter w/ special guests Timmy Curran, Tom Curren, Ken Garcia Band ($72) @ Grove of Anaheim
- Very Be Careful w/ A.K. & Her Kalashnikovs, DJs OMG, Aruna Irani ($20+) @ Bordello
- Camp Freddy w/ Juke Kartel, Owl, DJ Dayle ($50+)@ The Roxy
- Deacon Jones Blues Review Featuring Lady GG @ Seven Grand
- A Very Swingin’ New Year’s Eve w/ Royal Crown Revue ($27+) @ The Mint
- Club Underground NYE w/ Nite Jewel, Kenan Ball, Resident DJs, Hang The Djs ($10 +) @ Echo
- Lucinda Williams w/ Jackshit ($100) @ The Viper Room
- The Gene Taylor Blues Band featuring Dave Alvin, Johnny Bazz, Bill Bateman, with special guest and host Phil Alvin, plus Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar
- A Flock of Seagulls @ Canyon Club
- The Mighty Regis @ The Slide Bar
- Rebelution w/ The Aggrolites and Stranger @ House of Blues Anaheim
CLUBS/DANCE:
- Hard NYE w/ Mr. Oizo, DJ Falcon, Congorock, Destructo, Brodinski, Harvard Bass, Mike Messex, Sean Perry @ The Music Box
- Avaland NYE 2011 with John Digweed @ Avalon Hollywood
- Twenty-11 w/ Mayer Hawthorne, Classixx, Jason Bentley, Raul Campos, ($150 + includes open bar, apps, champagne toast) @ Viceroy, Santa Monica
- Together As One w/ Diplo, Barry Weaver, Major Lazer, Laidback Luke, Rusko, 12th Planet, Wolfgang Garner, nero, DJ Reza, Pendulum, Richard Vission, Markus Schulz ($60+) @ Los Angeles Sports Arena
- Miss Kitty’s Magic NYE w/ hookah lounge, body painting & champagne toast ($15 +) @ The Dragonfly
- GIANT New Year’s Eve with ATB and Gabriele & Dresden ($75 +) @ The Palladium
- New Year’s Eve on The Queen Mary w/ 5 parties of jazz, big band, disco, dj sets, dueling pianos, ($99) @ Queen Mary, Long Beach
- The “Obsession” NYE Celebrity Bash w/ Damon Elliott and The Banjo Boyz, Rich Rick, Mista Bo and T-Mac ($40+) @ Cinespace
- Bootie L.A. NYE w/ DJ Paul V., DJ Shyboy, The Lady Tigra, & R.A.I.D. ($10 +) @ Echoplex
- NYE at the Hollywood Roosevelt w/ Shiny Toy Guns, EC TWINS, Mei Lwun, Ryan Moran, Omar Cash, Zack Hill, David Bullock @ The Roosevelt
- Jupit3r, Solovox, Pumpkin, Sugarpill, Saynt & more ($30) @ Nexus
- Roy Davis Jr., Zona Live! & more ($20+) @ King King
- LA Loft New Year’s Eve Masquerade w/ Rob Roy, Over The Top DJ S!N, The Kill Pills & more ( FREE w/ RSVP or mask, $10 afer 11pm) @ ThinkTank Art Loft
- The First Party of the Year w/ Paul Devro, Thee Mike B, Acid Girls , Oro11 @ Secret Downtown Location
- Static New Year’s Eve w/ Josh Billings , Khoizilla & More ($15+) @ Detroit Bar
- Grand Ball w/ special performances by The Voyeur Mistresses, Open Bar 9-10 ($60+) @ Voyeur
- Official 2011 Playboy New Year’s Eve Hosted by Celebrity Playmate & Covergirl Nikki Ziering @ Hotel Shangri-La
BARS:
- Downtown LAÂ 2010Â New Year’s Eve Party Pass w/ Gram Rabbit, Paul Chesne & more ($99+) @ 8 different downtown bars!
- [FREE] New Years Eve w/ The Natives & Crooked Cowboy & The FWI (Champagne toast) @ Footsies
- Cha Cha Lounge New Year’s party @ Cha Cha Lounge
- The Rat Pack New Year’s Eve ($30 + includes open bar) @ Glendon Kitchen
- Mr Mister Miyagi – 80’s Prom NYE! – Live 80’s Karaoke Band ($10) @ Alex’s Bar, Long Beach
- Thrifty New Years Celebration w/ Special Guest DJ ($5) @ The Central SAPC
- Bottomless Bubbly (all you can drink champagne for $20.11)Â @ Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar, Santa Monica
A few other of our favorite bars with a great crowd that WILL be popping off:
- 4100 Bar
- Burgundy Room
- The Short Stop
- Good Luck Bar
- Big Foot Lodge
- The Dresden
- The Bar (aka Bronson Bar)
- Surly Goat
- Verdugo
PARTIES:
- Basement Tavern’s NYE House Party w Urban Dread, DJ Kamayo ($40-$50 includes 2 drinks and apps.)@ Basement Tavern at The Victorian
- NYE 2011 at the Multiview Mansion w/ cougars, creeps and playmates ($75 + included open bar) @ 3581 Multiview Dr
- and the one I’m going to .. shhh
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