1For the fifth year in a row, the Media Club rings in the New Year with ONE NIGHT STAND Dec. 31, featuring a calvalcade of local talents including Jasmin Parkin of Mother Mother, Tyler Bancroft and Spencer Schoening of Said The Whale, HANNAH GEORGAS, Dominique Fricot, Andrea Lo of The Belle Game, Tariq Hussain of Brasstronaut, Adaline, Devon Lougheed of Beekeeper and Justice McLellan to name a few. Advance tickets $35, $40 at the door. More info at onenightstand.bpt.me.
BOY GEORGE, yes, that BOY GEORGE, performs a DJ SET at Celebrities Night Club Dec. 29. DJ marc Vedo is also on the bill. More info at celebritiesnightclub.com.
3Irony and heavy metal bump uglies as L.A.'s STEEL PANTHER brings its spandex, hairspray and communicable diseases to the Commodore for two sold out shows Dec. 30 and 31.
4 Burn your 2012 bridges at the WISE Hall Dec. 31 with a scorching lineup of rockabilly and burlesque. The New Year's Eve barnburner features COUSIN HARLEY, Rich Hope and His Evil Doers and "burlesque's tattooed fireball" Melody Mangler. Tickets $25 in advance at Red Cat Records, Highlife Records and The WISE Lounge or $30 at the door. More info at wisehall.ca.
Bring your earplugs and head banging muscles as the hard rockin' dudes of Spread Eagle share the Rickshaw stage with Black Wizard, NO SINNER, Three Wolf Moon and If We Are Machines Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Tickets $15 at liveatrickshaw.com, Neptoon and Scrape or $20 at the door.
