New Year’s Eve falls on a Saturday this year so there are plenty of places to party at and people to party with. What’s striking our fancy? Well, there is a killer lineup of bands for the grand openeing at The Level Room with Bleeding Rainbow, Eternal Summers, Creepoid, Slutever, Pink Skull, and more. The Making Time crew is taking over Union Transfer to bring the radness and all the alcohol that you can handle. Johnny Brenda’s is hosting the 2nd Annual Philebrity Snowflake Ball with special DJ sets from local favorites like Sun Airway’s Jon Barthmus, Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick, Man Man’s Chris Powell, Spinto Band’s Nick Krill, and Schoolly D as well as Arc In Round’s Mikele Edwards holding down the fort downstairs. Just down the street you also pop in at Kung Fu Necktie where Prowler, Hott Tubb, and Busses will be saying goodbye to the old and hello to the New Year. Honestly, there is a spot for everyone this NYE in Philly so go out and find yours. Just don’t get arrested. And if you do, please email us your mug shot.
Other things to get in trouble at this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Orbit To Leslie, Circadian Rhythms, Your Children is Beautiful, SAT Philebrity NYE Snowflake Ball
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) SAT Prowler, Hott Tubb, Busses
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI Man Like Machine and The Rebel Yell, SAT Aspiga and Luther
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI (All Ages) Run For It and Dugout, (Late) Vital Stats and Nordic Chinnuts, SAT Nicos Gun, Lady, Black Stars
Tritone (1508 South St.) FRI Penrose, Levee Drivers, The Lawsuits, John The Conqueror, SAT West Philadelphia Orchestra, SUN Strange Engineers
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI The Heavy Beat, The Mahlors, Bumpin Uglies
The Blockley (3801 Chestnut St.) FRI Brothers Past and Beard O Bees, SAT Brooke Shiv & The 45s
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Fistful of Sugar, Cait Black, Blueberry McGee
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI The Once Was Reunion Show, SAT Philly Bloco
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI Persia Sound, Sound Barrier Experience, WyldLyfe, BK Friendly, SAT Spin
Triumph Brewery (117 Chestnut St.) FRI Sinking Ship, SAT Grimace Federation, Damn Right, DVS
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI The Jackson Rider, World On Fire, Bang Diesel Express
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Mock Suns, Music Box Dynamo, Phantasm, Man The Fire, SAT Johnny Showcase New Years Eve Party w/El Malito
The Level Room (2102 Market St.) FRI Silvox #2 with Mark Lord and Coppertone, SAT Bleeding Rainbow, Eternal Summers, Creepoid, Slutever, Fire in the Hearts and Minds, Pink Skull, Exploding World
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) SAT Making Time NYE Party
Theatre of Living Arts (334 South St.) FRI mewithoutYou, SAT Good Old War
Festival Pier (Columbus Blvd. at Spring Garden St.) SAT Lotus