It's almost 2011! Whatever your resolution, this weekend marks your last hurrah with 2010 so you better throw caution to the wind and make it count. Scads of awesome events pepper this weekend's lineup, so choose your itinerary carefully and make sure you've got reliable, sober transportation to and fro, as the weather outside is rumored to be frightful, and getting a DUI is not delightful. Have a blast, and we'll see you next year, darlings!
xo-l'étoile
THURSDAY DECEMBER 30TH
The Eve of New Year's Eve Celebration!
@ 1419
1419 S Washington Ave
Minneapolis
7 p.m. / $5 suggested donation
Don’t wait until Friday to kick off a weekend of champagne-soaked shenanigans. Celebrate New Year’s Eve’s Eve at 1419 with one of the space’s signature art-cum-music-cum-dance party extravaganzas! Artists Sam Robertson, Matthew Gorrie, and Ralaina Hicks will be presenting “I Kiss With My Eyes Open” (an ode to the midnight smooch tradition, perhaps?). The musical line-up includes noise duo Bambi & The Tin Man, West Virginia’s Club Frills, Washington’s Baker London, Zach Wolff, and Dog Kamp. Be stoked.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
THURSDAY DECEMBER 30TH
The EVE of NYE Bash (night before the eve)
@ Architectural Antiques Building (upstairs)
1330 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / $5
Consider celebrating New Year’s Eve twice this year, starting with a warehouse jam in the Northeast Arts District! It's not like you really need an excuse to party two nights in a row, eh? Now, you probably have your NYE outfit all planned out since you accidentally bought sixteen different Christmas outfits, so we know it won’t be much of a stretch for you to throw something hot together just in time to shimmy all over the dance floor. Koo Koo Kangaroo will be DJing, and there’s no way you can resist shaking it when those guys are in the house.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
FRIDAY ART PICK: GLASSLION
Let's be honest, entertaining is not quite the walk in the park peeps like Martha Stewart make it seem. Not all of us are blessed with the skills of origami-ing scraps of paper into swans or turning dust balls into elaborate centerpieces. Yes, some of us need a bit of help and a burst of inspiration. Enter Glasslion. Here to make home decorating and entertaining not only a breeze, but an eclectic mix of artsy, elegant and charming, Glasslion's adorbs Etsy page is stocked full of unique, hand-crafted glassware and charming artwork. Stock up on prints of vintage champagne labels or custom-made, bedazzled, gem-crested champagne flutes and wine glasses – perfect for NYE toasts, rowdy ball-drop countdowns and morning after mimosas. Don't see exactly what you're looking for? The talented Glasslion folks can whip up your dream décor on the cheap.
Click HERE for the Glass Lion Etsy shop
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
5th Annual Varsity New Year's w/ Mark Mallman & Friends
@ Varsity Theater
1308 4th St SE
Minneapolis
8 p.m. to 2 a.m. / 18+ / $14
MPLS rock hero/master keyboard rider, Mark Mallman had a kick-ass year. Not only did the charismatic wildman earn the City Pages title of “Best Live Artist in the Twin Cities,” but the dude held his third marathon concert, playing 78 hours straight and humbly continuing on his journey to becoming a sure-fire rock legend (he already is one to us). Mallman's a true musical masochist, and we love him for it. Epic concerts are just another day in the life of the TC fave, so for tonight's 5th annual Mallman-helmed NYE bash expect nothing less than thunderous piano playing, jaw-dropping antics, bells, whistles and auditory pleasure. Ring it all in with Mr. Serious himself, complete with live sets from indie folksters, Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps; Sonic Youth-kindreds, Red Pens; and hilar electro hip-hoppers, Koo Koo Kangaroo. Knowing the Mall-man, mayhem is absolutely bound to ensue.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
Photo by Nate Reiman
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
New Year's Eve with Secrets of the City
@ Red Stag Supper Club
509 1st Ave NE
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / 21+ / Free
Secrets of the City and the Red Stag team up once again for their yearly New Year's Eve bash! Always a fun, low-stress soiree, this third annual event is perfect for peeps who don't want to brave the crush of drunken revelers downtown or at the bars. The cozy dining room of the Stag will turn into a festive yet chilled-out wonderland with live music from soothing indie popster Brad Senne and the sweetly soulful jazz stylings of Sophia Shorai. Free truffled popcorn will flow, as will champagne at the stroke of midnight. Our pals at Secrets will be on hand, doling out sweet prizes as well. A sure bet for a charming and intimate New Years Eve, sans projectile vomiting.
Click HERE for the Red Stag site
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
Bubbles: A New Year’s Eve Celebration
@ Club Jager
923 Washington Ave N
Minneapolis
9 p.m. / $10 (after Midnight $5)
Do up New Year’s Eve in style this year at l’etoile fave, Club Jager. They will have all the fixing of a fabulous, glamorous, exclusive NYE celebration—without all that snobbery, silly downtown parking and whatnot. Bring out your sparkliest dress and your dandiest bowtie and make the atmospheric Club Jager your New Year’s destination. “Bubbles” cover includes complimentary champagne pours, specialty hors d’oeuvres and coat check. There will be a “lounge deejay set” by Mr. T.S. Ritter, plus some unnamed but undoubtedly high profile special guests (with live music performances by said guests). After the party, of course, there is the afterparty with DJ Dirty McKenzie ($5 cover). Oh—and did we mention BUBBLE MACHINES? Super important, that.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
New Year's Eve Cover Night
@ Turf Club
1601 University Ave W.
St. Paul
9 p.m. / 21+ / $10
The Turf Club's annual cover night is one of those things that you've probably been meaning to check out one of these times. So why not this year? A gaggle of the Twin Cities most kick ass bands convene to play musical dress up as some of their own favorite kick ass bands. See Vampire Hands moonlight as the Beatles; Leisure Birds will be rockin' as Creedence Clearwater Revival; Chambermaids will entertain you as The Pixies; and Daughters of the Sun cameo as Sleep. DJ TRL keeps the party poppin' between sets.
Click HERE for the Turf Club site
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
A Strange New Years
@ Kitty Kat Club
14th & 4th
Dinkytown
10 p.m. / 21+ / $5
If it's psych rock you want, it's psych rock you'll get this NYE at the Kitty Cat Klub, as the fuzzy, mesmerizing noisemakers of Strange Lights overtake the Dinkytown hotspot for a night of music and revelry. Punking up the bill are the slithering, strutting boys of the Goondas who will help ring in 2011 with a lil' old fashioned floor humping and blistering tuneage along with peppy punk throwbacks, Voytek.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
Bomp NYE
@ Nick & Eddie
1612 Harmon Place
Minneapolis
10 p.m./ 18+/ $10, $5 w/ RSVP
Who knows a party better than the Bomp masters?! Kings and Queen of the decks, Bompsters held it down all year long with monthly dance parties and innovative mentalities. Despite losing their original spot at the now defunct Bedlam Theatre, the party has never slowed down, never given up and – most importantly – continued to remain a fresh juncture for hot sounds and cool peeps. Tonight, ring in the new year with a two-building Bomp bash featuring 3 rooms of party-style action and over 7 DJs! Move it to sets from The Moon Goons, Shannon Blowtorch, Wezz Wnshp, Mike the 2600 King, Brian (from Hipshakers), Kid Vicious, plus rad special guests. As always, the space is limited, so come early, stay late and don't forget to kiss the deejays.
Click HERE to RSVP
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
Back to the Future New Year's
@ Honey
205 E Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
8 p.m. / $10
Alright, everyone and their mother is throwing a NYE's party, buuut is everyone and their mother hosting a Back to the Future-themed NYE party?! We didn't think so. This year, Honey invites you to fire up the flux capacitor – 1.21 gigowatts – and celebrate 2011, 1985 style. Bust out your fave '80s-inspired garb – yes, acid wash jeans, shoulder pads and puffy vests we're talking to you – and get ready to Delorean your way into the new year with hot hits straight from the '80s, late night dancing, party favors, champagne toasts and delish munchables. Sip on drinks from the cash bar 'til 2am and dance the night away 'til 3. It is your density, err, your destiny.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
Fuck Resolutions, You're Perfect! An MPLS.TV Celebration
@ 7th Street Entry
701 First Avenue
Minneapolis
8 p.m. / $7 / 18+
This New Year’s, instead of making a resolution you probably won’t keep, why not celebrate you – exactly as you are! Revel in your perfect imperfectness and ring in 2011 at the Entry, where MPLS.TV has brought together a simply spectacular lineup for your dance-rockin' pleasure. Claps, Fort Wilson Riot, Chelsea Boys, and Slapping Purses will all be performing (no, really), and DJ Dickpic will be spinning the hitz!
Click HERE for the Facebook event
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
501 New Year’s Eve w/ Sims & Kristoff Krane
@ 501 Club
501 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis
9 p.m. / $12 / 21+
As if we didn’t already have too many choices for a bomb NYE, Kristoff Krane and SIMS – both with shiny, new albums (though SIMS’ won’t be officially released until February) – will be storming the 501 stage. Krane’s complex, intimate songwriting and eclectic mixing of genres make him a must-see on the local scene, and that’s all the more so when paired with SIMS’ fearless sincerity and intelligent lyricism. On the decks will be DJ Sean, and the stroke of midnight will bring a champagne toast. Best to get your licks in now at the 501, as this beloved music venue will be closing its doors for good as of January 8th. See them off right tonight!
Click HERE for the Facebook event
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31ST
WHOOMP (There It Is) III: A 90210 New Years Eve!
@ 331 Club
331 13th Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / Free
Just because you’re looking forward to a new decade doesn’t mean you have to dress like it just yet. The folks at 331 are taking things back a few years (or twenty) to the early nineties, home of all sorts of greats worth celebrating: 90210, Pearl Jam, flare jeans, Ben Savage. Don your '90s best (there will be prizes) and get ready to Robocop – Dr. Dallas Dog-Palace, DJ Tanner and MC Hang Time will be spinning jams all night long. Whoomp (there it is) – a new year’s that’s all that and a bag of chips.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
COOL LINK(S): NYE ROUND UP
Let’s face it, the Twin Cities are just too hoppin’ for l’etoile to cover everything happening in a given weekend – much less one as eventful as New Year’s Eve. Fortunately for you, these guides have your NYE more than covered, from parties to snacks to the ride home.
For music lovers and scenesters alike, City Pages' Gimme Noise Blog has put together a New Year’s Eve concert guide, grouped by big ticket shows, freebies, and everything in between.
All those shows, then some, and some straight-up wild parties, too, courtesy of the The Onion's A.V. Club staff.
Looking for a more family-friendly New Year’s Eve? Check out KSTP’s list of activities you might actually remember.
Bars and restaurants, clubs, comedy events, black tie affairs – is there anywhere Minnesota Monthly didn’t look for NYE fun?
Catching a taxi on New Year’s Eve can be a pain in the you-know-what, and that’s an understatement. Update your cell – and get home safely – with Metromix’s round-up of Twin Cities Taxi companies.
And just for fun, a liquor sponge – er, holiday treat – for you to make at home. Thanks for having our back, Heavy Table.
SATURDAY JANUARY 1ST
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
@ Heights Theater
3951 Central Ave NE
Columbia Heights
1:30 p.m. / $6
It's the day after NYE and if you're ANYTHING like us, you'll be nursing some rip-roaring hangovers. Forget greasy breakfasts and Real Housewives marathons, what you need is a little dancing and a little singing; why, you need a musical! And we're here to help. This afternoon, head over to the Heights Theater to celebrate a brand-new year and the birthday of one of the greatest American songwriters and composers in history, Irving Berlin, as the theater screen Holiday Inn in a special 35mm presentation. Let anthems like “Easter Parade,” “Let's Start the New Year Right,” and “White Christmas” tug at your heart strings, while dance virtuosos Bing Crosby, Fred Astair and Marjorie Reynolds light up the screen with fancy choreography and charming flair. Bob DeFlores hosts, with rare Bing Crosby clips and the live magic of Harvey Gustafson on the Heights' mighty Wurlitzer keyboard – timelessly cute!
Click HERE for the Heights site
SATURDAY JANUARY 1ST
Zoo Animal
@ 501 Club
501 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis
7 p.m. / all ages/ $5
Definitely high on the list of local things to be thankful for this year are Zoo Animal and Holly Newsom's raspy pipes. In 2010, the unconventional rock band proved to the scene that apathy is out, conviction is in, and to never underestimate the power of minimal rock. Re-awakening the bluesy haze and organic simplicity of Mazzy Star and the raw, cathartic vocals of Chan Marshall, Zoo Animal plows fans over with fervid ballads like “Folded Hands,” and live shows fit for a smoky barroom. The band doesn't wish to be the next “party band” or “an aid to go numb.” Instead their intensified, cerebral rock pushes audiences to engage, be overwhelmed and – above all – emote, a perfect attitude to kick off the new year with. Because sometimes a good revolution is more sway-able than dance-able. Check the band in all their gritty glory tonight with local guest Americana rocker, Tyler Burkum.
Click HERE for the 501 Club site
SATURDAY JANUARY 1ST
Shock-O-Rama Theater Vol. 1
@ Bryant-Lake Bowl
810 West Lake Street
Minneapolis
9 p.m. / $10
Cheesy dance parties, champagne, and sparkly attire not your idea of a fun new years? Well then, stay home on Friday and emerge on Saturday for some screams, as Crypticon Conventions presents Shock-O-Rama Theater Vol. 1 – a double feature cult classic explosion, rife with guts, ghosts, and gore. Feature one, House by the Cemetery a Lucio Fulci masterpiece, follows the Boyle family, whose new mansion possesses a terrible secret. Feature two, Pieces, is in the same vein as Texas Chainsaw Massacre and involves a killer creating a jigsaw puzzle of human body parts. Unconventional, perhaps, but totally sweet.
Click HERE for the BLB site
SATURDAY JANUARY 1ST
Marijuana Deathsquads CANCELED
@ Turf Club
1601 University Ave
St. Paul
10 p.m. / 21+ / $5
Hey party peeps! Don't blow your wad on New Years Eve, there's plenty of fun to be had the rest of the weekend, like this rousing 1/1/11 show at the Turf Club. Drone out to the beautiful noise created by the rotating cast of players known as Marijuana Deathsquads - the band responsible for so many of 2010's greatest moments: Wednesday nights at Nick and Eddie, playing back up for P.O.S., and of course, Gayngs. Now's your chance to see them before they take off for their month-long residency in LA. Special guests are certain.
Click HERE for the Turf Club site
Photo by Erik Hess
SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: KING OTTO'S WINTRY MIX
What's l'etoile listening to this week?
It’s only, like, four days past Christmas or something, so don’t even pretend you’re over it. Besides, you’re totally allowed to rock out to Christmas tunes until at LEAST Valentine’s Day (when we would totally expect you to switch to something like, say, “Used To Love Her” by Guns N’ Roses on repeat). So, that said, take advantage of this FREE music download featuring cartoon sound bytes and classic holiday songs (as well as some non-holiday songs). Swearing, funny stuff and good times abound in this nearly 80-minute mixtape. Enjoy!
Click HERE to download or listen to the mix!
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