NYE Concert Guide: Ring In '09 With A Band

Two nights ago I scored myself a $30 ticket ($10 under face value) 2 minutes before My Morning Jacket took the stage at the Chicago Theater. It was very last minute and due the monsoon-ing winter rain the place wasn't packed despite being stamped sold out two months ago. The atmosphere was relaxed, with security not even budging me from my guerrilla spot in the aisle, next to the fourth row, but the moral of this story is that out of the 7 or so times I've seen MMJ play it was the best they've ever been at their game. EVER.

This made me supremely jealous of all my NYC buddies who already have their tickets to see a beardless Jim James and co. rock New Years Eve at Madison Square Garden, "the world's most famous arena." Lucky f#%kers are in for one hell of a night. This thought then made me scour to see if in fact there were any shows I could rock my pants off to in the ol' Windy City last minute. And now here you have it...two cups of coffee and an hour later (thanks P-fork and a revamped Pollstar.com), a complete list of the nation's NYE concerts.

Moggers, where's the party at??


NEW YORK, NY
My Morning Jacket - Madison Square Garden
Tiesto - Roseland Ballroom
Chuck Berry - B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
Gov't Mule - Hammerstein Ballroom
Lady Gaga - Webster Hall
The Bad Plus - The Village Vanguard
Blonde Redhead, Islands, Elvis Perkins - Terminal 5
Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors, Akron/Family, Deer Tick, Megafaun, Greg Davis - Knitting Factory
Matthew Dear, Drop the Lime, Michna - (Le) Poisson Rouge
A Place to Bury Strangers, Dirty on Purpose (DOP's final show) (early show) - Mercury Lounge
Mr. Brownstone (Guns N' Roses cover band) plays Appetite for Destruction (late show) - Mercury Lounge
Crystal Castles - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Patti Smith - Bowery Ballroom (early show)
Amanda Palmer - Bowery Ballroom (late show)
Titus Andronicus, Semi Precious Weapons - Public Assembly
Andrew WK, Gang Gang Dance, Lemonade, Invisible Conga People - Santos Party House
Prince Paul - The Delancey
Disco Biscuits - Nokia Theatre Times Square
The Damned - Blender Theater at Gramercy
The Dickies - The Room at Bowery Electric
Grandmaster Mele Mel of the Furious Five, Mickey Factz, Sinden, Jokers of the Scene - Studio B
Heartsrevolution, Nick Catchdubs - Glasslands
The Rub, Certified Bananas - Southpaw
Joan as Police Woman - The Stone

NEW JERSEY
Yo La Tengo, the Feelies, Vivian Girls - Wellmont Theatre (in Montclair)
Mike Doughty - Maxwell's (in Hoboken)

CHICAGO, IL
Justice, Peanut Butter Wolf, So Me - Congress Theater
Umphrey's McGee feat. Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine - Auditorium Theatre
Jay Reatard, Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra - Empty Bottle
The Dandy Warhols - Metro
The Sea and Cake - Schubas Tavern
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Buddy Guy's Legends
Holy Fuck, Aleks and the Drummer, Unique Chique - Subterranean
Hum, Dianogah, the Life and Times - Double Door
The Bottle Rockets - Beat Kitchen
Daedelus, Future Rock, Eliot Lipp - Abbey Pub
Green Velvet - Smart Bar
Local H, Sybris, Office - Bottom Lounge

LOS ANGELES, CA
Moby, Paul Oakenfold, Benny Benassi, Mickey Avalon, Tittsworth, Franki Chan - Giant Maximus
Snoop Dogg - House of Blues
Stone Temple Pilots - Club Nokia
Ranking Joe - Echoplex
Pink Martini - Walt Disney Concert Hall
Flosstradamus - Hollywood Palladium
L.A. Riots, Mattie Safer (the Rapture), Congorock, Dances With White Girls, Them Jeans - Viper Room

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir & Rat Dog - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Diplo, Jesse Rose, Ghislain Poirier, Plastician - 1015
Thievery Corporation, Bassnectar, the Mutaytor - Sea of Dreams NYE at SF Concourse
Lyrics Born - Shattuck Down Low
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, The Greyboy Allstars - Warfield
Les Claypool, Tim Fite, Zappa Plays Zappa - War Memorial Opera House
Fantomas performs The Director's Cut, Zach Hill - Great American Music Hall
John Lee Hooker Jr. - Biscuits & Blues
ALO - The Independent
The Radiators - Café Du Nord
Shiny Toy Guns - Rickshaw Stop
Tea Leaf Green - Mezzanine

SEATTLE, WA
Ghostland Observatory - Showbox SoDo
DeVotchka - Showbox at the Market
The Presidents of the United States of America - Paramount Theatre
Alex Smoke, John Tejada - Neumos
Buckethead - Moore Theatre
Hell's Belles, all-female AC/CD tribute band - El Corazon

MIAMI, FL
The Roots, Janelle Monae - Delano Luxury Hotel

PHILADELPHIA, PA
Gogol Bordello - Electric Factory
They Might Be Giants (two shows) - TLA
Todd Rundgren - Painted Bride
Pink Skull, Adam Sparkles, Dave P - Transit
Dada- North Star Bar

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
The Flaming Lips - Cox Center

ATLANTA, GA
Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Keyshia Cole, Gym Class Heroes, Keri Hilson - Philips Arena
STS9, Pnuma Trio - The Tabernacle
Atlas Sound, All the Saints - Drunken Unicorn
Band of Horses, the Whigs - Variety Playhouse
Prefuse 73 - The Masquerade Music Park
Cracker - Hyatt Regency Hotel
Hot Water Music, Tim Barry (of Avail) - The Masquerade
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi - Fox Theatre
Frontiers, a Tribute to Journey - Andrews Upstairs

ATHENS, GA
Of Montreal - 40 Watt Club

BALTIMORE, MD
Wu-Tang Clan - Sonar

PORTLAND, OR
Two Beers Veirs (Laura Veirs, various Decemberists members), Kevin and Anita Robinson (Viva Voce), Scott McCaughey (Minus Five) - Laurelthirst Public House
Bonobo - Berbati's Pan
Supersuckers - Dante's

BOSTON, MA
Passion Pit - Great Scott

MEMPHIS, TN
North Mississippi Allstars, Lucero, Amy Lavere, Jim Dickinson - Orpheum Theatre

MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Chromeo, Tommie Sunshine - SAT

LONDON, ENGLAND
2ManyDj's, the Whip, Filthy Dukes, Headman, Joakim, Riton - Matter
Future of the Left - Monto Water Rats
Terry Hall (The Specials), Little Boots, Good Shoes, Don Letts, the Bookhouse Boys - 93 Ft East
Erol Alkan, Simian Mobile Disco, Brodinski, Surkin - Bugged Out at Fire
Dixon, Âme, the Heatwave, DJ Yoda, DJ Craze, Toddla T - Fabric
Florence and the Machine (DJ set), Lovvers (DJ set), Tapedeck - Efes Snooker Hall
Reverend and the Makers, Pete and the Pirates - KOKO
Noah and the Whale - Astoria

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Cut Copy, the Black Keys, Stars, Midnight Juggernauts, Ladyhawke, the Teenagers, Dr. Dog, Digitalism, Frightened Rabbit, Yo! Majesty - Pyramid Rock Festival

TOKYO, JAPAN
School of Seven Bells - UNIT