Glass Candy at the Echoplex – Photo: Wei Shi

Whether 2011 was an amazing year for you, or sucked some serious balls — I think we can all agree that we’re ready for 2012. Why not close your year out with a bang!? Check out our custom show list for cool New Year’s Eve events to attend in or around Los Angeles. We’re not very into the douchey Hollywood club scene, so if you’re looking for shit like that, this probably isn’t the best list for you.

Please don’t drink and drive! Cab it up, take the bus, subway, walk and/or get a DD!

♥ = Top Picks

Shows

  • ♥ Glass Candy, Chromatics, Desire, Goddollars (DJ Set) $25 @ Los Globos
  • ♥ Cults 9:30pm, Jenny and Johnny, doors 8pm  $75-125 @ The Standard Hollywood
  • ♥ Give Up the Ghost/American Nightmare Reunion – $20 @ Ukranian Cultre Center
  • ♥ Pink Martini $78-209 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
  • ♥ TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds 10pm, Marcus Eaton 9pm – $35.00 / $40.00 day of show @ The Mint
  • ♥ Alex’s Bar NYE Party With The Aggrolites, Left Alone, Perro Bravo, DJ Dennis Owens, & DJ Oldboy $17 pre sale, $20 day of show @ Alex’s Bar
  • ♥ Junkie XL with Jason Bentley and Cosmic Kids – $25 presale @ Detroit Bar
  • ♥ Wanda Jackson, Best Coast 9pm, doors 8pm – $28.50-45 @ Club Nokia
  • ♥ The Henry Clay People, RACES, LA Font $10-12 @ The Satellite
  • ♥ Very Be Careful, Petrojvic Blasting Company, La Dukessa $20/$25 @ The Mezz Bar
  • Musiq Soulchild $67.50-200 @ House of Blues Sunset
  • Lupe Fiasco $75-225 @ Hollywood & Highlands Complex
  • Santoros, Them Howling Bones, Buffalo Blackfooth, Interrupted & plenty of guest DJs $5 w/ RSVP, $10 no RSVP @ The Hear Gallery
  • DEATH on the RADIO, FANGS on FUR, the GEARS, the MAU MAUS @ Redwood Bar
  • Goodie Tu Shoes NYE w/ JOHNNY CASH tribute band ‘With a Bible and a Gun’ – $5 before 11pm @ El Cid
  • Dirt Nasty 11:30pm, Andre Legacy 9:30pm, Beardo 10:30pm –  $35 @ The Viper Room
  • LA Guns featuring Dilana – $20 @ Whiskey A Go Go
  • Semi Precious Weapons and Warner Drive with Beta Wolf, Benvenue, Ope – $25 @ Roxy Theater
  • Telstar (2 sets – original material & British invasion covers) $10 @ The Cat & Fiddle
  • Beach Life Kings NYE Party 9pm – $10 before 11pm/$15 after @ The Central SAPC
Dance Parties
  • ♥ John Digweed (Live Set) $90 @ Avalon Hollywood
  • ♥ Benny Benassi – $65-175 @ Yost Theater
  • ♥ Junkie XL with Jason Bentley and Cosmic Kids – $25 presale @ Detroit Bar
  • ♥ DJ Quik –  $40 @ Key Club
  • ♥ Funky Sole New Years Eve with Breakestra – $15 before midnight, $10 after @ The Echo
  • ♥ Dust Bowl Revival & DJ Boss Harmony – $20 @ Townhouse/Del Monte Speakeasy (Venice Beach)
  • ♥ (FREE) BODEGA NEW YEARS EVE BASH – Canyon Cody (Subsuelo), CeeBrown Melaaza & Panamami, playing hip hop, cumbia, salsa, samba, & afrobeat @ Senor Fish
  • CARNAVAL w/ djs Anthony Valadez + Sloe Poke, Authentic Brazilian dancers, live drum line @ Little Temple
  • (FREE w/ RSVP) PAUL DEVRO, JAMIE ACID GIRLS, CHUCK INGLISH & more @ The Well
  • BOOTIE LA NYE 2012 $20 pre-sale, $30 at the door @ Echoplex
  • HOT BISCUIT NYE 2012 – $10 w/RSVP until 2am @ 643 Carondelete St
  • ATB with Manufactured Superstars – $100 @ The Observatory
  • (FREE) La Cave’s NYE Dance Party @ La Cave
  • (FREE before 10pm SLIDEBAR NYE 2012 – DAN SENA/RADROK/Jeremiah Red/DjJay @ Slidebar Cafe

Cool Bars for Drunken NYE Hang-Out Sessions
(All the bars are FREE, no cover unless noted with a price)