National New Year’s Eve Guide

It doesn’t matter how you spent the holidays. It’s time to party. The biggest night of the year is this Thursday, and we’ve got you covered from coast to coast. Just don’t do anything we wouldn’t do. You might get talked about.

NYC

If you’re in the rowdy, garage rock, whiskey-soaked dive bar sort of mood, the Detroit Cobras are playing the Mercury Lounge. Tickets are $25, $30 at the door. If you intend on cutting the rug, MSTRKRFT will be hitting the decks at Webster Hall. Tickets range from $75 to $100. For the hip-hop heads, Q-Tip and Dam Funk will be at Brooklyn Bowl ($30, $35 at the door) and Prince Paul will be manning the decks at The Delancey ($20).

LA

Dance darling David Guetta (one of the nicest Frenchmen we’ve ever talked to) takes over LA Memorial Sports Arena as part of the 12th annual “Together As One” with dozens of other DJs including John Digweed, Kaskade, Lemonde & Dillinja and more. Tickets range from $75 to $151. The English Beat are at Brixton ($40), DJ Mehdi, A-Trak and Boys Noize are at the Palladium ($60-$250) and Mika Miko are playing their second to last show ever at The Smell ($10).

CHICAGO

No telling what will go down at the Jesus Lizard show at the Metro ($50). Girl Talk does his thing at the Congress (sold out…unless you have friends), while the Black Keys get down and dirty at The Riv ($49). Teen Idols were originally supposed to play Reggie’s, but founding member Phil Hill was injured while helping a young woman who was being assaulted. The Tossers are now headlining, and $5 of every ticket will be donated to Hill’s medical bills ($25).

SAN FRANCISCO

The Roots take a break from their usual Jimmy Kimmel gig to headline The Warfield ($69.50-$92.50), while Ozomatli, Ghostland Observatory and Bassnectar take over the Concourse Exhibition Center as part of the 10th annual “Sea of Dreams.” The event is 18+, and tickets range from $70 to $135.

PORTLAND

Jello Biafra (yes, the one and only) will be performing alongside the Guantanamo School of Medicine at the Roseland Theatre. Murder City Devils headline. Tickets range from $30 to $50.