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New Year's Eve is just a few days away. Have you decided how you're going to celebrate yet? You haven't? What's wrong with you?! Have you seen who's playing this year? It's crazy. All over the world, good shows everywhere. No excuses for staying in and watching a "Sex and the City" marathon this time.Get out there!

Here's a handy city-by-city guide to what's happening on December 31, as 2008 becomes 2009. Obviously, this list is far from comprehensive, so check your local listings.

See you next year!

CHICAGO, IL

Justice, Peanut Butter Wolf, So Me  - Congress Theater
Jay Reatard, Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra - Empty Bottle
The Dandy Warhols - Metro
The Sea and Cake - Schubas
Holy Fuck, Aleks and the Drummer - 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

NEW YORK, NY

My Morning Jacket - Madison Square Garden
Crystal Castles (two shows) - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors, Akron/Family, Deer Tick, Megafaun, Greg Davis - Knitting Factory
Patti Smith - Bowery Ballroom (early show)
Amanda Palmer - Bowery Ballroom (late show)
Blonde Redhead, Islands, Elvis Perkins - Terminal 5
Matthew Dear, Drop the Lime, Michna - (Le) Poisson Rouge
A Place to Bury Strangers, Dirty on Purpose (early show) - Mercury Lounge
Mr. Brownstone (Guns N' Roses cover band) plays Appetite for Destruction (late show) - Mercury Lounge
Titus Andronicus, Semi Precious Weapons - Public Assembly
Andrew WK, Gang Gang Dance, Lemonade, Invisible Conga People - Santos Party House
Prince Paul - The Delancey
Chuck Berry - B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
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)

LOS ANGELES, CA

Moby, Paul Oakenfold, Benny Benassi, Mickey Avalon, Tittsworth, Franki Chan - Giant Maximus
L.A. Riots, Mattie Safer (the Rapture), Congorock, Dances With White Girls, Them Jeans - Viper Room
Pink Martini - Walt Disney Concert Hall
Snoop Dogg - House of Blues
Stone Temple Pilots - Club Nokia
Ranking Joe - Echoplex
Flosstradamus - Hollywood Palladium
J*Davey - Dakota Live Music Lounge
Themselves, Free Moral Agents, Nobody, Blank Blue, Thavius Beck, Daddy Kev, Gaslamp Killer, Samiyam vs. Ras G - Low End Theory at the Airliner

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Fantomas performs The Director's Cut, Zach Hill - Great American Music Hall
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 - Warfield

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

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

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

The Flaming Lips - Cox Center

ATLANTA, GA

Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Keyshia Cole, Gym Class Heroes, Keri Hilson - Philips Arena
Atlas Sound, All the Saints - Drunken Unicorn
Band of Horses, the Whigs - Variety Playhouse
Prefuse 73 - The Masquerade Downstairs
Cracker, Modern Skirts - Hyatt Regency Hotel
Hot Water Music, Tim Barry (of Avail) - The Masquerade

ATHENS, GA

Of Montreal - 40 Watt Club

BALTIMORE, MD

Wu-Tang Clan - Sonar

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Eyedea & Abilities - 7^th St. Entry
Hercules and Love Affair (DJ set), DJ Klever, Le Castle Vania - Bar Fly

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

TORONTO, ONTARIO

Kavinsky - The Social
Elliot Brood - Lee's Palace
The Sadies - Horseshoe Tavern

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

BRISTOL, ENGLAND

Simian Mobile Disco, Annie Mac, Boy 8-Bit, Damian Lazarus - Blowpop

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND

2ManyDj's, Simian Mobile Disco, Caspa & Rusko, Shy FX - Custard Factory

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

Optimo, Nôze - Old Fruitmarket

PARIS, FRANCE

YACHT, Ivan Smagghe, Chloe, Pilooski - Le Tapis Rouge

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

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

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Switch, Carl Craig - Chinese Laundry
Uffie, JD Samson, Steve Aoki, The Cobrasnake - Club 77

GISBORNE, NEW ZEALAND

A-Trak, Digitalism, the Datsuns, Carl Cox, Adam Freeland - Rhythm and Vines

TOKYO, JAPAN

School of Seven Bells - UNIT