Lots going on around town tonight. Be safe.

Here’s a list of New Year’s Eve shows in Houston:

Us & Them (Houston’s Pink Floyd tribute band)/Black Dog (I assume a Zeppelin tribute) @ Fitzgerald’s
Ume/Sharks and Sailors/Bring Back the Guns/Lords of the Universe/DJ Fred/Brett Koskin/Dunnock @ The Proletariat
Danny & the Nightmares/Spain Colored Orange/Two Star Symphony @ Rudyard’s
Ese, Vatos Locos, LDV, Ghost Stories, & El Desmadre @ Walter’s on Washington
The Allen Oldies Band/The El Orbits @ The Continental Club
Too Tall & The Guilty Lineup/Fondue Monks @ Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
New Birth Brass Band @ Under the Volcano (2349 Bissonnet)
Alan Haynes @ The Big Easy
Rabbit in the Moon/Randall Jones/Gabriel Sordo/James Reed/Esteban/DJ Red/Alex C/Amanda Robinson/Surain @ The Meridian
New Years Noise 4, featuring Bully Pulpit, MK Ultra, Organ Failure, Kairos, Aunts Analog, Yatagarasu, PSA, BAVAB BAVAB, Muzak John, Artistry of Warfare, & A Fail Association @ Super Happy Fun Land
Jimmy Lafave @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Deus Machina/Lastman/From the Flesh/Swinging Theresa/House of Moist @ Jake’s Bar (12222-D Bissonnet)
DJ Krysiz @ Identity Bar (5959 Richmond)
Honkytonk Heroes @ Armadillo Palace
Mindcrime/Lights Out/Six Minute Century @ FBI Rocks (11528 Jones Road)
Drowning Pool/The Hunger/Prognosis/Chrome 44 @ Scout Bar (Clear Lake)

Shows for the first week of 2007:

Tuesday, 1.2.07

Songwriters Night, featuring John Evans, Idgy Vaughn, & Adam Carroll @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck

Wednesday, 1.3.07

Rockabilly night (featuring John Evans and much more) @ Cosmos (7-11pm)
The Midwest Hackers/Speakerbox Elefant @ Super Happy Fun Land
Boston Chinks/Something Fierce @ Rudyard’s

Thursday, 1.4.07

The Early Tapes/Lock Arms Block Cemeteries/Rabbit Haven/Braswell/Billy Trim @ Super Happy Fun Land
The Gougers @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Von Hindenburg @ The Continental Club
My Last War/EM4H/On My Side/Dividing Crisis @ Java Jazz Coffeehouse (Spring)

Friday, 1.5.07

Carolyn Wonderland/Seth Walker @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Dogme 95/Pseudonecrophile/Secant @ Super Happy Fun Land
Vallejo @ The Continental Club
Mo Pair @ Cafe Soleil
Stare Decisis @ Walter’s on Washington
Close Your Eyes/All’s Fair @ Java Jazz Coffeehouse (Spring)

Saturday, 1.6.07

Soulhat/Greyhounds @ Warehouse Live
Young Guns Metal Showdown ’07, featuring Cryptic, Epic, Nhuvasarim, Ripping Apart, & Cinema of Fear @ The Meridian
Alle Norton/Avery/Savoy Special/Sunday Best/David Upp @ Super Happy Fun Land
The Weary Boys/Dan Colehour @ The Continental Club
Austin Lounge Lizards @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Subversa/Dine Alone/Rowe @ Scout Bar (Clear Lake)
Mo Pair @ Coffee Oasis (Seabrook)
Back at the Ranch @ McGonigel’s Mucky Duck

Have a great week. Happy New Year.

Don’t forget about the upcoming Houston Calling happy hour show at The Proletariat on Monday, January 15th, from 7-10pm. The shows features Blades, Mansion, and Arthur Yoria.

See the flyer here.