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Monday, December 29, 2008

Cream Under Pressure: What the Hell to Do on New Year's Eve

Posted by Tracy Moore on Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:38 AM

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New Year's Eve: For boozehounds and girls with sparkly dresses, there's no better night for arbitrarily taking a long hard look at your facsimile of a life and acting like you're actually going to make an effort to improve it. So think fast, Nashville! You've only got two days to figure out where and how you're gonna ring in the New Year. How to spend it is always a tough call to make, or maybe it's an identity question. While it's worth curating an evening worth remembering, try to remove all that Valentine's Day-like pressure from the occasion. Any time I've gone out trying to have a good time I've always ended up puking or crying, usually both. Also, I've spent so many NYEs watching local rock shows it's like I wouldn't even know what to do with myself if suddenly I were presented with say, dinner, or dancing or some other approximation of what sophisticated people do. I imagine the year I finally decide I can't watch another rock show on New Year's will be the year I slip on my relaxed fit jeans and put on some Norah Jones. So this year, it's rock show city once again. Only this time Nashville is all up on my tip with confusing choices. It's the first year I've had to answer the question: Will I spend New Year's at a bar I hate to see a band I like? Seriously. Someone answer this question for me. Oh, yeah, hey rock bands: Don't play right through midnight. I know it might seem punk rock or anti-establishment or whatever. But no song of yours is good enough to warrant this abuse, unless it's a song that goes "10, 9, 8, 7, 6..." So what's everybody doing?

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club sportag warehouse party!! fuck.

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Posted by no question on December 29, 2008 at 12:38 PM

Porter Hall Tennessee at Dino's from 9 until whenever. I'll take a break from the drums in the middle of the set so that Tracy and I can slow dance, so BE THERE! Gary will fill in the rhythm section parts on hambone while we dip...

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Posted by Mark P. on December 29, 2008 at 1:11 PM

Cage the Elephant, AutoVaughn, Gone City, The Hollywood Kills, Leslie, & Sleeper Agent @ 12th & Porter!!! Confetti cannons, Projection screens, champagne, and DJ's. it's only 20 bucks. That's a damn good value considering the prices for every other party that night. Also, the whole night will be filmed with 3 HD camaras which will be available to party-goers post-New Year's.

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Posted by Bo on December 29, 2008 at 2:10 PM

*shrug* I dunno

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Posted by Hackelope on December 29, 2008 at 2:54 PM

You know we'll be all over the place.

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Posted by side boobs on December 29, 2008 at 3:16 PM

THE END 9PM $5
BAD FRIEND
TURBO FRUITS
JEFF THE BHOOD
MEEMAW

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Posted by MEEMAW on December 29, 2008 at 4:16 PM

my side boobs may or may not be showing at the basement.

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Posted by alexis on December 29, 2008 at 4:39 PM

We're waiting to see what the weather's going to be like.

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Posted by nip outs on December 29, 2008 at 4:41 PM

Well, let us know nip outs, but we'll be there either way.

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Posted by drunken half-boners on December 29, 2008 at 4:45 PM

The Protomen and Makeup and Vanity Set @ Springwater!

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Posted by robot party on December 29, 2008 at 6:47 PM

We've got our eye on you, Tracy....

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Posted by Metro Police on December 29, 2008 at 7:36 PM

Are All We Seabees playing anywhere? If I remember correctly, "Lady Alaska" has a countoff/down right in the middle of the song (thanks, Wes, for pointing that out, you observant journalist type fellow you).

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Posted by goose on December 29, 2008 at 11:20 PM

I'll be all over town NYE, then strewn awkwardly around rooms of people I may or may not know NYD.

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Posted by Anonymous on December 30, 2008 at 7:40 AM

Probably at home quietly crying myself to sleep.
Tell me Cream, you know my tastes pretty well, where should I go?

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Posted by TobintheGnome on December 30, 2008 at 9:26 AM

i'll be seeing band of horses in atlanta. mmmm.

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Posted by oshoney on December 30, 2008 at 11:01 AM

WAREHOUSE PARTY on 6th avenue. Happy Valley and Club Sportag presents. it's heated. lots of liquor sponsors means i'll prob score some free drinks. and i hear elton john is doing something via live video

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Posted by maxi preist on December 30, 2008 at 11:12 AM

I'll be all over the place, but midnight will be at the 5 Spot for Space Capone.

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Posted by Shannon on December 30, 2008 at 12:14 PM

well. I am in Korea now after spending the day in the day in Seoul. I have a flight in a few hours to Cambodia, that is where I will be ringing in the New Year. My plan was to get as far away from Nashville as possible. Think I am doing alright.
Hope yall have fun though and BE SAFE.
My man and roommate will all be at the 5 spot. I bet it will be packed to the gills.

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Posted by Lulu on December 31, 2008 at 12:47 AM

Visit the Basement and help us celebrate the dawn of another year as well as the second volume in our new release format. It's entitled "Foremost Sentinel" and sounds as such. Also playing will be The Privates, And The Relatives, with The 'Ettes chipping in a DJ set. "Foremost Sentinel" will be available at midnite. For fuckin' free.
Indulge Yourselves,
Jon Burr
Song n' Dance Man
How I Became the Bomb

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Posted by Jon Friday on December 31, 2008 at 3:33 PM

all of my plans fell through, and i'm not going to brave the fuzz to drive to nashville. i have no idea how to choose between brotherfruitmaw or protovanity set.
is there anything going on in the boro tonight??
and i am pretty jealous about band of horses in atlanta. that was my first choice.

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Posted by jesss. on December 31, 2008 at 6:04 PM
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