Weren’t the 1990s fun, and don’t you wish you could still have some? If you’re like me, the current era — Trump, Musk, Laura Loomer — gets you down, but the music of 30 years ago might remind you of the time of Seinfeld and Frasier, when people still used landlines and Trump was just an annoying businessman. My So-Called Band is one of the nation’s foremost ’90s and early-Aughts tribute bands, and the Nashville group has been doing its thing since 2009. Their set lists include tunes by Creed, Green Day, Nelly Furtado, Silverchair and Oasis, and that just scratches the surface. If there was ever a moment when we needed the commercialized punk of Blink-182 (what, you’re not into their 1999 album Enema of the State or its 2001 follow-up release Take Off Your Pants and Jacket?), it’s this feckless political era. My So-Called Band knows all the big hits and forgotten treasures of the ’90s, so you might hear Owsley’s “Coming Up Roses” and Pushmonkey’s “Now” in their set. Celebrating New Year’s with a bunch of great old tunes is a good way to get ready for what the year has in store — hey, can I request Aimee Mann’s “You’re With Stupid Now”?
10 p.m. at The Basement East
917 Woodland St.
