New Year's Eve: Top concerts for ringing in 2011
Looking for a New Year’s Eve party with an ace soundtrack? There are plenty of choices for music-loving revelers this year. Here are some of the best (arranged alphabetically by artist):
Big Freedia and her Divas: This is the place to be if you will settle for nothing less than a sweaty, fanny-shaking Bacchanal to ring in the New Year. Freedia proudly puts the “Sissy” in New Orleans’ longstanding bounce tradition, 10 p.m. Friday at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western, $25; ticketweb.com.
Shemekia Copeland: The blues is in good hands as long as this lion-hearted vocalist is in the room, 10 p.m. Friday at Space, 1245 Chicago Av., Evanston, Ill; $40, $45 (day of show), $60 (table reservation); ticketweb.com.
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