Friday
· Friday Night Music: Social Distortion at the House of Blues, The Germs at the Key Club, Digital Underground at the Viper Room.
· Aliens From Spaceship Earth screens at the Silent Movie Theatre: "A ticket to heaven with folk-schlocker Donovan as your guide through the cosmic universe of hippie idols."
Saturday
· Music round-up: The Mars Volta at the Echoplex, the Supersuckers at the Viper Room, The Crystal Method at the Vanguard, The Mother Hips at the Mint.
· The 2007 IT SUCKED! Awards are at the UCB Theatre, hosted by Danielle Schneider and Dannah Feinglass, and featuring Rob Corddry, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, Jen Kirkman, Seth Morris, and James Adomian appearing as Javier Bardem.
· It's the very last Hot Dog of all time, featuring a slew of L.A. clubland characters, gogo boys and girls, and of course your host, Mario "King of Sleaze" Diaz. At Club Dragonfly.

A New Year's rundown after the jump!

Sunday
· Stay home—tomorrow is New Year's Eve.
· A round-up of the major parties and shows around town:

Party: The Future is Now
Location: Avalon
Features: 5-hour set from Gabriel & Dresden
Price: $50

Party: Giant Maximus
Location: 836 Francisco St, downtown
Features: Tiesto, Roger Sanchez, MSTRKRFT, Z-Trip
Price: $85

Party: Hard NYE
Location: Premiere Events Center
Features: music by Peaches and Justice and a screening of Daft Punk's film, Electroma.
Price: $75-175

Party: KCRW
Location: Temple Bar
Features: music by Dengue Fever, party favors and champagne toast
Price: $30 in advance, $40 at the door.

Party: Magicopolis
Location: 1418 Fourth St, Santa Monica
Features: Penn & Teller
Price: $50.

Party: New Year's Eve Ball
Location: Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
Features: Vegas-themed party featuring casino-style gaming, live rock and blues bands, Cirque du Soleil aerialists and acrobats, Mardi Gras-style entertainment, and burlesque shows. A Ticket includes a Wolfgang Puck dinner buffet.
Price: $100 advance; $125 door.

Party: Paris a Go Go
Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Features: Belinda Carlisle and Rufus Wainwright performing Parisian cabaret music
Price: $53-$150.

Party: New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball
Location: Roosevelt Hotel
Features: Kweli, DJ sets by Bloc Party and the Rapture.
Price: The event has almost sold out though a limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $150.

Party: Dollhouse 15th Anniversary NYE Celebration
Location: Forbidden City
Features: performance by '80s cover band the Spazmatics, DJ Prophet and the British DJ Mark Lewis
Price: $80-$1,200

Party: NYE `08 @ LES DEUX
Location: Les Deux
Features: Mickey Avalon playing a live set, with Travis Barker as the rapper's special guest drummer.
Price: $200

Party: New Year's Nation
Location: Social Hollywood
Features: parties in eight cities will be simulcast nationwide
Price: $150 - $200

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