New Year's Eve music shows hitting all the right notes
Christmas hasn't even hit yet, but we all know that if you're going out for New Year's Eve - and doing it big - you need to start planning ahead.
Bands and DJs are putting together great shows around the Chicago area. Here are some of the highlights:
Reaction NYE featuring Zeds Dead, Gucci Mane, Tchami, Manic Focus, Bondax, Smino, Emily Nichols, Milk N Cooks, Antics, J.Squared, Kyral & Banko, Statik, Smiirk, Solstice, Caliago, Hi Five, RCKT PWR, Elevated: 5:30 p.m. at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $89; $139 for a two-day pass for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 30 and 31. reactionnye.com.
Cowboy Jukebox: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Lucky Star Bar, 1175 W. Lake St., Bartlett. $25-$45. (630) 830-7200 or luckystarbar.com.
Love & Money: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at BaseCamp Pub and Eatery, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $5. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.
Modern Day Romeos, Bella Cain, Sealed With A Kiss: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at H.O.M.E. Bar, 1227 N. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. $25; $75 VIP. (847) 577-4663 or homebarchicago.com.
Suicide Machines, The Bollweevils, Green Room Rockers, Still Alive, All Eyes West: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Reggies Rock Club, 2105 S. State St., Chicago. $20-$25. (312) 949-0120 or reggieslive.com.
Boneshaker, Backlash, Winnie Cooper: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington. $8. (847) 428-0562 or pennyroadpub.com.
Local H, Jimi Falls, Facelift: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Loaded Buffalo, 2061 W. Maple Ave., Mundelein. $25; VIP packages available. (847) 949-0858 or loadedbuffalo.com.
Elliot Krull, Lonie Walker and her band and TaMarie T and the Hotel Tramps: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Underground Wonder Bar, 710 N. Clark St., Chicago. $35. (312) 266-7761 or undergroundwonderbar.com.
Gooroos: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Sideouts, 4018 Roberts Road, Island Lake. $40-$65. (847) 526-7174 or sideouts.com.
The Hush Sound, Minor Characters, Fall Classic: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $22-$25. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, The Right Now: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Emporium Arcade Bar - Wicker Park, 1366 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $38. (773) 697-7922 or emporiumchicago.com.
Jimmy Nick and Friends: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $25-$30. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.ticketforce.com.
Lucky Boys Confusion, Mark Rose (of Spitalfield), Nice Motor: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Double Door, 1551 N. Damen Ave., Chicago. $38-$45. (773) 489-3160 or doubledoor.com.
Mala Rodriguez, The Ponderers, Future Rootz: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $25. (773) 570-4000 or concordmusichall.com.
Miles Over Mountains, Under The Willow, River Valley Rangers: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Mackey's Hideout, 2601 S. River Road, McHenry. $10. (815) 363-7040 or mackeyshideout.com.
Over the Rhine: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $43-$45. (773) 728-6000 or oldtownschool.org.
Slim Jim Phantom, Devil Elvis, The Krank Daddies: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Reggies Music Joint, 2105 S. State St., Chicago. $20. (312) 949-0120 or reggieslive.com.
DJ Akib: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Joy District, 112 W. Hubbard St., Chicago. Tickets start at $75. (312) 955-0339, joychicago.com or eventstand.com/Events/JOYNYE.
American English: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Grand Victoria Casino pavilion, 250 S. Grove Ave., Elgin. Free. (847) 468-7000 or grandvictoriacasino.com.
DangerWayne: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Prysm Nightclub, 1543 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago. $145-$165. (312) 546-4141 or prysmnightclub.com.
Diane Coffee, Yoko & The Oh Nos, The Voluptuals: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $25. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.
The Heard: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Tonic Room, 2447 N. Halsted St., Chicago. $25. (773) 248-8400 or tonicroom.ticketfly.com.
Henhouse Prowlers, Babe-alon 5: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $25. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.
The Ivy Ford Band: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Mickey Finn's Brewery, 345 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Free. (847) 362-6688 or mickeyfinnsbrewery.com.
Robbie Gold and Matt Cushing: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Mother's Too, 14 W. Division St., Chicago. $59-$79; VIP for $249. (312) 266-7444 or motherstoo.com.
Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Joe's Live, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont. $99-$180. (847) 261-0392 or joesliverosemont.com.
Saving Abel, Black4, OUTDrejas, UnderFire: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $18-$50. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
Umphrey's McGee: 9 p.m. at Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $98. (773) 561-9500 or aragonballroom.org.
Wedding Banned: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $20-$75. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
The Student Body: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Empire, 48 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. $20; $200 VIP package. (630) 355-9000 or empireburgerbar.com.
SEMPLE: 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Grand Victoria Casino, 250 S. Grove Ave., Elgin. Free. (847) 468-7000 or grandvictoriacasino.com.
Rebel Soul Revival: 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Acquaviva Winery, 47W614 IL-38, Maple Park. $24.95 for the party; dinner packages available earlier. (630) 365-0333 or acquavivawinery.com.
Better Than Ezra, Fletcher Rockwell: 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $35; VIP packages available. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com.
The Hood internet, Air Credits, Celine Neon, DJ Manny Muscles: 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $25-$30. (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com.
Tributosaurus as The Bee Gees: 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $50; $100 for VIP. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.