Nuevo Año, Nuevo Sabor With Paquito D’Rivera
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, 33 W. 60th St., 5th fl.,nr. Broadway;212-258-9595.
The Latin–jazz king and his quintet serve up their Grammy–nominated Funk Tango, while you get served a three-course meal.
Time: 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Price: $150–$275
Mr. Brownstone
Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St., nr. Wythe Ave.; 212-260-4700.
Welcome 2008 with a boozy rendition of “Welcome to the Jungle,” courtesy of this Guns N’ Roses tribute band fronted by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah drummer Sean Greenhalgh.
Time: 8 p.m.
Price: $30
Joshua Bell: The Romantic Violin
Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plz., nr. 65th St.; 212-875-5900.
Apparently, there are a lot of hopeless romantics in this town. Joshua Bell will be backed by the New York Philharmonic playing sentimental classical faves for a sold-out show.
Time: 8 p.m.
Price: Sold out
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Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Ave., nr. 50th St.; 212-247-4777.
The upstate jam-band with a cult following steps off the grass fields and into Radio City with epic chanteys and retooled holiday favorites.
Time: 9 p.m.
Price: $52.50
Velvet Revolver
Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W. 34th St., nr. Eighth Ave.; 212-485-1534.
An evening with Scott Weiland and Slash guarantees that your last moments of 2007 will be filled with plenty of fist-pumping and moshing.
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Price: $99.99–$150
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Les Savy Fav
Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St.,nr. Bowery; 212-533-2111.
Two hours after the ball drops, get thee to the Bowery Ballroom for a raucous late-night show starring these hard-rocking critical darlings.
Time: 2 a.m.
Price: $30
The Virgins
Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St.,nr. Ludlow St.; 212-260-4700.
These sexy, strutting puritans’ wee-hours show could be your last chance for nookie before stumbling home.
Time: 2 a.m.
Price: $15
New Year’s Eve Bash
Comix, 353 W. 14th St., nr. Eighth Ave.; 212-524-2500.
Best Week Ever’s Christian Finnegan and Chappelle’s Show alum Greer Barnes cap off another nutty year with jokes and bitterness.
Time: 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Price: $30–$135
Chris Rock
Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plz., nr. 31st St.; 212-465-6741.
The superstar comedian justifies his staying power with a stand-up gig for 20,000 people. Kudos to Chris. That’s a high bar to set in 2008.
Time: 9 p.m.
Price: $49.50–$129.50
Baby Wants Candy
Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow St., at Seventh Ave. South; 212-243-6262.
This wild Chicago–based troupe starts the night with an improvised, audience-suggested musical, then splits ears till midnight doing karaoke backed by a live band.
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Price: $60
Mars 2112’s New Year’s Eve
Mars 2112, 1633 Broadway, at 51st St.; 212-582-2112.
This outer-space-themed club transforms from a kiddie hangout to a grown-up hot spot with a top-shelf open bar.
Time: 6:30 p.m.–4 a.m.
Price: $110–$200
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New Year’s Eve With Victor Calderone & Boris
Pacha NYC, 618 W. 46th St., nr. Eleventh Ave.; 212-209-7500.
Make like La Lohan and down a couple of Red Bulls to charge up for 24 hours of partying at the city’s sceniest dance club.
Time: 9 p.m.
Price: $60–$125
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Prince Paul
The Delancey, 168 Delancey St.,nr. Clinton St.; 212-254-9920.
This legendary hip-hop producer’s record collection will shame—shame!—that of the D.J. at whatever party you were heretofore planning on attending.
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Price: $15
New Year’s Eve at Cielo
Cielo, 18 Little W. 12th St.,nr. Greenwich St.; 212-645-5700.
Ibiza superstar Willie Graff brings his deep, minimalist grooves to our modest island for Cielo’s hottest party of the year.
Time: 10 p.m.
Price: $50