They say, “the world is going to end in December 2012″ so this may very well be your last chance to ring in a new year. BRING IT.

That’s 3 great shows. 6 tickets total. For as little as $10. Plus, you’re helping AltDaily. Dig it.

The show will take place one night at The Attucks and then the next night at The NorVa. We’re into this.

If you’re into Japanese Punk Rock, cake, puppies, women, anime, the 1960s, art, guns, easy money, festivals, bikes, photography, pottery, women, movies, drinks, great food, dancing, or even fairy tales, then there’s a good chance the perfect activity awaits you this weekend.

Call ‘em blue-collar sorcerers or working-class soothsayers or nine-to-five witch doctors. Either way the Lips have staked out their own territory, straddling the fence between humanity and divinity, and their performance Thursday night at the NorVa is surely to be an experience unlike any other.

Please abide by the laws of the land, but ignoring ignorant moral laws “society” has put on us is encouraged.

Alas, here we are, a good 13 years after Hanson’s song, “Mmmbop,” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and guess who’s still not laughin’!? THIS GAL!

“We want the ‘Wow’ factor and we will know what we want when we see it.” – Rick Mersel, The NorVa

He makes things cool that have no right being cool, like being lost and listless and soulful and artful and all of those things that do not lead to lucrative careers.

Grace Potter and The Nocturnals prove that amazing showmanship and substance go hand in hand. The woman powerhouse that is Grace Potter lacks neither with eight years of touring experience under her mini-skirt.

Beth Austin shoots local bands and local venues. Here she shares some of her favorite pieces.

“They look too clean, too safe,” I complained to Lizzy. “I like them because they look like that but I bet that they’re not,” she said.

Feminist punk, misogynist rap, the end of LCD Soundsystem, the beginning of The Mirrors. We’re kind of all over the place this week, and we kind of love it.

With an ever-changing city like Norfolk, I’m not sure this guide will ever be complete. But then again, isn’t that what makes a city great?

This is a brief story about a beloved theater and the consummate showman and entrepreneur who built it, William S. Wilder.

Oh, Norfolk, how I love to watch you dance.

Let’s do it for local hip hop, regional pride and the Department of Motor Vehicles.

She’s a namedropper and a starfucker, which is super sexy in the forbidden trashy kind of way. She doesn’t pretend nor apologize.

The band plays tonight at The NorVA.

They’re a band of nerdy, happy, hippie, indie pirates, and they don’t give a crap. They do what they do, whether we’re watching or not. And I respect that.

Get to know one of your favorite local watering holes a little better through this live blog from Wednesday night.

Plus an interview with Robert “Bucket” Hingley of The Toasters as a preview of tonight’s Ska Is Dead IV show @ The NorVA.

Women: Thievery Corporation is what you need to play if your boyfriend has sex with, shall we say, not as much graceful aplomb as you’d like.