Things To Do This Week.

Get The Jump On Your 12/30 – 1/5 Plans.

All this downtime of late has been pretty killer, no? We've even had some snow to play with briefly.

It goes without saying that we've all saved up a little juice for the year's last big blowouts happening all over town tomorrow night, right? More on that tomorrow.

In the meantime, as you're busy planning out the non-NYE parts of your week, try not to dread the whole going-back-to-work thing too much. There are, after all, fun little distractions every night in this town to help you forget about all that.

Sunday (12.30)
Rock 'n' Roll Rummage Sale at Lola's
Get yourself the present you really wanted.

Big Fiction, Omotai, Spacebeach, Eccotone at Macaroni Island
Get the blue box blues.

Lights All Night at Fair Park
The lights all night, are big and bright [clap, clap, clap, clap] DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!

Trey Songz at Verizon Theatre
He invented sex, y'all.

Monday (12.31)
Big Freedia at Dada
Trust us, there'll be azz absolutely everywhere!

Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights at Granada Theater
Plus Somebody's Darling and Quaker City Night Hawks!

Sarah Jaffe and A.Dd+ at Kessler Theater
The year's two most buzzing acts together on one bill!

Big D NYE at Victory Park
The biggest New Year's party in the Central Time Zone!

Tuesday (1.1)
Dustin Cavazos listening party at Studio 410
You had us at free fajitas.

Wednesday (1.2)
Humpday Bingo at Singlewide
Everyone's a winner!

Thursday (1.3)
Paul Mooney at Addison Improv
Wonder if he'll talk about racism?

Friday (1.4)
Gregg Allman and Leon Russell at Verizon Theatre
Your parents loved them.

Flash Gordon at Texas Theatre
Come for the flick, stay for the costumed dance party in the lobby.

Saturday (1.5)
School of Rock at House of Blues
Rock isn't about getting an A. Sex Pistols never won anything.

Ice Eater, Blackstone Rangers, Year of the Bear, UNTD SNKS at The Grotto
It's a whole mess of 2012's best new acts.

Bravo, Max! at Sundown
They'll put the jingle in your jangle.