Having yourself a New Year's Eve dilemma? Fear not. Here's our lyrical offering of Silvester picks to bang a gong for 2013 in or out of style.
Gretchen. Photo by Maia Schoenfelder
As there are so few opportunities to party in Berlin, the end of the year comes as a relief for our doldrums. Here are Exberliner’s top picks for boring you one last time in 2012 and one first time in 2013.
Monday, December 31, 2012(Techno) WEEKEND (Alexanderstr. 7, Mitte): MODESELEKTOR modulates while DAVE DK goes for the TD.
(Hip hop) GRETCHEN (Obentrautstr. 19-21, Kreuzberg): Ninja Tune’s BONOBO bounces while Gretchen’s regulars regulate.
(Techno) SUICIDE CIRCUS (Revalerstr. 99, Friedrichshain): MIKE WALL wails while BENNO BLOME blooms.
(Techno) ASTRA (also Revalerstr. 99): OLIVER KOLETZKI gets messy while LEXY & K-PAUL build a new Berlin Wall.
(Indie) HEIMATHAFEN NEUKÖLLN (Karl-Marx-Str. 141, Neukölln): ME & MY DRUMMER remind us of summer while JAN PYROMAN takes a break from All In.
(Minimal) BERGHAIN (Rüdersdorferstr. 70, Friedrichshain): DJ PETE moves your feet while RADIO SLAVE rides the wave.
(Oldies) BASSY (Schönhauser Allee 176a, Prenzlauer Berg): LORD MOUSE & KALYPSO KATZ skas and scats while MOHAIR SAM spins bam-a-lam.
(Rock/Punk) KING KONG KLUB (Brunnenstr. 173, Mitte): DOCTORELLA and HOUSE OF LIGHT go all night.
(Techno) ARENA CLUB AND GLASHAUS (Eichenstr. 4, Kreuzberg): AKA AKA lead you astray while KLANGKARUSSEL flex their musical muscle.
(Techno-electro) KIT KAT KLUB (Köpenickerstr. 76, Kreuzberg): CLARK KENT gets bent and DRAMA NUI takes a dip in the Spree (includes a buffet).
(Food and Drink) MICHELBURGER HOTEL (Warschauer Str. 39-40, Friedrichshain): Feast your eyes and treat your palate with a buffet worthy of Buckingham Palace. (From 6pm ‘til midnight: €55. Late comers and home cookers can join after midnight for €10).
(70s Punk) WEST GERMANY (Skalitzer Str. 133, Kreuzberg): OLSSON & SADONIS romp and stomp while IAN P. CHRIST resurrects. (€15 includes buffet, one drink of choice, one welcome Mexicaner shot and one firework rocket).
(Electro) LOFTUS HALL (Maybachufer 48, Neukölln): Brave a mini Canadian invasion with EDDIE C and HRDVISION.
(Electro/Rock) WHITE TRASH FAST FOOD (Schönhauser Allee 6-7, Prenzlauer Berg): Seven course dinner with a side of live PEACHES. (€100 in the front, €85 in the back, €75 in the gallery).
(House) CLUB DER VISIONAIRE (Am Flutgraben 1, Kreuzberg): WAREIKA whomp whomp whomps and TOM CLARKE sets off sparks.
(Indie) POSTBAHNHOF (Straße der Pariser Kommune 8, Friedrichshain): MAX GLÜCK cooks while CHRIS B teases. (Party ticket €15, all inclusive ticket €29 – all drinks including buffet, access to all 4 floors).
(House) SALON – ZUR WILDEN RENATE (Alt-Stralau 70, Friedrichshain): VIDIS brings electronic bliss while PERMANENT VACATION are at action stations.
(Blow-punk-pop) GRÜNER SALON (Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 2, Mitte): No tune is safe when the SOGENNANTE ANARCHISTICHE MUSIKWIRTSCHAFT start to shake.
(Indiepop) SO36 (Oranienstr. 190, Kreuzberg): VIOLA & RADIO GAGA put on their poker faces while ED RAIDER bosses the cross-fader.
(Funk) KAFFEE BURGER (Torstr. 60, Mitte): RUPERT’S KITCHEN ORCHESTRA goes down to funky town and DJS DIE ULTIMATIVEN SAMMY UND CRUZ stave off the post holiday blues.
Plus there’s something with fireworks at the Brandenburg Gate. Bring mittens.
And if you’re still awake…
Tuesday, January 1, 2013(Minimal) BERGHAIN/PANORAMA BAR (Rüdersdorferstr. 70, Friedrichshain): DJ PETE will still be moving feet and RADIO SLAVE will still be riding that wave.
(Techno) TRESOR (Köpenicker Str. 70, Kreuzberg): EMERSON entertains the flotsam and jetsam while PACOU powers on through.
(Retropop) VOLKSBÜHNE (Linienstr. 227, Mitte): GEMMA RAY keeps the comedown at bay.
(Psychedelectronic) MADAME CLAUDE (Lübbener Str. 19, Kreuzberg): MS20 brings the party to a close eventually.