Here are three shows worth checking out on New Year’s Eve:
Lee Fields
The R&B great has been in the game for a long time, having released the debut single “Bewildered” (with a flip side of “Tell Her I Love Her”) way back in 1969. He’s still going strong more than a half century later, drawing new fans and finding critical acclaim with such efforts as 2019’s “It Rains Love” and 2022’s “Sentimental Fool.” The vocalist ends the year with two shows, Dec. 30-31, at the Chapel in San Francisco.
Details: 9 p.m. Dec. 30, $35; 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31, $75; thechapelsf.com
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Todd Mohr is a first-rate vocalist-guitarist. He’s also, if we are to take the band’s name as fact, a guy with a pretty large noggin. We expect the former detail to be the more relevant of the two when Mohr leads his platinum-selling Colorado blues-rock band in concert Dec. 30-31 at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park. Here’s hoping that BHTM plays every single track off its splendid third album, “Sister Sweetly.”
Details: 8 p.m. Dec. 30, $86; 9 p.m. Dec. 31, $99; guildtheatre.com
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The Dresden Dolls
It’s been a while since we heard from this dark cabaret duo, which released its last full-length album of new material (“Yes, Virginia…”) way back in 2006. Yet, the group — featuring singer-songwriter-pianist Amanda Palmer and drummer Brian Viglione — are back and reportedly working on a new album. More to the point, the Dresden Dolls are set to delight fans on Dec. 31 at the UC Theatre in Berkeley.
Details: 9 p.m. Dec. 31, $100 general admission; theuctheatre.org
