Happy Belated New Year! We’re pretty excited about 2010, new decade and all. Plus, we’ve got our 5-year bash going down in Milwaukee (with Madison and Chicago dates coming soon). I spent the waning hours of 2k9 with Spoon at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee. New Year’s Eve turned out to be kinda massive for live music fans. In addition to Spoon, Girl Talk threw down in front of a crowd well exceeding 4,000 at the Congress Theater, The Black Keys tore up the The Riviera, and Jens Lekman played a number of dates in Chicago as well. If only I had a hologram(s) to take it all in. Since I couldn’t be in all places, I did what I usually do when I miss out, fire up YouTube. I found two clips that are essential viewing as far as I’m concerned.

The Black Keys – “Your Touch” – New Year’s Eve, Chicago
The standard New Year’s Eve roll out, confetti and balloons, but just wait for the 1:04 mark when the music and lights come in at exactly the same time, perfectly exploding the entire venue into a fireball of light and sound. Energy.

Girl Talk – New Year’s Eve, Chicago (via)
Your typical party from Girl Talk, except this was bigger and the dude had an entire furnished house constructed on stage.

See Also:
Jens Lekman – Empty Bottle, Chicago(12/31/2009)
Spoon “The Beast and Dragon, Adored” – Riverside Theater, Milwaukee (12/31/09)

Discuss: What did you do to ring in 2010? What albums, tours, etc are you excited about in the new year? Did anyone do the polar plunge in Milwaukee?