If you’re any­thing like us, you might be look­ing for­ward to see­ing 2009 go away. But we’re not going to sit at home idly while Dick Clark sends it off either — we’re going to ring in 2010 in the wildest, most fun way we can find. So here are some of your choices for mak­ing the most of say­ing good­bye to 2009.

We’d like to pre­tend that we’re going to be really amped to get out the night after Christ­mas, but more than likely we’re going to be look­ing to lay low. But, the Tap­house has you cov­ered with Octo­pus — a mel­low, jam-type band from right here in Hamp­ton Roads.

We can already tell this is going to be the sort of week that when Sat­ur­day rolls around, there’s not going to be any­thing we want to hear more than some Johnny Cash. Luck­ily, the Tap­house knows it, and they’re bring­ing in Black Cash & the Bad Trips to help you get your fix.

Scotland’s Cam­era Obscura will be mak­ing a stop at the Attucks The­atre this Fri­day fresh from some Euro­pean and South­ern United States tour dates. Fans of soft, folksy pop will really enjoy their beau­ti­fully fem­i­nine sound.