Whassup: 2012, Bitches! Edition

Have you stopped writing 2011 on all your checks yet? Stop living in the past -- no one uses checks anymore. Step into the brave, new, plastic future with Whassup: 2012, Bitches! Edition:

* Thursday, Jan. 12: Big Balls, Rock Shop: What's gonna save an AC/DC tribute band from old-rock-guy lameness? How about a sultry, blonde, female front (wo)man? Yeah, that'll do it. Big Balls covers High Voltage in honor of the album's 35th anniversary. Do you have the, what's the word I'm looking for? Cajones? 7:30pm, $8-10.

* Saturday, Jan. 14: Gowanus Art Fair, Gowanus Ballroom: I know it, I can hear you out there: why can't I find more art associated with Superfund sites? Well, here's your chance. The Gowanus Art Fair collects a big, indie helping of one-act plays, bands, and visual artists' work. 6pm-2am, $10.

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Whassup: Keepin' it Hot Edition

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Hey! HEY! Are you awake yet? I know the after-effects of holiday binge-eating, New Year's hangovers, and hibernation-inducing Celsius plunges might have you thinking of staying inside until NYC thaws. Don't do it! You live in Brooklyn, and if you're not going to have fun, who is? The terrorists? Yep. That's who. Stay active with Whassup: Keepin' it Hot Edition:

* Thursday, Jan. 5: CasHank Sing-a-long, Freddy's: Local, old-school country ringmaster Alex Battles leads the (once-again) monthly CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree. Bring an instrument (that can include your stompin' boots and/or twanged-out vocals) and join in, or just enjoy some lively (read: pretty drunken) renditions of Johnny Cash and Hank Williams classics. 8:30pm, FREE.

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Whassup: A Whole New Year Edition

Have you got your walk-of-shame outfit and hangover cures all lined up? Good, you're set for the New Year. In the meantime, enjoy all the fun to be had in the peri-New-Year's period with Whassup: A Whole New Year Edition:

* Friday, Dec. 30: DJs His N Hers, Bell House: Bummed you didn't nab tix in time for the sold out Ted Leo and the Pharmacists show? Well, drag your hipster ears down to the Bell House anyway, where the Brooklyn-based DJs His N Hers will be spinning discs of music nerddom in the front room while Leo rocks the back stage. Maybe you'll find a scalper. At the very least, you'll likely expand your musical knowledge. 9:30pm, FREE.

* Saturday, Dec. 31: Check out our guide to NEW YEAR'S happenings in the Slope!

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Whassup: All the Ho's Edition

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I don't know if you've heard, but Sunday is a big holiday -- one perhaps rivaling Black Friday in importance. Yep, Christmas is upon us; the time of year when New York cloaks itself in the imagery of classic movies and apartment after apartment of lonely single people cry into their overly-spiked eggnog. Your friendly Whassup writer finds himself in the heartland awaiting snow, but for those of you still in the Slope, prepare to jingle your bells: It's Whassup: All the Ho's Edition:

* Through Christmas: Dyker Lights, Dyker Heights: If you've got some sturdy retinas, a tolerant Holiday-cheer-gag-reflex, and preferably access to a car, trek out to the further reaches of Brooklyn for Dyker Heights' extravaganza of Christmas lights. It's all the glowing Christianity you'll need until Christ appears before you on your death bed in all His glory. And, if that doesn't happen, well, you will have peaked in Dyker Heights. Best viewing, 7-9pm.

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Whassup: Pre-X-Mas Edition

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Check it out: we know your real Holiday plans next week involve flying to the terrible lands we call "Not New York" and/or doing the Chinese-food-and-a-movie thing, so Park Slope's bars are gearing up with seasonal events THIS week. So, go get sloshed with the Holiday Spirit and/or Jameson with Whassup: Pre-X-Mas Edition:

* Thursday, Dec. 15: No-Office Holiday Party, Littlefield: FIPS teams up with BK bloggers-in-arms The Skint, Brokelyn, and Brooklyn Based to give all you cofficing freelancers the holiday office party you deserve. Comedy! Spiked punch! Real-life comment sections (aka, conversation)! 7:30pm, $5.

* Friday, Dec. 16: Nightmare Christmas Karaoke, Branded Saloon: Sing the frickin' tinsel off a tree with your best Mariah Carey X-mas holler. A real, live rock show by local BK artists, including North English, precedes the karaoke. 8pm, FREE.

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