New Year's Parties for your Broke Ass

The holidays take their toll on your bank account, and by the time New Year's Eve rolls around you may find yourself scrounging for a party fund by bowling over binners for empties (which you may have emptied yourself). Don't fret... there are a couple of options for partyers (like myself) who didn't budget for the big night:

Hoko's, $1
Performances by Sean Wesley Wood & Vancouver Vipers / Caravan / Treacherous Machete / John Dye & His Many Wives & Best Man. "Show up early, stay all night! Cheap drinks and tons of fun" @ Hoko Japanese House, 362 Powell. (All Ages)

The Cambie, $10
"Rock the night away at the cheapest place in the city with the fun-lovin' high energy, foot-stompin' howlin' rhythms of the Joey Only Outlaw Band." Drink specials all night and party favours. @ The Cambie, 300 Cambie Street, 10pm - 2am.

The Balmoral, $5
Salon des Bourgeoisie present a Five Dollar New Year w/ free champagne and Tara Ried Spoken Word at 1am. @ The Balmoral, 159 E Hastings (at Main).


So since you'll be saving a few bucks, the least you can do is put on a clean shirt, you bum.

Happy New Year, everyone!