New Year's Eve 2012 December 31, 2011

New Year’s Eve 2012 at Fat Baby

This spacious bar and live music venue from Rob Shamlian (creator and original owner of the Dark Room) invokes the spirit of uglier-than-thou nineties grunge; the exposed guts of the bare-bones interior has the studied industrial-minimalism of old NIN music videos while the glass chandeliers emit the ghostly light you’d expect in an off-path subway tunnel. Heroin-chic bartenders don’t look too happy about cranking out staples like Jack and Coke en masse but they’re responsible for the gritty, moody, instant hip-in-a-can feel as much as the un-decorations. To really secure indie-cred, patrons are best off sneaking downstairs to catch a band or two: Rising acts such as the iOs, Snowden, and Morning Theft played during the openings weeks. — Porochista Khakpour

Extra

There’s a cover charge of $5–$10 when there’s a band in the house.
Official Website

Daily, 6pm-4am
Happy Hour

Daily, 6pm-9pm; $3 beers and $5 call drinks
Nearby Subway Stops

F at Delancey St.; J, M, Z at Essex St.
Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Official Website: http://www.kicktickets.com/38123/2011/12/31/new-years-eve-2012-fat-baby-new-york-ny