5 more shows to get you to 2015
The Flaming Lips: Given the fact that every show by this psychedelic rock troupe feels like a New Year’s Eve party, you are guaranteed to walk away with confetti in your private parts. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30; Wednesday, Dec. 31. $42-$70. The Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. www.axs.com.
Nick Waterhouse: What better setting than Bimbo’s to celebrate with Waterhouse and his faithful analog rock ’n’ soul, with support from the Bay Area’s own retro revivalists Marc and the Casuals. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. $80. Bimbo’s 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.bimbos365club.com.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Tuck in for two nights of authentic R&B and funk with the very capable Jones and Brooklyn’s famed Daptone Records house band. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30; 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. $40-$99.50. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. www.ticketmaster.com.
Sonny & the Sunsets: The San Francisco band is charging into 2015 with a new comic book (“The Freakishly Bizarre Yet Terribly True Tales of Sonny & the Sunsets”), animated video (“Cheap Extensions”) and forthcoming album (“Talent Night at the Ashram”). Catch the Sunsets vapor trails as they leave the old year behind. 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30; Wednesday, Dec. 31. $12-$20. Amnesia, 853 Valencia St., S.F. www. amnesiathebar.com.
STRFKR: The Portland dance-pop band acts out the year it released the exemplary “Miracle Mile” with a three-night run that ends with an open bar, which can only lead to good things. 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29; Tuesday, Dec. 30; Wednesday, Dec. 31. $29.50-$85. The Independent, 628 Divisadero St., S.F. www.ticketfly.com.