It's a matter of simple math: New Year's Eve + Drinking + Driving = DUI. That's why the smart--and thoughtful--folks at the Auto Club (AAA) are once again offering up their "Tipsy Tow" service, which provides free rides in the 13 SoCal counties they serve from 6 p.m. tonight until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2008. That's a pretty sweet deal, in all honesty. Here's what you, or your party host, or your concerned......

Great Northern Great Northern, The Upside Down, CoCo B's @ Little Radio (noon) Neil Hamburger, Dr. El Suavo, TV Sheriff @ Spaceland Hugh Cornwell @ Galaxy Theatre The Lovell Sisters @ McCabe's The Paul Green School of Rock @ The Roxy Street Trash, Geisha Girls, Le Face, The Diffs, The Hitz @ The Knitting Factory The Ramonas, The Outskirts, Adam West The Bat @ The Airliner Dukes Of Doom, The Perfect Black, The Plague,......

Lotus Festival Congratulations to team blogging.la for winning in the media category at the Lotus Festival's dragon boat race! They beat the wussies over at KTLA. In the end, all of that doesn't matter 'cause LAist is going to kick everyone's ass next year (that means you too Mack Reed). It's on! Your Commute If there is one article you read in the news today, read Gridlock, schmidlock: When it comes to automobile travel,......

Can we talk about the insane gas prices for a minute? What's the point of having a fuel efficient car if it's still going to cost you $30 to fill your 10 or 12 gallon tank? The California Auto Club's weekly gas price report says that the average price for gas is currently $2.64 for regular unleaded with no relief in site. $2.64? We can't take it anymore. The cheapest gasoline we've found is......