MUSIC

Pop & Jazz

Previews by August Brown Ne-Yo It might not have quite been the “year of the gentleman” in pop music -- it was much more so the “year of the lady who takes no guff from suitors” -- but Ne-Yo remains one of the suavest figures in pop music. Club Nokia, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite A335, Los Angeles. Wed., 7 p.m. $46-$76. (213) 765-7000.

Chromeo As far as New Year’s dance-athons go, you could do a lot worse than this triple bill of great funk lotharios -- Stones’ Throw impresario Peanut Butter Wolf, the great broken-beat weirdo Gaslamp Killer and the Montreal disco duo Chromeo. Club Nokia, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite A335, Los Angeles. Thu., 8 p.m. $41.50-$56.50. (213) 765-7000.

Hard NYE German techno-savant Boys Noize headlines this smattering of contemporary floor-fillers like A-Trak and Ed Banger stalwart DJ Medhi. Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Thu., 8 p.m. $60-$250. (323) 962-7600.

Mika Miko The longtime L.A. art-punks wrap up a delightful career -- which culminated in a pretty ace LP, “We Be Xuxa” -- with their last shows ever at their home base, the Smell. The Smell, 247 S. Main St., L.A. Thu.-Fri., 8 p.m. (213) 625-4325.