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The emphasis on First Night has been as much on what you can't do as much as what you can do. So let's get what you can't do out of the way right now. Don't drive. Take public transportation. No excuses because the T will be free after 8 pm. The MBTA provides more details about the New Year's schedule here. And, as far as the law is concerned, the message is try not to...

On Saturday, Bostonist trudged over to Avalon to see one of our favorite old school punk bands -- the legendary X. In the early 1980’s, X led the Los Angeles punk pack. The band infused it’s raw sound with rootsy rockabilly, folk, and country blues, borrowing as much from Gene Vincent and Woody Guthrie as The Clash and Buzzcock’s. X has been described as “not just one of the greatest punk bands, but one of the greatest live rock acts of all time.” Bostonist nearly melted its iPod running through X’s back catalog in anticipation of this show.