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BLUES

9 p.m.

We’ve all got a right to sing the blues, but leave the singing (and guitar playing) to B.B. King on New Year’s Eve as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and blues legend performs along with his beloved guitar Lucille to ring in 2013 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; www.browardcenter.org. Tickets $59.50-$139.50.

HIPSTERS

9 p.m.

Party without pretense at The Garrett at Grand Central with techno and house music maven Claude VonStroke, or as his family from the suburbs of Detroit know him, Barclay Crenshaw. Also on the roster are Justin Martin and Kill Frenzy from Claude’s DirtyBird label. 697 N. Miami Ave., Miami; www.grandcentralmiami.com. Tickets $49-$1380.

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