L.A. parties into 2009
The singer from Abney Park performs at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Abney Park performs at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Two dapper gentlemen at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Dancers perform during the New Year’s Eve celebration in the third annual Giant Maximus 2009 in downtown Los Angeles. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Los Angeles Times)
Andre Reyes, singer and guitarist for the band Gipsy Kings, performs at the Conga Room during the New Year’s celebration at LA Live. (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
The dresses were tight and the hair high-maintenance at Miss Kitty’s Electro Sex Circus. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
It was all smiles at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A fortune teller from Lucent Dossier at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
At the Wiltern Theatre, the opening act for DJ AM and Travis Barker featured a dancer with the troupe Cherry Boom Boom. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
A bartender sinks his teeth into the new year at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Travis Barker performs at the New Year’s Eve party at the Wiltern. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
A woman with a hat rings in the New Year on the dance floor at the Conga Room during the New Year’s celebration at LA Live. (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
Two young ladies ring in the new year. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Party-goers celebrate moments after midnight during the New Year’s Eve celebration in the third annual Giant Maximus in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu / Los Angeles Times)
A young lady enthusiastically greets the new year. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A circus antic dances with party-goers during the New Year’s Eve celebration in the third annual Giant Maximus 2009 in downtown Los Angeles. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Los Angeles Times)
A dancer works the floor at Miss Kitty’s. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
The dance floor erupts at Miss Kitty’s. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
The DJ lays down raucous beats at an L.A. warehouse party. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A lady peacock preens at an L.A. warehouse party. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
The crowd cheers as the clock strikes midnight at the Wiltern Theatre. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
A reveler waits by the Edison’s staircase. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Two people kiss on the spot they first met at an L.A. warehouse party. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Friends ponder the new year on the patio at an L.A. warehouse party. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Circus antics perform during the New Year’s Eve celebration in the third annual Giant Maximus 2009 in downtown Los Angeles. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Los Angeles Times)
A dashing dame on the colorful patio at an L.A. warehouse party. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A finely attired lady enjoys at martini at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A Lucent Dossier acrobat performs at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A fairy on red velvet at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A Lucent Dossier performer gets randy at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Showing some skin at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
All smiles at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Sustenance for revelers at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A few furry folks at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A new year’s lick at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
The Edison’s owner doesn’t miss out on the festivities. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A merry crowd at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Hats and horns were necessary props to greet 2009 at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Exotic jewelry was a hot commodity at the Edison. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Revelers dance during Giant Maximus 2009 in downtown Los Angeles. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Los Angeles Times)
Moby celebrates moments after midnight at Giant Maximus 2009 in downtown Los Angeles. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Los Angeles Times)
More celebrating moments after the midnight during Giant Maximus 2009. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu / Los Angeles Times)
Revelers with party hats before the Wiltern Theatre performance of DJ AM and Travis Barker. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
A reveler in a conspicuous shirt at the New Years’ Eve party at the Wiltern Theatre. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
DJ AM and Travis Barker perform at the Wiltern’s New Year’s Eve party. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
A couple takes pictures before the show at the Wiltern Theatre. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Fans watch the band Gipsy Kings at the Conga Room at LA Live . (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
Party people dance at the Conga Room during the New Year’s celebration at LA Live. (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)