Fresh Espresso

While the electro-hop duo of rapper Rik Rude and producer/MC P Smoov hasn’t officially dropped any new tunes this year, what they have done is unleashed a steady stream of top-notch performances that teased new material and cemented their reputation as high-energy crowd-pleasers. Last year’s debut Glamour still bumps as hard as the day it dropped, and tracks like “Diamond Pistols” and “The Lazerbeams” still never fail to buzz in ears long after they’re heard. Sharing the bill with synth-laced guitar rockers Head Like a Kite—who also have a well-known penchant for the dance party—and 80s-edged popsters Concours d’Elegance, the Croc’s New Year’s Eve bash is poised to be the place to cut a rug on your way to 2011. NICK FELDMAN

Fri., Dec. 31, 8 p.m., 2010