So you rang in 2009 successfully, you’re trying hard to stick to resolutions and you’re pinching every penny possible as the economy crumbles around us. You, my friend, deserve a beer. Why don’t you choose from one of 1,000 beers available at the Freakin’ Frog (4700 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas) on Saturday, Feb. 7 when As Yet Unbroken rocks the UNLV-area bar at 10 p.m.?

This free, 21-over show also features Vegas-based bands Think and Fractured. We’ve been working on new songs, so come out, have a few drinks, some greasy food and the best original rock ‘n’ roll money can’t buy. It’s what 2009’s all about.

In the meantime, we’ll tide you over with a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of one of the aforementioned new tracks, “Last Words”: