Well, it's 2012, and if the Mayans were right, we Earthlings should be preparing for our own impending demise. Brace for the end with a healthy, insulating combination of nihilism and self-indulgence, and hit up Apocalypse 2012 Kickoff at Soundlab tonight (110 Pearl St). The lineup features a mix of heavy, experimental, and downright hedonistic bands: reverby space-pop from Aircraft, the throbbing stoner rumble of Abandoned Buildings Club, the 90s-as-fuck Patrons of Sweet, intercontinental hedonism champs The Fucking Hotlights (pictured), and The Dads, a Rochester band who cite both The Smiths and ATDI as influences, appropriately enough. The show starts at 9, will probably only run you a couple bucks, and as the Shaken Stylus invite declares, “The only way to combat the killer volcano that will erupt in Yellowstone or that meteor that's on a direct collision course to Earth is by sacrificing a couple local virgins.” So, you know... do that.