The popular Twin Cities lounge-y jazz trio calls these gigs “Preeners,” as in Pre-New Year’s Eve. As luck would have it, the Preeners are Friday and Saturday this year. Perfect. Chan Poling and John Munson will parry with their spontaneous repartee while Steve Roehm punctuates things with his vibraphone. The New Standards have an expansive repertoire of pop and rock tunes they reimagine (from Britney Spears’ “Toxic” to OutKast’s “Hey Ya”) plus a few seasonal favorites (such as Trip Shakespeare’s “Snow Days”). TNS did their annual Holiday Shows in early December with guests including Robert Robinson, Aby Wolf and Diane Miller from the Current’s “Local Show.” This time, it’s just Chan, John and Steve. (STAR TRIBUNE)