Rock & Dance Club Listings

Mon.—Metal Skool; also, Drama Addicts,8:30 p.m.; $12.

Tues.—Ruby offers no-cover music from bands TBA.

Thurs.—Brujeria, others, 7 p.m.; $20.

KING KING, 6555 Hollywood Blvd. Full bar. Over 21. (323) 960-9234.

Fri.—Basic with DJ Sean Miller.

Sat.—Balance features DJs Julius Papp, Kemal.

Tues.—Descarga con Timba.

Wed.—Cabaret revue The Muse Project, with comedian Jessy Schwartz, special guest Dustin Fashing, The Muse Dancers, DJ Chris Tarantino.

GO Thurs.—Jagged garage-pop trash from Atlanta’s Tiger Tiger, featuring the Subsonics/White Lights’ Buffi Aguero; the libidinous pop-punk vaudeville of Lust, plus a special “guest headliner.”

THE KNITTING FACTORY, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hlywd. Full bar. All ages. (323) 463-0204.

Fri.—Metal punishment from Ex Mortus, Steel Remains, Sculptured Remains, Steel Battalion, 7 p.m.; $12. In the lounge: Idiom’s Crew, The Society of Invisibles, Darkside, Isaiah, Cuba, Brain, plus a late-night open mike (at 12:45 a.m.), 8 p.m.; $10.

Sat.—A Night of Different gets off the beaten path with Visa, Rouben Hakhverdian, Fish Circus, Emma, Bei Bei, Ninja Academy, 8 p.m.; $20 & $10. In the bar: tribute grrls The Ramonas, Thundherstruck, Cheap Chick; also, The Neighborhood Bullys, 8 p.m.; $8. In the lounge: Sinful Bliss, Devolved, Dorcia, Darkwaters, Ketaset, To the Pain, 8 p.m.; $8.

GO Sun.—Nice Boys (with members of Exploding Hearts, the Riffs); plus, The Cuts, Thee Makeout Party, The Plastic Letters, The Touch Ups, 7 p.m.; $10. In the lounge: Soul After Five; call for info, 8 p.m.; $5.

Mon.—Call for late booking. In the lounge: the comedy of For the Kids, 7:30 p.m.; Some by Sea, Charlemagne, 9 p.m.; both $5.

Tues.—Call for late bookings. In the lounge: Ehren Ebbage, 7:30 p.m.; Bluebeat Lounge with Chris Murray Combo, others, 9 p.m.; both $5.

GO Wed.—The return ofdancer Savion Glover’s tap-bop blowout If Trane Wuz Here, with musicians Reg E. Gaines, Matana Roberts, 7 & 9 p.m.; each $30. In the bar: M.P., Peanut Butter Wolf, with DJs J. Rocc, Melo D (of the Beat Junkies), 8 p.m.; $5. In the lounge: Call for info.

GO Thurs.—More If Trane Wuz Here, 7 & 9 p.m.; each $30. In the lounge: Lemon Drop Kick, The Switch Ups, The Scarred, 7:30 p.m.; $7.

LARGO, 432 N. Fairfax Ave. All ages. (323) 852-1073 or 852-1851.

Every Fri.—Prolific keyboard king-producer Jon Brion.

Sat.—Grant Lee Phillips.

Tues.—2 Headed Dog, Dana Gould.

Wed.—Uncategorizable and untrammeled singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III.

Thurs.—One-man jazz-soul-rock phenom Chocolate Genius and friends.

LAVA LOUNGE, 1533 N. La Brea Ave., Hlywd. Full bar. Over 21. (323) 876-6612.

Fri.—Mark Vedete, White Elephant, Kate Carrol, Larks.

Sat.—Technicolor features Sixteen Days, Vylette, DJs.

Every Sun.—Kinky Karaoke with MC Todd; no cover.

Mon.—Yours & Mine, The Antiques, The Friends of Rock & Roll.

Tues.—Hockey, SCB, Pauline Street.

Wed.—Crooked Cowboy, others.

LIGHTHOUSE CAFE, 30 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. Cover $5 Fri.-Sun., free weeknights. Full bar. Over 21. (310) 372-6911.

Fri.—Southside Hero, 4 p.m.; Flock of ’80s, 9 p.m.

Sat.—Wade Heydlauff, 11 a.m.; Jamie Campbell, 4 p.m.; Thank You Drive Through, 9 p.m.

Sun.—Jazz man Bobby White, 11 a.m.; reggae from Detour Posse, 4 p.m., and Jahmark & the Soulshakers, 9 p.m.

Tues.—Ioma, Deep Brown.

Wed.—The Candies.

McCABE’S, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. All ages. (310) 828-4403 or 828-4497.

Fri.-Sat.—Nimble-fingered Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna string wiz Jorma Kaukonen.

Sun.—Kiddie matinee show with Barney Saltzberg, 11 a.m.; $6.

GO Tues.—An acoustic show from The North Mississippi Allstars, 9 p.m.; $20.

THE MINT, 6010 W. Pico Blvd. Over 21. (323) 954-9400.

Fri.—Sin City welcomes John Kate & the Van Gogh Brothers, Amy Harris, Tom Freund, others.

Sat.—Tapestry with music TBA.

Mon.—Jazz meets hip-hop affair The Groove Pocket.

Tues.—The Weight, Keaton Simons, Matthew Kaner, Curtis Peoples, Ernie Halter.

Wed.—Evan Marshall Band, 3 From None, Parker Whaler, Sharif.

Thurs.—AM Pacific, Venice Maki, Intercept, Juliet & Rock.

MR. T’S BOWL, 5621½ N. Figueroa Ave., Highland Park. Full bar. Over 21. (323) 256-7561.

Fri.—Slick, sick kicks from 8-Bit and friends; no cover.

Sat.—The Probe; a volley from Jon Wahl’s The Amadans.

Sun.—Lingerie Nite with vendors of unmentionables, DJs.

Mon.—Silent Rocker night; no cover.

Tues.—Open mike; sign up at 8:30 p.m.

Wed.—The Cuz Whats, Magdalyne; no cover.

Thurs.—All-instrumental extravaganza with Unpoppable, Half Mantis Group, Camarillo Blues Triangle, Ninja Academy, Protoculture; no cover.

MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB, 575 S. Fairfax Ave. Over 21. (323) 935-1577 or (310) 578-5591, Ext. 2.

Fri.—Zachary Provost, Papersun, Saucy Monky, Dead End Jane.

Sat.—Joe Bear, Kevin Brennan, Lotus Sun, Tim.

Mon.—Caleb Cane, Justin Clayton,Reeve Carney, plus an open mike; sign up at 8 p.m.

Tues.—Lily Wilsonand friends.

Wed.—Angie Mattson; moody pop duo 8mm; also, Life on the Sun, The Flying Club.

Thurs.—Stevie Kim and friends.

ROXY, 9009 Sunset Blvd., W. Hlywd. All ages. (310) 276-2222.

Fri.—San Diego surfer turned feel-good, mellow singer Tristan Prettyman; plus Ben Taylor. On the Rox: Now On, 75 Degrees, DJ Haircut.