-- Red Meat: God bless the Rickshaw Stop. And if (s)he existed, he totally would. Why? For many reasons. Take, for example, the fact that they often have extraordinary talent gracing the stage on Monday nights. (Mondays are, after all, the new Fridays.) Red Meat blends honky-tonk, bluegrass, country, and western swing with hints of gospel harmony. Mmm. Eilen Jewell (read more about her here), Axton Kincaid, and DJ Lenny & Squiggy (hee) also bring on the music starting at 8 p.m. at Rickshaw Stop; $5.

-- Sucker-Punch: DJ Rapid Fire plays for the gays (and the not so gay) who like to smoke Parliament Lights; eschew cologne; er, wait in line for the bathroom; get drunk (check it: $1 cans of PBR!); and have a blast. A perfect evening, really. The dancing and hanging starts at 9 p.m. at The Transfer; $1.

-- The Coexist? Comedy Tour: This Sacramento-based comedy troupe proves that once and for all that Arnold's accent isn't the only funny thing in our state's Capital. (Heh. Ugh. Yeah. Sorry.) Anyway, point being: these cats are pretty goddamn hilarious. Catch them live tonight in SF, won't you? They go on at 8:30 p.m. at The Punch Line; $12.50.