• Beatropolis: Oh joy! Beatropolis has returned! (Not that they really went anywhere, but it always feels like forever when they're not around.) Anyway, Beatropolis' special brand of dance rock, live drum 'n' bass, and futuristic space pop will have you up until the wee hours of the morning. The Toy Soldiers (a heady nu-electrorawk mix of Flaming Lips, Justin Timberlake, and Hot Chip) and the Buttercream Gang (a local indie/post-punk/afro-beat band) also perform starting at 8 p.m. at Rickshaw Stop; $8.
• The Geek System: Starring Hard 'n Phirm , Reggie Watts, and " We have no idea what that last thing means--okay, some of that other stuff, too--but anything Kraftwerk-y is simply smashing by us. Starts at 10 p.m. at the Knockout; free.

-- Barefoot Nellies: "The Bay Area's finest all-gal bluegrass band" headline at one of the Bay Area's finest bars, Amnesia, starting at 8:30 p.m., 853 Valencia; free. more ›

All the shows we told you about last time are stil running, so if you haven't hit them yet, get on it! In addition, we have a one-time-only event for you for this Friday: more ›

Bill Swerboski records a recent John Brown's Body show at the Warfield, in case you missed it. Eddie Codel munch on liquid-nitrogen cooled vittles prepared by Marc Powell at Dorkbot. And Jen Maiser just got back from the Eco-Farm Conference, and links to an article by an enterprising farmer-gardener in Watts of all places. more ›