-- Rykarda Parasol: Dreamy rock crooner (and fellow beverage taste-tester) performs tonight along with the Dilettantes and Brad Brooks. Show starts at 9 p.m. at Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market; $10.

-- Porchlight: A Storytelling Series' Five-Year Anniversary: Hostesses and superb comedians Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte celebrate their spoken-word comedy showcase's fifth birthday with stories from Kelly Beardsley, Lisa Margonelli, Hemlock Tavern's Anthony Bedard, journalist Sylvie Simmons, Hai Ning Luan, and Matt Gonzalez. Singer Bart Davenport folks around at the festivities, too. The party starts at 7:30 p.m. at Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market (upstairs from Du Nord); $15.

-- Joe Rogan: Former Fear Factor host and NewsRadio star (God, how we miss News Radio!) performs his aggressive and aggressively funny standup tonight through Sunday at Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus; $27.

Rykarda Parasol image: Xavier Gomez