MUSIC: Get a glimpse at the West Coast dark synthy-gothy pop/rock scene with Portland's Soft Kill (ex-Blessure Grave) and Dangerous Boys Club (mems. of Antioch Arrow, Glass Candy), along with Group Hex and DJ Night School (Nathan from The Gossip).

9:30 p.m. // Hemlock Tavern (1131 Polk Street) // $8

GAME: "Fight or be recycled" at Boxwars SF, which combines cardboard box-fighting with punk rock. Bring some cardboard and duct tape, build some kooky armor, and fight your corrugated adversaries, or just sit back and watch it all go down. Featuring live music by Bum City Saints, The 132 and Bad Decision Voltron.

8 to 11 p.m. // Cell Space (2050 Bryant Street) // $7 (fighters get in free)

ART: The First Church of the Last Laugh celebrates the upcoming 33rd Annual St. Stupid's Day Parade, which takes place on April Fool's Day, with a St. Stupid's Art Show, a mixed media exhibition that explores "some of the finest interpretations of that seldom (over) used human impulse...STUPIDITY."

6 to 9 p.m. // Rhythmix Cultural Works (2513 Blanding Avenue) // free