Gigs

Highlights

Watch Me Rock

Hong Kong Shue Yan University's charity band show featuring local bands including indie rockers False Alarm and Innisfallen, acoustic emo rocker Slash!SAKURA!Slash! and experimental punk band Hard Candy, along with SYU bands Darkness Pool and Ignite the Hope. Tomorrow, 6pm, Warehouse, 116 Aberdeen Main Rd, Aberdeen, HK$35-HK$50. Inquiries: 6706 7775

Go - Powered by The Me?...We! Movement

Featuring rock band Bone Table, reggae-salsa-disco group Transnoodle, jazz-funk band Room 4 J and electro-metal-punk band Partyolk. Tomorrow, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free (members), HK$100, includes one beer. Inquiries: www.j-sonic.net

Ultra Nate

The US singer plays house and dance-pop. Sat, midnight, Dragon-i, the Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, HK$150. Inquiries: 3110 1222

Music Gig @ YO Park

Featuring local indie bands including Die in Velvet, Embryo, Empty Tomb, Ignite the Hope, Maniac, Scream Hard, Sunset Coke, Chockma and Los en Found. Sat, 7pm, YO Park, 6/F Metroplaza, Kwai Fong, HK$50 (advance), HK$55 (door). Inquiries: 62285458

Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra

Taka Hirohama leads a group of local, Japanese, American and British players, with vocalist Elaine Liu, in jazz. Sat, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free (members), HK$90, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Reggae Night

DJs Mikey Dread and (Rikki) Black Malik play reggae with support from Reverend Kila, Madam Maggie, Gruv and King Kazuto. Apr 29, 8pm, Club 97, 9 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, free. Inquiries: 2532 6251

DJ Dan + DJ Falcon

House master DJ Dan and the Daft Crew's (an extension of Daft Punk) DJ Falcon dish out electro-house, with Jason F, DJ Dicky, Fabio Moretts and Anthony2 also spinning. May 5 (venue and time to be confirmed), HK$220 (today-tomorrow, limited 300 tickets), HK$280 (Sat-May 4), HK$350 (door) HMV, Kapz. Inquiries: 9128 9246 or www.lotion.com.hk

HK Live!

Oliver and his band fuse rock & roll, techno, experimental and pop; The Lars Von Trio improvise Latin, funk and jazz; and Empire play garage rock. May 5, 10pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$100 (advance), HK$150 (door). Inquiries: 2850 5065

Emilie Simon

A Le French May event. The French electro-pop singer and composer blends electronic beats with live orchestrations. May 8, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$150-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2527 7825

Nouvelle Vague Live in Hong Kong

A Le French May performance. The French band make their debut in the city, covering 1980s new wave and post-punk hits with bossa nova arrangements. May 13, 8pm, Convention Hall, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, HK$288-HK$688 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2264 1025

Regular Gigs

Armani/Bar HK

DJ Kwong spins soulful house. Tonight, 6pm-10pm. DJ Dim Sum mashes up R&B and hip hop. Tonight, 10pm-3am. DJ Miles Slater spins tomorrow, 6pm-10pm; DJ Doze drops more R&B and hip hop, tomorrow, 10pm-3am. On Saturday, it's the soulful supper-club house mix with DJ Miles Slater, 8pm-10pm; then R&B and hip hop with DJ Dim Sum, 10pm-3am. On Monday, DJ Kwong returns with soulful selections, 6pm-9pm; then DJ Michelle hosts salsa night, 9pm-1am. 2/F Chater House, 11 Chater Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2805 0028

Drop

It's Poker Night, a 70's dance party with players given chips to play cards, while DJs Joel Lai and Janva spin. Tonight, free drinks for members. DJ Derald Reynolds spins house and R&B, followed by DJ Steve Yau's funky grooves. Tomorrow, 10.30pm. DJ Joel Lai plays the first set spinning funky house on Sat, 10.30pm, then Eric Byron spins house and breakbeat. Basement, On Lok Mansion, 39-43 Hollywood Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2543 8856

Finds

Vocal house with DJ Johnathan, tonight. Groovy electro house with DJ Guru, tomorrow. DJ Johnathan returns with vocal house, Sat. DJs start at 10pm. 2/F Lan Kwai Fong Tower, 33 Wyndham St, Lan Kwai Fong, free. Inquiries: 2522 9318

M1NT

DJ Lucas followed by DJ Doze spin hip hop and R&B, tonight. DJ Lucas returns, followed by DJ Deepro and Eric Byron, tomorrow. Lounge and house tracks from DJ Benjamin followed by DJ Doze, Sat. DJs start at 9.30pm. 108 Hollywood Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2261 1111

One-fifth

It's Latin Salsa Nite with free salsa lessons (9pm-10pm), then DJ Josef plays salsa. Tonight, free entry and drinks for ladies. DJs spin funky classics and soulful replays. Tomorrow, 10pm. DJ Ghost Style and guests fuse R&B, hip hop and house. Sat, 10pm. 9 Star St, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2520 2515

OPIA Bar

DJ Ivan spins nu jazz, soulful and Latin house, and dance beats. Tomorrow and Sat, 8pm. JIA Boutique Hotel, 1-5 Irving St, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 3196 9100

Solas

DJ Steve Bruce spins. Tonight-Sat, 10pm. Tonight: funky, soulful and hip hop beats. Tomorrow: British and US soulful house. Saturday: funky house and underground disco. G/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, free. Inquiries: 3162 3710

Tribeca

DJs Soul B and Danny dish out hip hop and R&B, while DJ Brian Kelly spins alongside percussionist Aldo De Bongo. Tonight, 10pm, ladies free entry and drinks; men HK$160, includes one drink. DJs Soul B and Danny spin more hip hop and R&B. Tomorrow, 10pm, ladies HK$140; men HK$200. DJ Ming drops house and DJs Soul B and Danny return. Sat, 10pm, ladies HK$150; men HK$220. Tomorrow-Sat: open bar from 10pm-2am. 4/F Convention Plaza, Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2836 3690

Volar

DJs Thomas C and Moretts spin house, tonight. Anthony and Thierry dish out electro and progressive house on the club side, and Daryll and Yeodie spin hip hop on the lounge side, tomorrow. Saturday is V.I.B.E. hip hop with DJs Gruv and Thomas C on the club side, and Nat King Soul and Lazy Ming on the lounge side. DJs start at 10pm. B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2810 1276

The Wanch

Hat Trick performs rock & roll, supported by tkhe Inconceivables. Tonight, 9.30pm. Helter Skelter play R&B favourites. Tomorrow, 10pm. The Vegetables play classic rock hits. Sat, 10pm, 54 Jaffe Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2861 1621

Yumla

DJs Cookie and Kay C pump out jungle and hip hop, tomorrow. Tech-house and electro with DJ Vincent Aze, Sat. DJs start at 10pm. L/B, 79 Wyndham St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2147 2383