HIGHLIGHTS SunRice Rick Lau's one-man comedy cabaret mixes musical theatre, classic numbers, pop and karaoke with humour. Today-tomorrow, 9.15pm, Fringe Club, Fringe Theatre, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, $120 (members), $150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2521 7251 Essential Mix DJs Tszpun, Pisces Tony, Darko, Niki and Kendy Lam dish out trance and breaks. Tomorrow, 11pm-6am, Joint 15, 1/F Ming an Plaza Phase 1, 8 Sunning Rd, Causeway Bay, $130, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2810 7229 The Me? ... We! Movement International group of musicians, artists and producers play rock music. Tomorrow, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free (members), $90, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7521 Lunar New Year's Eve Party DJs Tszpun, Seasons Lee, Ray'iio and guitarist and DJ Pierre serve up progressive house, breakbeat and electro. Supporting DJs include Pisces Tony, Kosei, George, Rex, Ivan and Darko. Sat, 11pm-6am, Club Progressive at Grappas Cellar, B/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, $160 (advance at HMV), $180 (door). Inquiries: 9250 1181 One on One Jam Set DJ Jason F takes on Harri on the Indian drum tabla; DJ Ewan challenges Sammy on guitar; DJ John Li jams with Kevin (LMF) on percussion; DJ Dick plays against K on bass. Sat, 11pm, Session 5, 5/F One Capital Place, 18 Luard Rd, Wan Chai, $150 (advance at HMV), $180. Inquiries: 2868 3307 Lunar New Year Party DJs spin funky house, grooves and hip-hop to welcome the Year of the Dog. Sat-Jan 30, 10pm-2am, Tribeca, 4/F Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, $188 includes unlimited drinks. Inquiries: 2836 3690 Black Seraphine The rock band with Ivy Fernie (vocals), John Prymmer (vocals and rhythm guitar), Dave Campbell (lead guitar), Wig (bass) and drummer Tony Greenwood play 80s hits from bands such as AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden. Sat, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free (members), $80, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7521 DJ Paul Trouble Anderson The former dancer and one of the original DJs on London's Kiss FM serves up dance music. Sat, midnight, Dragon-i, UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St, Central, $150. Inquiries: 3110 1222 Underground 20 Bands Empty Tomb, Over A Dogma, Xenic and Garoupa perform. Feb 3, 8.30pm-11.30pm, Edge, G/F, 60 Wyndham St, Central, $40. Inquiries: undergroundhk.com Paul van Dyk: The Politics of Dancing World Tour The world's No 1 DJ from Berlin spins tracks from his latest album. DJ Jason F supports. Feb 4, 11pm-6am, Hitec, Hall AB, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, $350 (limited early-bird tickets), $400, HMV. Inquiries: 9128 9246 DJ John Acquaviva The DJ has been spinning since the late 70s and has played at more than 4,000 parties. He is known as the master of electro house. Feb 10, Volar, B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, free (members), price TBC for non-members. Inquiries: 2810 1276 Pelle Carlberg - Everything. Now! Live in Hong Kong The indie-pop artist from Sweden performs tracks from this latest album Everything. Now! Feb 11, 8pm, Cat Store, Shop 1, 1/F Kingston Bldg, 4 Kingston St, Causeway Bay, $150, $170. Inquiries: 6128 6032 Franz Ferdinand Live in Hong Kong The four-member band (Alex Kapranos, Nicholas McCarthy, Paul Thomson and Robert Hardy) from Glasgow plays hits such as Do You Want To? and Walk Away. Feb 14, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium Arena, 18 Oi Kwan Rd, Wan Chai, $480-$7809 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288 A.R. Rahman Live in Concert 2006 The man who revived Indian music in the 1990s with the 1997 album Vande Matram performs with Alka Yagnik, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, BlaaZe, Kailesh Kher, Madhushree and Sadhana Sargam. Feb 18, 7.30pm, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, $380-$3,880 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288 Underground 21 Live music with bands Guitars & Panties, Benson and Protoss. Feb 23, 8.30pm-11.30pm, Les Visages, 1/F, 18 Fenwick St, Wan Chai, $40. Inquiries: undergroundhk.com DJ Meat Katie The producer and DJ Meat Katie (Mark Pember), who has supported The Chemical Brothers, Asian Dub Foundation and Death in Vegas, mixes tech-funk, tribal house and electro. Feb 25, 11pm, venue TBC, $200 (before 11pm), $240 (after 11pm and door), e-mail for guest list. Inquiries: guestlist_3am@hotmail.com Roy Chubby Brown Live Comedian Roy Chubby Brown delivers outrageous and, at times, offensive material. Feb 25, 8.15pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Lyric Theatre, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, $250-$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288 Oasis Live in Hong Kong The British band play tunes from their latest album Don't Believe the Truth. Feb 25, 8pm, AsiaWorld Arena, Chek Lap Kok, Lantau, $450-$750 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 3128 8288 REGULAR GIGS Blue Door Bob Mocarsky plays jazz piano. Tomorrow, 10.30pm. Eugene Pao plays more jazz. Sat, 10.30pm, 5/F, 37 Cochran St, Central, $80, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2858 6555 Blues by the Bay Four-member band Dreams play pop tunes. Tonight-Sat, 10pm, Shop No L0128, G/F New World Centre, 18-24 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2739 3366 Bohemian Lounge Funky jazz with Tom Nunan (sax), Guy Le Claire (guitar), A Hong (bass) and DC (drums). Tonight, 9pm. Red Taurus play Latin, jazz and fusion. Tomorrow-Sat, 10pm, 3 Old Bailey St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2526 6099 C Club DJ Bong serves up sexy house, hip-hop and R&B. Tonight-tomorrow, 6pm, Sat, 9pm, free (members). After 11pm, $160, includes one drink. Basement, 30-32 D'Aguilar St, Central. Inquiries: 2526 1139 Chapter 3 Amateur night with promising DJs welcome. Tonight, 8pm. DJ Peter mixes acid jazz, dub, house and fusion. Fri, 10pm. DJ Maggie spins reggae, hip-hop and R&B. Sat, 10pm, B/F Amber Lounge, 22 Hollywood Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2526 5566 Dip DJs J-P and Darryl scratch hip- hop in the tradition of Jurassic 5, Blackalicious and Masta Ace. Tomorrow, 10pm, ladies free entry and drinks until 2am, free entry for guest list (e-mail by tomorrow, 10pm). 2/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 6838 1230 Drop DJ Derald Reynolds spins funky grooves with Steve Yau. Tomorrow, 10pm. DJ Joel Lai plays the first set on Sat, 10pm, then Eric Byron spins funky house. 39-43 Hollywood Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2543 8856 illy Johannes, Jill Vidal, J-P, Hari of the Tablas and MC Gold Mountain spin nu soul, nu funk and nu jazz. Today, 11pm-late, 1/F Lan Kwai Fong Tower, 22 Wyndham St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2526 2627 MO Bar DJs Eric Bryon and P Grant play everything from Brazilian beats to electro jazz and soulful and funky house. Tonight-Sat, 7pm-late, Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen's Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2132 0188 RED DJ Eric Byron lays spins nu-funk and nu-soul grooves. Tomorrow, 7pm-11pm, 4/F Two IFC, 1 Harbour View St, Central, free. Inquiries: 8129 8882 Venue DJ Phil spins 70-80s hits, R&B, hip-hop and house. Daily, 10pm, (except Mon). G/F, 15-19 Luard Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 3105 8990 Yumla DJ Ed Le Feva spins reggae. Tonight, 10pm. DJs Markus Homm and Dan F mix electro and house. Tomorrow, 10pm. The Prawn and Drafus dish out rock, disco and dirt. Sat, 11pm, L/B, 79 Wyndham St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2147 2383 Please send gigs listings to listings@scmp.com
