Listen Up!

R&B and blues with Helter Skelter, Hinabeya and Tony Lee. Tomorrow, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$90, free for members, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251

Blackout

Hip hop MC Jin appears with DJs Young Mac, Giedrius and MC Sykan. Tomorrow, 11pm, Pi, 28/F, 8 Wyndham St, Central, HK$300, includes two drinks. Inquiries: 2868 1162

Unlocked

Independent singer-songwriter Adrian Tsing Li-ko blends pop rock with hip hop and folk. Tomorrow-Dec 16, 8pm (Dec 16 also at 3pm), On & On Theatre Workshop, Cattle Depot Artists Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, free with tickets at adriantsing-unlocked.blogspot.com. Inquiries: 9750 5254

New Generation of Metal Hearts

Features local metal bands Pit Bull, Thorn Slaughter, Dark Fringe, Darkness Pool, Crazimals and Zodiac. Sat, 7.30pm, Live House, Room L215, 3/F Phase 2, Kwun Tong Industrial Building, 448-458 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong, HK$50, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2380 8578

Matsuri #2

Japanese DJ Taku jams with sanshin banjo and African djembe hand drum. Sat, 10pm, Volar, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central, HK$150, free for members, includes one drink (free drinks for women, 10pm-midnight). Inquiries: 2810 1276

Blues Espresso

Electric blues, blues rock and R&B covers from vocalist and guitarist Edward Chun, harpist Jimmy Chan, bassist Koya Hisakazu and drummer Lego Shum. Sat, 10.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$90, free for members, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2521 7251

White Party 3

Ricky Stone and Australia's Phil K spin deep house, techno and breaks. Sat, 11pm, Adrenaline, HK Jockey Club, Happy Valley, HK$420, HMV, Tom Lee (TST and Causeway). Inquiries: 9528 8845

Tom Lee Music Carnival

Sam Hui

The Canto-pop singer performs. Dec 16, 3pm, HK Stadium, 55 Eastern Hospital Rd, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, HK$100-HK$800 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2111 5999

Continues the Revolution

Features six local rock bands including Karat, White Noise and Luxury. Dec 19, 7pm, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, 2-3/F Nagu Chi Wan Municipal Services Building, 11 Clear Water Bay Rd, Kowloon, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2528 5197s

Regular Gigs

Armani/Bar HK

DJ Kwong spins soulful house tonight, 6pm-10pm; then Miles Slater's deep house, 10pm-1am. Slater returns with groovy tracks tomorrow, 6pm-10pm; and DJ Doze drops more R&B and hip hop, 10pm-3am. Kwong mixes styles on Sat, 8pm-10pm; then house with Slater, 10pm-3am. 2/F Chater House, 11 Chater Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2805 0028

Carnegies

Local indie bands the North and Red Urban Taxi play. Sat, 9pm, G/F, 53-55 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, donations go to Operation Santa Claus. Inquiries: 2866 6289

Club No9

DJs Ulysses, Soul B, Yin & KC spin house, electro and drum 'n' bass. Tonight-Sat, 10pm, 3/F The Galleria, 9 Queen's Rd Central, HK$120 (free for women, tonight and Sat). Inquiries: 2973 6899

Drop

It's poker night tonight, a 70s dance party with players given chips to play cards, 7.30pm, free drinks for members. Then Janva spins acid jazz and funky house. Derald Reynolds plays house and R&B tomorrow, followed by Steve Yau spinning funky house. Joel Lai also plays funky house on Sat, followed by Eric Byron's breaks and house. DJs start 10.30pm. B/F On Lok Mansion, 39-43 Hollywood Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2543 8856

Le Rideau

Blues jazz singer Kevin Guffy and guitarist Eugene Pao perform. Sat, 10pm, 1/F Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Rd, Central, free. Inquiries: 2850 8833

OPIA

DJ Ivan spins tomorrow and Sat: deep groove and nu-jazz, 8pm; soulful house, 10pm. JIA Boutique Hotel, 1-5 Irving St, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 3196 9100

Philia Lounge

Jazz and blues with local guitarist Eugene Pao, harmonicist Henry Chung , keyboardist Bob Mocarsky and bassist Sylvain Gagnon. Tonight, 9pm, 4-8 Arbuthnot Rd, Central, HK$120, booking recommended. Inquiries: 2147 2389

Tribeca

Hip hop and R&B from Soul B and King, while Arun R spins with percussionist Aldo de Bongo, tonight (women: free and drinks, men: HK$160 includes a drink). Soul B returns tomorrow with Bon, while Ming drops funky house (women: HK$140, men: HK$200); Soul B plays again on Sat with King spinning house and breaks (women: HK$150, men: HK$220). DJs at 10pm. 4/F Convention Plaza, Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2836 3690

Volar

Thomas C spins hip hop and R&B, followed by Anthony's electro house. Tonight, 10pm, HK$150, free for women and members, includes one drink; Anthony returns with Morett's electro and progressive house, while Daryll and Yeodie drop hip hop. Tomorrow, 10pm, free. B/F, 39-44 D'Aguilar St, Central. Inquiries: 2810 1276

Yumla

Drum 'n' bass with Fat Demon and the Arkham, tomorrow. Wendy Wenn and Markus Homm play from minimal to tech-house, Sat. DJs start 11pm. L/B, 79 Wyndham St, Central, free. Inquiries: 2147 2383