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FRIDAY, MAY 21

AT THE CLUBS

It’s Friday night, how about a party? We like to party. We hear that Andrew W.K. really likes to party, too. Tonight, he’ll be bringing his touring party to Matrix, located downstairs from the Roxy (275 Tremont Street, Boston). If you really want to be part of the party, join his street-party crew in attracting more party people to the show and download your own tour poster at www.islandrecords.com/awkworld/tour_posterlinks.las. You can also get tickets there for $16 in advance, or risk the party not selling out and pay $18 at the door. Partying alongside this one-way party train are the Locust, No Motiv, and Fireball Ministry. This could be the biggest party ever, because Andrew W.K. really likes to party.

BLUES. Last month, Duke Robillard won his fourth W.C. Handy Award in five years as "Best Guitarist," second only to Buddy Guy (six) in the Awards’ 25-year history and tying Albert Collins. Duke, who is also a thoroughly ingratiating singer, brings his band to the Regattabar of the Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett Street in Harvard Square. Shows are at 7:30 and 10 p.m., and tickets are $14; call (617) 876-7777.

OTHER SHOWS:

For the following shows, see the Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses.

ABBEY LOUNGE, Somerville. Konks, Catholic Boys, Real Losers.

ACTON JAZZ CAFE, Acton. Kris Adams Group.

AN TAIN, Boston. At 5 p.m., DJ Sean O. At 10 p.m., DJ David Natola.

AN TUA NUA, Boston. "Superlovers," early hits to the latest sounds with DJ Vinny.

ARIA, Boston. "Plush," NYC house with guest DJs. In the Angel Room, NYC hip-hop with DJ Thanos.

ATLAS DANCE, Boston. "Top 40 Dancing."

AVALON, Boston. At 10 p.m., "Avaland" with DJs MJ and Shalako with special guest Way Out West.

THE AVENUE, Allston. At 9 p.m., DJ Steve Auston.

AXIS, Boston. . At 10 p.m., "All Access" with DJ Dru Nyce.

THE BEACHCOMBER, Quincy. Hypercane.

BILL’S BAR, Boston. Who’s the Fat Guy, Tony Macnaboe.

BLARNEY STONE PUB, Dorchester. Commerical dance and R&B.

BLUE CAT CAFE, Boston. DJ Pete Winfrey.

BLUE WAVE, Boston. At 9 p.m., DJ Tony Moreno.

BOB THE CHEF’S, Boston. Herman Johnson Jazz Quartet.

BOSTON ROCKS, Boston. Top 40 Dance & hip-hop with DJ Bruno.

BROOKLINE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Brookline. At 10 p.m., "Feel" house, funk, soul, and break dance.

BUCK MULLIGAN’S, West Roxbury. R&B, rock, and dance with DJ Keith.

BUZZ BOSTON/EUROPA, Boston. "The Lava Bar: Girl’s Night Out," house and trance with DJ Melinda.

CANTAB LOUNGE/THIRD RAIL, Cambridge. Upstairs: Little Joe Cook & the Thrillers. Downstairs: DJ Turn ta Bill.

CLUB CAFE, Boston. "Non Stop Video Show" with VJ Tom Yazbek.

CLUB 58, Quincy. "Get Some Fridays," hip-hop with the Freakas.

CLUB PASSIM, Cambridge. Steve Forbert, Stacey Earle, Mark Stuart.

COMMON GROUND, Allston. "This Is Pop?"

DEVLIN’S LOUNGE AND BAR, Brighton. DJ Bruno James.

DOC RYAN’S PUB, Salem. Midnight Moon, Paula Kelly.

DRUID PUB, Cambridge. At 6 p.m., "Traditional Irish Seisiun" with Peter Molloy & Friends.

EKCO LOUNGE, Boston. At 10 p.m., "Freaky Friday" Hip hop and Top 40 dance.

EMBASSY, Boston. At 10 p.m., "Urban Grooves" with DJ Ricky Fatts.

ENCORE, Boston. "Cabaret Open Mic" with Jan Peters, Colleen Powers, Michael Ricca, Brian Patton.

THE ENORMOUS ROOM, Cambridge. "Defenestration" with Nick Follett and Daniel Wermser.

THE E ROOM AT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, Brookline. Vocal house, ’70s, 80s, 90s with DJ Bob Gallagher.

THE EXCHANGE, Boston. House and hip-hop with DJs Tiziano & Luca.

THE GOOD LIFE CAMBRIDGE, Cambridge. Jose Ramos & the No Way Jose Band.

THE GOOD LIFE DOWNTOWN, Boston. Weepin’ Willie.

GRAND CANAL, Boston. Audio Underground.

GREEN DRAGON, Boston. Scooby Snax.

GREEN STREET GRILL, Cambridge. Kilombo Mambo.

G-SPOT, Boston. "Deep, sexy house" with DJs Mike Traylor & Paul Incus.

GUIDO OSHEA’S, Brockton. "Mirage Night Club," Haitian, Caribbean and Cape Verdean music.

HARPERS FERRY, Allston. Superhoney.

HENNESSY’S, Boston. At 5 p.m., Me & Julio. At 8 p.m., Incadence.

THE INTERNATIONAL, Boston. "The Basement" house music with DJ Bradford James.

IRISH VILLAGE, Brighton. "Funky Friday" with Elyte, Cnyce, Mas.

JEANIE JOHNSTON PUB, Jamaica Plain. "Rockabilly Night" with Coachmen, Cranktones.

JOHNNY D’S, Somerville. Wildest Dreams.

JUKEBOX, Boston. Top 40 and retro dance night.

THE KELLS, Allston. "Ladies Night" with DJs Doc and Kieran.

KENNEDY’S, Boston. Springhill Rounders.

KIRKLAND CAFE, Somerville. Zyrah’s Orange, Brother Mosley, Mickey Bliss Organ Combo.

LA BOOM, Boston. "Fashion Fridays" with DJ Roland Lopez.

LES ZYGOMATES, Boston. Ronnie Ron Trio.

LIZARD LOUNGE, Cambridge. At 7 p.m., Emily Zuzik. At 9:30 p.m., Micheal McDermott, Modifiers, James O’Brien.

LUPO’S AT THE STRAND, Providence, RI. Life of Agony, Candiria.

MAN RAY, Cambridge. "Fantasy Factory," kinky fetish industrial with DJ Chris Ewen and trance with DJ Brad Gwynn.

MATRIX, Boston. Andrew W.K., Locust, No Motiv.

MIDDLE EAST, Cambridge. Downstairs: State Radio, Lost Trailers, Sand Machine.

MIDWAY CAFE, Jamaica Plain. Crabsounds, Second to Mecca.

MILKY WAY, Jamaica Plain. Satan’s Teardrops, Speed Crazy, Gutter Demons, Amy Deadly.

MR. DOOLEY’S TAVERN, Boston. Patsy & Tony.

THE MODERN, Boston. At 10 p.m., Latin house with DJ JC.

O’BRIEN’S, Allston. Bane of Existance, Ascendancy, Phantom Limb, Phantom Limb, 5 Minute Hate.

OCEANA RESTAURANT, Boston. Mike DiBari Trio.

ORLEANS, Somerville. DJ Tom.

THE PALACE, Saugus. "Rio" Brazil’s Carnaval; "Uptown" DJs spin faves from the ’70s and ’80s; "Oxygen" rap, hip-hop, top 40, and progressive dance; "Male Encounter" all-male dance review; "Rockpile."

PARADISE LOUNGE, Boston. At 10 p.m., David Reilly, Living Syndication.

PARADISE ROCK CLUB, Boston. At 8 p.m., "Emergenza Festival Semi-Final."

PERKS COFFEEHOUSE, Norwood. At 8 p.m., Meg Hutchinson.

PHOENIX LANDING, Cambridge. Disco, hip-hop, and Top 40 with DJ Ren Justice.

THE PLACE, Boston. At 10 p.m., VJ Laptop.

PLOUGH & STARS, Cambridge. At 9:30 p.m., Jumpin’ Juba.

THE POINT, Boston. "Fluid," house and techno, with DJ troupe Recordheadz.

Q, Boston. "Hip-hop & Top 40" with DJ Fury.

THE RACK, Boston. At 10 p.m., DJ Johnny C.

REDLINE, Cambridge. At 9 p.m., "Touch" with Shadowkings.

REGATTABAR, Cambridge. At 7:30 and 10 p.m., Duke Robillard Band.

RIVER GODS, Cambridge. "Diversion" mello tekno, scsi disko, NeuSoul, with DJ Easy.

ROGGIE’S, Brighton. Upstairs: Ali. Lounge: "Dance Your Ass Off" with DJ Hoff.

THE ROXY, Boston. At 10:30 p.m., "The Cat Club" with DJ Manolo and special guest DJs.

RYLES, Cambridge. Mimi Fox Trio.

SCRUFFY MURPHY’S, Dorchester. "Party Time" with DJ Jen.

SCULLERS, Boston. Poncho Sanchez.

SEA NOTE, Nantasket Beach. Nicole Nelson Band.

SISSY K’S, Boston. At 5 p.m., Matt Browne. At 9 p.m., Stu Sinclair & Kevin Kirrane. Upstairs: Hi-NRG and pop house, with DJ Tom McKenna.

SIT ‘N BULL PUB, Maynard. Beatlejuice.

SPRINGSTEP, Medford. "Folkal Point Open Mic."

SUGAR SHACK, Boston. "Boston’s A-List" Hip hop, old school, and top 40 with DJ B-Spin.

SWEETWATER CAFE, Boston. Old and new dance hits with DJs KC and Gallo.

SW1, Boston. Top 40 RMX, Hip-Hop, and House with DJ Littles.

TOAD, Cambridge. Bourbon Princess.

TOP OF THE HUB, Boston. Aaron Burnett Group.

TRATTORIA IL PANINO, Boston. ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s with DJ Zino; progressive, top-40, club, and international with DJ Peter D.

T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE, Cambridge. Lost City Angels, Call Up, Hidden, Six Gun Radio.

21st AMENDMENT, Boston. DJ Sean Daly.

VENU, Boston. "Roomba," Latin sounds with DJ Roger M, and house with DJ Arsit.

VERTIGO, Boston. "Dream Lounge," international, Latin and house with DJ Marcocci, and vocal and high energy house with DJ Soulheris.

WALLY’S CAFE, Boston. Darren Barrett Quintet.

WESTERN FRONT, Cambridge. "MDH Records Showcase."

WEST STREET GRILLE, Boston. Top 40 funk and dance with DJs Gabe and Lazee Boy.

WONDER BAR, Allston. Johnny Horner/Joe McMahon Quartet.

ZEITGEIST GALLERY, Cambridge. At 7 p.m., Micah Blue Smaldone, Death Vessel. At 9:30 p.m., David Maxwell, Charlie Kohlhase, John Voigt, Eric Rosenthal.

ZUZU, Cambridge. Gian Carlo Buscaglia.

AT THE COMEDY CLUBS

For the following shows, see the Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses.

BEANTOWN COMEDY VAULT, Boston. "Comedy Showcase" with Tony Moschetto.

COMEDY CONNECTION, Boston. At 8 and 10:15 p.m., Robert Schimmel.

COMEDY STUDIO AT HONG KONG, Cambridge. Rebecca Anderson, Ken Reid, Steve Calechman, Jay Montepare, Alana Devich, Nicole Luparelli.

DICK DOHERTY’S AT THE CHINA BLOSSOM, North Andover. Paul D’Angelo, Chris Jones, Dave Thompson.

IMPROV ASYLUM, Boston. At 8 & 10 p.m., "Big Dig, The End of an Error."

IMPROVBOSTON THEATRE, Cambridge. At 8 p.m., "Ay Diego!" At 10 p.m., "TheatreSports."

NICK’S COMEDY STOP, Boston. Kevin Knox, Jack Lynch, Johnny K.

NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE, Beverly. At 8 p.m., Louie Anderson, Brett Butler.

POP MUSIC CONCERTS

LUI COLLINS performs at 8 p.m. at First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St., Watertown. Tickets $14; (617) 491-2812.

ELLERY ESKELIN performs at 8 p.m. at Artists-at-Large, 37 Everett St., Hyde Park. Suggested donation $8; (617) 276-3223.

JOHN GERARD performs at 7 p.m. at Borders, 100 Cambridgeside Pl., Cambridge. Free; (617) 679-0887.

BEN SCHWENDENER & MARC ROSSI perform at 8 p.m. at Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. Free; (617) 876-0956 ext. 500.

MARE WAKEFIELD performs at 6 p.m. at the Mary Baker Eddy Library, 200 Mass. Ave., Boston. Free; (617) 450-7000.

CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS

BOSTON MODERN ORCHESTRA PROJECT performs works by Evan Ziporyn, Elena Ruehr, and David Rakowski at 8 p.m. at Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Tickets $19-$38, $10 for students; (617) 363-0396.

BOSTON POPS CONDUCTED BY KEITH LOCKHART presents "Hooray for Hollywood" at 8 p.m. at Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston. Tickets $16-$69; (888) 266-1200.

CANTERINI DI ORTIGIA perform traditional Sicilian songs and dances at 7:30 p.m. at the Dante Alighieri Society, 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Donations accepted; (617) 876-5160.

DEDHAM CHORAL SOCIETY performs works by Dvorák, Copland, Bernstein, and others at 8 p.m. at Old South Church, Copley Sq., Boston. Tickets $18-$20; (781) 326-1520.

PATRICIA GRIFFIN, MARY NIEDERKORN, DENISE BACON, AND CHAD WEIRICK perform works by Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schubert, Granados, Grieg, Bartók, Jay Anthony Gach, and Denise Bacon at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Rd., Wellesley. Tickets $20, $10 for students; (781) 235-7310.

DAVID OGLETREE gives an organ recital at 12:15 p.m. at Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston. Free; (617) 536-0944 ext. 212.

DANCE/PERFORMANCE

CHOREOGRAPHERS’ GROUP presents "A Spring Concert" with works by Jil Matrisciano, Kelley Donovan, Kerrie-Jean Hudson, Pei-Yi Cheng, and Danny Swain tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., Cambridge. Tickets $20, $15 for students, seniors; (508) 655-0675.

"JUMBALAYA: A SHARED CHOREOGRAPHERS’ CONCERT" with works by Nicole Danizio, Kate Digby, Irada Djelassi, Gretchen Rowe Eames, Stephanie Eaton, Katie Hess, Henry Kasdon, Yuhei Ogawa, Kate Nies, David Sun, Rick Vigo, and Anne Zuerner is tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Tickets $9; (617) 547-9363.

KIMERER LaMOTHE presents "On Fire" tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Harvard University, Rieman Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Mason St., Cambridge. Free; (617) 495-4476.

JEANNETTE NEILL DANCE STUDIO performs tonight at 8 p.m. and Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m. at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Comm. Ave., Boston. Tickets $25; (617) 353-8725.

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY performs Runes, Dante Variations, and Mercuric Tidings tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 3 p.m. and Aureole, 3 Epitaphs, Le Grand Puppetier, and Piazzolla Caldera Sat. at 8 p.m. at the Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston. Tickets $42-$60; (800) 447-7400.

WINDHOVER DANCE COMPANY presents "The Arc Between Two Deaths: The Dances of Doris Humphrey" tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Green Street Studios, 185 Green St., Cambridge. Tickets $15, $10 for students, seniors; (617) 864-3191.

BOSTON BALLET performs Swan Lake tonight at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sun. at 2 p.m. at the Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. Tickets $38-$95; (800) 447-7400.

DANCE/PARTICIPATORY

BALKAN DANCE is at 7:30 p.m. at Scalzi School of Dance, 101 Bigelow Ave., Watertown. Tickets $8; (617) 840-2362.

CONTRAS AND SQUARE DANCE features music by Roaring Jelly at 8 p.m. with a beginners’ lesson at 7:45 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7 Harrington Rd., Lexington. Tickets $5, free for 12 and under; (781) 944-3544.

DANCE FRIDAY is at 8 p.m. at Phillips Congregational Church, 111 Mount Auburn St., Watertown. Tickets $8-$12; (617) 876-3050.

DANCE OF UNIVERSAL PEACE is at 7:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge. Suggested donation $6-$10; (617) 491-8694.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE is at 8 p.m. at Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Rd., Arlington. Tickets $7, $4 for students; (781) 662-7475.

SANGRÍA AND SALSA is at 6 p.m. at Sophia’s, 1270 Boylston St., Boston. Tickets $10; (617) 351-7001.

SUPERSHAG DANCE PARTY is from 9 p.m. to midnight at SuperShag Mega Dance Complex, 406 Moody St., Waltham. Tickets $12; (781) 894-7424.

EVENTS

BEACON HILL BY FOOT TOUR is tonight at 5:30, Sat. at 10 a.m., and Sun. at 2 p.m. at the foot of the State House steps, Beacon St., Boston. Tickets $10; (617) 367-2345.

CRAFTBOSTON: SALE & EXHIBIT with ceramics, baskets, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, wearable, decorative fiber, is today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sun. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd., Boston. Tickets $14, $12 for seniors; (617) 266-1810.

GHOSTS & GRAVESTONES OLD TOWN TROLLEY TOUR with dark stories, grim tales, and eerie secrets leaves tonight-Sun. at 6, 7, 8, and 9 p.m. from the Old Town Trolley Stop, opposite the New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston. Tickets $30, $18 for children; (617) 269-3626.

NORTH END BY FOOT TOUR is today through Sat. at 2 p.m. at Samuel Adams statue at Faneuil Hall, Congress St., Boston. Tickets $10; (617) 367-2345.

VICTORIAN BACK BAY BY FOOT TOUR is today through Sun. at 10 a.m. at Trinity Church, facing Copley Sq., Boston. Tickets $10; (617) 367-2345.

AT THE MOVIES

Do we ever really know the people we love — or hate, for that matter? Could Prince or Princess Charming’s good looks hide an ogre beneath, or vice versa? Such is the case in Shrek 2, in which the big, green William Steig–inspired meanie and his true love, Fiona, get married but then have to face the music of her royal parents. With the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, John Cleese, and Julie Andrews, it’s directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon (Shrek). Charlize Theron demonstrated that ugliness is only skin deep in Monster, and documentarian Nick Broomfield tries to penetrate to the truth about the notorious serial killer in his second documentary on the subject, Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer. It’s at the Kendall Square. Could the heart of the town’s biggest misfit and malcontent really conceal — an insurance agent? In The Rage in Placid Lake, two teenage outsiders bond until one goes straight. The debut film from Australian director Tony McNamara is at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. And if his wife is dead, how come she keeps leaving messages on his answering machine? Morlang is the name of a Dutch painter haunted by the past and his own repression. Tjebbo Penning’s thriller is also at the Coolidge Corner. Can a teenage nature boy uncover the inner passion of a bourgeois housewife? Find out in André Téchiné’s Les égarés/Strayed, a love and survival story set in wartime France starring Emmanuelle Béart that’s playing at the Kendall Square. And we don’t really know a lot about Jim Jarmusch, only that he’s one of the leading independent filmmakers of the last two decades turning out films like his latest, Coffee and Cigarettes, a collection of vignettes featuring characters played by the likes of Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Bill Murray, et al. who share a love of the title vices. It’s at the Coolidge Corner.

Although recent atrocities elsewhere have pushed it out of the spotlight (the bomb assassination of its president notwithstanding), Chechnya remains a benchmark of 21st-century historical nightmare. What can a folk-dance troupe do to mitigate the horror? Dutch filmmaker Jos de Putter’s Dans, Grozny, Dans tells the harrowing tale of a dedicated teacher who forges war-traumatized youths from the title city into disciplined performers who go on an international tour. It screens at 6 p.m. at 38 Cameron, 38 Cameron Avenue in North Cambridge; call (617) 492-4091.

READINGS AND LECTURES

IAN CALDWELL & DUSTIN THOMASON read from their The Rule of Four at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Coop, 1400 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Free; (617) 499-2000.

DAVID McCANN AND JENNIFER RAPPAPORT read from their poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Center for the Arts, 41 Foster St., Arlington. Free; (781) 648-6220.

NEW VOICES OPEN MIC is at 7:30 p.m. at the Center for New Words Reading Room, 186 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Tickets $5; (617) 876-5310.