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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5

BENEFITS

TRAILER TREATS TO BENEFIT THE BRATTLE THEATRE with trailers and shorts, plus food, and Steven Mardon & the Egregious Typos is at 9:30 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. Tickets $15; (617) 876-6837.

AT THE CLUBS

The hottest underground hip-hop night this season is "Marinate" at the Milky Way (403 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain). Once a month, DJs Tommee and Knife gather their devoted masses to head out for a night of serious grooving — and serious drinking. Tonight’s event is an extra-special jam, packed with heavy grooves and special surprises. First, the whole shebang doubles as a CD-release party for the locally produced Old School in a New Neighborhood compilation. Then, as the evening gets going, up-and-coming Lawrence-based MC Reks will step to the mike. Top that off with rumors of a special appearance by DJ Drama, and you have a night that is sure to throw it down. The door opens at 9; tickets are $5. Check out www.milkywayjp.com for more information.

JAZZ. The 12-piece band La Timba Loca fuse traditional salsa with a Cuban-born brew of jazz and funk ("timba"), and they draw on a diverse crew of locally based and other musicians with pan-American heritage: Venezuela (as in lead vocalist/pianist Gonzalo Grau), Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico. La Timba Loca get the dancers moving at Scullers, in the DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Road at the Mass Pike; call (617) 562-4111.

SOUL. Fresh off a July residency with her band Bourbon Princess at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Monique Ortiz returns to the scene of the crime for an August one (every Thursday night), this time all by her lonesome. "Soul Low" aims to be an amalgam of storytelling, poetry, and, of course, singing. Ortiz has a voice like descending dark: deep and all-enveloping, sometimes soporific, often baleful. (Those frequent comparisons with Polly Jean Harvey are not off the mark.) And when it intertwines with suggestive bass lines, that will be enough to ensorcel the sultry, late-summer air in the Lizard’s small subterranean room at 1667 Massachusetts Avenue. The shows start at 7 p.m., and they’re free; call (617) 547-0759.

PUNK. The members of Slater have been gigging together since their teenage years, when they won a WBCN battle of the high-school bands. Their new Slater excels at magnetic power pop that reminds us of Jawbox and Jets to Brazil, but they’re capable of burrowing into post-hardcore with a fury that recalls old Quicksand and third-stage Nirvana. The band celebrate the disc’s release on a bill with the Glow, AM Stereo, Fenwick, and Bugs and Rats upstairs at the Middle East, 472 Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square; call (617) 864-EAST.

OTHER SHOWS:

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

AN TAIN, Boston. At 5 p.m., DJ Keith.

AN TUA NUA, Boston. Top 40 with DJ Ren Justice.

ARIA, Boston. NYC hip-hop with guest DJs.

AVALON, Boston. At 10 p.m., "Hot & Heavy Thursday" with DJ Caprice.

THE AVENUE, Allston. At 7 p.m., "Acoustic Pop" with Will Daly. At 9 p.m., "Dance Your Ass Off" with DJ Hoff.

AXIS, Boston. At 10 p.m., DJ Nailz, Tasty & Taner K spinning vocal and progressive house.

BLARNEY STONE PUB, Dorchester. ’80s and today with DJ Scorch.

BLUE CAT CAFE, Boston. DJ Casey.

BLUESTONE BISTRO, Brighton. "Open Mic."

BOSTON ROCKS, Boston. At 5 p.m., "After Work Thursday."

BRAVO@THE MFA, Boston. Ron Poster.

BUCK MULLIGAN’S, West Roxbury. R&B and commercial dance with DJ George.

THE BURREN, Somerville. Front Room: At 10 p.m., "Traditional Irish Music." Back Room: At 10 p.m., Swinging Johnsons.

BUZZ BOSTON/EUROPA, Boston. "Absolute," house & trance with DJ Stezo.

CANTAB LOUNGE/THIRD RAIL, Cambridge. At 9 p.m., Stone Crazy.

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

CLUB 58, Quincy. DJ Snoyl.

CLUB PASSIM, Cambridge. Old School Freight Train, Manhattan Handoff.

COMMON GROUND, Allston. "Love Night," ’80s, all vinyl with DJ Brian.

DEVLIN’S LOUNGE AND BAR, Brighton. DJ Tom.

DICK’S LAST RESORT, Boston. At 7:20 p.m., Shock Treatment.

EMBASSY, Boston. At 10 p.m., "Latin Lounge," with DJ JC.

ENCORE, Boston. Michelle Currie.

THE ENORMOUS ROOM, Cambridge. Hip-hop with DJs Hua Hsu and Chhay.

THE E ROOM AT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, Brookline. House and acid jazz with DJ Johan Van Cauwenberghe.

EVOS ARTS, Lowell. "Lyrical’s Lounge."

THE EXCHANGE, Boston. "Heaven & Hell," house and hip-hop with DJs Chaos, Mr. Aru.

FELT, Boston. "Liquid" with DJs Chris DeSimone and Jynx.

GREEN BRIAR, Brighton. DJ FK.

GREEN DRAGON, Boston. Spitting Vinnies.

GREEN STREET GRILL, Cambridge. "Throwdown Thursday" Hip-hop, reggae, R&B with DJ Dubz and 40D.

HANNAH’S, Somerville. Reggae and house with guest DJs.

HENNESSY’S, Boston. Death by Marriage.

HONG KONG, Cambridge. Mainstream, house & Reggae with DJ Bob.

THE INDEPENDENT, Somerville. Toussaint.

IRISH VILLAGE, Brighton. DJ Cherry.

JACOB WIRTH RESTAURANT, Boston. At 6 p.m., Clay Brown Trio.

JOHNNY D’S, Somerville. Seth Yacovone Band.

JOSE McINTYRE’S, Boston. Upstairs: DJ John Tringall. Downstairs: Me & Julio.

THE KELLS, Allston. "Fun House" with DJs Edgar and Kieran James.

KENNEDY’S, Boston. John Mansfield.

THE KINSALE, Boston. Stretch.

KIRKLAND CAFE, Somerville. Henry Ellipsis, My Own Worst Enemy, Butterknife.

LA BOOM, Boston. At 10:30 p.m., "Privilege," international house with DJ Franklin.

LIZARD LOUNGE, Cambridge. At 7:30 p.m., Monique Ortiz. At 9:30 p.m., These Thieves, Yoni Gordon & the Goods, Dust Buffalo.

MACHINE, Boston. "Human Thursday" with DJs Sean Caron and Angles.

MADFISH GRILLE, Gloucester. Fluffy Puppy.

MAN RAY, Cambridge. "Campus," alternative boypop with DJ Chris Ewen and high energy house with DJ Brad Gwynn.

MANTRA Boston. At 10:30 p.m., "Mantra Thursday" DJs spin eclectic international, vocal house, & hip-hop.

MATT MURPHY’S, Brookline. "Round Midnight Jazz Session."

MIDDLE EAST, Cambridge. Upstairs: Slater, Glow, *AM Stereo, Fenwick, Bugs & Rats. Downstairs: Trebek, Grift, On the Drop.

MIDWAY CAFE, Jamaica Plain. Gold, Polaris, Switch Hitters.

MILKY WAY, Jamaica Plain. "Marinate Underground Hip-Hop."

THE MODERN, Boston. At 10 p.m., "Soma," with DJ Omar.

ORLEANS, Somerville. DJ Ren Justice.

PARADISE LOUNGE, Boston. "Bubble Up: Rub a Dubwise Reggae Night."

PARADISE ROCK CLUB, Boston. At 8:30 p.m., Adam Ezra Group, Flynn, Amusia.

PHOENIX LANDING, Cambridge. "Elements," drum ‘n bass with DJs Crook, Lenore, and Static.

THE PLACE, Boston. Greg Lutrell.

PRAVDA 116, Boston. DJ David Mee.

PURPLE SHAMROCK, Boston. DJ Flanagan with musical guest Jim Plunkett.

Q, Boston. "Hip-Hop Thursday."

THE RACK, Boston. At 10 p.m., DJ Littles.

REDLINE, Cambridge. At 10 p.m., "All Star Thursday."

RIVER GODS, Cambridge. "Beats & Treats: Beat, Breaks and Gear with Puma."

ROGGIE’S, Brighton. Lounge: Tribal House and Break beat funk with DJ Jonathan Theory.

THE ROXY, Boston. At 9 p.m., "Reggae Summer Smash" with Beenie Man, T.O.K., Tanto Metro, Devonte. At 10:30 p.m., "The Latin Quarter" with special guest DJs.

RYLES, Cambridge. Scott Tarulli Group, Jim Robataille.

SCULLERS, Boston. La Timba Loca.

SEA NOTE, Nantasket Beach. Jesters.

SISSY K’S, Boston. Justin Beech. Upstairs: popular dance, with DJ Deja.

SOPHIA’S, Boston. "Latin Night" with DJ JR Vega.

SUGAR SHACK, Boston. "College Night" with DJ B-Spin.

SW1, Boston. Hip-hop, R&B, and Reggae with and DJ Renell.

TERRACE BAR AT THE COPLEY MARRIOTT HOTEL, Boston. Brian Walkley Band.

TIR NA NOG, Somerville. Ronan "Fluffy" Quinn.

TOAD, Cambridge. At 10 p.m., Freelance Bishops.

TRATTORIA IL PANINO, Boston. "Young Professionals Club."

T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE, Cambridge. Matt Pond PA, Aaron Perrino,

On Fire.

21st AMENDMENT, Boston. DJ Sean Daly.

VAPOR, Boston. "MOCCA," hip hop and R&B with DJs KC and Ron Steel.

VENU, Boston. NYC house with DJ Nailz and "ISE-O spa" with DJ Tasty.

VERTIGO, Boston. "Diversify Thursdays," deep soulful house with DJ Fran and UK hard house and progressive trance with DJs JLong, Tek, and Catatonic and guest DJs.

WALLY’S CAFE, Boston. Francisco Mela Quintet.

WELLFLEET BEACHCOMBER, Wellfleet. Pressure Cooker.

WESTERN FRONT, Cambridge. Momentum Band.

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

WONDER BAR, Allston. Grant Langford Review.

AT THE COMEDY CLUBS

BEANTOWN COMEDY VAULT, Boston. "Comedy Showcase" with Greg Howell.

CANTAB LOUNGE/THIRD RAIL, Cambridge. At 8 p.m., "Tribe Improv."

COMEDY CONNECTION, Boston. "Boston Attitude" with Danny Kelly.

COMEDY STUDIO AT HONG KONG, Cambridge. Michael Fontana, Patrice Vinci, Ben Murray, Ben Boime, Baratunde, Pete Gray, Ben Murray, Nicole Luparelli, Mike D, Emily Singer.

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

IMPROVBOSTON THEATRE, Cambridge. At 8 p.m., "UnNatural Selection." At 10 p.m., "The Great and Secret Comedy Show."

NICK’S COMEDY STOP, Boston. Joe Yannetty, Joe Carroll.

POPULAR MUSIC CONCERTS

MIKE MACALLISTER performs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston. Free; (617) 426-5000.

O.A.R. AND HOWIE DAY perform at 7 p.m. at the FleetBoston Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. Tickets $30; (617) 931-2000.

BOZ SCAGGS performs at 8 p.m. at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, NH. Tickets $32-$39; (603) 929-4022.

CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS

CAROLE BAJAC gives a vocal recital at 8 p.m. at Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. Free; (617) 876-0956.

ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT performs the Sinfonia from Bach’s Cantata No. 174 (Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte), Benda’s Flute Concerto in E minor, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 6 and 4, Heinichen’s Sonata in F, and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 at 8:30 p.m. at Tanglewood, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox. Tickets $15-$45; (617) 266-1200.

TRINITAS presents "Convivencia: Music of the Three Worlds of Spain" at 8 p.m. at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston. Tickets $15, $10 for students, seniors; (508) 212-6038.

DANCE/PERFORMANCE

New York City Ballet up close and personal? Next best thing this weekend at Jacob’s Pillow when NYCB principal Peter Boal arrives with his new company, which includes fellow NYCB principals Wendy Whelan and Benjamin Millepied and NYCB corps member Sean Suozzi. They’ll be doing a solo from Balanchine’s rarely seen Episodes along with contemporary works by William Forsythe, Marco Goecke, and Christopher Wheeldon. That’s tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8, and Sunday at 2 in the Ted Shawn Theatre, 358 George Carter Road in Becket. Tickets are $50, $45 for children, students, and seniors; call (413) 243-0745.

JAZZ ON JAZZ performs works by Chet Walker and Matt Mattox tonight and tomorrow at 8:15 p.m., Sat. at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m., and Sun. at 5 p.m. at Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, 358 George Carter Rd., Becket. Tickets $18-$20; (413) 243-0745.

DANCE/PARTICIPATORY

FIESTA FLAMENCA is at 9 p.m. at Sophia’s, 1270 Boylston St., Boston. Lessons at 9 p.m. Tickets $10; (617) 513-7001.

GREEK FOLK DANCE is at 7 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary, 29 Central St., Somerville. Free; (617) 625-2222.

NEW ENGLAND CONTRAS AND SQUARES is at 8 p.m. at the VFW Mount Auburn Post, 688 Huron Ave., Cambridge. Tickets $6; (781) 662-6710.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE is at 8 p.m. with a beginners’ dance at 7:30 p.m. at the Universalist Church, 211 Bridge St., Salem. Tickets $3; (978) 745-2229.

TEMPORADA LATINA SALSA AND MERENGUE DANCE is at 8 p.m. at Ryles Jazz Club (second floor), 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Tickets $12 before 9 p.m.; $8 after 9 p.m.; (617) 876-9330.

EVENTS

IRON CHEF LOUIE cooks at Parris, Quincy Market Bldg., Boston. Tickets $10; (617) 248-9900.

LOWELL QUILT FESTIVAL with over 500 quilts from around the world, auctions, classes, workshops, exhibits, and more is today through Sunday in locations throughout Lowell including the Tsongas Arena, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, and New England Quilt Museum. Tickets $10; (978) 452-4207 ext. 16.

SUMMER SPORTS FESTIVAL with basketball, putting, prizes, and more is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. along Summer St., Downtown Crossing, Boston. Free; (617) 482-2139.

READINGS/LECTURES

JONATHAN AMES reads from his Wake Up, Sir! at 7 p.m. at the Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline. Free; (617) 566-6660.

"FREE IRAN" is a discussion with Peter Khan Zendran at 7 p.m. the Lucy Parsons Center, 594 Columbus Ave., Boston. Free; (617) 267-6272.