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MONDAY, AUGUST 8

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BENEFITS

ANNUAL REDBONES PIG PICKIN’ BARBECUE TO BENEFIT THE SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION (See "Dining & Wining," below | 6-9 pm | in front of Redbones, 55 Chester St, Somerville | $20 | 617.628.2200

AT THE CLUBS

An Iranian, a New Yorker, and a Russian Jew walk into a recording studio. The engineer says, "Why the long songs?" No, it’s not a non-joke joke; it’s what we like to think went down last year when Bay Area trio the Ebb and Flow entered the studio with Aaron Prellwitz (Neil Young, Erase Errata) to record their first full-length. Time To Echolocate (Three Ring) opens with a nine-and-a-half minute two-part epic that sets the eclectic tone for the rest of the disc — a stew of ’70s-influenced stoner guitar rock peppered with psychedelic Farfisa, jaunty synth pop (Bob Moog makes a spoken-word cameo on the last track), lo-fi indie morass, and vibes-and-trumpet-driven twee pop. They’re upstairs at the Middle East, 472 Mass Ave, Cambridge | $12 | 617.864.EAST.

OTHER LIVE SHOWS:

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

ABBEY LOUNGE | Somerville | Tom Janovitz + Jeff Root + Luke Erikson & Johari Window

BELL IN HAND TAVERN | Boston | "Tommy’s Jam Session"

BOSTON ROCKS | Boston | "Martini Mondays"

THE BURREN | Somerville | Front Room | 10 pm | "Traditional Irish Music"

CANTAB LOUNGE | Cambridge | 8 pm | "Geoff Bartley’s Open Mic" | 9:30 pm | Jed Marum

CHARLIE’S KITCHEN | Cambridge | 9 pm | Chaos Junkies + Heather Hates You + Revive

CLUB PASSIM | Cambridge | 8 pm | Dave Palmeter

DICK’S LAST RESORT | Boston | Nate Watkins

DODGE STREET BAR & GRILL | Salem | 9:30 pm | "Beverly Hillbillies Open Jam"

ENCORE | Boston | Clara Lofaro Quartet

GREEN BRIAR | Brighton | "Irish Seisiun"

GREEN STREET GRILL | Cambridge | "Havana Club Salsa & Rueda Dance"

HENNESSY’S | Boston | Joe Carson

HOFFA’S SWIZZ ALPS | Cambridge | 9:30 pm | Ensemble Karmacity Jazz Project

THE INDEPENDENT | Somerville | 7 and 10 pm | "Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament"

LES ZYGOMATES | Boston | Steven Spungin

LIZARD LOUNGE | Cambridge | 9:30 pm | 007

MIDDLE EAST | Cambridge | Upstairs | Abernathy + Ebb & Flow + List Exists + Marah Mar | Corner | "Open Mic" with Roger Nicholson

MIDWAY CAFE | Jamaica Plain | Neptune + Thank You + Wzt Hearts + Donna Parker

MILKY WAY | Jamaica Plain | 9 pm | "Acoustic Universe"

O’BRIEN’S | Allston | Stinking Lizaveta + Presley + IV Diffusion + Spires

O’CONNOR’S | Boston | Gannon Brothers

PADDY O’S | Boston | Gary Hatrell

PARADISE LOUNGE | Boston | Alternate Routes + Sons of William

PURPLE SHAMROCK | Boston | Scott Damgaard

SISSY K’S | Boston | Justin Beech

TOAD | Cambridge | 7 pm | Shwang | 10 pm | Tim Gearan Band

TOP OF THE HUB | Boston | Marty Ballou Trio

T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE | Cambridge | "Other Side of the Bear" with Irreverends + Sand Machine + Guilford

VAPOR | Boston | "Piano Open Mic" with Michelle Curry

WALLY’S CAFE | Boston | Jose Ramos & the Special Blend

DJ SHOWS:

AN TUA NUA | Boston | "Ceremony" goth & industrial

AXIS | Boston | 10 pm | "Static" Gay night drag show with DJ Adilson

BLUE CAT CAFE | Boston | DJ Armen

BRENDAN BEHAN PUB | Jamaica Plain | "Sonic Ginger" down tempo lounge and dub with DJs Martini + Ah Dub

ENORMOUS ROOM | Cambridge | 9:30 pm | "Beat Research" with DJ Berk

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

FELT | Boston | "SIN: Service Industry Night"

PHOENIX LANDING | Cambridge | "Makka Mondays" Hip-Hop and Reggae with DJs Voyager :01 + Uppercut

RIVER GODS | Cambridge | "Weekly Wax: Soul le lu Jah Battle" with Nick + Claudeski

TOAST | Somerville | "Industry Night"

VERTIGO | Boston | "The Movement" deep house, house, and progressive with DJ Eric Santangelo

ZUZU | Cambridge | "Art Opening" with DJ Greggy

COMEDY

COMEDY CONNECTION | 617.248.9700 | Upstairs at Faneuil Hall, Boston | 8 pm | "Amateur Showcase" with Kevin Knox

KENNEDY’S, (617 426-3333), 42 Province St., Boston. "Comedy Night."

CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS

TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY STEFAN ASBURY | Steven Stucky’s Second Concerto for Orchestra, Julian Philips’s Out of Light, new work by Lee Hyla | 8:30 pm | Tanglewood, Seiji Ozawa Hall, 297 West St, Lenox | $11-$26 | 617.266.1200

DANCE/PARTICIPATORY

BULGARIAN/BALKAN DANCING | 7:30 pm | Green Street Studios, 185 Green St, Cambridge | $12 | 617.840.2362

HAVANA CLUB MAMBO MONDAY SALSA DANCE | 9:30 pm | Green Street Grill, 280 Green St, Cambridge | $8 | 617.312.5550

ISRAELI FOLK DANCE | 8 pm-midnight | Temple Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Ave, Brookline | $4, $3 for students | 617.484.4282

NEW ENGLAND SQUARES + CONTRAS | with Yankee Ingenuity | 7:30 pm | Scout House, 74 Walden St, Concord | $7 | 781.272.0396

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE | 7:45 pm | Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Dr, Medford | $7, $4 for students | 617.661.5899

SWING ARLINGTON | 9 pm [with lessons at 6:45 + 7:45 pm] | Elks Dance Hall, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington | $10 before 9 pm; $6 after | 617.623.3134

DINING & WINING

The traditional Pig Pickin’, a Southern barbecue and fundraiser at Redbones for the Somerville Homeless Coalition, takes place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m., in front of the restaurant. The meal includes slow-smoked pork pulled off the bone, along with all the fixings, for $20 per person. For reservations, call 617.628.2200. Barbecue is what Redbones is all about, and the Pig Pickin’ gives diners a glimpse at the process. True barbecue is slow cooking over low heat for a long time — often involving a whole animal, and frequently a pig. For this event, a pit master from Redbones will fire up the portable smoker early Monday morning and slow-smoke a couple of pigs until they’re ready for pickin’ hours later. Stop by anytime for a chat with Redbones’s pit master.

If August isn’t hot enough for you, you might want to add a little black-pepper powder, or kali mirch, to spice it up. Come to the monthly meeting of the Spice of the Month Club at Tamarind Bay, where chef Wali Ahmad gives diners a mini spice course, uses the featured spice in a meal, and sends everyone home with a spice sampler and recipe booklet. The price is $25 per person, and the events are held the second Monday of every month; this month’s club is tonight. While you’re at it, note that Zagat gives Harvard Square’s Tamarind Bay the same food rating as it does Danny Meyer’s Tabla in NYC. Hot stuff.

Classes don’t thrill us much, but a Class in a Glass? That we could get into. Tonight, Piattini (162 Columbus Avenue, Boston) presents the latest installment of its educational wine-dinner series, Class in a Glass, this week featuring dessert wines. On August 15, the class will cover Tuscan wines, followed by California wines on August 22. The cost is $40 per class (or a package of four classes for $140), and classes begin at 6 pm. Call 617.423.2021 for reservations and information.

EVENTS

CENTRAL SQUARE FARMERS’ MARKET | noon-6 pm | Parking Lot 5, Bishop Allen Dr and Norfolk St, Cambridge | Free | 781.893.8222

CITY HALL PLAZA FARMERS’ MARKET | Today + Wed 11 am-6 pm | City Hall Plaza, Cambridge St, Boston | Free | 781.893.8222

GAY & LESBIAN

LESBIAN RAP | 7:30 pm | Women’s Center, 46 Pleasant St, Cambridge | Free | 617.354.8807

LIVING ART GROUP for lesbian + bisexual + transgender or queer women, 13-25 | 6-8 pm | Boston GLASS Community Center, 93 Mass Ave, Boston | Free | 617.266.3349

SPEAKEASY DISCUSSION GROUP FOR LGBT YOUNG ADULTS 18-25 | 7 pm | Boston GLASS Community Center, 93 Mass Ave, Boston | Free | 617.266.3349

AT THE MOVIES

The title might have been meant as ironic — then again, from our current perspective, they might have gotten it right. William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), a tearjerker about the trials and triumphs of returning World War II vets, won a host of Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Fredric March. It’s at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston | 6 pm | free | 617.536.5400 x 4250.

For more movies and showtimes, see our Movie Theater directory.

READINGS & LECTURES

MARY O’DONOGHUE + SUE MILLER read from their work | noon | Faneuil Hall, Boston | 6:30 pm | Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St, Boston | Free | 617.635.2375

STONE SOUP POETRY OPEN MIC with Jack Powers | 8 pm | Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St, Cambridge | Suggested donation $4 | 617.227.0845

"BENEATH THE STREETS OF BOSTON: BUILDING AMERICA’S FIRST SUBWAY" with Joe McKendry | 7:30 pm | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton | Free | 617.796.1360

THEATER

Provincetown Theatre Company continues a revival of Pulitzer winner Paula Vogel’s The Baltimore Waltz, which she wrote as a tribute to her brother Carl, who died of AIDS in 1988. Patrick Falco directs the Obie-winning work, in which an elementary-school teacher who has acquired a mysterious disease from toilet seats is accompanied by her brother Carl as she travels through Europe in search of a cure. It’s at Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St, Provincetown | 8 p.m. | through August 30 | $18 | 508.487.9793.

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