Wednesday, November 24

ALL ASIA CAFE, (617-497-1544), 334 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. “Open Mic Night” with Christian Samatis.

AN TUA NUA, (617-262-2121), 835 Beacon St., Boston. "Forward Movement," reggae, soul, and hip hop.

ATRIUM LOUNGE, (617-236-5300), Millennium Bostonian Hotel, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston. Nancy West.

THE BAR AT RITZ CARLTON, (617-536-5700), 15 Arlington St., Boston. George Butts.

BLACKTHORNE TAVERN, (508-238-9017), 402 Turnpike St., S. Easton. “Acoustic Open Mic.”

BLUE CAT CAFE, (617-247-9922), 94 Mass Ave, Boston. DJ Casey.

BRASSERIE JO, (617-425-3240), Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Ave., Boston. At 8:30 p.m., Jon DeLucia Trio.

BREEZEWAY BAR & GRILLE, (617-541-5400). 153 Blue Hill Ave., Roxbury. Frank Wilkens.

CANTAB LOUNGE, (617-354-2685), 738 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge. “Candy’s Blues Jam.”

CAPRICE, (617-292-0080), 275 Tremont St., Boston. At 9 p.m., Toussaint.

CARAVAN CLUB, (781-284-9599), 1380 No. Shore Rd., Revere. Joe Mack.

CLUB 58, (617-471-7788), 58 Ross Way, Quincy. “Live Wire Lounge” with Valhalla Kittens.

COLONIAL INN, (978-369-9200), 48 Monument Sq., Concord. Jimmy Mazzy & the Last Minute Men.

COMMON GROUND, (617-783-2071), 83-87 Harvard Ave., Allston. Chad Perrone.

COYOTE GRILLE, (617-225-0888), 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge. Greg Luttrell.

DICK'S LAST RESORT, (617-267-8080), 55 Huntington Ave., Boston. Big Time.

ENCORE, (617-338-ROXY), 279 Tremont St., Boston. Stacy Baker & Brian Nash.

THE ENORMOUS ROOM, (617-491-5599), 567 Mass Ave, Cambridge. “Galactic Fractures” deep funk and rare groove with DJ PJ Gray.

THE E ROOM AT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, (617-277-9722), 1651 Beacon St., Brookline. House and acid jazz with DJ Johan Van Cauwenberghe.

EVOS ARTS, (978-441-9906), 98 Middle St., Lowell. Live Room: Kevin Casey, Adam Franks, Jeff O’Neil. Second Floor Gallery: Earthdog, Session, Gunk.

THE EXCHANGE, (617-726-7600), 148 State St., Boston. “Explode Wednesday” with DJ Luca.

THE GOOD LIFE DOWNTOWN, (617-451-2622), 28 Kingston St., Boston. “Rat Pack Karaoke.”

GREEN DRAGON, (617-367-0055), 11 Marshall St., Boston. Scott Damgaard.

HARPERS FERRY, (617-254-9743), 158 Brighton Ave., Allston. E3, MC Exposition, OVM, REKS.

HENNESSY’S, (617-742-2121), 25 Union St., Boston. Joe Carson Band.

IRISH VILLAGE, (617-787-5427), 224 Market St., Brighton. “Release Wednesday” with DJ Kelvin.

THE KELLS, (617-782-9082), 161 Brighton Ave., Allston. “Get Over the Hump” with DJ Doc.

KENNEDY’S, (617-426-3333), 42 Province St., Boston. Michelle Currie.

LIZARD LOUNGE, (617-547-0759), 1667 Mass. Ave., below Cambridge Common Restaurant, Cambridge. At 7 p.m., Dave Houghton. At 9:30 p.m., Dennis Brennan Band.

LUPO'S AT THE STRAND, (401-272-5876), 79 Washington St., Providence, RI. Badfish.

MAN RAY, (617-864-0400), 21 Brookline St., Cambridge. “Crypt,” goth synthpop and industrial with DJ Chris Ewen, and “System,” electro industrial trance power-noise with DJ Hellraiser.

MARCONI’S ON 9, (508-370-0065), 1138 Worcester Rd., Framingham. Bruce Bears Trio.

METROPOLIS, (401-454-5483), 172 Pine St., Providence, RI. UK progressive, tribal, techno, and deep house with DJs Hoska and Cliff.

MIDDLE EAST, (617-497-0576), 472 Mass Ave, Central Sq., Cambridge. Upstairs: Glow, Call Up, Pop Kids, Cult of Phoenix.

MURPHY’S LAW, (617-269-6667), 837 Summer St., South Boston. “Acoustic Open Mic” with Jon Titone.

NEWS, (617-426-6397), 150 Kneeland St., Boston. At 5:30 p.m., DJ Jay Prouty.

OAK BAR, (617-267-5300), at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James Ave., Boston. Rebecca Cline.

O’BRIEN’S, (617-782-6245), 3 Harvard Ave., Allston. Boatyard Resin, Cool Black Kettle, Dr. Jack.

ORLEANS, (617-591-2100). 65 Holland St., Somerville. “Slow Mo” with DJ Mona.

THE PALACE, (781-321-1660), 1500 Broadway, Saugus. At 9 p.m., J-Kwon.

THE PALLADIUM, (508-797-9696), 261 Main St., Worcester. Shadows Fall, Damageplan, Haunted.

PARADISE LOUNGE, (617-562-8814). 969 Comm Ave, Boston. At 10 p.m., “Blackout Bar” with Eyes Like Knives.

PARRIS, (617-248-9900), Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall, Boston. Flavor.

PA’S LOUNGE, (617-776-1557), 345 Somerville Ave., Somerville. Bourbon Princess.

PHOENIX LANDING, (617-576-6260), 512 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. House music and techno with DJs Caseroc, Chris Barnes.

THE PLACE, (617-523-2081), 2 Broad St., Boston. Diana Karthas.

THE PLAYGROUND, (617-441-0666), 403 Mass Ave., Cambridge. “Open Mic.”

PLOUGH & STARS, (617-441-3455), 912 Mass Ave, Cambridge. Bad Art Ensemble.

PRAVDA 116, (617-482-7799), 116 Boylston St., Boston. Global house with DJs Alex & Felix and “Latin Lounge” with DJ JC.

PURPLE SHAMROCK, (617-227-2060), 1 Union St., Boston. Peter Gross.

Q, (617-742-2121), 25 Union St., Boston. “Violations.”

THE RACK, (617-725-1051), 24 Clinton St., Faneuil Hall, Boston. At 6 p.m., "Afterwork Jazz." At 10 p.m., DJ Ricky.

RAMROD, (617-266-2986), 1254 Boylston St., Boston. “Twitch: new wave, goth, industrial with DJ Mac.

REDLINE, (617-491-9851), 59 J.F.K. St., Cambridge. At 10 p.m., “Rugged” with DJs G-Notorious, E-Heavy, Jam-2, Senyo, C-Nyce, Mas.

REMINGTON’S, (617-574-9676), 124 Boylston St., Boston. At 8:30 p.m., Al Vega Trio, Johnny Souza.

RIVER GODS, (617-576-1881), 125 River St., Cambridge. “Primitive Sounds: American Blues, Gospel, Roots.”

THE ROXY, (617-338-ROXY), 279 Tremont St., Boston. At 9 p.m., Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick.

RYLES, (617-876-9330), 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Jequere.

SEA NOTE, (781-925-4300), 159 Nantasket Ave., Nantasket Beach. Fat City Band.

SERAFINA, (978-371-9050), 195 Sudbury Rd., Concord. At 6:30 p.m., Paul Broadnax, Nathalie Marsh.

SIT ’N BULL PUB, (978-897-7232), 163 Main St., Maynard. Stompers.

SOPHIA’S, (617-351-7001), 1270 Boylston St., Boston. “Live Salsa.”

SUGAR SHACK, (617-351-2510), 1 Boylston Pl., Boston. Hip-hop and top 40 with DJ Ren Justice.

TOAD, (617-497-4950), 1912 Mass Ave, Porter Sq., Cambridge. At 7 p.m., Bruce Millard.

TOAST, (617-623-9211), 70 Union Sq. Somerville. “Gay Night.”

TOMMY DOYLE’S, (617-225-0888), 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge. “Open Mic” with Will Daily.

TRATTORIA IL PANINO, (617-338-1000), 295 Franklin St., Boston. “Greek Night.”

T.T. THE BEAR’S PLACE, (617-492-BEAR), 10 Brookline St., Central Sq., Cambridge. Thalia Zedek, Brother JT, Beautiful Weekend.

VAPOR, (617-695-9500), 100 Warrenton St., Boston. Latino night with DJ Adilson.

VERTIGO, (617-723-7277), 126 State St., Boston. “Anitya,” psy-trance with DJs Dino, Mathwin, and Dave Henshaw with special guests.

WALLY’S CAFE, (617-424-1408), 427 Mass. Ave., Boston. Wally’s Stepchildren.

WONDER BAR, (617-351-COOL), 186 Harvard Ave., Allston. Leo Blanco.

THE YARD ROCK, (617-472-9383), 132 East Howard St., Quincy. “Early Bird Blues” with Ricky “King” Russell.