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Pezzner, J.Caprice, Disco Biscuits and more on this Memorial Day weekend's Dance Card

The underground scene will be poppin' this Friday night with two back-to-back residencies sharing space. Seattle's Pezzner (Om/Freerange records) will share the stage with Sound Advice, the Tableist and Blood Beat, and Matt'e (aka Garret) at Appaloosa Grill. (9 p.m., 21+, $5-$10 donation to benefit Red Cross Japan)...
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The underground scene will be poppin' this Friday night with two back-to-back residencies sharing space. Seattle's Pezzner (Om/Freerange records) will share the stage with Sound Advice, the Tableist and Blood Beat, and Matt'e (aka Garret) at Appaloosa Grill. (9 p.m., 21+, $5-$10 donation to benefit Red Cross Japan)

Afterward, head to 1.21 Jiggawatts for Underground Therapy with residents Brett Starr and Rescue, plus special guest headliner J.Caprice of Juiced Music, hailing all the way from Dallas -- and a mystery guest DJ will close the night down. (midnight, 21+, donation at the door -- if you have a hand stamp from Appaloosa, you will receive a discount!)

DJ Shares and Sound Candy (featuring DJs Frank E and Petey) will kick off another Forever Fridays at Beta, with P.U.N.C.H.I.S. presenting ZoOLoGiKo in the Beatport Lounge. (9 p.m., 21+, no cover for ladies, $10)

Get your dubstep fix tonight at Beauty Bar with Ishe, Ginger and Thunder; it's the Food Truck Renegades Kickoff after-party. (10 p.m., 21+, no cover)

There's a special surprise at tonight's In Bloom 8, a nightlife fashion-and-dance event featuring the freshest fashions sported by some of Colorado's hottest models; DJ Colette (Om, Candy Talk, Apt Entertainment, Dope Den Productions) will be spinning starting at 11:45 p.m. at the Jet Hotel. (9 p.m., 21+, no cover)

If you don't already know about tonight's Disco Biscuits show at the Gothic Theatre, a kick-off for tomorrow night's Bisco Inferno show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre ... then you need to get out more; they're launching Memorial Day weekend and the summer season at the amphitheater for the third year in a row; special guests Big Boi and Rusko will join the Biscuits tomorrow night. (Friday: 9 p.m., 16+, $27.75; Saturday: 5:30 p.m., all ages, $44.50)

Tomorrow night, the Beauty Bar hosts New York's Electric Punanny, Jasmine Solano and MeLo-X's collaborative fusion of dancehall, electro, house, nu disco, dubstep, hip-hop and more. (10 p.m., 21+, $5)

Beta is kicking off Imagination White: Toyland tomorrow night, featuring the Manufactured Superstars with Dragon and Jontron; in the Beatport Lounge, Mahesh Presents is featuring bass-heavy beats by Ricky Shine. (9 p.m., 18+, $10)

More bass is available at Cervantes tomorrow night at Burn the Couch, another Burning Man fundraiser; this one features SPL, Subvader, Diverse, Ground Score, Ishe and Coult45. (9 p.m., 18+, $15)

There's an extra night to party this weekend due to Memorial Day; ATB, Kostas K and Tommy Michael will be hitting the decks at Beta on Sunday night. (9 p.m., 18+, $25)

Dance Your Brunch Off at Beauty Bar on Sunday during the day with DJ Gary Givant; it's an LGBT-friendly event. (11 a.m.-5 p.m., 21+, no cover)

Have you been waiting all season for Climax on the Roof to start up again at Beta? It's here! DJ Kimberly S launches the party on Sunday. (4 p.m., 18+)

Suite 200's annual Memorial Day Neon & White Party will feature special guest DJ Spider, plus a hair show, dance-crew competition, all-white fashion show and much more. (E-mail [email protected] to get on the guest list and receive free entry before 10:30 p.m.)

And Mayer Hawthorne is putting together a DJ set at Summit Music Hall on Sunday with special guests Chavez y Chavez. (9 p.m., 21+, $10)

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