WEDNESDAY
6 pm June Green Drinks @ Grace O’Malleys, 14 Duncan St. Toronto’s fastest-growing environmental networking group hosts people from all walks of green life. Stop by, ask ‘are you green?’ and get introduced to the crowd.

10 pm Pass The Butter @ Andy Poolhall, 489 College St. Last week, they started a soul train line. This week, DJs Mogpaws and VJam, hosts of Simmer Down, play funk, soul, ska, reggae, bossa, tropicalia, and Afrobeat.

10 pm Soulvation @ Riva, 584 College St. $3 drinks until midnight, Motown, R&B, Ska, Bluebeat, Rock n Roll.

THURSDAY
6 pm New Drake SlGeneral Store Opening Party @ Drake General Store, 82A Bathurst St. Wine, snacks, and shopping for lovely and quirky home decor, and more. Until 9 pm.

9:30 pm Time Thursdays: NXNE Edition @ Time Nightclub, 81 Peter St. K-OS live, with DJ LRS. $10.

10 pm Song For Africa @ Tattoo Rock Parlour, 567 Queen St. W. Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat, Sarah Slean, and more. $20 suggested donation at the door, free with ticket from Misfits concert at The Opera House. All proceeds go to Song For Africa, supporting African development through socially conscious art and media.

10 pm Stacked @ 489 College St. Betti Forde and Fawn Big Canoe. Danceable music old and new.

10 pm Lockedown@Margret, 2952 Dundas St. W. The mashup king returns to The Junction. Original mix ups, mashups, general bastard pop. He also takes requests, see. Pabby Hour from 8-10 pm, $2.50 PBRs.

10 pm Lifted @ Tota Lounge, 593 Queen St. W. House, deep house, techno, classics, disco, genre-defying. Biiig dancefloor.

10 pm Cock Block @ Slack’s, 562 Church St. The Muff Mob presents good tunes, and vodka served up by sexy shooter girls.

10 pm Hip Hop Karaoke: Live Band Edition @ Revival, 783 College St. The HHK All-Star Band backs you on some classic hip hop jams. Game only. $5 before 11 pm, $10 afterwards.

11:30 pm (4 AM LAST CALL) NXNE Night 1: Falty DL + mymanhenri@ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Hosted by Drake and 92BPM. $10

11:30 pm (4 AM LAST CALL) Edumacation @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. DJ Fase & 84.85 live. Ed Lover
12 am (4 AM LAST CALL) Glass Candy, Trust, Mikey Apples @ Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W. NXNE presents a late-night line up of DJs, headlined by Portland’s Glass Candy. Free with wristband, $15 without.

FRIDAY
6 pm The Versace Mansion @ The Roosevelt Room, 2 Drummond Place. Versace F/W Collection 2010 Preview & DJ Kristian Caro. Fashion show at 9:45 pm.

7 pm NXNE Night 2@ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Summery pop presented by i(heart)music. $5, $10 after midnight.

7:30 pm Comanechi/Turbogeist/2 Koreas/CATL/Ten Kens/Stop Die/Tundra Fun@ The Comfort Zone, 480 Spadina Ave. Presented by NeXT at NXNE. FRIDA

8 pm One Night Stand @The Amsterdam Brewery, 21 Bathurst St. Cocktails, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, live music & DJ, silent auction, and draw prizes, to support Children’s Mental Health. Tickets $100. http://www.hincksdellcrest.org/Home/Our-Foundation/one-night-stand

8:30 pm The Death Set@ SoyBomb, 156 Bathurst St. Primary Colours presents The Death Set with Mark Brown, John Milner You’re So Boss, Guy Dallas, Sex on Vacation. Ticekrs available at Rotate This and Soundscapes.

9:30 pm 5 Gum Presents Girl Talk @ Sound Academy, 11 Polson St. With Key ‘N Krates. $25 advance on Ticketmaster, or at Rotate This, Soundscapes, and Play De Record. First 50 NXNE wristbands get in free.

9:30 pm(4 AM LAST CALL) Dada Life @ The Social, 1100 Queen St. W.

10 pm DECKADE! @ Margret, 2952 Dundas St. W. Celebrate the naughts by listening to the first albums of bands still recording albums. Retro is so retro, neu-retro is in. $2.50 PBRs from 8-10, visuals, etc, etc.

10 pm Finally Fridays @ Shallow Groove, 559 College St. Electro, house, hip hop, dubstep, classics. Mansion Vodkabar (free vodka!) from 11-11:15, 1-1:15. Gooffee, CTAK, No Big Deal, Macs & Spencer, DJ ECK

10 pm The Cosmic Club @ Fomo, 270 Adelaide St. It’s hard to say, but it seems to involve disco, champagne, and space. No cover, $30 bottles of champagne as well as the classy ones.

SATURDAY
6 pm Dear Summer @ The Roosevelt Room, 2 Drummond Place. Strings n Needles, Mia Moretti and Caitlin Moe.

9 pm Slayer Party @ 751, 751 Queen St. W. All babe DJ lineup playing heavy metal, speed metal, hair metal, thrash metal, black metal, hard rock and punk. Live performances from Misfits tribute band Skulls and Midnight Malice. $5.

9 pm YYZ Records and Do Right! Music NXNE Showcase@ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. Maylee Todd & Pegwee Power, Jeremy Glenn, vitaminsforyou, Circle Research, The Jessica Stuart Few.

9:30 pm There Goes The Neighbourhood MMVA Pre-Party @ The Barn, 418 Church St. Celebrity re-mixer DJ Chew Fu, live performance from J-CAST. $2 drinks until 11 pm.

10 pm Friendship @ The Ossington, 66 Ossington Ave. Our favourite friendly neighbourhood dance party.

10 pm Faktory Saturdays @ The Social, 1100 Queen St. W. AC Slater, B. Rich, Udachi. Advance tickets $16.50, email guestlist@themansioninc.com

10 pm Threesome @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. With Bangs & Blush and Ryan Gavel. 60s and beyond, dance til you drop. $3 cover.

11 pm Manitoba Music Showcase @ C’est What, 67 Front St. Featuring The Details.

11:30 pm(4 AM LAST CALL) NXNE Night 3@The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. With LA Party starters CLASSIXX and Hatchmatik. $10