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Do you eat, breathe, and bleed metal?  Then you belong at Ralph’s Diner every first and third Thursday of the month for Metal Thursdays at Ralph’s.  $5 gets you four truly metal bands plus a special merch table where you can score free compilation CDs, find rare releases, and buy band CDs cheap.  21+.  “The best damn time you’ll ever have on a Thursday night!!!”

Creegan’s Pub has you covered midweek with dart leagues on Tues. and Wed. nights and a tournament every Sunday. Stop by any night of the week for billiards!

Summer is almost over, but we can still love Mondays. Come for a night of singing with Karaoke Monday with Punky at The Lucky Dog! The fun starts at 9 p.m. Come back on Wormtown Wednesdays for Open Mic, and then catch Flock of A**holes every Thursday night and The Sunset Strippers on Sunday night (with special openers).

Wow! Wings! Eat your fills for just 10 cents each at Funky Murphy’s on Sun. and Mon. nights ~ and on Sundays, you’ll also get to enjoy the Irish tunes of Terry Brennan.

Vincent’s has a plethora of performers during the week. Come in Wed. night for Lowell native Frank Morey. Every Thursday 8-11 p.m. features Scott Reicciuti and Michael Thibodea. End your weekend with some blues from Have Blues, Will Travel with Jon Short from 5-8 p.m. on Sun. night.

Tammany Hall still brings us the best in local live music ~ and the variety of bands playing there now is terrific. As if that weren’t enough, there’s also Tuesday Night Open Mic and Wednesday Night Poker (starting at 7 p.m.).

Know lots of stuff? The Benders Bar’s Saturday Nights Trivia with Punky and Kyle is for you. Don’t forget there’s music and dancing all weekend long.

Be sure to ride over to Irish Times on Wed. night for Bike Night and Karaoke. Thirsty Thursdays features solo artists Chris Reddy and Chad Clement. Both will alternate sets each week during the summer. Also check out Rehab Thursday nights for 18+ admissions, with DJ Soup and John Keenan. Get half off all appetizers during all Red Sox games. The best cover bands around perform on Fri. and Sat. night. Enjoy the luxury of free valet parking Thurs. through Sat.

Got pool? Breakaway Billiards does, every Mon., Sat. and Sun. Tuesday mixes things up with a mixed dart league and a weekly Texas Hold’em Card league. Wednesdays you’ll find a women’s dart league, and on Thursday it’s Karaoke with Jimmy P.

Blu Ultralounge has a jam packed schedule for these last few weeks of summer. The club starts things off right on Wed. with Karaoke. Thursdays keep things hot with the Steam Room Dance Party. High Voltage Friday Nights with Patrick Allen keeps the party going, followed by Stupid Saturdays with DJ Tony T. Sunday night is Lady Sabrina’s Lip Sync Contest and Dance Party with host Patrick Allen.

Want to dance? Every Thurs. night it’s an 18+ college dance party at Club Red with the best in Top 40, hip hop, rock, mash-ups, R & B and old school. Also enjoy the new hit Black Pearl Thursdays. Doors open at 10:30 p.m. so bring your school ID and get reduced admissions. Fri. nights in the Red Room feature Bongos with DJ Fahaldo (get ready for Reggaeton, Bachata, Merengue, and Salsa.) and the Blu Room presents the Official Hip Hop Jump-Off with DJ Chuck Chillin. Get extra sexy on Sinful Saturdays, when showing some skin will get you in.

McGuire’s brings Karaoke to the bar every Sat. night from 9 p.m. to close, so get ready to show what you can do.

Every Wednesday Bar None hash DJ 1 3 and DJ Hoodie tag teaming old school and mash-ups. On Thursdays it’s Art Beatz, stepping up to the DJ table. Every Fri. it’s Old School Tribute and on Saturdays, get ready for “The 1 N’ Only DJ Tony Rossi.”

Need another reason to visit Platinum Premier Gentlemen’s Club? Now there’s Bike Night! Bring your sweet ride and see everyone else’s. Enjoy the ladies and have a great time. There is a Bike Stunt show and free BBQ Ribs. Check out this event September 23. The end of summer brings back another Platinum signature ~ Rodeo Night! Hop on the mechanical bull with some of the ladies and enjoy the ride!