"Don’t dream it.  Be it… for the ninth year in a row, Specters is hosting a boozy screening of this classic rawk ’n’ roll comedy. Starts at 10pm. English with Chinese subs."

DJs Kepler and Sai G have their underground house night at Le Baron this Thursday night. "Deep Grooves. Underground House. No Bullshit. No big room nonsense. Just good house music and a proper Thursday night out." Free entry. There's an optional 98rmb open bar as well.

Promoter ShyPeople has a house/bass night this Thursday at chill C-Park lounge Wigwam, which is equally good for laying down, chatting, or dancing a bit. Lineup: 10000, Nanofauna, HeShang. Free entry.

Two nights. 18 DJs. A makeup station with artists on hand to create your look. Late-night food and multiple bars to keep you going. Tons of activities and surprises to get into. This Friday and Saturday, System — one of Shanghai’s biggest underground promoters — is back with a huge two-night party at their pop-up location inside a cyberpunk-themed theater on Wulumuqi Lu, a 15-minute walk from Jing’an Temple.

“Nerdy where goth is glam, zero fucks given where goth preens.” COTHign is a promising new merger between the long-running Cosign and Synth Crush parties, down in basement club Doop, where Exit used to be. This one has intotheHAZE and Simon Frank performing live, along with DJ sets from Illsee and Velvet Robot.

Whoa. Psy-Trance. Haven't seen this in the wild in a minute. This one looks full on, with body-painting, lights, decor, "magic color" – the works. It's going down in C-Park this Friday at Illum. Great club. Lineup: AiryDisc, Bubble, 荧惑守心, Min, Zen, D52, and KKo6i playing psytrance, darkpsy, fullon, and psychill.

Berlin techno duo Schwefelgelb sit somewhere in a dark corner where house and techno overlap, making moody, high-definition trax. They're playing a hybird live/DJ set on Friday, with support from Shanghai-based techno artists Ma Haiping (VOID) and NAXIN (VOID, Vaccum).

"Gummy Bears. Sour Worms. Cherry ropes and blue sharks. Love Bang wouldn’t exist without treats. This Friday night, it’s a house party situation at your favorite neighborhood bar, The Drinkery - with treats! We even got a special treats inspired cocktail. One night only, you know the deal. Hip hop, club music, Baltimore, Jersey, Detroit, emotional October bangers, and more, from DJs Heatwolves and Jula Issa. Free entry, and a plethora of free treats for all."

Super chill neighborhood bottle shop with a huge beer selection and two friendly cats celebrates 16 years in the game. Definitely a pioneer in Shanghai's beer game. Expect a lot of regulars coming out, some lucky draws, and some surprises here on tranquil-but-kinda-lit Shaoxing Lu. Free entry.

Big night at C-Park club Reactor across two rooms. Downstairs, North American techno heavyweight Akua brings fast, hard-hitting techno rooted in the American pioneers of the ’90s. Meanwhile, the POCKET/Sweatshop room goes full drum & bass mode with Unchained Asia’s Daniel Power, a longtime fixture of China’s bass scene who’s been pushing the sound from Shenzhen to dance floors across the country. Tickets are 138rmb at the door.

Saturday night at Green Station community dance center Heim, double headliners NVST and Jamira Estrada coming in from Switzerland to play a mix of rave, acid, Latin left-field, breaks, and more, first with solo sets then a b2b from 3am till late. Warmup from Heshang. Should be good one for anyone looking for pure dancefloor vibes.

One of the chillest neighborhood cafes in town, Reso, is hosting listening sessions on their impressive soundsystem every Sunday for the next couple weeks. “Experience vinyl music over Altec A7.”, they say. Expect an eclectic selection of records, good vibes, and possibly some random animals hangin' out (there was a goose there recently). It’s pet friendly, the coffee is great, and they’ll have some wine too. Free entry.