LAST DANCE Hold on to your hats. There’s going to be a spinning showdown tomorrow night at the Roxy. Rumored adversaries DJs Adilson and Manolo - two big names in the city’s house scene - will exchange beat-heavy barbs for your benefit. And it looks like organizers are expecting a crowd; there’ll be free glowsticks for the first 700 people. 21+. 9 p.m. Dec. 18. $25; limited $10 advance tickets. The Roxy. 617-338-7699. www.bostonsalist.com
LUNCH BOX FUNK No, we’re not talking about the slightly stale leftovers you packed for lunch today. This is a genre-bending dance night of reggae, dub, funk, and hip-hop at the Beehive with a rotating cast of musical characters and DJs. Skatalites keyboardist Cameron Greenlee and John Brown’s Body bassist Nate Edgar are the special guests this week. 21+. 8 p.m. Dec. 23. No cover. Beehive. 617-423-0069. www.beehiveboston.com
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IMPROVBOSTON HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR ImprovBoston’s Mainstage cast members present an evening of holiday-themed sketch comedy, which they warn will not be appropriate for the entire family. Dec. 17 at 8 p.m., Dec. 18-19 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. $17 ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect St., Cambridge. 617-576-1253, www.improvboston.com
ROB CANTRELL He put on a good show at the Gas this past summer, and now he’s back in support of his CD “Keep on the Grass,’’ with local comics Reggie Williams, Dave Boz, Tim Vargulish, and others. Dec. 18, 7 p.m. $5. Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave., Allston. 617-566-9014, www.greatscottboston.com
COMEDY STUDIO HOLIDAY SHOW/PARTY Tony V. headlines this traditionally loose show of holiday sketches, often leaving good taste behind, followed by socializing at the second-floor bar. Dec. 20, 8 p.m. $8. Comedy Studio, 1238 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-661-6507, www.thecomedystudio.com NICK A. ZAINO III 
