‘PRAY ME WITH GETHARD AND FRIENDSThis is Chris Gethard, as in the former presenter of ‘The Chris Gethard Show’, who started in a basement under a Gristedes before reaching the heights of television from 2011-2018 through access Manhattan cable, Fusion and later on truTV, all through Funny or Die. Gethard, which continues to host the podcast “Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People,” will welcome Martin Urbano and Meg Statler, both aired on the recently revamped “National Lampoon Radio Hour.” This show has a guaranteed end time at 9 p.m., 7 p.m., Littlefield, Park Slope, Brooklyn, littlefieldnyc.com (McCarthy)
PRIESTS This may be the last chance to see Priests, a three-piece independent rock band from Washington that has focused on the sharpest legacies of post-punk: heavy, kinetic, and tightly-wound songs toward passionate questions and statements by Katie Alice Greer: “No, it’s not for anyone / and I can’t wait until it’s finished,” she sings in “Nothing Feels Natural.” (The band has announced a hiatus after this show.) Also on the bill are Brooklyn Russian Baths, which juxtaposes an airy melody and wobbly dissonance, and Anina Ivry-Block of the post-punk band lo-fi Palberta. 9 p.m., Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn; 718-388-4111, roughtradenyc.com. (Pareles)
‘SPECTACULAR THE NEW YEAR OF QED’ Christian Finnegan is not only married to the owner of Astoria’s most important comedy club; he is also the head of the year-end poster. You may recognize Finnegan for his recurring appearances that provide simplicity to the news on MSNBC or for his earlier stint as a cast member on VH1’s “Best Week Ever.” He will be joined on stage at the QED by other comedians, including Usama Siddiquee, Sam Morrison, Courtney Fearrington and Lauren Hope Krass. At 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., QED, Astoria, Queens; 347-451-3873, tqastoria.com. (McCarthy)
THE RUB One of Brooklyn’s most trusted dance parties for over a decade, Rub returns to the Bell House with guests ItsParlé and Hasan Insane (DJ Ayres and DJ Eleven are their resident DJs). Expect the eclectic and energetic. At 10 p.m., Bell House, Brooklyn; 718-643-6510, itstherub.com. (Caramanica)
ALEX SENSATION The star DJ of La Mega 97.9, one of the best Spanish-language radio stations in New York, heads this party to Queens ’most important Latin music nightclub. With DJ Mad, DJ Aneudy, DJ Prostyle and DJ Lobo. 10 p.m., La Boom, Queens; 718-726-6646, laboomny.com. (Caramanica)
SLAVE SOUL PARTY! Founded in the early 2000s by a troupe of New York jazz musicians fascinated by the Balkan brass tradition, Slavic Soul Party! has gradually expanded its repertoire, using Barbès (a bar in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with an intimate performance hall behind it) as a rehearsal space. (The nine-piece set hosts a weekly residency there.) His most recent album was a reworking of Duke Ellington’s famous “Far East Suite,” recorded at the club. 10 p.m., Barbès, Brooklyn; 347-422-0248, barbesbrooklyn.com. (Russonello)