The bulk of our attention tonight we must devote to FRINGE. Why? WHY?

Becasue, firstly, fringe is a jaunty addition to cuff or collar, and it makes an especially distinctive statement when applied to white leather boots. Or a nice sombrero! Second of all, Fringe is a promising fresh and fledgling club night that marks its initial red-carpet go at, um, The Eagle. (Yes, red carpet. Yes, THE EAGLE! ) The aesthetic mood Fringe is endeavoring to capture is singular: heavy on the street fashion, keen on the naughty, doused in bangles and bent on decadent extremes. Advice from the event’s promoters:

This is a "LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY" event. All are welcome and ALL are encouraged to dress up or dress down. If you're a hipster, get ultra-hip, if you're a leather daddy, wear your BEST leather, if you're a glitter kid, DOUSE yourself in sparkles, if you're a bear, grow MORE hair. Fashion designers and artists get cracking on some new threads. Or if you just hate wearing clothes, come in your underwear!

Newish-on-the-scene DJs Nark and JT'O are in charge of making your butt shake. There is a $3-$5 cover, depending on when you get there. The event begins at 9pm, and The Eagle is at 314 East Pike St. (As if you didn’t know.) Also…

Anomie Belle with Tristeza at The Sunset Tavern
Anomie Belle! New stuff! LIVE! (Plus Tristeza and Drew Andrews of The Album Leaf.) $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 5433 Ballard Avenue NW, 10pm.

First Friday’s in the Blue Room at Trinity!
The hardest working women in the glamorous DJ biz, Colby B and LA Kendall, spin for your delight—plus guest DJ Mixxtress and the ever saucy/sexy (saucexy?) MC Adraboo! Electrofrenzy-licious! (And something about an Xmess charity—bring a toy for an, ugh, child and get something free maybe, something-something. HUMBUG!) 111 Yesler Way, in Pioneer Square. 10pm. Indertiminate cover.

And isn’t that enough?

Tonight!