BURLESQUE BENEFIT: Jet City Burlesque appears at the Columbia City Theatre in a benefit for animals in animal shelters. You're supposed to bring dog and cat "items" to the show, to help the shelter experience seem less like prison. Join the Swedish Housewife and the Shanghai Pearl, among many other luminaries, for a warm-hearted celebration of the slightly indecent and intoxicatingly indecorous. And don't forget the squeaky toy. For the animals. 7 p.m. doors,......

FRIDAY MUSIC: Subtle, the genre-blending Bay Area group that plays music described as indie, electronic, experimental rock, and abstract hip-hop, have added a new element to the mix: lasers. Subtle frontman Doseone will attend a laser CD listening party at, naturally, Seattle's Laser Dome; they're hyping their new album ExitingARM. The laser show will also include some of the bands artwork. (Their Seattle live show will be at Nectar Lounge on May 10.) 9:15-10:15......