With the world apparently coming to an end very soon, mark these holiday happenings on your calendar (regular or Mayan) and get out there and have some fun. Of course, if the world doesn’t end, expect this column and more dope music to resume in 2013.

This month, Electronica Beat reboots (now that we’ve cleaned the playa dust out of our circuits) with a look at some great nights, analog live sets, a certain nightclub’s birthday party and some soul music for those ready to party on Monday nights.

Summer is finally starting to heat up, culminating with that elaborate camp-out in Nevada at the end of the month (ahem, Burning Man). Even if you aren't preparing to get dusty, there's still a bunch of fun nights and days in store, including a sexy pool party, an Australian-style tornado, and the two-year birthday celebration of the infamous As You Like It crew.

There are some seriously radical happenings this June, so get ready to stretch out your nights and dance 'til morning. From the hyped return of Sunset Island to a night of Doo Wop and a farewell to one of SF's longest-running parties, we're all set to launch into an amazing summer. Come out and get down!