Named after a seductively kitschy Ennio Morricone track, Valmont’s Pad is a DJ night geared to spark libidos in unobvious ways. The aural menu includes what host E-Z Action (Deanald Keasey) calls “sexadelic sounds,” such as exploitation soundtracks, sleazy library music, Italo disco, and XXX-rated funk. Every second and fourth Tuesday, Keasey and his pool of savvy local selectors (full disclosure: He booked me once) plumb their deep record collections for the most provocative cuts imaginable. (Living Room, 1355 E Olive Way, 708-6021, 9 pm, free, 21+)

Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when...