20 things to do this weekend

Sure, rainy season may have arrived a full two weeks ahead of schedule this year, but not to worry: at the time of writing, it looks like the weather might hold out this weekend. If you're heading to the Big Beach Festival or Taico Club, you'll probably be praying for some sunshine, but there are plenty of things going on indoors if it really starts pouring down – including Tokyo's largest beer fest and a wee little gig that we're throwing ourselves...

Friday

Check out some (free) art...

Get six artists for the price of none at Scai the Bathhouse's latest free exhibition, which opens today. Beyond combines the rather bleak work of Atsushi Saga, the acrylic pop art of Brian Alfred, and the surrealism of Jeppe Hein, along with three others. The real trick will be fitting all of this work into such a compact space, but it's a great little gallery and well worth the visit if you have the time. For full event details, click here

Headbang, Scandinavian-style...

The last time he was in here, Michael Monroe managed to break a couple of ribs when he fell over during a performance with Slash at Summer Sonic. Hopefully the former Hanoi Rocks singer, born Matti Fagerholm, manages to escape with all his bones intact this time around. Just to ensure that fans of Scandinavian-style headbanging get their money's worth, he's co-headlining with Swedish sleaze rockers Hardcore Superstar. For full event details, click here

Party hard...

He's a prolific one, is Santos: according to his MySpace profile, the Italian producer has notched up 400-odd releases since he made his debut in 1995, albeit under a variety of different aliases. In Japan he's perhaps best remembered for his Fuji Rock appearance in 2004, where he rose to the unenviable task of playing immediately after The Chemical Brothers. He's the star of the show at Takkyu Ishino's Sterne party this weekend – should be bangin'. For full event details, click here

Enter the Ministry...

This September marks the 20th anniversary of Ministry of Sound, the audiophile pleasuredrome opened in an old bus garage in London in September 1991. Now a global affair, the Ministry manages to take in most of the world during its regular global tours. For its latest jolly to Tokyo, it's enlisting the talents of one Paolo Mojo, a British house DJ who's a regular presence at the original London club. For full event details, click here

Club like a J-popper...

After hogging the airwaves throughout the noughties with their poppy brand of hip-hop, the two founding members of M-Flo – Verbal and Taku Takahashi – have been spending more time pursuing solo projects recently. Barely a month after Verbal released his solo debut, Visionair, Takahashi dropped the first mix album for his new project, The Suitboys. The release party promises to be just like old times, as the (former?) bandmates go back-to-back at the podium. For full event details, click here

Spend the evening with Paul...

Paul Klee is surely one of the most recognisable and prolific modern European artists of the 20th century, whose total output is thought to have included some 9,000 pieces. There are 180 of these on display at Tokyo MOMA, lent by the Paul Klee Centre in Berne, Switzerland. The museum stays open until 8pm on Fridays, which might be a good way of avoiding the inevitable crowds. For full event details, click here