It’s like the apocalypse — but with a sweet soundtrack.

Brutally punishing music and morbid, blood-soaked imagery is rarely the stuff of cartoons and comedy — unless you’re a “Metalocalypse” fan. That tongue-in-cheek (or more accurately, tongue sticking out of bloody-hole-in-
cheek) show on Adult Swim entered its second season last month, a testament to the growing market for metal in particular and the comedy / underground music overlap in general.

We recently spoke with co-creator Brendon Small (“Home Movies”) in advance of Thursday’s show at the Gothic Theatre featuring “Metalocalypse” protagonists Dethklok, the most powerful metal band in the world — and one that doesn’t physically exist outside “Metalocalypse” — about recreating fake bands, the success of the program and the unglamorous rigors of producing an animated TV show.

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Comedian Louis C.K. hits Comedy Works this weekend in all his vulgar glory.

Plenty of mediocre comedians have found mainstream success through movies and sitcoms, but far fewer have earned the respect of their peers to become a comedian’s comedian, the kind that the openers never miss, and that amateurs study carefully.

Louis C.K. is a comedian’s comedian, a guy that has honed his craft over 20-plus years at countless clubs and theaters, spinning hilariously offensive, down-to-earth tales of daily life. In advance of his visit to Comedy Works (a fairly small venue, but his normal theater-playing standards) this weekend, we talked to him about his recent material, upcoming special, and why there aren’t enough female comedians in the world.

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Do these people really need your philanthropy and goodwill? No, but they throw a helluva party. Photo from MySpace.

Grab the Kleenex. The snobs need your sympathy. The Donnybrook Writing Academy, a Denver-based website and “society for cultural advancement,â€? is keenly aware of upper-class struggle. That’s why they’re throwing “The Fundraiser for Rich People” at the Larimer Lounge on Sunday.

“Donnybrook Manor needed a new pool filter,� says Donnybrook founder Erin Barnes, “so we all decided we would get together and get behind something positive.� The afternoon barbecue and rock show starts at 2 p.m. and runs “until the rich are truly free,� according to the site. Or at least until they can afford to change the pool filter.

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Want to get comfy with your food? Mona’s is just the ticket.

Used to be, you had to own a pair of jeans for a while before they felt comfortable, wear them around town, fray the edges and wash them a dozen times before they became something you could really love.

But now you can buy jeans that way. Preshrunk, broken in. It’s a cheat really — you didn’t earn that perfect fade — but it’s better. Instant comfort. Guaranteed fit. Mona’s is like that. It opened just months ago on South Broadway, but it seems like it’s been there forever. The restaurant feels worn in, easy and suddenly indispensable to its customers and its neighborhood.

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