(Hiphop) The release of Gabriel Teodros’s Lovework marks the opening of Seattle’s hiphop season. Dropped by Massline, recorded at Buttermilk Studios, and featuring productions from Amos Miller, DJ Sabzi, and Specs One—the entire CD is locally made but has the internationalist perspective of the East African—American rapper Teodros. Lovework is progressive from top to bottom: no hos, no homophobia, no gun clapping, just lots of love for those who are “in the struggle.” Peace. (Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 8 pm, $10, all ages.) CHARLES MUDEDE

(Cinema) The pleasures of YouTube—celebrity meltdowns, dancing dwarves, the eternal battle between man and gravity—have until now been small and private. Tonight, they become large and public, thanks to the Northwest Film Forum, which is presenting a curated collection of YouTube’s greatest hits. As NWFF puts it, “What better reflects our culture than rampant access to very little bits of lots of things, irreverence toward copyright laws, and the idolizing of everyday folks doing silly things?” Nothing. Go. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 329-2629. 11 pm, $8.50.) DAVID SCHMADER