Sidney Samson, Dirty South among weekend DJs

■ Sidney Samson DJs tonight at club Surrender. The Dutch DJ is best known for his playful hit “Riverside.” But he also puts on an excellent live show.

■ Dirty South performs at Marquee tonight. The DJ-producer, born in Serbia and raised since 13 in Australia, has been nominated for two Grammys in remixing categories. He also had his own popular dance hit from 2010, “Phazing,” featuring Rudy.

Also tonight: R3hab at XS. Mike Attack with Benny Black at Moon. Crooked at Tao. Eric D-Lux at Pure. Dijital at Hyde Bellagio. Ikon at the Bank.

■ Gareth Emery DJs Saturday at Marquee. A classically trained pianist from England, Emery has crafted a number of trance-house hits, from “Concrete Angel” (featuring vocalist Christina Novelli) to “Sanctuary” (featuring singer Lucy Saunders). He also puts out free music on his award-winning “Gareth Emery Podcast,” and runs a SiriusXM electronic radio show, “Gareth Emery Presents.”

■ Hard Rock Sofa performs Saturday at XS. The Russian electro house duo has produced some of the most amazing, fun and hard-pounding songs of late, particularly their own incredible “Quasar,” which is epic.

Also Saturday: Alie Layus at ghostbar dayclub. Skribble at Chateau. Five at Tao. Richard Beynon and Loczi at Vanity. Devin Lucien at Hyde Bellagio. Karma at the Bank.

■ Pete Tong DJs Sunday at XS. Perhaps no other person alive has done more for DJ culture than Tong, since he has chosen which DJs to break on his BBC radio show for two decades.

Also Sunday: Euroboy DJs at ghostbar.

■ LMFAO’s Redfoo returns Monday to Marquee to play his “Party Rock” songs while shuffling and spraying champagne.

Also this week: Deniz Koyu Monday at XS. OB One Tuesday at Moon. Bassjackers Tuesday at 1 Oak. Stellar Tuesday at Lavo. Alex Kenji Wednesday at Surrender. Eric Forbes Wednesday at Gallery. Jeremy Cornwell Thursday at Hyde Bellagio. And Five Thursday at Tao.

Doug Elfman’s column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Email him at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.