The newly crowned king of dubstep, Skrillex, is back in town only a month after his last appearance (when he opened for Deadmau5). The L.A.-based dance music producer will bring his symphony of dub/electro/house sounds to the Loft above Bar-Fly this Friday. Skrillex (real name: Sonny Moore) is only 22, but he's quickly climbed the electronica ranks, thanks in part to his affiliation with Deadmau5's label, Mau5trap. But comparisons to Deadmau5 are only by association. Skrillex's new EP, "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," is oozing with epic blip-scapes that would make his superstar co-signer jealous. Opening is the glitch-heavy, bass-thumping duo, Lazer Sword.

9 p.m. Fri. 711 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. $15. 18 and older. 612-333-6100,

www.barflyminneapolis.com.

Comedian central As we head toward the end of the year, great comedy shows just keep on coming. Our local-boy-made-good, Jeff Cesario, is back at the Parkway Theater on Saturday with his ode to fatherhood, "Brave New Dad: One Year Louder." Also this weekend is comedy for a cause: "Last Comic Standing" judge Andy Kindler and VH1 regular Kathleen Madigan headline the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis' 22nd benefit show at the Hilton.

Cesario: 7 p.m. Sat., 4814 Chicago Av. S., Mpls. $15-$20. 612-822-3030.

www.theparkwaytheater.com.

Kindler/Madigan: 7:30 p.m. Sat. 1001 Marquette Av. S., Mpls. $50 and up.

Family food fight The great cranberry-cream-cheese-puff battle has begun in St. Louis Park. A business spat is boiling between restaurateur Thom Pham and a group of his former employees, who happen to be his family members. Here's the blow-by-blow. When Pham's lease wasn't renewed at his longtime Thanh Do location in May, he moved the restaurant across the street into another strip mall. In September, his sisters -- Hannah Johnson, Charis Fishbein and Grace Ray (who were Pham's foster siblings when he immigrated here from Vietnam) -- opened Wok in the Park in the former Thanh Do space. Pham sued earlier this year alleging, among other things, that the sisters are using his secret recipes at Wok in the Park and that they also mismanaged money during their years of managing Thanh Do. He fired them in early 2009.

The sisters went public with the family feud this week by advertising a fundraiser to help them pay mounting legal costs (it's scheduled for 8 p.m. Sun. at Wok in the Park). "The lawyers' fees are making it so we're drowning," Ray said. Pham said he's the one who's been wronged. "It's just really sad that we're going on this route," he said.

Both sides agree that this is one ugly situation. A trial for the lawsuit is scheduled in April 2011. Pham said he's willing to settle. But the sisters say he'll only settle if they change the concept, which they won't do.

TOM HORGEN