Hey, you know what’s better than supporting a Hallmark-spawned holiday and having a bunch of mediocre sex? Going to a concert. Specifically, Factory Records tribute and Leukemia Lymphoma Society Benefit at Chop Suey this February 14. Think about it: nine performing acts, a good cause, and a GREAT excuse to get out of an inevitably lame date. (“Yeah, the movie sounds fun… but I’m going to go help raise money for cancer research instead. Sorry.”) Plus, it’s a chance to see the elusive Haunted Horse, the delightful concoction of members from Seattle’s PartMan PartHorse and lovable Goths Haunted Hearts. If you really have a hankering for mediocre sex, I’m sure that could still happen later on in the night, but you just might meet a fellow cancer-fighting humanitarian with real bedroom skills while you’re at the show. What do you have to lose? Pictured: Motorik

Sat., Feb. 14, 9 p.m., 2009