Music Thursday, January 24
773-227-4433Cross Record, Great Life, Nat Brooke
Thu., Jan. 24, 9 p.m.Rock, Pop, Etc
As Cross Record, Chicagoan Emily Cross tiptoes along the line between experimental ambient drone and soft-spoken acoustic indie folk—assuming there’s a line there in the first place. Though the south Florida transplant has a delicate, soulful voice that most singer-songwriters would sell their Martin guitars for, her ambition makes her much more than just another ignorable cafe strummer: she often contorts and layers her singing to create a dark, tense atmosphere that’s more likely to elicit a chill down the spine than a gentle sway of the hips. On last year’s Be Good (Lay Flat), she seamlessly shifts from the fluttering, mostly acoustic “Maybe I’m Crazy” to the gloomy, trudging “Dirt Nap,” a goth-touched epic that would turn Michael Gira’s head. The album’s nine haunting songs are more expansive than much of her earlier work, perhaps because she recruited a host of other players to help build her labyrinths of hard-to-identify creaks and galunks. Whatever comes next is going to be good, I promise. Cross performs with a backing band tonight. —Kevin Warwick Great Life and Nat Brooke open.
$6
Battle for Method Man
Thu., Jan. 24, 8 p.m.Miscellaneous
Local rappers duke it out for a spot to open for the venerable Wu-Tang member at during his headlining show at the Double Door.
$10-$17
Second City Citizens, Thrill Wave, Jordan Looney, Chandler London, DJ Elliven
Thu., Jan. 24, 8 p.m.Hip-Hop
Daphne Willis, Golden, Gina Venier, Shaheen & Associates, DJ Mr. Gac
Thu., Jan. 24, 8 p.m.Rock, Pop, Etc
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