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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
Ultraista, Prefuse 73
Fri., Jan. 25, 10 p.m.Rock, Pop, Etc
Between them British producer Nigel Godrich and American drummer Joey Waronker have been intimately involved with some of the most popular and influential music of the past couple decades: Godrich has worked with Radiohead, Pavement, and the Flaming Lips, among others, while Waronker has played with Beck, Nelly Furtado, R.E.M., and a zillion more. But they’re finally calling their own shots in Ultraista, a trio rounded out by unremarkable British singer Laura Bettinson. Unfortunately, though their self-titled debut for Temporary Residence shows off many of their trademarks—densely percolating polyrhythms, overlapping synths playing terse licks and colorful washes, and metronomic bass lines, here by Gus Seyffert—too much of it feels unfinished. Bettinson tries to caress the modest melodies, but she lacks the charisma and range to bring the songs’ skeletal blueprints to life. And because Godrich and Waronker are both members of Thom Yorke’s Atoms for Peace—who release their first album on Tuesday and will likely follow that with loads of touring—I’m thinking it’s unlikely we’ll ever hear Ultraista evolve their approach to the point that they’re writing real songs. —Peter Margasak Prefuse 73 opens.
$18
Dinner with the Family
Fri 1/25 8 PMTheater & Performance
This interactive theatrical dinner tells the story of dueling gangs in 1930s, post-Prohibition Chicago with song, dance, and pizza. $50
Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang, Joanna Connor
Fri., Jan. 25, 9:30 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 26, 9:30 p.m.Blues, Gospel, and R&B
