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Todd Barry
Wed., Jan. 23, 9 p.m.Stand-Up
Barry performs a set based solely on crowd work. C.J. Toledano opens.
$14
MAKE: A Literary Magazine Release Party
Thu., Jan. 24, 7 p.m.Literary Events
To celebrate the release of MAKE's latest issue, which centers on the theme of "architectural" and features new work from Chris Wiewiora and Paul Pedroza, local comedian Adam Burke hosts a Q and A session with the City of Chicago’s Official Cultural Historian, Tim Samuelson. Also slated to appear is poet Ted Mathys and Reader contributor Tovah Burstein.
$8-$10
Cross 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
Barbara Ramsby
Thu., Jan. 24Literary Events
Ramsby reads excerpts from her novel Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson.
Greg Borzo
Thu., Jan. 24, 6 p.m.
312-747-4050Literary Events
Borzo (The Chicago "L") talks about Chicago Cable Cars.
Plume Poetry Reading
Thu., Jan. 24, 6 p.m.Literary Events
The online poetry magazine celebrates the release of its first print anthology. Featuring readings by Robin Behn, Stuart Dybek, Christina Pugh, and others.
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