Suicide Girls Burlesque
The naughty girls at
Suicide Girls, the popular porn site, have launched a burlesque tour, and tonight they land at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark, with the bands
Threefold and Bloom in tow. A little more info
here or on the
Metro website. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 21 and over.
Six frenetic films @ Siskel Film Center
From the School of the Art Institute's film collection, student Zachary Hall has selected six films to overload the senses.
Sensory Overload: Six Frenetic Films is a collection of shorts from 1968 to 1993, from directors in Austria, USA, and Japan, and is guaranteed to fry your eyeballs (or at least jiggle them around a lot). Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
DJ Spooky and Eliot Lipp at the Empty Bottle
Illbient producer and turntablist
DJ Spooky is playing at the
Empty Bottle in support of two new albums. He's joined by Eliot Lipp, a rising star in Chicago's electronic music production scene, whose sample-driven beats take hip-hop and jazz fusion to another level. 9:30pm, $13, 21+, 1035 N. Western Ave.