First Coat @ Subterranean

Check out southside rockers First Coat at the Subterranean tonight at 9 pm. Tickets are a mere $5.

Crimes and Misdemeanors @ Film Center

The Siskel Film Center winds up its fall series on American film comedy with a screening of Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors tonight at 6:00 PM. The screening will be accompanied by a lecture from Gerald R. Butters of Aurora University. Tickets are $9, or $4 for Film Center members and SAIC students. Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

Dueling DJs @ Cultural Center

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents Meg Duguid's Dueling DJs tonight from 7pm to 9pm in the Randolph Café of the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. The event is presented as part of the ohm performance series that incorporates new media in the arenas of theater, music and visual art.

Chicago artist Meg Duguid originally mounted the project in summer 2003 at the outdoor plaza of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. This interactive installation features DJs Tom Pazen and Radiohiro simultaneously spinning two separate musical transmissions to 15 wireless headsets each. The public is invited to put on one of the 30 headsets and dance the night away. Non-dancers are welcome to attend as well to witness the soundless party of those sharing the dance floor but moving to different types of music. By removing the element of sound to everyone in and around the dance area, Dueling DJs becomes an intensified focus on club/party/gallery culture, incorporating elements such as voyeurism, public interaction, and noise ordinance.

In addition to Dueling DJs, there will also be a Chill Out Room in the Visitor Information Center of the Cultural Center featuring a third surprise guest DJ playing remixed holiday songs and winter-themed electronic music. The Chill Out Room will also feature a live video-mixing installation by The Video Janitors.

Admission to ohm is free. Reservations for renting equipment for 30-minutes will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. All participants are required to bring a valid state ID for equipment rental. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit ChicagoCulturalCenter.org.