Blonde Redhead @ Pritzker Pavilion

Blonde Redhead performs at 6:30pm tonight in Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion as part of the Downtown Sound series. My Gold Mask opens. Free.

Essay Fiesta @ Book Cellar

Holy cow, has Essay Fiesta got a lineup for you this month! The charitable reading series returns to the Book Cellar tonight with readings by: standup comedian Cameron Esposito; New York Times contributor, and mother-effing badass Johanna Stein; This Much Is True producer Deanna Moffitt; Moth GrandSLAM Champion Shannon Cason; and Off the Eatin' Path's Monte LaMonte. The series is produced and hosted by comedian/writers Keith Ecker and Alyson Lyon, and includes a raffle with all proceeds going to the youth literacy organization 826 Chicago.

Show starts at 7pm at the Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln), and is free. For more information visit Essay Fiesta.

You, Me, Them, Everybody Live @ Hungry Brain

You, Me, Them, Everybody returns to the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., with its live show tonight at 9pm. Guests this month include author and journalist Rob Elder, comedian Megan Gailey, Sad Brad Smith and Jeremy Tromburg. Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon host. Free, 21+.