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characters, brings a world premiere from her
new home in Iowa City.

Details Near North Side. Ruth Page Center for
the Arts. $18–$25. hccdf.com

SEPT. 21 | ELECTRONIC

90s Forever: Throwback Concert
QThis isn’t your average throwback party — it’s

a who’s who of house vocalists, from New Jersey
queen Crystal Waters (of “Gypsy Woman” fame)
to ghetto-house don Waxmaster. Be sure not to

miss Dajae, the Chicago native who might have
the best pipes in house music history; “Brighter
Days,” her 1992 collaboration with Cajmere,

will give you goose bumps.
Details Logan Square. Concord Music Hall.
8 p.m. $15–$60. ticketfly.com

SEPT. 21 | ELECTRONIC

Vatican Shadow

QIn need of purging your creeping existential
dread on the dance f loor? Enter Vatican
Shadow, one of the many aliases of Dominick

Fernow (who also makes music as Prurient). A
veteran of the noise scene, Fernow channels
sociopolitical angst into shadowy industrial
techno, crafting danceable tracks with names

like “Chopper Crash Marines’ Names Released”
and “Wherever There Is Money There Is

Unforgiveness.” He’s performing as part of

the industrial music festival Cold Waves,

which will take over Metro and Smartbar for

the weekend.

Details Wrigleyville. Smartbar. 11 p.m. $15.

etix.com

SEPT. 21–DEC. 12 | ART

Jeffrey Gibson: Can You Feel It

QT h is C hoc t aw a nd C her okee a r t is t is perh aps

best known for his series of punching bags

embellished with beads, steel studs, crystals,

and other craft materials — totemic objects

that evoke Native American strength and

t radit ions. Severa l w ill be feat ured in t his solo

exhibition, alongside large quilts and canvases

of glistening beadwork.

Details West Loop. Kavi Gupta. Free.

kavigupta.com

SEPT. 22–DEC. 20 | ART

Abraham Cruzvillegas:

The Ballad of Etc.

QThe Mexican artist is known for his

autoconstruccións, or “self-constructions” —

precariously balanced assemblages made of

feathers, old mirrors, and other found objects.

For the sculptures in this solo show, he used

a pre-Columbian lacquer technique and

cast concrete, carpentry, and stone carvings

created by skilled local workers to consider the

migration of labor through borders and time.

Details Streeterville. Arts Club of Chicago. Free.

artsclubchicago.org

SEPT. 23 | ROCK

Frankie Cosmos

QGreta Kline and her backing band have

become DIY folk heroes over the past five

years for their unassumingly poignant lo-fi

songs about life, love, and dead dogs. On the

2018 album Vessel, Kline sang, “I wasn’t built

for this world / I had sex once, now I’m dead,”

a perfect halfway point between a “big mood”

tweet and a Frank O’Hara poem.

Details Pilsen. Thalia Hall. 7:30 p.m. $17–$30.

eventbrite.com

SEPT. 24–29 | FESTIVAL

Chicago Gourmet

QHosted by Bon Appétit and the Illinois

Restaurant Association, this food fest is a

who’s who of the city’s top chefs, sommeliers,

and mixologists. This year’s kicks off with a

VIP viewing of Hamilton with Rick Bayless;

later events include a comedy night hosted by

Pork & Mindy’s Jeff Mauro, morning yoga with

brunch from Lula Cafe’s Jason Hammel, and a