Weekend Agenda: Oct. 2-4
This weekend's feelin' kinda Patton.
The best of this weekend:
Friday
Tonight offers the rare chance to see comedian Patton Oswalt twice: First at an all-ages Congress Theater show and then shortly thereafter at the Music Box in the second of two Big Fan screenings with writer-director (and former Onion editor-in-chief) Robert Siegel. But if you’re not feeling up for laughs, Juliette Lewis’ Bottom Lounge show will offer a quieter, bluesier night. For some middle ground, the Brew & View is screening Jeremy Piven’s latest movie, The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard about a failing car dealership, followed by Animal House and then The Hangover. No matter what you decide, here’s some Patton to tide you over:
Saturday
For definitive proof that growing old isn’t synonymous with losing touch, take in the erratic garage-rock of the Pierced Arrows at the Empty Bottle. The band consists of husband-and-wife team Fred and Toody Cole, and Fred cut his teeth in the '60s music scene with his first band, The Weeds. Comedian Norm MacDonald will be showcasing his dry sarcasm at the Horseshoe if you feel up for a drive into Indiana. If you’d rather stay local, comedian-actor David Cross is doing a free reading of his new book I Drink For A Reason at the Borders on Clark. For more bash-your-head-type fun, British hardcore band Gallows will be at Reggie’s Rock Club. Here’s their video for “Staring At The Rude Bois:”
Sunday
If you missed his reading yesterday, there’s no excuse for missing David Cross’ stand-up set at the Congress tonight. (Other than the fact that it’s about $47 to snag a ticket.) You can offset the cost with The Best Church Of God’s free sermonic spoof at the Lakeshore, but like all religious services, donations are encouraged. To wind the weekend up nicely, check out Montreal-based DJ Kid Koala, who not only spins without headphones (a risky feat for the genre) but refreshingly isn’t cocky about it at all. Koala instead bobs his head while snippets from animated Peanuts cartoons, sneezes, and other seemingly random sounds meld together to make supremely catchy patchwork quilts. See for yourself at the Abbey, and hear it now with his video for "Fender Bender:"
