Smart Bar’s Holiday series continues with this house-flavored event, featuring the leading ladies in the genre. Colette, in town for the holidays, joins forces with the venerable Lady D and Brenda D, a deep-house alum with residencies around the Windy City. Expect the sounds of the evening to be layered with their brand of vocals, strings, infectious rhythms and plenty of catchy percussion. If you’re looking for a reason to brave the post-Christmas chill, you’ve just found three. From deep house to jack tracks, Chicago’s favorite basement will be sorted for one of the last events of 2008. (John Alex Colon)
December 27 a Smart Bar, 3730 N. Clark, (773)549-0203
Cooling It: A Preview of Colleen Green at Cole’s Bar When Green strums power chords or chiming notes on top of her backing track, you might think you’re at Ramones karaoke night and Madonna is taking her turn.
Brutal Finesse: A Preview of King Crimson at Ravinia There have been few new compositions from King Crimson these past two decades, but the live arrangements of songs from its catalog are often strikingly different than the recorded versions.
