MUSIC—Hope you planned ahead, because Sturgill Simpson’s show tonight is extra super sold out. Which stands to reason, because his sophomore album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, is nothing short of a masterpiece, a cosmic country record that’s full of magic and insight. Maybe you should start planning ahead for the next time he stops in town. NED LANNAMANN
w/Lucette; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 8 pm, $15-17
GRINDHOUSE SURPRISE—You’ve been spoiled by curator Dan Halsted’s steady stream of rare 35 mm Grindhouse films! It’s to the point that he can just announce a secret screening of an unnamed film literally using only the generic descriptors “EXCITING,” “AWESOME,” and “FUN,” and you will go! You will love it! (Whatever it is.) MARJORIE SKINNER
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7:30 pm, $8