High Spirits + Villains + Throaat

Chicago metal maven Chris Black plays in a bunch of bands, including proggily epic outfits Dawnbringer and Pharaoh, and the hard-rawkin' Superchrist. High Spirits, a raw, hooky, ’80s-style combo, might just be the most satisfying of the whole lot; as you can hear on the new You Are Here, the band's M.O. manages to feel timeless while avoiding redundancy. Raised fists will be the order of the night, we assure you. Sinister local scuzz-metalists Villains set the stage.