Gary Lucas

Avant-gutbucket string-slinger Gary Lucas is one of the most unpredictable artists in town, but there's one thing you can always count on: Whether he's riffing on Ayler, Beefheart, Chinese folk songs or what have you, he does it with wit and authority. Tonight's show, "I Cover the Waterfront," promises an attempt to cover Lucas's entire career, a prospect as daunting as it is thrilling.