Tonight, Johnny Brenda’s plays host to an evening of singer-songwriters culminating in a set by sad-folk brooder Joshua Britton, a.k.a. Psalmships. Hypnotic and painful, tracks from his latest album, Songs for a Red Bird, reach an unselfconsciously emotional level, so get excited to be depressed by these newly released heartbreakers live. Kicking off the evening will be Bukowski-esque storyteller TJ Kong, a.k.a. Dan Bruskewicz, with his roughneck garage-blues stripped bare for his solo performance this evening. Sandwiched between the two bookends will be the rustic Americana tunes of Kettle Pot Black and Asheville pop-rock seductress Emily Easterly. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Fankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Maggie Grabmeier
