Between her spoken word performances at Zanzibar and Painted Bride Arts Center, her contributions to Do You Want More?!!?!!, Things Fall Apart, and other classic albums from The Roots, and her own dynamic recordings, Ursula Rucker has been a poetic songbird tour de force since the 90s. And since she’s scheduled to release a forthcoming album in October titled She Said, a project for King Britt’s FiveSix Media, her fire hasn’t shown any signs of burning out just quite yet. Tonight the soulful muse will be doing an intimate performance at Johnny Brenda’s. So expect to hear favorites from albums like Supa Sista and Silver of Lead, plenty of freestyle flow, and signs of what’s to come. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ – Bill McThrill