Having made her stand-up debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Adrienne lapalucci has gone on to perform on Letterman, win the first-ever People’s Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival, and currently co-hosts the weekly podcast Vadge. She’ll be setting up shop at Acme with six shows running through

Current Physique is a local experimental groove-based group led by Chris Hepola, featuring influences as wide as Frank Zappa and Devo factoring into the ensemble that includes bassoon, oboe, and sax alongside guitars and keys. They will celebrate an album release at Icehouse with support from Dameun Strange’s Longing for

Doc of theyself is setting up shop at the 331 Club throughout the month of May. Creating music that can only be described as “y’allternative/dancefolk/hillbilly,” theyself will get you dancing even if you’re not the dancing type. Each performance features support from fellow local musicians, such as 26 Bats!, Druzy

It’s the 10th annual Indie Bookstore Day! Pick up a passport and track your travels around the Twin Cities’ best page-turning shops. The last Saturday in April is Independent Bookstore Day and Twin Citizens are historically a well-read bunch. Thankfully, we have a large number of brick-and-mortar bookhouses still standing.

Several notable orgs from around the Twin Towns—Pillsbury House + Theatre, Pangea World Theater, Walker Art Center, and Danspace Project—have been collaborating to support visionary Black Dance Artist Leslie Parker in her multi-year body of work titled Call to Remember. Now, as part of the collaboration, Pillsbury House and Theatre

Lazenlow celebrate the release of their new album The Panic Button tonight at Mortimer’s with support from friends Muju Messiah, Mullet, and Selah C. SAT 4/29, 9:00 PM, $15, 21+

Opening April 29 and running through May 28, the History Theatre premieres The Defeat of Jesse James, which comes from the creators of Glensheen, Jeffrey Hatcher and Chan Poling. The Defeat of Jesse James is a “farewell concert starring America’s most notorious desperado” as he re-enacts his rise and fall,

Charly Bliss’ frontwoman Eva Hendricks once said: “In my opinion, the two best emotional releases are crying and dancing, so it makes sense to marry the two.” Danceable pop with feeling? We’re in. With  Raffaella. SAT 4/29, 8:00 PM, $18/$20, 21+