The Village Voice calls Bridget Everett “the most exciting performer in New York City,” the New York Times hails her “big voice, big body, and mighty capacity for testing boundaries,” and New York magazine says “she’s a one-woman liberation movement for anyone with genitals.” Tonight, Everett—powerhouse chanteuse, filthy storyteller, and fearlessly confrontational lady of the stage—lands at the Rendezvous, and anyone with an appreciation for glorious singing, itchy comedy, and/or in-your-face fuckery shouldn’t miss it. (Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave, strangertickets.com, 8 pm, $20, Oct 22–23)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...