In 1993, a whole bunch of people met and fell in love with a record
that would quickly distinguish itself as one of indie rock’s
greatest—Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair’s
career-engendering, critics’-poll-topping debut that recalibrated
expectations of what a girl and her guitar could do. Tonight, Three
Imaginary Girls honors Guyville‘s 15th anniversary with a slew
of local folks—including Rachel Flotard, Ms. Led, Throw Me the
Statue, Team Gina, and Tennis Pro—playing Guyville start to finish. (Cohosted by yours truly.) (Chop Suey, 1325 E
Madison St, 324-8000. 8 pm, $8, 21+.)

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...