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In addition to busting through the winter blahs, the show also serves as something of a warm-up: numbers from <em>Pippen</em>, <em>Wicked</em>, and <em>Kiss Me Kate</em> foreshadow the agenda for the chorus’s Broadway-themed spring show opening in April. If you can’t make tonight’s performance at <strong><a href=\"http://www.laughfactory.com/\">The Laugh Factory</a> (3175 N. Broadway)</strong>, fear not; <em>Let’s Do It!</em> also runs at the <a href=\"http://www.mayslakepeabody.com/\">Mayslake Peabody Estate</a> in Oak Brook on Saturday, March 8. <em>(8 p.m. $35–$50; <a href=\"http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/chicago/date/2014-02-25\">buy tickets here</a>)</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1423307151244778&amp;set=a.1410383862537107.1073741827.1410381352537358&amp;type=1&amp;theater\"><strong>Hot Bagels</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Lo-fi gems from recent Chicago arrival Craig Woods turn the air scratchy at Township during Hot Bagels’ record-release show</em>\r\n\r\nIn 1994, lo-fi meant recording your songs directly into the half-blown mic of a creaking tape recorder. In 2014, it means screaming your vocals into your iPhone’s Voice Memos app as you drive aimlessly around your new city. At least, that’s Craig Woods’s definition. The newly minted Chicagoan blipped onto our radar in January with the release of <a href=\"http://hotbagels.bandcamp.com/\"><em>Toasted</em></a>, a cassette of dirty, sun-baked tunes that makes <em>Bee Thousand</em> sound like a Todd Rundgren record. Since then, he’s assembled a live band, which plays just its third gig tonight during a record-release show at <strong><a href=\"http://yourtownship.tumblr.com/\">Township</a> (2200 N. California Ave.)</strong>. Also on the bill: slowcore devotees Laforge, the riffmasters of Fitness, and Pink Eyes, the Chicago punks making their very own hometown debut. <em>(8 p.m. 21+.)</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of Dmitry Samarov</em>"}}},"translations":{"all":"All {{categoryName}}","article_by":"BY: ","article_url":"articles","bought":"bought","browseByRegion":"Browse by State or Province","categories":"Categories","categoryDealsInLocationHeader":"{{categoryName}} Deals in {{locationName}}","citiesUrl":"cities","close":"Close","dealsInPopularCities":"Deals in Popular Cities","discoverLocalDeals":"Discover Local Deals","events_path":"events","facebook_like":"Like it!","featured_video":"Featured Video: ","googleplus_share":"Share this on Google+","home":"Home","local":"Local","localDealsBlurb":"Make any day special with deals on the latest things to do, eat and see in and around your city.","more":"More","more_resources":"More Resources","moreCitiesLink":"More Cities","popularCategories":"Popular Categories","multiple_locations":"Multiple Locations","top_deals_heading":"Top Deals On {{categoryName}} In {{currentMonth}} In & Around {{locationName}}","popular_deals_heading":"Most Popular {{categoryName}} In & Around {{locationName}}","top_events_heading":"Events In {{currentMonth}} & {{nextMonth}} In & Around {{locationName}}","columbus_top_reviewed_heading":"Best Reviewed {{categoryName}} in {{locationName}}","readLess":"Read Less","readMore":"Read More","recommendedMerchants":"Recommended Merchants","regionGuideHeading":"{{regionName}} Guide and Deals","regionType":"State","relatedContent":"Related Reads","selectLocalMerchants":"Select Local Merchants","twitter_share":"Share with Twitter","video_home":"Videos","widgetTitle":{"brandSpecific":true,"generic":"Gemini Guide","groupon":"Groupon Guide","livingsocial":"LivingSocial Guide","gemini":"LivingSocial Guide"},"view_deal":"View Deal","view_all":"View All","online_deal":"Online Deal","hide_deals_like_this":"Hide Deals Like This","show":"Show","hide":"Hide","backTo":"Back to","book_now":"Book Now","claim":"Claim","get_coupon":"Get Coupon","free_to_claim":"Free to Claim","cash_back":"Cash Back","free_event":"Free Event","discount_off":"OFF","local_path":"local"}}

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