Summer has finally come around, and gee, looks like we skipped the pleasantly warm to head straight into the blazing hotness. There’s no use griping about it, that’s just the way it is. Just buck up punk and make the most of it. What would L.A. punk legend Darby Crash do? Here’s your five.
MUSIC - The Germs
All original members! Except for the dead one. Darby’s replaced eerily well by the kid who played him in a movie. Reggie’s Rock Club, 6pm, $15, all ages.
ART & DESIGN - Curator’s Talk: Take your time: Olafur Eliasson
Dominic Molon discusses Eliasson’s stonerrific works exploring light, color and nature. Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave. Noon. FREE!
NIGHTLIFE - Vadim DJ set
If you missed the Ninja Tune–flavored left-field hip-hop maestro last night, relax; he’s spinning a comedown set tonight. It won’t cost you a bone, so you can drop a few bucks on nachos and hummus. Fuel, 8pm, FREE!
GAY & LESBIAN - Zoo-manity
It’s the best after-midnight queer party you still haven’t been to yet. The Zoo, 3369 N Clark St (773-697-4511). El: Red to Addison. Bus: 22, 152. 9pm, FREE!
FILM - Tulpan
Director Sergei Dvortsevoy wins for best real-time sheep births of 2009! Okay, that description makes this unique immersion in life on the Kazakh steppe sound excruciating, but it’s gorgeous, absorbing and finally quite moving. Music Box, 3733 N Southport Ave (773-871-6604). El: Brown to Southport. Bus: 80, 152. Regular and midnight $9.25, first daily show $8.75, 5:35, 7:40, 9:45pm.
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