CUBANISMO!: This Cuban big band plays brilliant Latin jazz and irresistible dance music. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave. $20; 312-559-1212.
ART ALEXAKIS: The Everclear frontman will showcase Everclear songs and his own solo cuts. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St. $20; 312-923-2000.
CALIFONE: These Chicago stalwarts mix the organic and the electronic. 9 p.m. Friday, Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. $8; 773-276-3600.
GUITAR SHORTY: Shorty is a fine blues guitarist and showman. 9:30 p.m. Friday, Buddy Guy’s Legends, 754 S. Wabash Ave. $15; 312-427-0333.
BIG WU: This jam band mixes Southern rock with other influences. 8 p.m. Friday, Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave. $18.50; 312-559-1212.
HOLMES BROTHERS: Killer R&B from these ’60s soul veterans. 10 p.m. Saturday, FitzGerald’s, 6670 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn. $15; 708-788-6670.
THEATER
“DYLAN”: The Seanachai Theatre Company’s beautifully crafted work about poet Dylan Thomas. Through April 28, Victory Gardens Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. $20; 773-871-3000.
“WOMEN AND WATER”: Eclipse Theatre Company presents John Guare’s work about the life of Lydie Breeze, a Civil War-era nurse. Through April 28, Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. $15 and $18; 312-409-1687.
“WOYZECK”: The European Repertory Company’s reading of the tale of a German army private who ends up as the subject of a science experiment. Through April 21, National Pastime Theater, 4139 N. Broadway. $15-$22; 773-327-7077.
“HEARTS”: Mike Nussbaum stars in this play about the experiences of a Jewish soldier fighting in World War II.Through April 28 at the Northlight Theater, 9501 N. Skokie Blvd., Skokie$32 to $45. 847-673-6300.
