We all know that contemporary commercial country music is god-awful, but let's not forget its glorious roots. Tonight's collection of footage, presented by country musician and DJ Dallas Wayne, offers a rare chance to watch vintage performances by classic country's greatest: Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Webb Pierce, Buck Owens, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, and so many more. It'll be Nudie suits and steel guitars galore. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 800-838-3006. 7 pm, $10–$12.)

The artists on Paris label Institubes mulch everything from funk to new jack to rock to house, producing gnarly distortion disco and trashed electro. The Paris Terror Club Tour features 21-year-old phenomenon Surkin, TTC rapper Orgasmic, NYC's Curses! (aka Drop the Lime), and Para One. Surkin's debut full-length, Action Replay, is a monster record, a relentless rush of huge beats, crushed samples, and low synths. Para One's Epiphanie is less frantic but just as kinetic. Expect total dance-floor chaos. (Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 9 pm, $10, 18+.)