Vocalist and songwriter Susan Abod has been working hard on her upcoming Anita O’Day tribute concert, but her commitment goes only so far. She’s immersed herself in O’Day’s recordings and videos, read her autobiography, been rehearsing the material night and day, and even gone in search of a wide-brimmed hat and white gloves to recall the singer’s iconic appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. She has, however, steadfastly refused to tour the country in dance marathons, marry her drummer, have her uvula excised by a sloppy surgeon, or explore heroine and alcohol addiction—all of which marked the life of O’Day.

A trio of underground hip-hop artists— Sole, Ceschi and Bleubird—stops in Albuquerque to play at Synchro Studios (512 B Yale SE) on Saturday, March 24. Locals Summon and Sapience Christ & Omen20012 open the show starting at 8 p.m. Admission is $7. (Jessica Cassyle Carr)

When Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning nearly 9 years ago, she was well on her way to becoming a rocanrol legend. Although the breathy contralto only possessed the funk for a few precious years, Winehouse wielded the groovy mess with graceful aplomb. Of course, being legendary and all that lends itself to one's own postmortem tribute show. Dear Amy offers an intensely accurate depiction of the artist and her work