Chicago

1935 N Damen Ave, at Homer; Bucktown; 773.904.8812

This freshly opened, narrow, cozy saloon is homily bedecked a la a chick's bedroom w/ pics of the owners, staff, and friends (a group they'd like to include you and, ultimately, of course Kevin Bacon), as they serve up classic pub grub like jumbo wings (hot/BBQ/honey mustard/Italian) and their 6 Degree Burger (usual suspects plus avocado). Stay tuned for the forthcoming debut of the horseshoe, a mound of meat (hamburger, chicken, Italian beef) piled on Texas toast and French fries and liberally covered in cheese sauce they're having specially shipped in from the home of the horseshoe Springfield, our own ample seat of government.

From an Evanston man who just started selling these insanely detailed prints online, BT takes all conceivably relevant acts from different music periods and genres ('60s, blues, heavy metal, etc) and impeccably weaves them together in assorted fonts to construct a "family tree" that runs the gamut from legends (Elvis, Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters) to lesser knowns like Supersuckers and Nashville P*ssy, both of which have been levied as taunts at Brad Paisley.

Fri 5-8 pm at UnCork It, 393 E Illinois St, at McClurg; Streeterville; 312.321.9400

In celebration of International Cachaca Day (obviously), UC will be magnanimously hosting a complimentary tasting of Cabana Cachaca, allowing you to sample the Brazilian spirit either neat or in a traditional caipirinha with the option of fresh seasonal fruit, an opportunity to pronounce at least one part of your drink order.

Based out of MI, Paystr is a free site that helps you set up a Web page listing assorted expenses (bachelor parties, tickets, fantasy leagues, etc) for which your deadbeat friends owe you whilst facilitating their payment (via PayPal), sparing you the indignity of hounding everyone for checks to cover the cash you fronted for your sexy Jenga tourney of champions.

7pm at Uncle Fatty's Rum Resort: 2833 N Sheffield Ave, at Wolfram; Lakeview; 773.477.3661

Debuting tonight, UF's granting you an entire evening chock full of $1 domestics and drinks (for the minor consideration of a $5 cover) in order to loosen up your inhibitions enough to rock out to some live band karaoke, which will doubtlessly result in the another debut: WTF Just Happened Thursdays.