Tonight's top shows: Diamanda Galas, Scott Lucas and his Married Men

Diamanda Galas: The classically trained pianist has a titanic voice, and she won’t be using it to trill pretty love songs. She confronts the big issues with unflinching passion and brutal honesty. She’ll be performing pieces for voice and piano, including refashioned blues songs and selections from her Masque of the Red Death trilogy, which  addresses the AIDS crisis,  7:30 p.m. Thursday and Feb. 25 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., sold out;  mcachicago.org.

Greg Kot

February 23, 2012