If his lyrics are to be taken as truth, Milwaukee folk-rocker Jonathan Burks is what you’d call a “functioning alcoholic”high-functioning, even, considering that this year he has released two full-length albums. Tonight Burks celebrates the release of his new Red Pulpy Mess, his follow-up to Loudmouth Soup. It’s another collection of rugged, unsteady and consistently clever honky-tonk weepers about booze, heartbreak and their frequent intersection.
Jonathan Burks w/ The Trusty Knife and Crappy Dracula
Tonight @ Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, 9 p.m.
