Art Beat With Lauren Landau, May 29

Soul, funk and blues-rock coalesce on stage when the eight-person band Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds plays, complete with a brass section, a bold-voiced lead singer and a whole lot of energy. The New York-based group is headlining at The Hamilton tomorrow night. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. and will also feature a solo performance by [Cris Jacobs] (http://crisjacobs.com/), frontman of Baltimore-based band The Bridge.