Delta Rae in Concert at Altar Bar; ‘Rashomon’ Screening at Row House Cinema (Wed., 7/29/15)

1) In “Scared,” Delta Rae weave gospel harmonies and a pop beat over the band’s folkish core. It’s an arresting number, the lead-off single from After It All, their sophomore album. It also evinces they have no intentions of slowing down. Formed in Durham, North Carolina, the group is one-half a family act—three of its six members are siblings. When they released their debut album, Carry the Fire, in 2012, it perked the ears of music staffs ranging from NPR to VH1. An EP followed in 2013—Chasing Twisters. The EP saw Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham declaring his fandom; he played on a re-recorded version of “If I Loved You,” a song which originally appeared on Delta Rae’s debut. In addition to making multiple appearances on Leno and Conan, Delta Rae have played nearly every American music festival: Bonnaroo, Voodoo, Lollapalooza, you name it. This summer sees them touring in support of After It All, including a stop at Altar Bar. Liz Longley opens. 8 p.m. 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District. (CM)

2) Rashomon — A classic of international cinema and arguably one of the best films from Japan master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. A samurai has been brutally slain and at the trial three eye witnesses tell their versions of the crime, each one’s story illuminating and contradicting the other’s. In the film, Kurosawa weaves together an almost elegiac tale about reality and the nature of truth. Toshiro Mifune stars. It has been said that this film is the reason the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences created the “Best Foreign Film” category. 5 p.m. Row House Cinema, 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. (TH)

Dinzie Conlee (James FitzGerald) on the back of his brother Jack ( J. Alex Noble) to get a better look as to whether their uncle Donal Conlee ( John Henry Steelman) has died yet. Photo: Suellen Fitzsimmons.

3) The “I” is for “Irish.” PICT Classic Theatre was originally named Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, and the company still schedules intriguing plays from Ireland that are steeped in that country’s lore but seldom seen in the U.S. Next up is Sharon’s Grave, a macabre tragicomedy for which playwright John B. Keane was evidently channeling his inner banshee. Set in a rural seacoast area, Sharon’s Grave features a death watch, a wake, a feud over the dead man’s land, and a haunting. The villain pursuing the land grab is grotesquely unhinged: picture Voldemort without the emotional stability. The spirited daughter of the deceased insists on inhabiting the premises, while her brother is inhabited by spirits from Celtic mythology. 8 p.m. Continues through Aug. 1. In the Henry Heymann Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland. (MV)

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