Pere Ubu in the present day?

Pere Ubu Live with Rober Corman's
"X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes" (1963, color, 80 min.)
9:30 p.m., Byrd Theatre, Advance tickets: $12, At the Door: $15

Legendary avant-garage Cleveland rockers Pere Ubu (Modern Dance, Dub Housing) return to Richmond after nearly 20 years, playing live to "X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes," Roger Corman's 1963 cult classic starring Ray Milland as the scientist with the privileged, and finally cursed, X-ray eyes. Many consider it Corman's finest production and Milland fancied the role one of his favorites—more reasons why it's a real B-flick classic. But throw in Pere Ubu's "signature mix of driving rock and synthesized sound" (Argus) and you are part of a total live film/music experience at the historic Byrd Theatre. "I grew up addicted to Friday night sci-fi flicks," Pere Ubu's David Thomas says. "The genre had an incalculable effect, and now it's time to honor our debt." What the band does, he explains, is a kind of "underscoring"—sound effects, dialogue, and additional score. During a performance at London's Royal Festival Hall on the band's recent UK tour, musical director Glenn Max declared, "Pere Ubu has raised the standard for live soundtracks." Advance tickets ($12) available at Plan 9 Music, Chop Suey Books, and Video Fan.

This is only about 20 minutes away from me, but I can't tell if it's going to be good or stupid. Anyone heard anything about it?