Singer-songwriter Benjie Messer offers musical takes on everything from love and food to politics and religion. His songs are quirky, catchy, and touching, often leading to comparisons with Randy Newman, Jonathan Richman, and Bo Burnham. Benjie plays an intimate show in the Owls Club Parlor this Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6:30pm. Local keyboardist Chris Peña opens, with some of his most electic originals. $20, ages 21+