Thursday
posts focus on events that were previously mentioned on Broken Hearted
Toy, and are taking place during the upcoming weekend. Plus, the
occasional event taking place this weekend that has just come to my
attention, or concert tickets going on sale. Let’s start with a BHT welcome to Elvis Costello and The Imposters, as well as Charlie Sexton. They’ve been touring America together with Radio Soul - Early Songs Of Elvis Costello, and will perform tonight at The Chicago Theatre.
McLuhan, the adventurous seven-piece Chicago band inspired by philosopher Marshall McLuhan, will be part of a double bill this Sunday afternoon at Montrose Saloon with the folk rock trio Esmeralda’s Boys. The music starts at 1:30 pm.
Room At The Top - An Evening Celebrating The Music Of Tom Petty to benefit the Make The World Better Foundation will be held at the Union Transfer venue in Philadelphia, PA tomorrow night. The all ages event will feature The Philadelphia Tom Petty Appreciation Band, along with a special guests that include Eric Bazilian from The Hooters; Vicki Peterson from The Bangles; and Goug Gillard from Guided By Voices.
Singer-guitarist Michael Steven Cohen, a former member of the power pop bands The Abbeys and Pop Dollys, has embarked on a successful career playing selections from The Great American Songbook at dinner clubs. He’ll perform from 6:00 to 10:00 pm tomorrow night at the Chicago Prime Italian restaurant in Schaumburg, IL.
Yeah Alright Productions will present a Remembering 1975 Live Music Event this Saturday night at The Gallery Cabaret on Chicago’s north side. The featured acts will be Rolling Numbers; Second Summer; Staff Infexion; and Super X, along with an acoustic set by Keke. The music starts at 8:00 pm.
Duets Special - Chrissie Hynde And Pals, an album featuring The Pretenders lead vocalist pairing up with Lucinda Williams; Julian Lennon; Shirley Manson; k.d. lang; David Gahan; Debbie Harry; Brandon Flowers; Rufus Wainwright and other well-known performers, will be released tomorrow.
The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club, a Chicago-based power pop/indie rock band that has released several impressive albums over the past 10 years, will perform at Montrose Saloon on Chicago’s north side this Saturday. Three other bands are on the bill that night: Man’s Body; The Failers; and Turning Birds
The Miki Berenyi Trio (led by the former Lush founder) has been touring the U.S. in support of its new Tripla album, and will perform in Chicago tomorrow night at Lincoln Hall. The opening act will Gina Birch And The Unreasonables; Birch having been a founding member of the U.K. band The Raincoats.
Local bands The Spindles and Go Time! each have their own approach to power pop, whether it’s at live shows or on albums. That doesn’t keep them from sharing gigs on a regular basis, and this Saturday, they’ll be joined by Vinto Van Go for a triple bill that kicks off at 8:00 pm at the Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville.
Fans of hard-edged alt rock can enjoy An Evening with Violent Femmes tomorrow night at The Salt Shed just north of downtown Chicago. The Milwaukee band is known for songs such as “Blister In The Sun” and “Gone Daddy Gone.”
The West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo will take place at the Stephen M. Bailey Auditorium in Plumbers Hall just west of downtown Chicago this weekend. The event’s organizers describe it as “a curated boutique expo showcasing over 40 invitation-only fine artists from 7 states offering original art.” Plumbers Hall is located at 1340 W. Washington.
Yoko Ono - Music Of The Mind, a retrospective of her career that reaches back to the 1950s and explores her art, films, and music, opens on October 18 at the Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago and will run through February 22. According to the MCA website, this will be the only venue in the United States that Yoko Ono - Music Of The Mind will visit.
Chicago’s unpredictable and always entertaining covers band EXPO ’76 will showcase their debut album Hot In The Dark with an in-store performance this Sunday afternoon at Animal Records (624 Grove Street) in Evanston, IL. The Facebook ad states “get your records signed,” which sounds like they’ll have vinyl copies of the album on hand. Otherwise, the official release date for Hot In The Dark, which was recorded with help from the Total Pro Horns, is October 24.