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It looks like fans who’ve been waiting for The Hollies to go on tour again will soon get their wish. A post on a Hollies Facebook page known to have legitimate connections to the lads announced tickets will go on sale this coming Monday for concerts on October 16 and 17 at The Grand in Lancashire in the UK. The shows are being described as a warm up for an upcoming world tour.

A trio of UK acts comprising Colin Blunstone of The Zombies; new wave stars The Fixx; and musician/producer Peter Asher will tour America throughout the month of September. The 19 stops will include New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis, MN; and Waukegan, IL.

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man, a new documentary about the musician/producer from Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, is currently showing in movie theaters across America. Several major stars are featured in the film, including James Taylor; Linda Ronstadt; Carole King; Paul McCartney; and Robin Williams.

International Pop Overthrow founder David Bash will serve as Master Of Ceremonies when the 11th Annual Harry Nilsson Sing-A-Long takes place on July 20 at Molly Malone’s in Los Angeles. Several musicians will be paying tribute, including Steve Barton from Translator and solo artist/Maple Mars founding member Rick Hromadka. Admission is $15 for advance tickets and $20 at the door.

In related news, the schedule for International Pop Overthrow - Los Angeles, which will run from August 7 through August 16, is now available on the official IPO website. Several acts, including Plasticsoul; Lori Garrote And The Chaos; Kerosene Stars; The Jeremy Band; the above-mentioned Rick Hromadka, will perform at the Redwood Bar and Corbin Bowl venues. The IPO website is a good way to discover new music since many of the participating acts listed have links to their Bandcamp pages.

Congratulations to Chicago-based musician/recording artist Joel Paterson on being chosen to join Bob Dylan on tour. Even before journalist/author Mark Guarino broke the story in the Chicago Sun-Times, many people already knew because of numerous positive messages to Paterson from his fellow musicians on social media. 

Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan’s latest album The Great Divide has been getting a lot of airplay on stations such as WXRT here in Chicago, and he’ll perform at Wrigley Field on July 14. There will be a pre-show event at Gallagher Way, the self-described “backyard for Wrigley Field concerts,” featuring Cult Canyon, a local band led by vocalist-guitarist Josh Chicoine, who’s best known for his work with The M’s.

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Hometown Celebration - A Benefit for The Lin Brehmer Scholars Fund at Metro on August 16. The featured acts will be The Linburgers (Tributosaurus members Matt Spiegel & Curt Morrison); Dag Juhlin; Michael McDermott; and Heather Lynne Horton. Brehmer will always be remembered as one of Chicago’s best-friendliest and knowledgeable radio personalities, especially for those of us who met him in person. It’s great to see this benefit taking place again.

U2 has released a video of a new single titled “Street Of Dreams” that’s now available for viewing on the Rock Cellar website. The song has a classic U2 arrangement along with an inspirational message about following your dreams. It’s an enticing preview of a full album the band promises will be released in the near future.

Singer-songwriter Stephen Kohler, a long-time participant of the Chicago music scene, has a new single out titled “Paintbrush.” The song finds Kohler once again collaborating with Frisbie band members Liam Davis and Gerald Dowd, who helped out with Kohler’s 2025 album Anthem. The song takes a positive approach while paying tribute to Kohler’s late brother.

Chicago-based blues legend Buddy Guy’s upcoming tour will start in Toronto, ON on July 15, and wrap up in Memphis, TN on October 29. The tour includes a July 25 sold out show at the Chicago Theatre, and Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden on October 1.

The Kinks: Brothers, a new exhibition created by Ray and Dave Davies with artist Christian Furr, will open at London’s Gibson Garage on July 24.

The 19th Annual Petaluma Music Festival will take place on July 25 at the Petaluma Fairgrounds in Petaluma, CA. 10,000 Maniacs; The Smithereens; Cherry Poppin' Daddies; Alejandro Escovedo; and Chuck Prophet are among the acts scheduled to perform.

The Smithereens, with guest lead vocalist John Cowsill will open for The Fixx in Norfolk, VA on July 13; Richmond, VA on July 15; Ponte Vedra, FL on July 17; and Orlando, FL on July 17. 

John Cowsill will also be busy performing with his wife Vicki Peterson of The Bangles on a six-date tour that kicks off in Mahomet, IL on July 31 and  runs through August 30 with a show at The Rhode Island Folk Festival in Riverside, RI.  Cowsill and Peterson will likely showcase songs from their Long After The Fire album, as well as material from The Bangles and The Cowsills.

Chicago-based recording artists Naked Brunch and Radkey will perform on the Hill Stage at the Merchant Street MusicFest in Kankakee, IL on July 25. The band will likely showcase songs from critically acclaimed 2025 debut album At the Humanoid Motel.

Whiting, Indiana’s annual Pierogie Fest will be held on the weekend of July 24 – 26, and some of the featured acts will be familiar to Chicago music fans. The Polkaholics bring a rock and roll sensibility to their ethnic songs; and Metropolly, led by Holly Senchak Dausch and Adam Dausch, is a frequent participant in the Hallowweekend shows at Montrose Saloon. Singer-guitarist Phil Angotti is a popular performer of original material and cover versions.

The Spindles, Go Time!, And Kevin Lee And The Kings—bands with years of experience of rocking the Chicago music scene—will share a triple bill on July 18 at Heroes West in Lemont, IL. Each of these acts has recorded impressive albums, so there will be a lot of original material to enjoy that night.

R.E.M. bassist-vocalist Mike Mills, violinist Robert McDuffie, and Allman Brothers (and other bands) keyboards player Chuck Leavell will join forces with the Orchestra Of St. Luke’s for A Night Of Georgia Music at Carnegie Hall in New York on July 25. The one-night-only event will feature them covering Otis Redding; Ray Charles; The Allman Brothers; R.E.M.; The B-52’s; Outkast, and other acts. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at Carnegie Hall.

Toronto indie rock band Metric is currently on the road in support of its 10th album Romanticize The Drive. The tour, which features special guests Broken Social Scene and Stars, will include concerts in Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Chicago (July 24 at Aragon Ballroom), Boston, Philadelphia, and New York.

Theater Of The Mind, the imaginative adventure crafted by David Byrne from Talking Heads and writer Mala Gaonkar, has been extended through August 30 at the Reid Murdoch Building at 333 N. LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. Theater Of The Mind, a Goodman Theatre production, has been picking up rave reviews in Chicago newspapers.

Weekend Reminders

Weekend Reminders on 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, record release info, or concert tickets going on sale.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (today, if you have the WXRT presale code) for this year’s Hometown Celebration - A Benefit for The Lin Brehmer Scholars Fund at Metro on August 16. The featured acts will be The Linburgers (Tributosaurus members Matt Spiegel & Curt Morrison); Dag Juhlin; Michael McDermott; and Heather Lynne Horton. WXRT on-air personalities will also be there. Brehmer will always be remembered as one of Chicago’s best-friendliest and knowledgeable radio personalities, especially for those of us who met him in person. It’s great to see this benefit taking place again.

A hearty welcome to Mike Campbell And The Dirty Knobs as they take the stage tonight at the Vic Theatre in Chicago. The band will likely perform songs from their recently released album Mission Of Mercy. Guitarist-vocalist Campbell played an essential role with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

U2 has released a video of a new single titled “Street Of Dreams” that’s now available for viewing on the Rock Cellar website. The song has a classic U2 arrangement along with an inspirational message about following your dreams. It’s an enticing preview of a full album the band promises will be released in the near future.

Single day tickets are now available for the Evanston Folk Festival taking place September 12 and 13 on the lakefront at Dawes Park in Evanston, IL. The performers include Trampled By Turtles; Indigo Girls; Josh Ritter; James McMurtry; Kathleen Edwards; Lucy Wainwright; and a Roses For The Roches tribute featuring Nora O’Connor, Sima Cunningham, and Kelly Hogan. There will be a Fest Kickoff with Punch Brothers on September 11 at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston.

The Rolling Stones’ long-awaited new album Foreign Tongues will drop tomorrow. The hard-edged first single “In The Stars,” which was released a while back, suggests Mick and the lads are still at the top of their game. Other notable albums coming tomorrow include Frozen Charlotte by Jack White and Loveland by Suki Waterhouse. 

The impressive and always fun combo of Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets will be one of the headline acts at this year’s Square Roots Festival in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on Chicago’s north side. The event takes place this weekend, and will also feature Margo Price; Dehd; Robbie Fulks; Sons Of The Silent Age; The Tossers; JD McPherson; Hurray For The Riff Raff; an Al Green Tribute; and several other acts. Also, as noted in a Square Roots Chicago Facebook post, visitors to the festival can check out a new mural honoring the late folk legend John Prine on an outside wall of the Old Town School Of Folk Music.

Taste Of Chicago continues tonight in Grant Park with headline act Original Koffee. The Fest will run through Sunday, with performances by Common, Babyface; and Julieta Venegas.

Ivy has added November dates to its Traces Of You Tour, with concerts now scheduled for Berkeley, CA; Seattle, WA; Brooklyn, NY; Boston MA; and Philadelphia, PA. The Ivy - Traces Of You - 2026 Tour is named after a 2025 album of previously unreleased Ivy songs recorded by band members Adam Schlesinger, Andy Chase, and Dominique Durand between 1995 and 2012. Sadly, we lost Adam Schlesinger to COVID-19 in 2020.

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The impressive and always fun combo of Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets will be one of the headline acts at this year’s Square Roots Festival in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on Chicago’s north side. The event takes place this weekend, and will also feature Margo Price; Dehd; Robbie Fulks; Sons Of The Silent Age; The Tossers; JD McPherson; Hurray For The Riff Raff; an Al Green Tribute; and several other acts. Also, as noted in a Square Roots Chicago Facebook post, visitors to the festival can check out a new mural honoring the late folk legend John Prine on an outside wall of the Old Town School Of Folk Music.

The Rolling Stones’ long-awaited new album Foreign Tongues will drop this Friday. The hard-edged first single “In The Stars,” which was released a while back as a preview, suggests Mick and the lads are still at the top of their game.

Taste Of Chicago will return to Grant Park this Wednesday and run through Sunday, with performances by Beach Bunny; Original Koffee; Common, Babyface; Julieta Venegas; Friko; and others.

The Church will perform at Park West in Chicago tomorrow night as part of The Singles Tour. The Australian rockers are best known for their 1988 irresistible single “Under The Milky Way Tonight” and they have gigs coming up in St. Paul, MN; Kansas City, MO, and Denver, CO. The July issue of the Illinois Entertainer features Tom Lanham’s cover story on The Church. 

Congratulations to Chicago-based musician/recording artist Joel Paterson on being chosen to join Bob Dylan on tour. Even before journalist/author Mark Guarino’s piece ran in last Thursday’s Chicago Sun-Times, many of us were aware of this honor because of all the positive messages to Paterson from his fellow musicians on social media.

Mike Campbell And The Dirty Knobs will likely perform songs from their recently released album Mission Of Mercy at their show at the Vic Theatre in Chicago this Thursday. Guitarist-vocalist Campbell played an essential role with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

The 19th Annual Petaluma Music Festival will take place on July 25 at the Petaluma Fairgrounds in Petaluma, CA. 10,000 Maniacs; The Smithereens; Cherry Poppin’ Daddies; Alejandro Escovedo; and Chuck Prophet are among the acts scheduled to perform.

Chicago-based recording artists Naked Brunch and Radkey will perform on the Hill Stage at the Merchant Street MusicFest in Kankakee, IL on July 25. Naked Brunch will likely showcase songs from its critically acclaimed 2025 debut album At the Humanoid Motel.

Whiting, Indiana’s annual Pierogie Fest will be held on the weekend of July 24 – 26, and some of the featured acts will be familiar to Chicago music fans. The Polkaholics bring a rock and roll sensibility to their ethnic songs; and Metropolly, led by Holly Senchak Dausch and Adam Dausch, is a frequent participant in the Hallowweekend shows at Montrose Saloon. Singer-guitarist Phil Angotti is a popular performer of original material and cover versions.

English guitarist-vocalist Johnny Marr will perform what he describes as “intimate warm-up shows” at Stylus in Leeds tonight, at the O2 Academy tomorrow night in Liverpool. Marr recently released the catchy new single “Spin” as a teaser for his upcoming solo album The Age Of Everything, which is due out on October 2.

Death Cab For Cutie recently released its latest album, I Built You A Tower,  and will embark on a massive tour starting this Friday in Minneapolis.

Weekend Reminders

Photo from the official Wolf Alice Facebook page.

Weekend Reminders on 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, record release info, or concert tickets going on sale.

Wolf Alice plans to release a seven-inch vinyl record featuring three songs from the recording sessions of their latest album The Clearing that didn’t make the final cut. A post on the UK rockers’ Facebook page notes the songs “are ones we love very much” and “we’re happy to have found a home for them for you to hear.” “The Clearing B Sides” comes out August 21, and is available to pre-order on the Wolf Alice website.

The 43rd Annual American Music Festival kicked off at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, IL today and will run through Sunday. As in previous years, there’s an impressive lineup of local and national acts, covering multiple genres. Some prime examples are The Heavy Heavy, Spin Doctors; Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore; CJ Chenier And The Red Hot Louisiana Band; Meadowlark Lemons; Nicholas Tremulis And The Prodigals; Terry White; Michael McDermott; Chicago Soul Jazz Collective; and Mud Morganfield. Check the FitzGerald’s Facebook page or website for information.

Tickets are still available to see The Church perform at Park West in Chicago on July 7 as part of The Singles Tour. The Australian rockers are best known for their 1988 irresistible single “Under The Milky Way Tonight” and they have gigs coming up in St. Paul, MN; Kansas City, MO’ and Denver, CO.

Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI resumes today and will run through Saturday. Acts scheduled to perform include Muse; Stephen Marley; KT Tunstall; Spoon; Gin Blossoms; DJ Jazzy Jeff; Outronaut; The Jayhawks; Soul Asylum; BoDeans; The Beths; and Jerry Harrison’s 50 Years Of Talking Heads.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for an Outdoor Summer Concert featuring Smoking Popes with special guest Spitafiled at The Venue Aurora IL on Aug 28th.

The WXRT 4th Of July Live Weekend starts tomorrow morning and will feature “more than fifty years of explosive concerts recorded in Chicago exclusively for 93XRT.” The long-time Chicago alternative rock station can be found at 93.1FM; 93XRT.com; and on the Audacy app.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for dates being added to The Big One ZZ Top and Cheap Trick Tour. Those new locations are Nashville, TN; The Woodlands, TX; and Irving, TX.

Three local rock bands will perform at a 4th Of July picnic taking place at 7301 N. Sheridan on Chicago’s far north side. The Lovely Rut, an offshoot of the Famous In The Future comedy group, kicks things off at 3:00 pm; followed by a mysterious act named Das Babies. The Wolf, apparently a stripped-down version of whitewolfsonicprincess, will be the final act.

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FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, IL will present its 43rd Annual American Music Festival this Thursday through Sunday, and as in previous years, the lineup is eclectic and impressive. The performers includes The Heavy Heavy, Spin Doctors; Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore; CJ Chenier And The Red Hot Louisiana Band; Nicholas Tremulis And The Prodigals; Michael McDermott; and Mud Morganfield. As noted in a FitzGerald’s Facebook post today, some of the events are sold out or have a low ticket warning.

Happy Birthday to Ellis Clark, a founding member of one of Chicago’s first punk bands, Epicycle. Over the years, he’s performed with Social Act; The Chamber Strings; Big Hair Big Trouble!; and The Handcuffs. He hosts the annual My Sweet George George Harrison tribute event along with vocalist Ary Paloma at the Martyrs’ venue on Lincoln Avenue, and has produced albums for several local musicians. Social Act, one of the first bands I interviewed for the Illinois Entertainer, recently regrouped and is performing again.

Also, best birthday wishes to guitarist-vocalist John Petitt, who currently performs with Big Brother’s Vinyl. The covers band has a knack for picking songs you know and like but aren’t ones that you’ve heard performed countless times by other local groups. 

   

Mickey Dolenz will celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Monkees by releasing a six-song EP titled Timeless that includes songs written by Andy Partridge; Shelby Lynne; Vicki Peterson; and Adam Schlesinger. The release date is September 4.

The Spindles, Go Time!, And Kevin Lee And The Kings—bands with years of experience of rocking the Chicago music scene—will share a triple bill on July 18 at Heroes West in Lemont, IL. Each of these acts has recorded impressive albums, so there will be a lot of original material to enjoy that night.

Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI resumes this Thursday and will run through Saturday. Acts scheduled to perform include Muse; Stephen Marley; KT Tunstall; Spoon; Gin Blossoms; DJ Jazzy Jeff; Outronaut; The Jayhawks; Soul Asylum; BoDeans; The Beths; and Jerry Harrison’s 50 Years Of Talking Heads.

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See yesterday’s Weekend Reminders post for events happening this weekend.

The Smithereens will kick off their 2026 Summer Tour in Rutherford, NJ tomorrow with Marshall Crenshaw as their guest lead vocalist. John Cowsill will take on the lead vocals when The Smithereens open for The Fixx in Norfolk, VA; Richmond, VA; Ponte Vedra, FL; and Orlando, FL. Singer-songwriter Wesley Stace will be the guest lead vocalist for Smithereens shows in Grass Valley, CA and Petaluma, CA, before Cowsill returns for final Summer Tour show in Park City, UT. Dates for these events have been posted on the official Smithereens Facebook page.

John Cowsill will also be busy performing with his wife Vicki Peterson of The Bangles on a six-date tour that kicks off in Mahomet, IL on July 31 and  runs through August 30 with a show at The Rhode Island Folk Festival in Riverside, RI.  Cowsill and Peterson will likely showcase songs from their Long After The Fire album, as well as material from The Bangles and The Cowsills.

Happy Birthday to Chicago-based singer-songwriter AJ Rosales, whose well-crafted acoustic music evokes Neil Young’s early recordings. Rosales recently released a live performance EP featuring some of his original songs, and he has a free show tomorrow at 4:00 pm as part of the Chopin Park Summer Fest event at 3420 N. Long in Chicago. (Sorry. This should have been mentioned in yesterday’s Weekend Reminders post.)

The Strokes released their latest album Reality Awaits today and kicked off an ambitious world tour that will include stops in the United States; Canada; Japan; the UK; Netherlands; Germany, Italy, France; and Spain.

The 9th Annual Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on August 16 at Buddy Guy’s Legends venue in the south end of downtown Chicago. A post on the official Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame notes that tickets will only be sold in advance.

The Rolling Stones’ new album Foreign Tongues is due out on July 10, and can be pre-ordered from Amazon and other sites. A video of the hard-edged first single “In The Stars” on YouTube finds the band at the top of their game.

Upcoming concerts at the 2026 Summer Concert Series at the Riverside Park venue in Aurora, IL include UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell on August 9; The Beach Boys on August 14; and Poi Dog Pondering on August 15.

The Buzzcocks, one of England’s first and best punk bands, will celebrate 50 years of crafting high-energy and irresistible music with a North American tour this fall. They’ll be at Park West in Chicago on October 3. Other stops include New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Denver. Minds Eye will be their special guest for these shows; tickets are now available.  

An Evening With Steve Dawson, an event celebrating the Chicago-based singer-songwriter’s 35 years of performing, will take place on October 11 at Evanston SPACE in Evanston, IL. His Facebook page promises “a few very special guests.”

Chris Stamey’s brand new album Modernism, finds The dB’s member offering cover versions of such hits as The Kinks’ “Waterloo Sunset,” The Beatles’ “Hey Bulldog,” and The Rolling Stones’“Ruby Tuesday,” as well as his own material. Several guest musicians, including his mates in The dB’s, helped in the production.

Here comes Rhymin’ Simon. Paul Simon will perform at the The Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia Park in Highland Park, IL on July 18.

Custard Flux, AKA musician Gregory Curvey, will headline a Chicago Alternafest! event taking place on August 15 at the Underground Lounge. Piper No; Oh My Lover; and Mystic Mulberry will also be on the bill. Enter Xenon, the latest album from Custard Flux, was chosen as one of 2025’s best prog rock albums by the Brit magazines MOJO and Classic Rock. Underground Lounge is located at 952 W. Newport Avenue in Chicago.

English guitarist-vocalist Johnny Marr has released the catchy new single “Spin” as a teaser for his upcoming solo album The Age Of Everything, which is due out on October 2. Marr noted on his Facebook page that he has “two intimate warm-up shows” coming up on July 6 at Stylus in Leeds, and July 7 at O2 Academy in Liverpool.

The impressive and always fun combo of Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets will be one of the headline acts at this year’s Square Roots Festival in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on Chicago’s north side. The event takes place on the weekend of July 10 – 12, and will also feature Margo Price; Dehd; Robbie Fulks; Sons Of The Silent Age; The Tossers; and several other acts.

R.E.M. bassist-vocalist Mike Mills, violinist Robert McDuffie, and Allman Brothers (and other bands) keyboards player Chuck Leavell will join forces with the Orchestra Of St. Luke’s for A Night Of Georgia Music at Carnegie Hall in New York on July 25. The one-night-only event will feature them covering Otis Redding; Ray Charles; The Allman Brothers; R.E.M.; The B-52’s; Outkast, and other acts. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at Carnegie Hall.

Drink The Sea, the adventurous band that includes Peter Buck of R.E.M.; Alain Johannes of Queens of The Stone Age; and Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, has an upcoming American tour that will run from August 30 to September 24 in support of their new album. An extensive European tour will kick off on September 30.

Chicago-based band The Bad Examples, whose clever and catchy songs often call to mind the music of Squeeze, will perform at the Moonlight Theatre in St. Charles, IL on July 18, and at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, IL on August 15. Later that month, they’ll perform at International Pop Overthrow - San Diego on either August 21 or 22 (the schedule hasn’t been released yet).

Mike Campbell And The Dirty Knobs will kick off a tour with special guest Sarah Lee Guthrie in Minneapolis on July 7, and will be at The Vic in Chicago two days later. They’ll likely perform songs from their recently released album Mission Of Mercy . 

Earth, Wind And Fire (To Be Celestial Vs. That’s The Weight Of The World), a new documentary about the iconic soul band, directed by Questlove, recently debuted at the Tribeca Festival, and has be released on HBO and HBO Max.

You be me for a while. Androgynous Mustache, a collective of Chicago area musicians known for ambitious tribute shows honoring famous recording artists, will perform as The Replacements on July 14 at Evanston SPACE in Evanston, IL.

Toronto indie rock band Metric is currently on the road in support of its 10th album Romanticize The Drive. The tour, which features special guests Broken Social Scene and Stars, will include concerts in Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Chicago (July 24 at Aragon Ballroom), Boston, Philadelphia, and New York.

Theater Of The Mind, the imaginative adventure crafted by David Byrne from Talking Heads and writer Mala Gaonkar, has been extended through August 30 at the Reid Murdoch Building at 333 N. LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. Theater Of The Mind, a Goodman Theatre production, has been picking up rave reviews in Chicago newspapers.

Local comedy group Famous In The Future will present its annual three-day celebration of counter-culture entertainment, YippieFest, on the weekend of October 9 – 11 at the Cornservatory. The event features FIF, along with a variety of acts presenting short plays, improv, monologues, sketch comedy, stand-up, music, performance art, and dance. YippieFest is modeled after the late Mary-Arrchie Theatre’s long-running Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins Festival. Cornservatory is located at 4210 N. Lincoln Avenue on Chicago’s north side. Full disclosure: I was a member of Famous In The Future for several years.

The Roger Daltry - A Great Night Out! North American Tour will kick off in Mesa, AZ on August 23 and wrap up on September 29 in Medford, MA. Fans in the Midwest can choose New Lenox, IL on September 12 or Milwaukee, WI on September 15.

This year’s Lollapalooza festival takes place from July 30 to August 2 at Grant Park in downtown Chicago. The lineup includes Lorde; The Smashing Pumpkins; Sombr; Wet Leg; Suki Waterhouse; and Wolf Alice.

Psychedelic Soul: A Journey Through Rhythm And Time is now open at the Motown Museum in Detroit, MI, and will run through September 27. The website states the exhibit will focus on the years 1967 through 1975, “when the label expanded beyond its signature love songs to embrace experimentation and socially conscious storytelling.”

Death Cab For Cutie recently released its latest album, I Built You A Tower, and will embark on a massive tour starting July 10 in Minneapolis.

Mike Campbell And The Dirty Knobs have a show coming up at the Vic Theatre in Chicago on July 9. Guitarist-vocalist Campbell played an essential role with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, and released Vagabonds, Virgins And Misfits, his third album with The Dirty Knobs, in 2024.