Another round of Ravinia tickets became available today, including Earth Wind And Fire on August 17; Beach Boys and The Righteous Brothers on August 24; Lyle Lovett and His Large Band on August 28; John Hiatt and The Goners and Sonny Landreth on August 30; Culture Club and The B-52’s on August 31 and September 1; Jethro Tull on September 3; Gipsy Kings on September 14; and Tony Bennett on September 8.
Tickets also went on sale today for Cracker at The Old Town School Of Folk Music on June 17; Roky Erickson at Lincoln Hall on November 9; Eleanor Friedberger at Empty Bottle on October 5; and Howard Jones at City Winery Chicago on July 9.
The alt rock band whitewolfsonicprincess will open for the band Echoes tomorrow night as part of the second optimistically named All Of My Strangers Are Going To Be Friends event at The Store on Halsted. Echo will be celebrating the release of its second CD, Confluence.
Haim’s Sister Sister Sister Tour stops by the Aragon Ballroom tomorrow night. The trio’s new album Something To Tell You is available now.
SPACE in Evanston will host An Evening Of George Harrison Music this Sunday night with performances by Steve Dawson, Phil Angotti, Tommi Zender, Tom Ryan, Dick Schmidt, Diane Christiansen, Natalie Galey, and Jim Barclay. The show starts at 7:00 p.m.
Birdland, writer Simon Stephens’ musical about the chaotic life a rock and roll superstar, continues its critically acclaimed staging at Steep Theatre through June 9.
Ex Norwegian, the Miami-based band whose last three power pop albums have garnered praise here on BHT, has a new one titled No Sleep coming out on June 22. I’ll be reviewing it in the near future. Fans can get a vinyl copy of No Sleep via Ex Norwegian’s page on the QRATES site.
Norwood Park All Stars are veterans of Chicago’s original punk scene and they’ve retained their ability to create authentic punk over the years. Their latest effort N.P.A.S. DOS is out now with 13 new hard-hitting songs. The promo copy came in a cool denim promo package that looks like the back pocket from a pair of faded jeans. I’m looking to review this one in the near future. The Norcore label has also released compilations of vintage Norwood Park punk.
33 To Nothing, a play about a band that’s coming undone due to emotional struggles among its members, runs through May 27 at A Red Orchid Theatre. Aaron Holland plays the band’s lead vocalist.
There’s going to be a documentary about Creem, the cutting-edge rock magazine that was published for 20 years and later made a brief comeback. Check out the Boy Howdy! The Story Of Creem Magazine Facebook page for updates.
There will be a Special Wednesday Night Screening of the original Planet Of The Apes at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge next Wednesday, May 16. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the film. Tickets for the Pickwick screening are $10/$8 Advance, and there will be prelude music provided by Jay Warren.
The Buddy Holly Story continues its month-long run tonight at the American Blues Theater. Lili-Anne Brown directs the Alan Janes play; with music directed by Michael Mahler.
Daniel Ash, of Love And Rockets and Bauhaus fame, has a fun new single called “Alien Love” available for digital download on his official website.
Gomez will stage a 20 Year Celebration Of Bring It On in a WXRT show at The Vic on Friday, June 15, and Saturday June 16.
Sons Of The Silent Age, the Chicago-based David Bowie tribute band with an impressive lineup music scene vets, plans to make up for a gig they had to cancel at Martyrs’ a while back by returning to the venue on July 6.
Chicago music scene veteran Ellis Clark will be celebrating his birthday with a bash on June 30 at Montrose Saloon. In addition to his band Big Parade, The Handcuffs and Fantastic Sound System are also on the bill. Clark has also been a member of The Social Act and one of Chicago’s first punk bands, Epicycle. The music starts at 9:00 p.m.
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