Have Some Fun Tonight

Great Moments In Vinyl, a collective of Chicago area musicians that pays tribute to iconic albums, are performing Joni Mitchell’s Court And Spark tonight at Martyrs. Chicago radio personality Lindsey Cochran will host, and singer-songwriter Kara Cavanaugh will be the featured vocalist. Packy Lundholm, John Bowes, Debbie Kaczynski, and Aaron Weistrop will also be performing. The show starts at 8:00 p.m., Martyrs’ is located at 3855 N. Lincoln Avenue.

Four speakers from the restaurant/entertainment scene will be discussing rock albums at 7:00 p.m. tonight as Shannon Nico Shreibak, the Director of Publicity at the Metro venue, hosts Liner Notes - A Musical Storytelling at the GMan Tavern. Restaurant manager Christine Cikowski will talk about Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago; WXRT overnight DJ Emma Mac will offer her take on The Beatles’ Abbey Road; musician Nick Abel will discuss I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning by Bright Eyes; and restaurant executive/performer Andreas Tsironis will have some thoughts on Meteora by Linkin Park. Admission is free, and the event will also be available as a Liner Notes podcast. GMan Tavern is located at 3740 N. Clark Street.