Barak Goodman’s new documentary Woodstock - Three Days That Defined A Generation will have its Chicago premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center on May 31, and run through June 6.
Martyrs’ is inviting family and friends of David Daniel Horn, a staff member who recently passed away, to attend a gathering in his honor at the music venue this Sunday at 3:00 p.m. There will be a cash bar and food to purchase. Martyrs’ encourages contributions to cover the cost of Horn’s funeral.
New albums released today include Scatter The Rats by L7; These Times by The Dream Syndicate; and Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend. Next Friday will bring We Get By from Mavis Staples; and on May 24, we’ll see My Songs by Sting and California Sun by Morrisey.
JBTV will present the band Actors this Saturday night at Chop Shop on North Avenue in Chicago. Bootblacks, The Bellwether Syndicate, and DJ Greg Corner from the band Kill Hannah will also be on hand.
A new production of the ABBA jukebox musical Mamma Mia by Art Reach Educational Theatre and Spotlite Theatrix kicks off tonight at Cutting Hall in Palatine and will run this weekend and next Friday and Saturday.
From Netflix to The Old Vic. London Theatre Direct website writer Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels reports that Claire Foy and Matt Smith from the acclaimed series The Crown will be joining forces again for a production of the Duncan Macmillan play Lungs at the Old Vic Theatre in the UK. Daniels describes Lungs as a “darkly hilarious drama.” Of course, many of us know Smith, who referred to me as ‘mate’ while autographing his photo at the Ace Comic Con in Chicago, from his portrayal of The Doctor on Doctor Who.
Tickets are now on sale for the Chicago edition of Hot Stove Cool Music (there’s one in Boston as well) taking place on June 7 at Metro. The annual baseball/rock and roll mashup helps Chicago Cubs President of Operations Theo Epstein, his brother Paul, and award-winning sportswriter Peter Gammons raise funds for the Foundation To Be Named Later. See yesterday’s post for more details.
Power pop musician Lannie Flowers continues his string of monthly free downloads on the SpyderPop website with the catchy “What Did I Know.” Flowers plans to release a free song each month up to the release of his next album Home comes out, and none of those songs will be on the album.
Reggies Music Joint on State Street is offering A Day Of Psychedelia on Sunday, June 16 featuring two bands for a $5 cover. Ovadya, whose music has been described as “Pink Floyd Meets the MidEast,” will be performing songs from its Black Fire album, and whitewolfsonicprincess will be spotlighting music from its new album The Alternate Boot Vols 1 and 2, along with earlier releases. The show starts at 4:00 p.m.
Thrift Store Halo have a CD release bash for their latest effort Consolation Prize Fighter coming up at the Ballydoyle Irish Pub and Restaurant in Downers Grover on June 6. The Chicago-based power pop trio did extremely well on the indie rock charts with their 2017 full-length album Pop Rocket and has already seen its first single from Consolation, “Once,” grab the number one spot on Monie’s New Music Radio in England.
Chicago’s critically acclaimed alt rock veterans Smoking Popes have gigs coming up next Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11, at the Bottom Lounge. They’ll be performing with Flatfoot 56, The Sidekicks, and Sincere Engineer on Friday, and with Direct Hit!, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, and War On Women on Saturday. Bottom Lounge is located west of downtown at 1375 W. Lake.
Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin has an upcoming exhibit titled Sub Veintiuno (Sub 21). It’s a juried showcase of Latino artists under the age of 21 and runs from May 10 through May 26.
The Arts and Entertainment section of this past Thursday’s Chicago Tribune featured author David Kirby’s review of the new David Browne book Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock’s Greatest Super Group. The piece, picked up from The Washington Post, makes Browne’s deep dive into the band’s history sound well worth buying. Reading the story again of how Stephen Stills and David Crosby saw Graham Nash performing with The Hollies at The Whiskey a Go Go in Los Angeles in 1968 and were so impressed they wanted to “steal him” for their new band makes me wonder if any footage exists of that show. It would not only show The Hollies at the height of Nash’s tenure with them but also capture the conception of one of the most important groups in rock history.
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