The Sleeping Village venue on Belmont will be rocking tonight with power pop and other energetic music being spun by DJ Dixie Cup, AKA graphic designer Hailey Grimes. Admission is free for this 21 and over event and the music starts at 9:00 p.m.
Former Hollies lead vocalist Allan Clarke’s first solo effort in years will become available for online purchase tomorrow. One of the tracks on Resurgence, “Long Cool Woman’s Back In Town,” is an update on one of the band’s biggest—and most rocking—hit singles.
The Shelters also have a new album coming out tomorrow. It’s titled Jupiter Sidecar. The Los Angeles band has a gig coming up at The Echo in its home town on October 2.
Christopher Eccleston, the actor who was great putting Doctor Who back on the telly again in 2005, has a book titled I Love The Bones Of You, and it was released today.
Minstrel Palooza returns to Durty Nellie’s in Palatine this Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The annual event celebrates the Minstrels music instruments store in Niles and the loyal customers who happen to be members of local bands. Van Go will likely be showcasing hard-edged but catchy songs like “Live Through This” and “Grim Life” from its most recent effort Everyone Loves You When You’re Gone. Other acts scheduled to perform are guitar slingers Larry Mitchell, Dave Ulrich and Johnny Gragg; Todd Money’s Train Wreck; Ghost Of Aragon; Cracked Actor Band; John Koziol; and Sync 92. The show is free and will wrap up with a Woodstock tribute.
Best wishes to Luke Pritchard from The Kooks for a full recovery from a perforated disc in his back. A video on the band’s Facebook and Instagram pages announced that its U.S.A. and Mexico tours have been canceled while Pritchard undergoes “intense physiotherapy.”
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for 999 (the U.K. band that gave us “Homicide”), The Clap, and Bad Sons at Reggies’ Music Joint on November 11; Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening at Rialto Square Theatre on November 18; Cage The Elephant and Angels And Airwaves at Aragon Ballroom on December 11; Colin Hay from Men At Work and Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band at Thalia Hall on March 28; Keanne at Cadillac Palace Theatre on March 20; Betty LeVette at The Old Town School Of Folk Music on December 6; the Chris Ligon CD Release and Variety Show with Flat Five, Sharon Rutledge and more at FitzGerald’s on November 8; O’Jays and Peabo Bryson at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino on October 5; Real Estate at Lincoln Hall on October 22; Sloan at Bottom Lounge on November 20; and Wilco at Chicago Theatre for four days in December.
The above listings were taken from the Early Warnings page in this week’s edition of The Reader. Also according to The Reader, Gordon Lightfoot’s September 27 concert at Copernicus Center has been cancelled. A new date will set in 2020, and current tickets will be valid for that one.
Chicago-based playwright Loy A. Webb’s latest play His Shadow continues its world premiere run through October 12 at the 16th Street Theater in Berwyn. It’s the story of a college football player trying to follow the legacy of his older brother while overcoming setbacks. In addition to her plays, Webb writes for TV show NOS4A2.
Monty Python is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year in a number of silly ways. The Monty Python Explodes Exhibition runs at the Mezzanine Gallery at BFI Southbank in the U.K. through October 13 featuring, “costumes, sketchbooks, and never-before-seen material from the BFI National Archive and the Monty Python Archive.” And the official Monty Python website is selling How To Dress Like Gumby Kits as part of the admission price for those interested in participating in the largest Gumby gathering at The Roundhouse in London on October 5 at in England.
There will be an Indigenous Peoples Concert on October 16 at The Old Town School Of Folk Music. Admission is free but seating must be reserved in advance.
After finishing their set or at the KAABOO entertainment and arts experience in San Diego last weekend, The Bangles joined Sheryl Crow and her band for a rousing rendition of “Soak Up The Sun.”
Mercury Theater’s production of Spamalot continues its run through November 3. The production is being directed by L. Walter Stearns; Eugene Dizon is the Musical Director. Performances will be at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday each week, with an additional show at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, and a 3:00 p.m. show on Sunday.
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