Director Peter Jackson’s long-awaited documentary The Beatles: Get Back will arrive in movie theaters September 4. It’s widely believed that previously unreleased footage in this film shows John, Paul, George, and Ringo getting on much better than we thought they did during what turned out to be the band’s final recording sessions.
Social Act, El Gato Roboto, The Dry Look, and The Differents will all be rocking tomorrow night at Liar’s Club at 1665 W. Fullerton.
The full schedule for this year’s International Pop Overthrow – Chicago at LiveWire Lounge has been announced and it has a lot of familiar names for long-time fans of this power pop/indie rock festival. The performers include The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club; Phil Angotti; Magnaphonic; Dave Rave; Vee Sonnets; The Walkdown; Mark Watson; Rob Schultz; Ralph Covert; Michael Stephen Cohen; The Jay Goeppner Band; The Jeremy Band; Scott Niekelski from Go Time; The Lilacs; and The Spindles. LiveWire Lounge is located at 3394 N. Milwaukee Avenue.
Tickets went on sale today for Wilco and Sleater-Kinney, with special guest Chicago-based instrumentalist NNAMDI at the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park on August 29; NRBQ at SPACE on May 2; Off Broadway at FitzGerald’s on June 26; Sunshine Boys and Bobbleheads at SPACE on April 30; Snow Patrol at Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago on October 16; and Modern English at SPACE on June 26.
The 25th Annual Asian American Showcase will be held April 16 – 30 at the Gene Siskel Film Center in downtown Chicago. The festival will feature film, art, comedy, and music.
Citizens Of Boomtown, the first album by The Boomtown Rats in 36 years was released today. The band’s Facebook page promises, “crunching glam riffs, foot-stamping choruses, and lip-smacking vocals.” I don’t know that Bob Geldof’s singing has ever been described that way before.
Sunny Afternoon, the musical based on the early days of The Kinks and featuring several of their best songs, is returning to stages in the U.K. this summer. The music of Ray Davies is matched to a book by Joe Penhall and the show is directed by Edward Hall. The tour kicks off August 7 in Manchester.
Kathy Valentine from The Go-Go’s has an autobiography titled All I Ever Wanted coming out in April. As a member of the first all-woman band to top the charts with an album they wrote and performed themselves, Valentine no doubt has an interesting perspective on the business of rock and roll. Especially since The Go-Go’s ascended from L.A.’s vibrant punk scene in the late 1970s. Valentine’s book tour is scheduled to bring her to the Anderson’s Book Store in LaGrange, IL on April 27, but a recent Facebook post noted that some of those dates are subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak.
California-based musician Richard Turgeon’s new single “Higher” is being used in April Abeyta and Kim Nucley’s new sports documentary After The Game. The film will have its premiere at the Piedmont Theatre in Oakland on March 26. Turgeon created “Higher” specifically for After The Game, which studies the positive effects competitive sports have on three athletes over two decades.
Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford are reuniting for their first tour in 13 years. So far, all the dates on their Last Domino Tour are in the U.K. and Ireland, but American fans are holding out hope that some U.S. dates will eventually be added.
According to a recent piece by theatre critic Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune, there’s a live musical version of Billy Wilder’s popular 1950s comedy Some Like It Hot coming to the Cadillac Palace Theatre in 2021. I have a feeling Desiree Burcum, a local writer/performer with the Famous In The Comedy group and The Rut indie band, will be first in line for tickets. I performed with Famous In The Future for a number of years and she was the most avid Marilyn fan I’ve ever met.
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