Rockabilly/garage rock band Amazing Heeby Jeebies will be performing at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday, October 4) at Montrose Saloon on Chicago’s north side. If you’re already working on a Halloween playlist, you’ll find fun, twangy, and spooky numbers such as “Cannibal Beasts,” “The Mummy,” and “Loup Garou" on the Amazing Heeby Jeebies’ Bad Feelings album. The high-energy and often satiric power pop band Van Go will be performing at Montrose Saloon on October 23. These events will be outdoors in a socially-distanced setting.
After watching The Bad Examples perform at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, I can report that the band and the venue are in peak form. Hey Nonny has outdoor seating available, while the indoor seating is safely spaced. Patrons wore masks when entering or moving about, while the staff was masked at all times. I caught the second of two gigs The Bad Examples did last night, and it was filled with better-known power pop gems such as “Reaching For Shadows,” “Not Dead Yet,” and “Pictures Of A Masquerade.” as well as deep cuts. The brand new songs “Water And Smoke,” “The Church Of Rock And Roll Guitar,” and “Twice In A Lifetime” from an upcoming album indicate lead vocalist/chief songwriter Ralph Covert hasn’t lost his touch for crafting irresistibly catchy pop songs.
Dag Juhlin, whose decades-long career includes performing with Sunshine Boys, The 45, The Slugs, Poi Dog Pondering and Expo ’76, has a solo gig coming up at Hey Nonny on October 13. And on October 17, the club will celebrate its second anniversary in style as musician/artist Jon Langford will be performing music and exhibiting his paintings.
According to a recent piece by Associate Press writer David Bauder, the 40th Annual John Lennon Tribute Concert in New York will be online only when it’s held on Lennon’s birthday next Friday, October 9. Some of the video performances, such as ones by Roseanne Cash, Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Natalie Merchant, and Taj Mahal, will come from previous years. The event will be free to stream from 7:00 p.m. to midnight EST at LennonTribute.org, but producer Joe Raiola and organizers are asking viewers to contribute to the cancer-fighting foundations Theatre Within and Gilda’s Club.
As previously mentioned on BHT, The Fest For Beatles Fans will present Our Virtual 80th Birthday Salute To John Lennon event via Zoom from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. EST on October 9. Tickets are $20 and available through eventbrite. A number of musicians and special guests—mostly veterans of The Fest live events—will be involved.
Here in Chicago, Phil Angotti and Friends will be celebrating John Lennon’s birthday on October 9 at Martyrs on the Lincoln Avenue. The socially distanced live concert kicks off at 3:00 p.m.
As mentioned by reporter Selena Fragassi in this past Wednesday’s Chicago Sun-Times, a new pop-up exhibition titled The Friends Experience: The One In Chicago opened this past Thursday at The Shops At North Lincoln Avenue and will run through January 3, 2021. For a $35 admission price, fans of the NBC hit series will be be able to wander through two floors of recreated sets, as well as check out costumes, original scripts and a gift store. I’m not sure if it will possible to take a selfie with a turkey stuck on your head. Strict social distancing, temperature checks, and other protective measures will be in place.
Heart guitarist-vocalist Nancy Wilson has announced she “will be releasing my ever solo album in early 2021 on my own new label, Carry On Music.” As a preview, she’ll offer a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising” on October 23. Technically, I think Wilson’s 1999 album Live At McCabe’s Guitar Shop would count as a solo album. I was recently listening to her terrific cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Kathy’s Song” on an acoustic playlist I created on iTunes.
Congratulations to the Chicago Reader, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this month. The current edition, which arrived in my mailbox today, features the now bi-weekly publication’s Fall Arts Preview. Publisher Tracy Baim notes in a page three message that the Reader is believed to be the first free weekly in America, and proclaims, “we are excited about the future.” Still, more paid subscriptions would help. Best wishes to the Chicago Reader for continued success. I’ve been picking up a copy for a number of those 50 years.
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