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Tickets are now on sale for The Pink Floyd Exhibition - Their Mortal Remains being held at the Vogue Multicultural Museum in Los Angeles, CA from August 3 to November 23. The official website describes the exhibit as an “audiovisual journey through the extraordinary universe of one of most iconic and influential rock bands.” The Pink Floyd Exhibition has already made a few stops in Europe, so it would be nice if it did some traveling in the States.

Piece Pizza, the Wicker Park restaurant co-owned by Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, has enlisted another rock star to create a limited-edition item for its menu. Patti Smith’s Wolf Moon Pizza will only be available through May 31, and $5 from each one sold will benefit the Chicago Independent Venue League (CIVL). The Wolf Moon includes prosciutto, but is also available in a vegetarian option.

Long Grove, the Illinois village that was once known for its antique shops and craft stores, has been reinventing itself as a destination for restaurants and cafes. During the warmer months, there’s often music involved and that will be the case over this Memorial Day weekend. A Chicago Blues Fest will take place on Saturday from 5:00 to 10:00 pm at Brothers’ Field, which is located in the vicinity of the Chatter Box restaurant and Covered Bridge Creamery. Casey Lee, Nate Manos, Willie Buck, Pookie Sticks, and Nate Manos with Blue Line Blues Band will be performing, and admission is free.

It’s good to see the Hey Nonny music venue in Arlington Heights has gone back to selling single tickets again, as opposed to the two-ticket minimum it temporarily employed due to COVID-19 restrictions. And there are definitely some shows coming up at Hey Nonny worth checking out. Dan Navarro, John San Juan, and Sonic45 with Len Kasper have gigs there in June; Pino Farina, Liquid Soul, and Dee Alexander with The Metropolitan Jazz Octet are coming in July. August brings shows by Steve Dawson and Friends, Jeffrey Gaines, and Rachael Kilgour and Grace Pettis.