Colin Hay brings his I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself tour to Park West in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood tomorrow night. He has a brand new album of cover versions by that name, and as the lead vocalist for Men At Work, he brought Aussie culture to the entire world with the major hits “Who Can It Be Now” and “Down Under.” Hay was also impressive as a member of Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band a few years back.
Skokie’s Backlot Bash is taking place this weekend, but its top-notch Saturday lineup no longer includes The Handcuffs’ 5:45 pm set. A post on the band’s Facebook page explains the situation: “Dear friends and fans, we had to pull out of the wonderful Skokie Backlot Bash due to our drummer Brad testing positive for a breakthrough case of COVID. He is o.k., and his symptoms are mild. Brad, as well, as all of The Handcuffs, is fully vaccinated.” The band also states: “We are imploring EVERYONE to do their part to help weaken this pandemic. Get vaccinated. Get tested. Social distance. Tell everyone you know to do the same.” Best wishes to Brad for a speedy recovery. Material Issue’s 4:30 pm set might be adjusted to start a bit later. Smoking Popes and The Verve Pipe are also on the bill tonight. Tomorrow night, Tributosaurus will close out the festival with a tribute to The Allman Brothers Band.
A tribute to the late Joe Camarillo will take place September 26 at The Hideout Inn on Chicago’s north side. Participating acts include Hushdrops, Waco Brothers, and Nora O’Connor. Camarillo played drums for several local acts, and was well-liked and highly regarded by this fellow musicians. The event starts at 6:00 pm.
Like many rock fans around the world, I hoped Charlie Watts would recuperate from his medical issues and join the current Rolling Stones tour at some point. Sadly, we lost him earlier this week, not long after Don Everly left us. Closer to home, we recently lost Mick Rain, drummer for one the first and all-time best power pop groups, Pezband. Rock In Paradise, Charlie, Don, and Mike.
Cutting Hall will stage a grand reopening event on September 25. That’s also opening night for Theatre Nebula’s production of Something Rotten! - A Very New Musical at the Palatine venue. Tickets are available from the Cutting Hall box office online. In other good news for my humble village, the restaurant and live music venue Madcats is coming to the former Mac’s On Slade location, and Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters plan to open a location in the Palatine train station. Welcome to them both.
The annual Irish Days festival returns to the Long Grove Shopping District next weekend, August 4 – 6, with live music, dancing, food, and drink. The always inspiring young musicians from Academy of Irish Music kick things off at 10:30 am on Saturday, and later that day, the Larkin And Moran Brothers will have everyone in a party mood. The festival will also feature performances by the McNulty School Of Irish Dance, Dillon Gavin School of Irish Dance, Trinity Irish Dancers, Shannon Rover Irish Pipe Band, and the Dooley Brothers and Jimmy Moore.
Shemekia Copeland, Cedric Burnside, and Black Joe Lewis And The Honeybears will headline the Berwyn Blues Festival when it takes place September 21 – 26 at the FitzGerald’s venue. Other acts scheduled include Thornetta Davis, Jackie Venson, Zach Person, Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials, and Joanna Connor Band.
The Chicago Comics: 1960s To Now continues its run through October 3 at the Museum Of Contemporary Art. The exhibit features work by Lynda Barry, Nicole Hollander, Heather McAdams, Chris Ware, Chester Gould, and several other influential artists.
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