Congratulations to Wolf Alice on selling out most of the dates on their upcoming U.S. tour. That includes the U.K. band’s November 8 show at The Vic in Chicago. Coming up on October 27, Wolf Alice will stop by the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles for the first American screening of a film based on their latest album Blue Weekend. An acoustic set and a Q and A session will follow afterward. Fans can catch all three Grammy Museum events via a livestream for $3.99.
A new musical celebrating the life of reggae icon Bob Marley recently opened at Lyric Theatre in London. Get Up, Stand Up! features actors portraying Marley at various points in his life, with Arinzé Kene particularly drawing praise for his performance of Marley as an adult. The show, which has been described as being packed with exuberant music, runs through April 3, 2022.
David Bowie fans in New York and London no doubt already have this Monday, October 25 marked on their calendars. That’s grand opening day for a pop-up store in each city that will run through late January. Both retail locations will feature immersive audio and HD video screening rooms, exclusive apparel, limited-edition LPs and CDs, and gallery installations. The New York City store is located at 150 Wooster Street; and the London store is at 14 Heddon Street, 41B, 4BZ. The pop-up stores are part of The David Bowie Estate’s grand plan for a months-long celebration of what would have been his 75th birthday. Fans can also order a variety cool things on the Bowie 75 website.
The Go-Go’s have an interview and book signing event coming up on October 29 at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. The official RRHOF site is now selling a colorful Go-Go’s t-shirt with the message “IT’S ABOUT F#%*ING TIME” (that’s their censorship, not mine); an acknowledgement that the band should have been inducted years ago. I’d like to be able to say the same thing about the RRHOF offering a t-shirt of 2010 inductees The Hollies, but that day hasn’t come yet.
Tickets are now on sale for Beautiful - The Carole King Musical’s one-week only (November 2 – 7) run at the CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe in downtown Chicago.
Halloweekend, the annual festival featuring local musicians paying tribute to famous rock acts, will take place at Montrose Saloon next Friday, October 29 and Saturday, 30. On Friday night, it’s Part-Time Lovers as The Ramones; The Statutes of Liberty as Velvet Underground; The Crayola Kids as The Wonder Stuff; Rachel Drew as White Stripes; Inspiral Parkas as Bauhaus; and Dream House as Siouxsie And The Banshees.
Saturday night’s lineup is Amazing Heeby Jeebies as The Cramps; Green Thoughts as The Smithereens; Guns And Ammunition as Thin Lizzy; Phil Angotti and Casey McDonough as The Zombies; The Webstirs as Paul McCartney; and Androgynous Mustache as Billy Joel. Each act takes its own approach, but Halloweekend is the most fun when the musicians go all out to look and sound like the artists they’re covering. Tickets are $20 at the door. Montrose Saloon is located at 2933 W. Montrose Avenue on Chicago’s north side. The festival starts at 8:30 pm each night, and it looks like each act will perform for about 30 minutes.
For those in the mood for Bruce Springsteen covers, Michael McDermott and his band will transform into The Duke Street Kings for the return of Halloweensteen on Saturday, October 30 at the Park West. Tickets are available at the Park West box office. The annual Springsteen tribute was knocked out by COVID-19 restrictions last year.
The Chicago-based alt rock band whitewolfsonicprincess will be playing “21st Century Druid Music” in the beer Garden at the Sketchbook Brewing Company at 4901 Main Street in Skokie on Halloween from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. The band’s new, mind-altering video for the song “Hand In Hand” from its most recent album The Alternate Boot is now available on Vimeo.
The Des Plaines Theatre in downtown Des Plaines will celebrate its grand opening on Halloween night with a performance by the country and western act Kevin Costner and Modern West. Given that Costner’s other career involves appearing in several hit films, the venue has been making full use of the Field Of Dreams catch phrase “If you build it, they will come.” Upcoming concerts include The Orchestra, featuring former members of Electric Light Orchestra on November 4; Kenny Wayne Shepherd on November 5;. and Pure Prairie League and Atlanta Rhythm Section of December 3.
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