Tomorrow Night

The 20th Annual International Pop Overthrow - New York kicks off tomorrow (Friday, November 12) with a five-act lineup at the Arlene's Grocery music venue. There will be afternoon and evening showcases on Saturday, and an afternoon showcase on Sunday. All at the above mentioned venue.

Saturday night looks to be the event’s highlight, with sets by The Airport  77s, The Grip Weeds, and The Anderson Council. I say that chiefly because I have albums by those three bands, and am not familiar with Astro Chicken and meyerman—who are also scheduled for Saturday night—or most of the other acts. Still, one of the joys of IPO is discovering new bands and adding them to your favorites. That’s happened to me several times while attending IPO showcases in Chicago.

The recently opened Des Plaines Theatre in suburban Des Plaines has some fun coming up this week for Fleetwood Mac fans. Tusk, which bills itself as The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute, will be performing tomorrow (Friday, November 12) and Saturday, November 13. Upcoming concerts at the Des Plaines Theatre include Blue Oyster Cult on November 19; John Waite on November 20, Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate on November 24; and the Rocky Horror Picture Show 45th Anniversary Tour . . . Again! with Barry Bostwick on November 26.

Congratulations to the Chicago-based Tellin’ Tales Theatre on its 25th Anniversary. Look for founding member/Artistic Director Tekki Lomnicki in an interview with LeeAnn Trotter on NBC News tomorrow (Friday, November 12). Tomorrow is also opening night for the company’s latest effort, a virtual presentation of Six Stories Up in Defiance - A Video Game Musical. As stated on its website, Tellin’ Tales Theatre’s mission is “to shatter barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds through the transformative power of personal story.”

And finally, since I used Tomorrow Night as the header for this post, here’s a link to one of the best power pop songs ever—“Tomorrow Night” by Shoes.