Congratulations to Graham Nash on selling out both of his shows next weekend at SPACE in Evanston. If you live in the Chicago area and missed out on tickets for these shows, he’ll be at the Blizzard Theatre in Elgin, IL on March 30. Judging from his recent Instagram posts, he’s been having a great time on this current tour.
U.K. hitmakers Sparks will be performing at 8:00 pm tomorrow night at the Copernicus Center on Chicago’s northwest side. As mentioned in The Mix column in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times, the duo of Ron and Russell Mael was the subject of a 2021 documentary The Sparks Brothers. The Copernicus Center is within walking distance of the Blue Line, Metra, and bus terminal in Jefferson Park.
The Handcuffs, a Chicago area band that has been influenced by The Sparks, as well as other glam rock acts, will release Burn The Rails on June 3. The new album features Mott The Hoople keyboards player Morgan Fisher on a few tracks and will be available on CD and in digital format. A 12-inch vinyl version will be released later this year.
Singer-songwriter Heidi Serwer will be performing at 12:30 pm tomorrow as part of the Blue And Yellow Lifeline For Ukraine fundraiser tomorrow at City News Cafe. In addition to live music, there will be art and truffles. City News Cafe is located at 4018 N. Cicero.
Veteran media journalist Mark Caro recently posted a 90-minute interview with Colin Blunstone on his Caropop website. Caro is an obvious fan of The Zombies, and his well-informed questions inspire the band’s lead vocalist to share several fascinating and fun anecdotes and inside information. I was reminded of my own interview with Blunstone for the Illinois Entertainer a number of years back, and how he comes across as such a gentleman.
The Gene Siskel Film Center and Chicago Film Society will co-present a 35-millimeter print of the rare 1929 Ukrainian silent documentary In Spring (Vesnoy) on April 7 at 7:00 pm. Dave Drazin will provide piano accompaniment. The screening is part of their Ukrainian Cinema Series, which runs from March 25 through April 7.
The Boston-based band Kid Gulliver will be performing in New York City for the first time next Saturday night, at the Rockwood Music Hall. Kid Gulliver released the fun and upbeat “Susie Survived Chemotherapy” in 2020 and they do a cool, revved up cover of “I Started A Joke” by The Bee Gees.
Congratulations to Uncut Magazine on reaching the 300 issue mark. The cover features Paul McCartney, and there are also articles on Ringo Starr, Wilco, David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Paul Weller, and other musicians.
The Rolling Stones will spend June and July celebrating their 60th Anniversary with concert dates across Europe. The schedule includes Madrid, Munich, Liverpool, Amsterdam, London, Brussels, Vienna, Paris, and Stockholm.
Wolf Alice has announced the cities and dates for their N. American Fall Tour 2022, and it’s nice to see them coming back to Chicago less than a year after rocking the Vic Theatre. This time around, the U.K. band will be at The Riviera for a WXRT show on October 6.
Chicago’s vocal supergroup The Flat Five will be joined by The Total Pro Horns tonight and tomorrow night at City Winery Chicago. They’ll likely be showcasing songs from their two lively and inventive albums.
Chicago area musician Gavin Eimerman’s third single “Hail To The Magnetic Moon” became available as a free download this Friday on the Australian indie label Egomaniac Music website.
Kool Kat Musik is recruiting pop bands from around the world to be part of its POP AID CD. The project will raise funds to benefit people in the Ukraine. As mentioned in a recent Facebook post from Kool Kat Musik boss Ray Gianchetti, several acts have already agreed to contribute previously unreleased tracks. 100% of the profits will go to charitable organizations, such as Amnesty International. So far, the list includes Jamie Hoover; Arvidson And Butterflies; Thrift Store Halo, Nick Frater; Lolas; The Walkdown Band; and The Sun Sawed In Half. Musicians interested in donating a track to the CD can contact Gianchetti via ray@koolkatmusik.cm
The Cure’s upcoming European tour will stretch from early October to the middle of December. The iconic U.K. band recently announced is now offering a Ukraine Charity Tee on its official website. The black shirt says The Cure in yellow and blue on one side and the message HOWEVER FAR AWAY I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU on the other. The price for the shirt, which comes with a matching button is $25. Net proceeds will be donated to UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency).
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