What an awesome feeling to be able to talk about International Pop Overthrow - Chicago and Record Store Day arriving at full power on the same weekend. IPO - Chicago kicks off a nine-day run tonight with a six-band showcase at Montrose Saloon. See my 4/16 post for a rundown on this event. I’m hoping to post a preview for each of the showcases. The traditional Record Store Day we came to love for so many years returns tomorrow, after the series of smaller RSD Drops that were held in 2020 and 2021. And it looks like Chicago will have pleasant standing-in-line-outside temperatures.
The list of limited-edition vinyl releases for Record Store Day is available on the official website and the first thing regulars will notice is that it’s a full seven pages. There will also be an RSD Drop on June 18, and those releases are in the same list with the April ones. Keep that in mind when you’re making a wish list or you might end up asking for a record that won’t be available for a couple more months. As always, RSD offers an ambitious mix of rereleases and never-before-available items in pretty much every genre—rock, soul, country, hip hop, blues, classical, and jazz. Come prepared with a list of the records you want to buy; depending on how a particular store’s employees feel, they’ll either ask you to read it out loud or hand it over to them. Under no circumstances should you stand at the counter and dither.
Chicago-based alt rock band whitewolfsonicprincess will carry on its Record Store Day tradition of performing on the sidewalk just outside of Vintage Vinyl in Evanston. You can catch them from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Check with your favorite record store to see if they’re having any in-store performances.
Chicago photographer Bill Sosin will be showcasing his work from 5:00 to 7:00 pm tomorrow, April 23 at the Chicago Art Source/Gallery 1871 at 1871 N. Clybourn on the 2nd floor. Artist Melissa Herrington will also be displaying her work at the exhibit.
The Cine Youth Festival 2022, which bills itself as a “celebration of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world,” takes place this weekend at Facets on Fullerton Avenue.
The Petty Hearts - The National Tom Petty Tribute Show comes to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights tomorrow night, April 23.
Vocalist-guitarist Steve Hackett, who’s performed with Genesis and GTR, as well as on solo projects, has a gig coming up on May 5 at the Copernicus Center on Chicago’s northwest side. The venue is a short walk away from the Jefferson Park Metra/CTA station.
Patti Smith has a concert coming up on May 4 at Metro on Chicago’s north side. It’s part of the iconic music venue’s 40th anniversary celebration. Other major events are expected to be announced.
Mud Morganfield, the son of Muddy Waters, has a performance coming up at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights on June 4.
It’s hard to imagine Lennie from John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice And Men dancing around the farm but after reading Catey Sullivan’s article about the upcoming Of Mice And Men ballet at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, it sounds plausible. Sullivan recently interviewed choreographer Cathy Marston in the Chicago Sun-Times. Marsten approached the people at The Joffrey Ballet about performing her adaptation, and they agreed to work with her. Of Mice And Men opens on April 27, in a shared run with George Balanchine’s Serenade.
Olivia Harrison has a 104-page hardcover book titled Came The Lightening - 20 Poems About George coming out in the fall. It will be available in autographed Collector’s and Deluxe editions from the high-end Genesis Publications, which means they’re gorgeous, well-crafted, and expensive. Both are available for pre-order on The Fest For Beatles Fans website, at $180 and $450, respectively.
As noted in a recent article by Sheryl Devore in the Chicago Tribune, the Sock Monkey Museum has finally opened in Long Grove, IL. There were many times over the past few years when my wife Pam and I would sit outside the Covered Bridge Creamery sipping our lattes while looking at the building across the street with its Sock Monkey Museum Coming Soon sign. It became a sort of running joke with us that it would never arrive. Not that we were champing at the bit for such a thing, but as Devore explains in her article, there is an interesting history behind these creatures. Covered Bridge Creamery will return from its winter hibernation on April 28. In related news, there will be a Revive Handmade Market at Long Grove this Sunday. In addition to 100 handmade makers, there will be food trucks, workshops and live music.
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