Pre-sale tickets went on sale today for the Darker Waves festival taking place on November 18 in Huntington Beach, California. The lineup features several acts that launched successful careers in the 1980s and have maintained them over the decades. New Order, The B-52’s, Tears For Fears, X, The English Beat, Devo, Soft Cell, The Psychedelic Furs, Echo And The Bunnymen, OMD, and The Human League will be performing, along with several other acts. If you can afford the airfare, tickets for Darker Waves start at a reasonable $19.99.
Any Chicagoans who view X as the act they’d most like to see at Darker Waves can check out the legendary punk band on July 6 at Old Town School Of Folk Music. All four original members are still on board.
Tickets are on sale now for a performance by The Zombies at The Old Town School Of Folk Music on October 15. Their Different Game North American Tour will also include stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto, New York, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Nashville. In addition to performing classic hits such as “Time Of The Season,” “Tell Her No,” and “She’s Not There,” the band will no doubt be showcasing songs from their brand new album Different Game.
Wish me luck. I’ll be at the Writing Day Workshop in Chicago tomorrow for an early afternoon appointment to pitch my YA novel to a literary agent. There will also be some interesting seminars to check out. This is the first in-person WDW in a few years, and I’m looking forward experiencing that creative and supportive ambience again. There are some virtual Writing Day Workshops coming up that people from around the country can attend.
Things That Fly, the Chicago-based indie rock band led by Heidi Serwer and Karen Salmon, will perform catchy tunes such as “Lucky Ones” and “Crunch Went The Snow” from its self-titled EP at a record-release show taking place at Martyrs’ tomorrow night. The event will also include a performance by the Divine Sound Gospel Choir and DJ Tanja Buhler, and will celebrate new location for the charity organization Common Pantry.
Lilla Sky, a Danish-born singer-songwriter who’s now based in Nashville, Tennessee, has a show coming up this Tuesday at Montrose Saloon on Chicago’s north side. Although well known for her songwriting skills, Sky only recently decided to focus on the performance side of music. She’ll no doubt be performing her soulful debut single “Patience” at Montrose Saloon.
Tellin’ Tales Theatre’s founding member Tekki Lomnicki will be moonlighting at the IO Theater next Thursday, June 29. She’ll be the featured guest monologist at The Armando Diaz Experience show. As noted on the IO website, “the Armando is an improvisational form where actors improvise a series of interconnected stories based on true events and life experiences of a featured celebrity guest.”
The 94-piece exhibit Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life In Pop will run through September 10 at McAninch Arts Center at the Cleve College Of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
Mike Skill and Brad Elvis of The Romantics will be part of the multi-genre entertainment being offered at The Lakewood Oswego Festival Of The Arts this weekend in Lake Oswego, Oregon. They perform at 8:00 pm tomorrow. LOFA, as it’s affectionately known in those parts, will also offer soul, jazz, bluegrass, big band, and Latin funk artists.
The triple bill of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Garbage, and Metric is coming to the Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago on June 27. It’s part of a two-month American tour that will also visit Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Tampa, Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and other cities.
The Neverly Brothers will bring their entertaining mix of live music and rock and roll history to Memorial Park in Wheaton tonight and at the Orland Hills Community Center tomorrow.
Pete Towshend’s 1980 solo album Empty Glass and his 1977 collaboration with Ronnie Lane Rough Mix were released as half-speed vinyl masters today.
Kate Fagan from the Chicago’s beloved 1980s ska band Heavy Manners, has a solo performance coming up at Rattleback records on June 28. She’ll be performing songs from her recently re-issued and expanded solo album I Don’t Want To Be Too Cool. The evening will include a Question and Answer session, a live performance, and signing.
Personality - The Lloyd Price Musical, which recently opened at the Studebaker Theater, garnered positive reviews from critics Jack Helbig in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune. The musical celebrates the amazing career of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame songwriter The Lloyd Price, who gave us “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” and “Aint It A Shame.”
A special presentation of High Fidelity will take place on November 1 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. John Cusack, who starred in the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Nick Hornby based on Hornby’s popular novel High Fidelity, will be in person at the Auditorium Theatre for the screening and a Question and Answer session.
The Who’s Tommy, which opened at the Goodman Theatre in downtown Chicago on June 13, has been extended through July 30.
The Metropolitan Jazz Octet and jazz singer Paul Marinaro will join together for The Bowie Project, a presentation of jazz-oriented renditions of David Bowie songs at City Winery Chicago on June 27.
The State Of Sound exhibit is now open at Navy Pier, This is a pop-up version of the award-winning exhibition that was held at the Abraham Lincoln Museum in Springfield, and celebrates Illinois-based stars such as Muddy Waters; Material Issue; Earth, Wind & Fire; Chicago; Chance the Rapper; Wilco; Shoes; and Cheap Trick. Admission is free, and you’ll find the exhibit at Festival Hall A in the lower level lobby of Navy Pier through Aug. 27.
The Hey Nonny venue in Arlington Heights is offering a series of free concerts this summer, and this week’s event features alternative folk rock vocalist Kelly Steward at 8:30 pm on Saturday. In addition to her solo work, Steward has performed with The Nielsen Trust, a side project for
Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen. Reservations are recommended.
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