Incoming

WXRT has announced its anticipated celebration of the late Lin Brehmer, one of the Chicago radio station’s all-time most popular on-air personalities. One of the city’s best-known DJs, actually. It will take place at Metro on August 19, and be hosted by XRT DJs Terri Hemmert, Marty Lennartz, Annalisa, Ryan Arnold, Johnny Mars, and Frank E. Lee. Some of Brehmer’s favorite acts—Bob Mould, Los Lobos, Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan and Michael McDermott—will be performing. Understandably, WXRT waited a while before staging this tribute; giving his friends and fans time to process his leaving us. Proceeds from the event will benefit the charity organizations Intonation and Nourishing Hope. One of my first posts on Broken Hearted Toy covered a Lin Brehmer birthday bash at Arlington Park in August, 2009. 

Marshall Crenshaw is currently celebrating 40 Years In Showbiz with a tour that brings him to SPACE in Evanston tonight (Wednesday) and tomorrow night. His opening act for each show will be a local favorite; Phil Angotti tonight and Dag Juhlin tomorrow. Doors open at 7:00 pm for each night.

David Bowie tribute band Super Creeps will perform “two full sets of Bowie classics and deep cuts” at Montrose Saloon tonight. The music starts at 7:30 pm.

Several musicians will be taking part in the Nilsson Pandemonium Tribute Show at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub in Los Angeles tomorrow. International Pop Overthrow founder David Bash will host the event, which is named after the late Harry Nilsson’s second album Pandemonium Shadow Show. There’s a $15 cover charge.

Facets, Chicago’s long-running venue devoted to independent films, will host Finntastic: New Films from Finland tomorrow through Saturday. The venue’s Facebook page states the event will “focus on a young generation of prize-winning female directors.” Facets is located at 1517 W. Fullerton on the city’s north side.

Graham Parker, whose tuneful though biting new single “We Did Nothing” is now available from Big Stir Records, will perform at The Old Town School Of Folk Music this Friday.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10:00 am for Lucinda Williams’ Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart concert at the Riviera Theatre on October 13.

Go Time singer-guitarist Scott Niekelski has been doing acoustic solo gigs around the Chicago area for a while now, and he’ll be at Buckledown Brewery in Lyons this Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Delmark Records, which bills itself as the oldest continuously operating jazz and blues record label in the United States, is sponsoring a free blues concert by the Delmark All Star Band at Horner Park (2741 W. Montrose) on Chicago’s north side this Friday.

It’s been great to see Magnaphonic back on the local club scene again. The Chicago-based power pop band will perform catchy, intriguing originals at a gig this Saturday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Northman Riverwalk Beer And Cider Garden at 233 E. Riverwalk in downtown Chicago. Singer-guitarist Eric Chial, who’s a member of Penthouse Sweets, Decoy Prayer Meeting, Bon Mots, and Le Concorde, as well as the guy who keeps things running at Montrose Saloon, will join Magnaphonic for a few songs. Northman Riverwalk Beer And Cider Garden offers outdoor concerts in the late afternoon and early evening just about every day.

Alt rock/country band Dolly Varden will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its For A While album at SPACE in Evanston this Saturday.

The Millennium Art Fair takes place this Friday through Sunday at Lake Street and Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.