Incoming

In case you haven’t seen the posts on social media today, The Rolling Stones will discuss their upcoming album Hackney Diamonds with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon in a globally screened interview on the band’s YouTube page this Wednesday. Not in the Tonight Show studio but on location in the Hackney district in London. The fact that the Stones’ first studio album of original material in 18 years is named after a neighborhood in England makes one wonder if the tracks will have an autobiographical feel. Fallon will conduct the interview with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood. This all takes place at 2:30 pm British Standard Time, so fans will need to gauge what that translates to in their own time zone. I believe it’s 8:30 am in Chicago. There have been rumors of certain well-known guest musicians on Hackney Diamonds, so maybe we’ll find out more about that on Wednesday.

A definite reason to be grateful. The Smithereens, with guest lead vocalist Robin Wilson from The Gin Blossoms, will perform at the legendary venue Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Tickets are akready available.

Out Of Time: The Material Issue Story, director Balin Schneider’s documentary on the ill-fated Chicago-based power pop trio Material Issue, is available to order for $25 on Blu-ray from the Factory 25 website. It comes with a 24-page booklet with essays by Schneider and Forbes journalist Jim Ryan. Out Of Time will also be one of the 11 movies being screened at the very first CHIRP Music Film Festival coming to the Davis Theater September 14 – 17. See my previous post for more info on the CHIRP Music Film Festival.

       

The Chicago-based Congo Square Theatre Company, now in its 25th year, will present the rolling world premiere of Inda Craig-Galván’s Welcome To Matteson on September 6. Directed by Ericka Ratcliff, the production runs through October 1. Congo Square Theatre Company is located at 1016 N. Dearborn Street in Chicago.

The 38th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest takes place this Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm each day, on Dearborn between Polk Street and Ida B. Wells Drive. The festival features several guest speakers, and some will be of particular interest to those of us who follow the local entertainment scene. They include Freda Love Smith; Jon Langford; Mark Guarino; Dave Hoekstra; Rick Kogan; and Maureen Ryan; as well as Chicago’s first Poet Laureate avery r. young. See the official website for thumbnail sketches of all the speakers, the full schedule, and other information. Attendees will also find vendors selling new and antique books, as well as independent writers and small publishers promoting their work. Admission is free; the atmosphere is fun and inspiring.

Phil Angotti And Friends will continue their Beatles Brunch series at City Winery Chicago at noon this Sunday, September 10. The first half of the show will cover John Lennon’s Imagine solo effort, and the second half will be devoted to The Beatles music in general.