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Photo from the Official Hollies website.

The Official Hollies Facebook page shared some footage yesterday from YT user Room of Mirrors (ROM) of the current lineup of The Hollies performing last November at the London Palladium. By way of explanation for those who aren’t life-long fans like myself, The Hollies have never broken up from the time they formed in 1962. Drummer Bobby Elliott and lead guitarist-vocalist Tony Hicks have been around almost from the start, while the other current members have been with the band for a fair amount of time. The entertaining, hour-long clip shows the current lineup in top form.

Singer-songwriter Kelly Hogan, along with her special guests Scott Ligon and Joel Paterson, has shows tomorrow and Sunday night at Judson and Moore Distillery on Chicago’s north side.

Vicki Peterson of The Bangles and John Cowsill of The Cowsills are among the acts performing this weekend at the annual 30A Songwriters Festival in Walton County, Fl.

 

Chicago-based David Bowie tribute act Sons Of The Silent Age will perform tomorrow night at Metro. The event, which is titled David Bowie: Future Legend, is a benefit, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the NorthShore HealthSystem Foundation to help people overcome cancer. Actor-musician Michael Shannon will also take part, playing the songs of Brian Eno.

The Bowery Electric venue in New York, NY will honor the life and music of Scott Kempner on February 5. Kempner, a member of the groundbreaking bands The Dictators and The Del-Lords, passed away last November. The Scott Kempner’s 70th Birthday Celebration will feature performances by The Del-Lords, The Dictators, Willie Nile, Marshall Crenshaw, Dennis Diken from The Smithereens, Syd Straw, and other bands. All proceeds from the event will be donated to The Association For Frontotemporal Degeneration.

The 37th Young Playwrights Festival continues at Chicago Dramatists through January 27. Chicago Dramatists is located at 798 N. Aberdeen in Chicago.

As noted in the Celebrities column in today’s Chicago Tribune, Prince’s film Purple Rain is being adapted into a Broadway musical written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. No date yet on when the production will be ready.

Highway Patrol, a new play by actress Dana Delaney that is billed as a thriller that combines romance with a ghost story, will run from January 20 through February 18 at the Goodman Theatre in downtown Chicago.

MonaLisa Twins Live At The Cavern Club, an album featuring the Vienna, Austria band performing lively covers of songs by The Beatles, The Hollies, The Who, The Kinks, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, and other 1960s acts, is now available in CD and download formats. A current offer on the band’s official website, includes Why, the duo’s latest album of original material for free. 

City Winery Chicago’s monthly Beatles Brunch With Phil Angotti And Friends now rotates with Soul Brunch events presented by Puresoul, as well as brunch events featuring Angotti performing a mix of his favorite covers and original songs. This Sunday brings the first Soul Brunch, which is a Tribute To Tina Turner. There’s a Tribute To 90s Rhythm And Blues coming up on Saturday, January 27. The next Phil Angotti And Friends Beatles Brunch will be a George Harrison Birthday Show on February 25.

In other Phil Angotti news, he has a gig at Goldyburgers in Forest Park, IL on next Friday, January 19.

Best wishes to musician/writer Freda Love Smith on her ten-week educational series involving “close reading and exploratory writing.” Those who enroll will read works by Sigrid Nunez, Laura Kipnis, Phillip Lopate, and other contemporary writers before embarking on their own writing assignments. Enrollment will be limited to 12 students. Those interested can message Freda Love Smith on her Facebook page with any questions.

Local bands The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club; Rolling Numbers; Golden Richards; and Things That Fly will join forces tomorrow night at Montrose Saloon for Rock N’ Roll High School - 50th Year of The Ramones. The live show is being sponsored by WNUR FM radio program The Power Pop Shoppe and will offer a mix of Ramones covers and original songs by the participating acts. Montrose Saloon is located at 2933 W. Montrose on Chicago’s north side.

The Pink Floyd tribute band Eclipse will perform at Durty Nellie’s in Palatine on January 27.

The Bowery Electric venue in New York, NY will stage a Women’s History Month event featuring Bush Tetras; Diane And The Gentile Men; Female Genius; Faith NYC; and Ov Stars on March 1. General admission is $20.

Two weeks from tonight, Liar’s Club on Chicago’s north side will serve up the eclectic triple bill of The Josh Caterer Trio, Viceroy, and Hushdrops.

The Give Peace A Chance - The Art Of John Lennon exhibit opened today at Gallery725 in Jacksonville, FL and will run through January 22. Admission is free, and all the art being exhibited will be available to purchase.

The Rachel Drew Band with Casey McDonough will perform at the Hideout Inn next Friday, January 19.

The Madrid-based dance company Compañía Nacional de Danza will pay its first visit to Chicago on February 10 with performances of Passengers Within; Sad Case; and White Darkness at the Auditorium Theatre.

Sleater-Kinney’s Little Rope and Green Day’s Saviors albums are due out next Friday, January 19.

Singer-songwriter Steve Dawson of the Chicago-based bands Dolly Varden and Funeral Bonsai Wedding, will perform with Alton Smith, Brian Wilkie, John Abbey, and Diane Christiansen tomorrow night at Constellation in Chicago.

Tickets are now on sale today for the Teenage Cancer Trust At The Royal Albert Hall in London. The all-star charity event takes place at the esteemed venue March 18 through March 24. The scheduled performances are The Who With Orchestra And Very Special Guests Squeeze on March 18 and 20; Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds With Very Special Guests Blossoms on March 21; Young Fathers Plus Special Guests (TBD) on March 22; The Chemical Brothers Plus DJ Paul Holroyd on March 23; and Ovation, which is described as A Celebration Of 24 Years Of Gigs For Teenage  Cancer Trust With: Roger Daltrey, Kelly Jones, Robert Plant With Saving Grace, Pete Townshend, Eddie Vedder, and Paul Weller.

Tickets are on sale now for a February 28 performance by the six-piece band Oh Yes! at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights that will benefit the recently opened Gerry’s Cafe. The cafe’s motto is Changing Lives One Cup At A Time and is staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. My wife Pam and I recently added Gerry’s Cafe is our roster of venues for hot beverages.

Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy And Friends Play R.E.M.’s Murmur kicks off on February 1 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Jon Wurster; Dag Juhlin; Nick Macri; and Vijay Tellis-Nayak are the above-mentioned friends. Other locations on the short tour include Minneapolis, MN; Athens, GA (which is only fitting); Carrboro, NC; Washington, D.C.; Ardmore, PA; Cambridge, MA; and Brooklyn, NY. There are no performances scheduled for Chicago, which is maybe something we should murmur about.

On the local scene, R.E.M. tribute band Sitting Still IL will perform at Montrose Saloon on January 26, along with Joey Acopiado, The Failers, and Saturday June Band.

Singer-actress Missy Vaughn-Dean and The Love Supreme promise they’ll be “groovin’ all night long” with Jenni Stark; The Telepaths; and It Changes Everything at Montrose Saloon on January 18.

Nelikona Cafe in Palatine will host its next Acoustic Guitar And Vocals with Rick And Friends on January 21. Admission is free.

Katherine Yeske Taylor, the long-time music journalist whose articles and interviews have appeared in several national publications, will release her first book on January 16. She’s a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism is due out on January 16 from Backbeat Books. It’s available to pre-order on Amazon, and other sites.

Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoise musical, based on his critically acclaimed 2005 Illinoise album, opens at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on January 28.

FitzGerald’s has an impressive triple bill of The Handcuffs, Jon Langford and His Fancy Men, and The James Dean Joint coming up on January 20.

Country music icon Roseanne Cash has a pair of concerts at The Old Town School Of Folk Music on January 19 and 20.

Big Brother’s Vinyl has a performance coming up at Peggy Kinnane’s in Arlington Heights on January 19. The band has a knack for selecting material that’s well-known to classic rock fans but not often heard on the local club scene. 

Cheap Trick will be the headline act the International Beatles On The Beach festival taking place at the Delray Beach Amphitheater January 24 – 28. Other performers include The Fab Faux; Gregg Bissonette; and The Weeklings.

Androgynous Mustache, a local collective of musicians that has been behind several impressive tribute shows, will bring their annual Warren Zevon Tribute show to SPACE in Evanston on January 24. Zevon fans should check out the January issue of the Brit rock magazine MOJO for writer Bob Mehr’s eight-page article on him, as well as photographer Aaron Rapaport’s numerous photos.