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Photo from Klaus Voorman Facebook page.

Happy Birthday to Klaus Voorman, the German musician-artist who changed the history of rock and roll by introducing The Beatles to long hair and Astrid Kirchherr. He later performed with Manfred Mann and John Lennon, and created the iconic cover art for The Beatles’ Revolver album. I met Voorman at Fest For Beatles Fans - Chicago a few years back, while purchasing a copy of his birth of an icon REVOLVER 50 graphic novel, and I can attest to what a cool gentleman he is. Happy Birthday, Klaus. 

 

Shawn Colvin, who’s earned three Grammy Awards and given us emotionally charged folk-rock tales such as “Sunny Came Home,” has been sharing stages with KT Tunstall of “Black Horse And The Cherry Tree” and “Suddenly I See” fame. Their current tour will make a stop this Friday night at The Des Plaines Theatre in suburban Des Plaines, IL. The venue’s website states Colvin and Tunstall will perform their songs as a duo. That would pretty amazing.

The Martyrs’ music venue on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago will host a Jeff Beck Celebration featuring local musicians this Wednesday, May 1. The lineup will feature guitarists Curt Morrison, Chris Siebold, Grant Tye, Marco Villarreal and Dan Peters; vocalist Rich Parenti; keyboards player Vijay Tellis-Nayak; bassist Jon Paul; and drummer Greg Essig. Tickets are $20, with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the Folly Wildlife Rescue.

Fans of catchy, eccentric, and clever rock songs have two opportunities to enjoy a master of the art when Robyn Hitchcock performs at the Old Town School Of Folk Music this Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4. His special guest for each night will be comedian Eugene Mirman.

The Rachel Drew Band has an On The Porch performance at Hideout Inn on Chicago’s north side this Wednesday, May 1. Drew will also have Wednesday night On The Porch gigs at the venue on June 5 and August 7. All three start at 6:00 pm.

Northeastern Illinois University radio station WZRD Chicago 88.3 will celebrate 50 years of offering freeform radio with a free of charge party this Saturday, May 4 at Martyrs. There will be live music by Cosmic Bull, Silver Abuse, Sons of Ra, and Charlie Otto. Martyrs’ is located at 3855 N. Lincoln Avenue.

The Neverly Brothers 20th Anniversary Tour will bring them to the Beverly Arts Center this Saturday, May 4. It’s located at 2407 W. 111th Street - Chicago, IL. The trio provides a history of rock music dating back to the 1950s by performing artists such as Buddy Holly, The Beatles, and The Kinks.

Inanimate will wrap up its run at Theatre Wit this Saturday. Nick Robideau’s play concerns a young woman who’s fallen in love with a neon sign, and Theatre Wit describes it as, “the best (and only!) objectum-sexual dramedy of the year.” The venue is located at 1229 W. Belmont Avenue on the north side.