Incoming

A hearty welcome to Graham Nash, who’s come to the Chicago area for concerts at Evanston’s Cahn Auditorium tomorrow and Wednesday night. He’s been on the road since the beginning of August, and has just seven more shows before he wraps up his More Evenings Of Songs & Stories 2024 tour. Never a bloke to sit around very long, Nash kicks of another USA tour in March 2025. Writer Janine Schaults' interesting interview with Nash in yesterday’s edition of the Chicago Tribune includes his reflections on the soon-to-be-released album Live At The Fillmore East, 1969. “That music brings all those memories back. You can feel that me and David and Stephen really loved each other.”

Prog rock master and The Luck Of Eden Hall founding member Gregory Curvey, AKA Custard Flux, will open for vocalist-guitarist Jane Getter and her Jane Getter Premonition band at Reggies Shack in Chicago’s south loop this Thursday, October 17. The date is part of the Jane Getter Premonition Division World Tour 1st Leg.

Sting, the former Police vocalist-bassist, is coming to Chicago at the end of this month and he’ll stay a while. The Sting 3.0 Tour, which features the three-piece combo of Sting, guitarist Dominic Miller, and drummer Chris Maas, includes shows at the Auditorium Theatre on October 28, October 29, November 1, and November 2. His most recent album, The Bridge, was released in 2021 and included the terrific track “Rushing Water.” Concert pianist/DJ/film composer ELEW will be Sting’s special guest.

The 27th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute will be held on November 17 and 18 at the Uncommon Ground venue on Chicago’s north side. In addition to the live performance, the event includes a three-course meal. Proceeds will go to the Old Town School Of Folk Music’s scholarship fund.

As noted on the Official Tom Petty Facebook page, a fully remastered version of the Heartbreakers Beach Party will be screened in cinemas this Thursday, October 17 and Sunday, October 20. Billed as The Lost Classic Documentary, Starring Tom Petty, it was directed by Cameron Crowe, and includes “20 minutes of additional, never-before-seen footage from the Petty Archive.” 

Trouser Press Books will release a new edition of This Ain’t No Disco, a joint effort from writer Roman Kozak and photographer Ebet Robert that honors the New York City CBGB rock club, tomorrow. That’s also the day when Trouser Press Books will release Robert Sellers and Nick Pendleton’s Marquee, a look at one of London’s most famous music venues.