Weekend Reminders

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Recently, Thursday posts have focused on events that were previously mentioned on Broken Hearted Toy, and are taking place during the upcoming weekend. This column follows that format.

The B-52’s will be rocking the Anthem music venue in Washington, D.C. tonight with all their off-kilter and irresistibly fun hits. Chicago area fans will have their chance to party out of bounds this Saturday at the Riviera Theatre on Chicago’s north side. The band also has shows coming up in Las Vegas November 13 – 16. Check out my October 2 post for a Halloween song profile on “Planet Claire.”

The whitewolfsonicprincess album release event taking place tonight at Evanston SPACE is Halloween appropriate since the Chicago-based band’s Love Without Fear offers another batch of “21st Century Druid Music.” Led by vocalist-percussionist Carla Hayden and guitarist James Moeller, wwsp mixes a sense of mysticism with engaging arrangements.

 

Sting, former Police vocalist-bassist, has already notched a few Chicago dates on his Sting 3.0 Tour at the Auditorium Theatre. He return to that venue tomorrow and Saturday. Sting is joined by guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas on this tour.

Trouser Press Books will hold a book launch for its new edition of author Roman Kozak’s This Ain’t No Disco: The Story Of CBGB at the Generation Records store in New York City tomorrow. According to a recent Facebook post, the publisher has “invited some fabled figures to share war stories about CB's, answer audience questions and sign books.” Those figures  are Chris Frantz from Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club; photographer Ebet Roberts; The Ramones tour manager Monte A. Melnick; singer-songwriter/former CBGB employee Deerfrance; CBGB booker Louise Parnassa Staley; and musician/producer Jonathan Paley.

The Old Town School Of Folk Music will sponsor Tegan and Sara on Junior High and Crushes at the Athenaeum Center For Thought And Culture this Saturday. The event is an onstage conversation with the famous recording duo about writing, music, and their Young Adult book series. It’s a co-presentation with Chicago Humanities. The Athenaeum Center is located at 2936 N Southport Avenue of Chicago’s north side.