Incoming

First, a correction: The Chills’ Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs will be available to download via The Chills Bandcamp page this Friday, February 28. Not February 25, as I mistakenly stated in last Saturday’s post. It will also be available in CD and vinyl formats, although the gold vinyl double LP option has sold out. Martin Phillipps, the guiding force of the New Zealand band, passed away in July last year. Judging by the three songs that are available to preview, the album will be worth the wait.

Chicago area drummer Jim Barclay will celebrate his birthday in the company of fellow musicians with a Classic Albums Night this Thursday at Reggies. Three albums will be honored—The Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting, Kick by INXS, and Power Station’s self-titled debut—each with a different lineup. Reggies is located at 2105 South State Street, just south of downtown.

Singer-guitarist Phil Angotti, one of the musicians slated to help Jim Barclay perform The Dream Of The Blue Turtles, has a Beatles Brunch coming up this Sunday at noon at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn. He’ll be joined by his friends Casey McDonough, John San Juan, Carolyn Englemann and John Perrin.

The Chicago Irish Film Festival will be held this Thursday through Sunday at the AMC NewCity Theater at 1500 N. Clybourn. In addition to full-length features such as The Irish Question; Mrs. Robinson; David Keenan - Words On Canvas; and Housewife Of The Year, there will be four Shorts Programs.

Chicago vocalist Erica Loftus has performed with The Right Tidys, The Collection, and Red Wigglers, along with joining Van Go in the recording studio. She’ll be onstage with the punk rock cover band Horse And Sparrow at the Atlantic Bar and Grill this Friday. Jan King And Medicine Ball are also on the bill that night. Atlantic Bar and Grill is located at 5062 N. Lincoln Avenue.

As noted in the Daily Reader (an online newsletter created by the longtime free publication Chicago Reader), a Filmspotting Fest will be held this Friday through Sunday. Presented by the Filmspotting podcast in honor of its 20th year, there will be four screenings at the Gene Siskel Film Center in downtown Chicago, and two screenings at the Music Box on the city’s north side. See the official website for schedule information.

The Dallas-based independent record label Hand Drawn Records is seeking submissions from music acts for its Volume 6 Vinyl LP Compilation. As stated on the Hand Drawn website, “Each artist may submit one audio track (.mp3 format under 10mb) with artist name and track title.” The deadline to submit is this Friday. After that, music industry experts will select 20 tracks from those submissions, which in turn will be presented for a popular vote. The top 10 songs will be announced on March 31. See the Hand Drawn Records website for details.

Congratulations to Chicago guitarist Tony Richards on selling out the Uncommon Ground Lakeview album release show for A Day in January. The album, a collection of jazz instrumentals, was recorded with double bassist Joe Policastro, and is available on Bandcamp.

Dot Dash, an inventive Washington, D.C. band that’s succeeded with a variety of indie rock styles across eight full-length albums since 2011, has an all-ages show coming up at the Quarry House Tavern in Silver Spring, MD this Thursday night.

Local covers band The Sofa Kings will perform a 21-and-over charity show at the Durty Nellie’s venue in Palatine this Friday. The event will benefit Gerry’s Cafe, the non-profit coffee shop in Arlington Heights staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.