Weekend Reminders

Thursday posts focus on events that were previously mentioned on Broken Hearted Toy, and are taking place during the upcoming weekend. Plus, the occasional event taking place this weekend that has just come to my attention.

There are standing room only tickets available for tomorrow’s Sons Of The Silent Age show at SPACE in Evanston, IL. The members of this Chicago-based David Bowie tribute band are veterans of the local club scene, and always put on an impressive show. A Facebook post from guitarist Steve Gerlach states, “We re-worked and stripped down some songs pretty extensively, so we’ll be sailing close to the wind.”

 

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve have two remaining shows of their four-day visit to Chicago. They’ll perform with a full band tomorrow and Saturday night at Park West. As noted in a Jam Mail sent out today, Costello and Nieve will be joined by Eleanor Whitmore on fiddle; Shaye Cohn on cornet; Tony Garnier on double bass; and Sean McKeon on uilleann pipes.

Singer-songwriter-author Michael McDermott kicks off a three-day run at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, IL with a show tonight. He’ll also perform there tomorrow and Saturday night. McDermott has several albums to choose material from, including his 2024 double album Lighthouse On The Shore/East Jesus, and 2022 effort St. Paul’s Boulevard.

Panick and The Friars will perform original tunes and a few covers tomorrow night at Lizard’s Liquid Lounge on Chicago’s north side.

Marshall Crenshaw’s 40+ Years In Showbiz Tour is back in action, with performances starting tonight at Sportsmen’s Tavern in Buffalo, NY.  Upcoming shows include Cleveland, OH; Ferndale, MI; Pittsburgh, PA; SPACE in Evanston, IL (March 20 and 21); and Minneapolis, MN. Crenshaw will be backed by bassist-vocalist Derrick Anderson, drummer Mark Ortmann, and guitarist-vocalist Fernando Perdomo. More dates will be announced soon.

Congratulations to Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy And Friends on selling out this Saturday’s Play R.E.M.’s Fables Of The Reconstruction show at SPACE in Evanston, IL. Dag Juhlin, Vijay Tellis-Nayak, John Stirrratt, and Jon Wurster comprise the Friends in Shannon and Narducy’s backing band.