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, or concert tickets going on sale.
Aimee Mann’s 22 1/2 Lost In Space Anniversary Tour with guest Jonathan Coulton will drop by the Riviera Theatre in Chicago tomorrow night. There are a limited number of tickets still available. Mann recently released a remastered Lost In Space Anniversary Edition on splatter vinyl with a gatefold jacket printed with glow-in-the-dark ink, new illustrations, and her extensive liner notes.
The Handcuffs’ busy summer continues with a gig tomorrow night on the Patio at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, IL. The Chicago-based indie rockers have four well-crafted albums to draw material from, as well as some new songs that will be on their next release. Admission is free; the music starts at 7:00 pm.
This year’s Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL is now open and will run through the end of August. This weekend brings concerts by The Roots with special guest Nai Palm tomorrow; Al Green with special guests The O’Jays featuring Walter Williams on Saturday; and “Weird Al” Yankovic with special guest Puddles Pity Party on Sunday.
The Phil Angotti Plays His Own Birthday event planned for tomorrow night at Blue Island Beer Co. has been rescheduled for Sunday afternoon at the same venue. After an opening set by NRBQ member Casey McDonough, Angotti will perform songs from his impressive new solo effort Notebook Head. His power pop band The Idea will close out the festivities.
The annual Millennium Art Festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday at Michigan Avenue and Lake Street in downtown Chicago.
The 321’s, an alt rock trio that’s quickly built a solid reputation on Chicago’s north side club scene, has a 10:00 pm gig this Saturday at Montrose Saloon. It will be a busy night, with Ricky D And The Barrelhouse Boys; The Karl Kirkpatrick Band; and Unibrow also on the bill.
My nephew Joe Flamm will co-chair this year’s Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry, along with fellow successful chef Diana Davila, tomorrow. The event will be held at Rockwell On The River (3057 N. Rockwell) and feature 50 chefs and mixologists. Several well-known Chicago area restaurants will be involved, including Joe’s Rose Mary and il Carciofo; and Diana’s Mi Tocaya Antojeria. General Admission is $150, while an All Access Pass is $200.
42 Balloons, a play that weaves a 1980s-inspired pop music score into the tale of an actual 1982 event when a Los Angeles man attached weather balloons to a chair and sailed upward, will wrap up its run at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s this Sunday.
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