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, or concert tickets going on sale. 

Wild Honey Foundation, the California-based 501(c)(3)non-profit that frequently supports worthy causes by staging all-star concerts, will combine with The Zevon Family in presenting Join Me In L.A.: The Songs Of Warren Zevon With The Wild Honey Orchestra tomorrow night at The United Theater in Los Angeles. The event will celebrate Zevon’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction, and raise funds for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and The Ed Asner Family Center. The performers include Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderon, Dwight Yoakam, Fountains Of Wayne, Marshall Crenshaw, and Steve Wynn; while The Wild Honey Orchestra features several well-known stars.

Depending on when you read this, you could catch the Book Club Celebration being hosted by the Chicago Public Library tonight from 5:00 to 7: 00 pm at the Harold Washington Library Center’s Winter Garden. The city-wide event, which is described as suitable for adults: 18 and up, will celebrate “the joy of discussing books with others” along with tips and suggestions for various literary activities. 

Also happening tonight: Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata has performances at 6:00 and 9:30 pm at City Winery Chicago just west of downtown. She’ll likely perform songs from the recently released Starlit Alchemy, and tap into the albums she’s released over the past 20 years. Anya Marina will be the opening act for both shows. Yamagata has upcoming dates in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Jem Records Celebrates, an event coming to the Cutting Room in New York City this Saturday, will offer the impressive lineup of The Weeklings; The Grip Weeds; The Midnight Callers; and Cynz. Richard Barone from The Bongos and Paul Collins from The Nerves and Paul Collins Beat will be special guests.

Annie And The Orphans; Decoy Prayer Meeting; The Very Least; and Voice Memos will all perform at Montrose Saloon on Chicago’s north side tomorrow night. It’s not clear if this is a Halloween inspired event, but the cool graphic on Montrose Saloon’s Facebook page looks pretty ominous.

Chris Stamey of The dB’s is in the midst of a tour to support of his new Anything Is Possible album, and will open for The Autumn Defense at The Barns In Wolftrap in Vienna, VA tomorrow night. He has a Chicago Chamber Pop Concert Celebrating “50 Years Twixt Pick And Pen” on Saturday at The Old Town School Of Folk Music in Chicago. He’ll be joined by Nick Photinos on cello, Emi Tanabe on violin, and Constance Volk on flute.

Compound Yellow,  a non-profit experimental art venue in Oak Park, IL, will present Side Yard Sounds: Scorpio Celebration featuring Norman W. Long and Sharkey Zalek, this Saturday from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. In addition to these multi-disciplinary performers, the evening will feature the self-described 21st century druid music of whitewolfsonicprincess, as well as pianist, composer, vocalist and frequent collaborator Sharon Udoh. Tickets are $15.

The Replacements have a deluxe edition of their 1984 groundbreaking album Let It Be coming out in 4-LP, 3CD, and digital formats tomorrow via Rhino Records.

Hot In The Dark, the debut album from Chicago’s unpredictable and always entertaining covers band EXPO ’76, drops tomorrow and will be available on Bandcamp, as well as in select record stores. The album was recorded with help from the Total Pro Horns. EXPO ’76 will promote Hot In The Dark with performances at the Boo Ball fundraiser (costumes are encouraged) at The Acorn in Three Oaks, MI tomorrow; at Austin Community Tavern in Steger, IL on Saturday; and at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, IL on October 29.

Chicago-based melodic rockers Kevin Lee And The Kings, along with Billy And The Saints will perform at the Goat Village venue in Norridge, IL this Saturday.

Penn and Teller are currently celebrating 50 years of entertaining audiences with shows that combine magic and humor. The anniversary tour will make a stop at the Chicago Theatre tomorrow night.