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FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, IL has revealed the acts who’ll perform at its 43rd annual American Music Festival taking place July 2 – 5. The extensive list includes The Heavy Heavy, Spin Doctors; Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore; CJ Chenier And The Red Hot Louisiana Band; Nicholas Tremulis And The Prodigals; Michael McDermott; and Mud Morganfield. FitzGerald’s is having an In-Person Pre-Sale Party this Sunday for those who want to nab their American Music Festival tickets early. The Pre-Sale Party will have free live music by Los Gallos, but those planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP on the venue’s official website.

The Wailers will celebrate the anniversary of the Rastaman Vibration album they released with Bob Marley 50 years ago, in a 7:00 pm concert at The Old Town School Of Folk Music in Chicago on April 24. The recently added 9:30 pm concert that same night will feature The Wailers performing their 1977 album with Marley, Natural Mystic.

Prog rock band McLuhan and folk rock trio Esmerelda’s Boys must be kindred souls by now, considering they have another double bill coming up. They’ll be at Phyllis’ Musical Inn on March 12, with Esmerelda’s Boys kicking things off at 8:00 pm and McLuhan performing at 9:00 pm. Both acts have been performing on the local scene more and more lately; and McLuhan has two new singles to showcase. Phyllis’ Musical Inn is located at 1800 W. Division.

Singer-songwriter Phil Angotti and his band will showcase a video for the song “Eye For An Eye” from his Once Around Again album on April 2 at the G-Man Tavern. It will be part of a video release party/show with two sets of live music. G-Man Tavern is located at 3740 N Clark Street. Angotti is well known in Chicago for his tribute shows to acts such as The Beatles, The Zombies, and Bee Gees, but as his performance at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights last week demonstrated, he’s quite impressive with his own material as well.

Push Puppets will likely showcase songs from their 2025 album Tethered Together when they perform at FitzGerald’s Saturday Night Side Bar in Berwyn, IL on May 2. The Chicago area band specializes in melodic, well-crafted indie rock.

Upcoming shows at Evanston SPACE include Blind Boys Of Alabama this Thursday and Shemekia Copeland on Friday. Looking at Evanston SPACE further down the road you’ll find The Flat Five there on April 29; Neil Young: 80 Years On Planet Earth Celebration with Steve Dawson, Tommi Zender, Gerald Dowd, Alton Smith and John Abbey on May 4; and Soul Asylum with Jason Narducy on May 15 and 16.

Liar’s Club will present an adventurous matinee double bill this Sunday featuring psychedelic rockers Hushdrops and the high energy instrumental band Outronaut. Both acts have several years of experience on the Chicago music scene. The rocking starts at 3:00 pm; Liar’s Club is located at 1655 W. Fullerton on’s north side.

The Asbury Record Show, featuring LPs, 45s, CDs, and cassettes, will be held this Sunday at the The Stone Pony venue in Asbury Park, NJ. The event’s Facebook page promises to feature vendors from all over the tri-state area.