David Allan Coe coming to Penny Road Pub

David Allan Coe, the outspoken country-music legend known for his witty, sometimes controversial lyrics, will bring his outlaw spirit to the suburbs this weekend. Coe, writer of the in-your-face anthem "Take This Job and Shove It," is 70 years old but still going strong.

David Allan Coe plays with Brother John, Auditory Hallucination and Spin Circus at 6 p.m. Friday, April 9, at the Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington. $22 online and $26 at the door. Go to ticketweb.com for advance tickets.

Paying tribute25 or 6 to 4: The Chicago Experience, a tribute band that meticulously re-creates the music of Chicago, has roots in the Northwest suburbs. They play in Lincolnshire this weekend.Info: 10 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Cubby Bear North, 21661 N. Milwaukee, Lincolnshire. $6 tickets available at the door.Dynamic duoThe Old Town School of Folk Music, a top-shelf music venue, welcomes Madeleine Peyroux and Nora O'Connor this weekend. Peyroux is a soulful French-American jazz and blues singer, and O'Connor is a native Chicagoan with a powerful country-tinged voice. (O'Connor also plays in the psychedelic country band The Blacks.)Info: 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $34 for early show and $38 for the later one. (773) 728-6000.