Music events: Kashmir gets the Led out at Viper Alley

Tribute weekend

If you're in a Beatles or Led Zeppelin mood this weekend, Lincolnshire's Viper Alley has the shows for you. American English, a popular Beatles tribute band, and Kashmir, a Led Zeppelin tribute band, will play on successive nights at the suburban club. Stop by and take a trip down memory lane!

American English performs at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, and Kashmir plays at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Viper Alley, 275 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire. $10, $25 for American English and $8, $25 for Kashmir. Go to viper-alley.com.

Country crooner

Country-music heartthrob and hit maker Josh Turner will make an appearance in the suburbs this weekend.

8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Paramount Arts Centre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $47.50 to $65.50. Visit paramountarts.com.

Get ready to ‘Riot'

Riot Fest, the annual celebration of punk music, invades Chicago Oct. 5 to 9. More than two dozen bands will play at several venues in the city over the course of the five-day event. The lineup includes punk-pop band Weezer and old-school punk heroes like X and The Descendents. Bands with roots in the Northwest suburbs, like Dan Vapid & the Cheats and Shot Baker, also appear on the bill.

Ticket prices vary by show and location. Some multishow packages available. For a full lineup and ticket information, go to riotfest.org.