Music notes: Blues-rock band Lonesome Shack comes to Lombard

Posted October 21, 2014 6:00 am

Matt Arado

Lonesome Shack, a group that plays a danceable brand of blues-rock, will perform Saturday at Brauerhouse in Lombard. Courtesy of Hamilton Boyce

Still truckin'

The Drive-By Truckers, one of today's finest bands, has both reclaimed and reinvented Southern rock 'n' roll. The group, always a treat to see live, plays in Chicago this weekend. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the Vic, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago. $30. Go to jamusa.com.

Primitive sound

Lonesome Shack, a Seattle band that was born in New Mexico, delivers a danceable brand of stripped-down blues rock that recalls work by the Black Keys and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The band is touring behind its latest record, "More Primitive," which is an apt description of Lonesome Shack's spare, raw sound. The band plays in the suburbs this weekend. Soda Gardocki and Me and the Devil are also on the bill. 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Brauerhouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $8. Go to brauerhouse.com.

Masked metalheads

Genre-bending metal band Mushroomhead brings its experimental music and memorable live show - the members all wear sinister masks and costumes - to the suburbs next week. A great show for the Halloween season. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Austin's Fuel Room, 481 Peterson Road, Libertyville. $27. Go to fuelroom.com.

Rising stars

Chicago rock band Twin Peaks, the members of which are just barely in their 20s, continues to build a devoted fan base for its music, which references a host of sounds from '70s glam rock to '80s post-punk. The band plays a hometown show this weekend to celebrate its latest album, "Wild Onion." NE-HI and Flesh Panthers are also on the bill. 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $14. Go to lincolnhallchicago.com.

The great alt-Southern-rock band Drive-By Truckers will perform at the Vic in Chicago. courtesy of david McClister

Buzzed-about Chicago band Twin Peaks celebrates the release of its second record with a show at Chicago's Lincoln Hall. COURTESY OF POONEH GHANA/IPC MEDIA/NME

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