Music notes: Pop-punk Masked Intruder plays Lombard's Brauerhouse

Posted January 20, 2015 5:00 am

Matt Arado

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Wisconsin pop-punk band Masked Intruder will break-and-enter its way into the suburbs this weekend to headline a show in Lombard. The band's latest record, "M.I.," was co-produced by Matt Allison, who has helped local bands like the Smoking Popes deliver similarly hook-laden punk rock. 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Brauerhouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. (The Copyrights and the Kobanes will also perform.) $16. Go to brauerhouse.com.

Local rockers

Suburban cover band 314 on Main Street delivers high-energy punk and alternative classics with some original tunes mixed in. The band will play a hometown show this weekend in Algonquin. 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Thirsty Whale, 1700 S. Randall Road, Algonquin. Go to thirstywhalebar.com.

Memory lane

Remember "More Than Words," the acoustic ballad from hard-rock band Extreme? It was a gigantic hit for the band, and its video played virtually nonstop on MTV. (Remember MTV??) The album the song appeared on, "Extreme II: Pornograffitti," turns 25 this year, and the band is celebrating with a deluxe reissue and a "Pornograffitti"-themed tour that makes a stop in Chicago next week. 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets start at $29.50. Go to houseofblues.com.

Other concerts this week

"La France" concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Aurora University's Crimi Auditorium, 407 S. Calumet Ave., Aurora. Aurora University faculty perform both chamber music and solo music from a wide variety of French composers. Free; registration required. auartsandideas.com.

Wheaton College Faculty Recital: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Wheaton College, Pierce Memorial Chapel, at the corner of Washington and Franklin streets, Wheaton. The Wheaton College Conservatory of Music presents an evening of chamber music with flute. Tickets available only at the door for $5-$10. wheaton.edu.

Backslashes and Bad Ideas: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at The Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace St., Chicago. Rock. $10. abbeypub.com.

Dan & Shay: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Country. $23-$43. (800) 982-2787, ticketmaster.com or geneseetheatre.com.

The Zimmermen: 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Folk and more. $12 in advance; $15 at the door. fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Funky Mojodaddy: 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. Blues, soul, roots-rock. $6. harlemavenuelounge.com.

"The Chamber Music of Stephen Kleiman" concert: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago. Chamber music and more. Three selections in the program are world premieres. Free and open to the public. (312) 255-3700.

American Grands XX: Showtimes at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, in Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. More than 400 pianists of all ages and skill levels perform. $15-$24. (847) 622-0300 or tickets.elgin.edu.

Spektral Quartet with Julien Labro: 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Wheaton College's Beamer Center Coray Alumni Gym, 421 N. Chase St., Wheaton. Chamber ensemble. (630) 752-5010. $5-$45. wheaton.edu.

Steve Richards with "Diamond Live: The Tribute": 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Musical tribute to Neil Diamond. rauecenter.org.

Deacon Blues with Howard Levy: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Steely Dan tribute. $19-$39. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com.

Brass From The Past and The James Brown Experience: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Frankie's Blue Room, 16 W. Chicago Ave., Naperville. James Brown tribute, Motown, soul, R&B and rock. $12. frankiesblueroom.com.

Webb Wilder: 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, Roots-rock. $15. fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

314 on Main Street: 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Thirsty Whale, 1700 S. Randall Road, Algonquin. Punk, rock and alternative covers. Free. (847) 458-8555.

American English: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Bannerman's Sports Grill, 858 S. Route 59, Bartlett. bannermanssportsgrill.com.

Govinda: 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at The Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace St., Chicago. $15-$20. abbeypub.com.

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra with "Visual Vivaldi" concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst. For tickets, see elmhurstsymphony.org. Tickets at the door are an additional $5 per ticket.

Elgin String Quartet with "The Americas" concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Features the music of both North and South American composers. Free. bethanylc.com.

Janis Siegel with "Nightsongs" concert: 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Madden Theatre at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Jazz, classical and more. $30-$35. northcentralcollege.edu.

Soprano Susanna Phillips: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Phillips sings virtuoso music by Handel, Haydn and Mozart. $25-$75. northshorecenter.org.

Information is provided by the entertainment venues. Check with venue before purchasing tickets. For more concert listings, visit dailyherald.com/calendar.

Extreme, the hard-rock band that scored a colossal hit 25 years ago with the song “More Than Words,” will perform in Chicago next week. courtesy of universal music

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