Tina Turner coming to Allstate, UC
Soul royalty comes to town for three shows spanning Turner's entire career. She's supporting the new "Tina! Her Greatest Hits," another one of those compilations featuring two new songs. We're still partial to her sultry '60s and '70s material, but must admit that Turner was pretty boss in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome."
Facts: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4, at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago, and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $59.50-$150. (312) 559-1212.
Company of Thieves
This acoustic show celebrates the release of the suburban-bred indie pop darlings' new EP. Featuring alternate unplugged versions of CoT favorites, it will also be a bonus with a reissue of 2007's "Ordinary Riches." Openers include friends Skybox, Arthi Meera and any performance-inclined fans who want to take part in an open mic.
Facts: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $10 advance, $12 day of show. (773) 281-4444.
Unearth
One of few mainstream melodic metalcore bands worth keeping up with, Unearth previews "The March," their new LP dropping next week. The Boston bruisers will have their work cut out for them if they hope to follow the awesomely energetic prog-core of main support act Protest the Hero. The Acacia Strain, Gwen Stacy and Whitechapel also open.
Facts: 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $14 advance, $17 day of show. (312) 923-2000.