Strait coming to First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

George Strait, who was recently recognized as country's Artist of the Decade, following in the footsteps of Marty Robbins, Loretta Lynn, Alabama and Garth Brooks, comes to the south-suburban First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (still best known as the World Music Theater) this weekend. Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough open.

Facts: George Strait plays at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 19100 S. Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park. Tickets are $20.50 to $75, available from livenation.com. Call (708) 614-1616 for details.

Instrumentals libre

Los Straitjackets, the masked marauders of instrumental rock 'n' roll, come to FitzGerald's this weekend to open for Southern Culture on the Skids, who will be hard-pressed to match their intensity. It should make for a ripsnorting Memorial Day weekend double bill.

Facts: Southern Culture on the Skids and Los Straitjackets play at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 24, at FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Tickets are $20. Call (708) 788-2118 for details.

Memorial Day concert

The Cantigny Park and First Division Museum plays host to a Memorial Day concert by the First Division Military Band to mark the holiday. Admission is free, although parking fees apply.

The First Division Military Band plays at 3 p.m. Monday, May 25, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Call (630) 668-5161 or visit cantignypark.com for details.