Melvins, Signature, Down to play in suburbs

Posted September 23, 2009 11:00 pm

Matt Arado

Signature sound

Signature, a suburban rock band hailing from the Algonquin area, will bring its brand of soulful rock to Palatine for a show on Saturday. The band is finishing up its first album, which it hopes to release later this year.

Info: Signature will play with Second Hand Smoke on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Doors open at 8 p.m. $6. Call (847) 358-9150.

Get down with Down

Down, a New Orleans-based hard-rock supergroup consisting of members of Pantera and Corrosion of Conformity, will play in Libertyville on Saturday with the Melvins, the legendary Seattle band that helped kick off the "grunge" movement of the 1990s.

Info: Down and the Melvins will play at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Austin's Fuel Room, 481 Peterson Road, Libertyville. $26-$80. Tickets available at the Fuel Room box office or online via austinsaloon.com.

One of the greats

Marshall Crenshaw, whose 1982 self-titled debut remains a pop landmark, plays his only Chicago-area engagement today in Skokie. He's supporting his latest record, "Jaggedland."

Info: Marshall Crenshaw will play at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $37-$42. Call (847) 673-6300.

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