Clint Back to play Paramount in Aurora
Black is back
Country music superstar Clint Back returns to the Chicago area with a show Saturday in the suburbs. See him sing and play his way through an impressive list of twangy hits.
Info: 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $55.50 to $75.50. Call the box office at (630) 896-6666.
Piano man
Bruce Hornsby amazed a lot of people in 1987, me included, when he showed that a grand piano and rock 'n' roll aren't mutually exclusive on his Grammy-winning record, "The Way It Is." More than 20 years later, Hornsby is still pounding the keys, and he'll do so at two suburban locations this weekend.
Info: 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $68-$74. Call (847) 673-6300 or visit northshorecenter.org. He'll also perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $55-$90. Call (630) 942-4000.
MC from the Midwest
Brother Ali, a hip-hop artist born in Wisconsin and now based in Minneapolis, visits Chicago next week to support his latest record, "Us."
Info: 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, as part of the "Fresh Air Tour" at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago. $15. Visit metrochicago.com.