Days of the New to play Penny Road Pub

Posted February 08, 2010 10:00 pm

Matt Arado

Days of the New, the alternative band that scored a few big hits in the late 1990s ("Touch, Peel and Stand," "Shelf in the Room"), brings its hard-driving acoustic rock to the suburbs this weekend. Singer Travis Meeks, who sounds like a cross between Axl Rose, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain, has retooled the group, which says it will have a new record soon.

Days of the New plays with Losing Scarlet, Inn Cinema and A.D.D. at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Penny Road Pub, 545 Penny Road, Barrington. $10 in advance or $13 at the door. Call (847) 428-0562.

No gambleKenny Rogers, the country-lite crooner with the velvety voice, will run through his considerable catalog of hits at two shows in Aurora.Info: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $48.50-$80.50. Call (630) 896-6666.Heavenly rockIndie-rock group St. Vincent (actually singer-musician-songwriter Annie Clark) delivered one of the most acclaimed records of the year in 2009's "Actor." I expect tickets won't last long for this Chicago appearance by a creative and intelligent artist. Info: 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago. $16 in advance and $18 at the door. Call (773) 549-0203 or go to metrochicago.com.

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