Indie rockers take stage in Rosemont
Indie kidsRabbit Children, a melodic indie-rock band in the mold of Spoon and the Arcade Fire, will perform this weekend at the Montrose Room in Rosemont, fast becoming a key suburban outlet for rock shows. The band will be playing cuts from its debut record, "Thou Shalt Have a Time Machine," out now on Clutter Bear Records.Rabbit Children will play with Elusive Parallelograms at 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 5, at the Montrose Room inside the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont. $5. Call (847) 544-5300.1990s heroesUrge Overkill, a Chicago band that scored in the 1990s with its "Saturation" record of 1993 and its cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" on the "Pulp Fiction" soundtrack, has reunited and will take the stage this weekend. Fans of smart, intense guitar rock should not overlook Urge.9 p.m. Friday, March 5, at the Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison St., Chicago. $12. Tickets available at the box office or at ticketmaster.com.Going soloRhett Miller, singer and main songwriter from the country-tinged rock band Old 97s, will perform a solo acoustic show in the West suburbs this weekend in support of his self-titled solo record of 2009.9 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Fitzgerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $20. Advance tickets available at ticketweb.com.