Music notes: Send off summer with Matt & Kim, Local H

Posted September 16, 2015 5:00 am

Brian Shamie

Poppy hip-hop duo Matt & Kim headline the Goose Island 312 Urban Block Party Saturday, Sept. 19. Courtesy of Matt Miller

<h3 class="briefHead">312 party</h3>

Goose Island Beer Company and WXRT are teaming up to send off summer with two days of music for the Goose Island 312 Urban Block Party at the Fulton Street Brewery. Headliners Matt & Kim and tUnE-yArDs will draw crowds with their offbeat, energetic live sets, but the party is not slouching in the local act department, featuring the likes of Local H, Eleventh Dream Day, Marrow, Sidewalk Chalk and more. See gooseisland.com for the full schedule and lineup to this 21-and-older party. 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, and 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Goose Island Fulton Street Brewery, 1800 W. Fulton St., Chicago. Tickets cost $20 per day or $30 for a two-day pass. ticketweb.com.

<h3 class="briefHead">Country rockers</h3>

Suburban Cowboys, Antioch's tribute to county rock, comes to Palatine's Durty Nellie's for a night of country jams. In the last five years, Suburban Cowboys has built a following with their rollicking covers, featuring hits from traditional artists to current country stars. Local country cover band Cowboy Jukebox opens the 21-and-older show. 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $7. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

<h3 class="briefHead">Milk N Cooks release</h3>

Fresh from a hometown show kicking off a fall tour at Palatine's Durty Nellie's, twin DJs Paul and James McElwain - better known around the music scene as Milk N Cooks - are dropping their first single from their newly established label Kitchin Records. "Closer," featuring Lyon Hart, can be purchased on iTunes starting Wednesday, Sept. 16. Celebrate in person with the guys when they play Evil Olive Tuesday, Sept. 22. 11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Evil Olive, 1551 W. Division St., Chicago. $10 cover; do312.com.

<h3 class="briefHead">Concerts</h3>

Burton Cummings (formerly of The Guess Who): 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Rock. $69-$125. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com.

Vijay Iyer Trio: 8 p.m. Sept. 18, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Jazz. (847) 673-6300 or northshorecenter.org.

Pistol Pete Band: 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. Blues. $6. (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com.

Oktoberfest Mini-Concert: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Knupper Nursery & Landscape, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Traditional German folk songs in honor of Oktoberfest. Local musician and vocalist Barb Kronau performs. Free. (847) 359-1080.

School Of Rock's "Rockvinia": Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Harmony Park, 99 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. Performance-based music education organization presents five bands in an afternoon of free rock selections. Free. (847) 915-6201.

Irish Tenor Paddy Homan: 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Christ Church United Church of Christ, 1492 Henry, Des Plaines. Irish tunes and stories. A reception in Wobbe Hall will follow the performance. The public is welcome. Free. (847) 297-4230.

The Title Trackers, Some Years Later, Captain Coopersmith, Oakley Station: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, The Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace St., Chicago, Rock. $8. (773) 478-4408 or theabbeychicago.com.

Brother Sun: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Maple Street Chapel, 220 S. Main St., Lombard. Folk. $18. Tickets can be in advance at maplestreetchapel.org or at the door.

Dwyer Legacy Concert featuring "Back Home Again: A Tribute to John Denver" and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Raue Center For The Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Tickets start at $30. rauecenter.org.

The Jayhawks: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$69. Rock, country. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com.

Suburban Cowboys: 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Country. $7. For ages 21 and older. durtynellies.com.

European Band Baltic Crossing: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, Acorn Coffeehouse, 216 N Main St., Wheaton. Five-piece band featuring musicians from the UK, Finland and Denmark perform folk and Scandinavian/Celtic selections. $10. (630) 393-1247 or acorncoffeehouse.com.

Tab Benoit: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt, Berwyn, Rock, soul and more. $25. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Dweezil Zappa: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Rock. $29.50-$152. (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Visit geneseetheatre.com.

<i>Information is provided by entertainment venues. Check with venue before purchasing tickets. For more concert listings, visit dailyherald.com/calendar.</i>

Alt-rock band Local H, which emerged from suburban Lake County in the early 1990s, plays Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Goose Island 312 Urban Block Party. Courtesy of Katie Hovland

DJs Milk N Cookies are releasing a new single on iTunes this week. See them play at Chicago's Evil Olive on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

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