Eclectic Poi Dog Pondering to play at Ravinia

Few groups can draw from as eclectic an array of influences and still make cohesive, coherent pop music like Chicago-based Poi Dog Pondering can. Since the late 1980s, the band has delivered songs that contain touches of acoustic folk, electronic/house music, orchestral sounds and straight-ahead pop. Their latest full-length record, 2008's "7," also displayed the influence of soul music. And Poi Dog is known as a top-shelf live act, too. You have a chance to see for yourself this weekend.

Info: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $27 or $45. Call (847) 266-5100.

'60s heroesPaul Revere and the Raiders ride into the suburbs this weekend to relive the age of 1960s pop.Info: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$59. Call (630) 962-7000.Forefathers of punk The indefatigable Iggy Pop and his band the Stooges ignited a rock 'n' roll revolution in the late 1960s and early 1970s with their raw, high-energy sound and incendiary live performances. Albums like "Fun House" and "Raw Power" helped create punk rock and continue to influence countless bands to this day. The band, recently inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, plays in Chicago this weekend. They may be older, but don't expect them to be mellower.Info: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. $50. Go to ticketmaster.com.