Music notes: Sha Na Na rocks 'n' rolls at Viper Alley

<b>Retro rockers</b>

For 40 years, the band Sha Na Na has delivered an infectious dose of rock 'n' roll nostalgia, performing the best songs of the '50s with leather-jacketed, pompadour-wearing humor and finesse.

<b>8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Viper Alley, 275 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire. $25, $35. Go to viper-alley.com.</b>

<b>Son of the blues</b>

Ronnie Baker Brooks, son of blues legend Lonnie Brooks, has become a musical force in his own right via scorching live shows and a fresh, contemporary take on the blues. Brooks hits the suburbs this weekend.

<b>7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Clearwater Theater, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $16. Go to clearwatertheater.com.</b>

<b>When learning rocked</b>

Generation Xers grew up with "Schoolhouse Rock," a series of irresistible animated musical shorts that aired on Saturday mornings and taught kids about everything from the parts of speech to how a bill becomes a law. Those young fans are now parents themselves, and they can relive those days with their children during the "Tribute to 'Schoolhouse Rock'" kids concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music.

<b>3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $12. Go to oldtownschool.org.</b>