Music notes: Catch Family Groove at Durty Nellie's

Posted December 22, 2015 4:00 am

Brian Shamie

Family Groove Company plays Durty Nellie's Saturday, Dec. 26, with Chicago Funk Mafia and Miles Over Mountains. Courtesy of Norman Sands

<h3 class="briefHead">Groove, Funk and Miles</h3>

When Highland Park-bred Jordan Wilkow and Adam Lewis went off to school in L.A., they teamed up with Janis Wallin and Pete Koopmans and brought back a pop-funk, jazzy jam band. Finding roots back home, Family Groove Company has been slinging groove-inspired rock around the Chicago scene since 2002. They're playing Palatine's music institution Durty Nellie's this weekend, with progressive funk rock band Chicago Funk Mafia and McHenry's four-piece Americana bluegrass band Miles Over Mountains. 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $10. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.

<h3 class="briefHead">Hometown charity </h3>

Channeling true holiday spirit, indie folk rocker extraordinaire Ike Reilly is bringing his band The Ike Reilly Assassination back to Mickey Finn's Brewery in his hometown to help families in need in Libertyville Township. The singer-songwriter handily drives the bar-blues-band vibe, taking fans through gritty but sometimes darkly humorous stories of the luckless, loveless and sometimes hardscrabble lives of folks in the heartland. Minneapolis-based Johnny Cash tribute band Church of Cash opens the set. The Libertyville Township Food Pantry will be on hand to collect items and donations. 8 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) Monday, Dec. 28, at Mickey Finn's Brewery, 345 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. (847) 362-6688 or brownpapertickets.com.

<h3 class="briefHead">Rosemont's NYE Reaction</h3>

Rosemont is the place to be for the two-night Reaction NYE musical celebration at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The party kicks off Wednesday, Dec. 30, with deadmau5 headlining; Skrillex plays the main set Thursday, Dec. 31. In between, dance to the music of all manner of local talent, including ProbCause, Autograf, Glass Lux, Greg Corner, Mielo and more. 5:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 30 and 31, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. Two-day passes are $140 (plus fees); single-day passes are $89 (plus fees) for Dec. 30 and $99 (plus fees) for Dec. 31. (312) 833-9331 or reactionnye.com.

The Ike Reilly Assassination plays a charity show Monday, Dec. 28, at Mickey Finn's in Libertyville to benefit the Libertyville Township Food Pantry.

Deadmau5 headlines the first night of Rosemont's two-night Reaction NYE musical celebration. Courtesy of Danny Mahoney

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