Sound check: Michael Glabicki brings roots rock to Hey Nonny
Roots rock with Michael Glabicki
Rusted Root (“Send Me On My Way”) may be on a hiatus, but the band's frontman Michael Glabicki and guitarist Dirk Miller are on tour with the band's worldbeat-informed roots rock sound. Catch an uplifting set of re-imagined favorites from the band when they perform at the newly opened Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. $20 for general admission. (224) 202-0750 or heynonny.com.
Guitarists for March of Dimes
Senior member Jason Minor and Prospect High School's Guitar Club are hosting a benefit for March of Dimes — an organization that raises money to help prevent birth defects and infant mortality by focusing on the health of mothers — complete with live musical performances, food, games and a silent auction. Catch some talented students at this concert while raising funds for a good cause. 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Prospect High School field house, 801 W. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect. Free, but donations are accepted. (847) 718-5200.
‘ConCERNed' with science
Want to learn a little about particle physics? London-based rapper Consensus wrote his 2017 album “ConCERNed” all about it — in cooperation with Dr. Michael Hoch and his Art@CMS program at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland. Consensus will talk about the process of merging science and rap at a free public lecture and performance at Fermilab's Ramsey Auditorium. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Fermilab's Ramsey Auditorium, Kirk Road and Pine Street, Batavia. Free, but advanced tickets are required. (630) 840-3000 or events.fnal.gov.
Planning ahead for Spring Awakening
At this point in the year, many of us just want to slip into hibernation, but React Presents is heavy into planning for next year's Spring Awakening Music Fest, the Midwest's largest three-day all-electronic music festival. Public early-bird passes for the event — June 7-9 at Chicago's Douglas Park — go on sale at noon Tuesday, Nov. 13, at springawakeningfestival.com.
Big tickets
• Roky Erickson, White Mystery, The Evening Attraction: 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $25. (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com.
• Aware Records 25th Anniversary Show featuring acoustic performances by Jackopierce, Matt Scannell from Vertical Horizon, Brian Vander Ark from The Verve Pipe, Stir, Alice Peacock and Isaac Slade from The Fray: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. $35-$40. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com.
• Carl Broemel (of My Morning Jacket), Steelism: 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $20-$22. (773) 525-2501 or lh-st.com.
• The Menzingers, Tiny Moving Parts, Daddy Issues: 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 14, at Conchord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $27.50. (773) 570-4000 or conchordmusichall.com.
• Brian Shamie is a Daily Herald multiplatform editor and local music fanboy. You can follow him on Twitter at @thatshamieguy. Listen to Brian's “2018 Chicago Sound Check Vol. 8” Spotify playlist for a sampling of some of the local bands he's written about recently for the Daily Herald.