Nora Marks News Today

Sunday, Dan Stewart gives the local music scene grind the gravity it deserves with the Beat Kitchen premiere of "Local Band," a feature-length film showcasing the highs and lows of artists trying to chase "an adequate show," followed by performances from Superkick and Cut Your Losses.

On the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off the coast of British Columbia, carvers and cooks, boat captains and botanists are helping revive Indigenous culture and history.

The Violent Femmes hang in Chicago for two nights at Thalia Hall, Beer Cand Festival in Blue Island hosts a packed bill of ska and punk artists, Nora Marks EP release show, CalicoLocos tour send-off show and a Chicago band goes fancy for the Field Museums EVOLVE gala.

A healthy mixture of new names and returning established faces make up this weeks music picks.

Joe Piscopo taps Haley Reinhart to join him at a benefit show Saturday at the Woodstock Opera House. Plus, catch some new music at release shows with Broken Robots and Blue Car; Family Vacation returns home to Libertyville; The North 41 and The Mild West pair up for a high-energy show and more.