I was in high school when Cinderella, Nelson, and Lynch Mob stormed through town for a performance at Memorial Coliseum in 1991. At the time, Cinderella and Nelson were at the top of their games with constant radio and MTV play, while Lynch Mob were getting started with their debut album, Wicked Sensation. 

Since then, Lynch Mob have disbanded, reunited, and had many iterations of the lineup along the way. 

Fast-forward to 2024, when Lynch Mob just announced they will be embarking on a farewell tour, titled The Final Ride in celebration of their 35th anniversary and recently released eighth studio album, Babylon. 

The only original member of the lineup is guitarist George Lynch, although drummer Jimmy D’Anda has been aboard a few decades. 

Anyhow, the final tour is slated to stop at Eagles Theatre in Wabash on Thursday, Aug. 22. 

Folks can expect to hear cuts from the new album as well as classic, career-spanning material like “River of Love” and “Wicked Sensation.” 

Tickets go on sale on Friday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. at
honeywellarts.org. 

In addition, Eagles Theatre have added Spring Fling with the King featuring Doug Church & The Change of Habit Tribute Band on May 2 and War Hippies on Aug. 23. Those tickets also on sale Feb. 9. 

Retirement party for ex-Wooden Nickel owner

A retirement party has been announced for longtime Wooden Nickel Records owner Bob Roets, who after more than 40 years has passed the baton over to his son, Chris Roets. 

Folks are welcome to come celebrate with Roetstock: A BobFest on Friday, March 15, at Baker Street Centre, 323 W. Baker St. 

Many of his favorite bands and artists will perform throughout the evening, including U.R.B., Kenny Taylor, The Legendary Trainhoppers, The High Freqs, and Sunny Taylor & Alicia Pyle. 

Tickets are only $5 and can be purchased at bakerstreetcentre.com and all Wooden Nickel locations. 

Ghost stories coming to The Clyde

Do you believe in ghosts? Well for some, ghost stories are something to be told around a cozy campfire. For others, ghosts are real and so are the encounters they’ve had with them. 

Whether you believe or not, The Clyde Theatre has a unique event coming up Friday, April 12, as Ghosts: Do You Believe? takes you on an interactive journey through haunted encounters, mind-boggling phenomena, and firsthand accounts that will leave you questioning everything you though they knew. 

The live show is hosted by paranormal expert Dustin Pari of Ghost Hunters, where the boundaries of reality and the supernatural blur. Join Pari and his friends as they dive deep into the world’s most riveting paranormal evidence and share perplexing ghost stories that defy explanation. 

Reserved seats are on sale now at clydetheatre.com, over the phone at (800) 514-3849, or in person at The Clyde box office and Sweetwater Sound.

Leonid & Friends booked at The Clyde

On top of ghost stories, The Clyde have also announced Chicago tribute act Leonid & Friends out of Moscow will be stopping by Thursday, Sept. 26, with The Sweetwater All Stars opening.

Pre-sale tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, at clydetheatre.com. General sale will be 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9.

John Waite added to Sweetwater schedule

Sweetwater continues to fill its Pavilion summer season with the announcement John Waite is bringing his 40 Years of Missing You Tour to the venue on June 7.

As a solo artist and lead singer of The Babys and Bad English, Waite has been a fixture of album-oriented rock radio stations throughout the decades with his talent for power ballads and driving arena rock. His catalogue features the No. 1 worldwide hit “Missing You,” The Babys’ “Isn’t It Time,” and Bad English’s “When I See You Smile.” 

Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. at the Sweetwater campus and online at ticketmaster.com and sweetwaterpavilion.com. 

Record with Lips Speak Louder at Sweetwater

Speaking of Sweetwater Sound, Sweetwater Studios will hold a recording workshop with producer/engineer Shawn Dealey and the Nashville-based duo Lips Speak Louder on April 19-20.

The group is Rachel Brandsness guitar/vocals and northeast Indiana native Angela Lese on drums/backing vocals. 

Lese is a Leo High School graduate now based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has returned to town with previous bands such as The Dead Deads, Raelyn Nelson Band, and Taco Mouth. 

Lips Speak Louder tap into a deep and diverse experimental pool and draws from a wide swath of influences from Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Queens of the Stone Age to Garbage and The Killers. 

The two-day workshop will take you through the recording process — everything from setting up the studio for recording to tracking and overdubbing all the way through editing and mixing. You’ll learn to comp, edit, mix, apply EQ and effects, and make final decisions to perfect your mix. 

If this is something you would be interested in, get signed up now at sweetwaterstudios.com. 

While they are in town, Lips Speak Louder will also perform a show at The Brass Rail on Monday, April 22.

Los Electro at Baker Street Centre

Local favorites Los Electro will be performing their biggest show to date when they take the stage at Baker Street Centre on Saturday, Feb. 10.

The progressive, Latin rock quartet of David Vaides on guitar and vocals, Daniel Vaides on keyboard and vocals, Jesse Gutierrez on drums, and Joab Castaneda on bass, have become staples on the scene. You can catch them regularly at The Club Room at The Clyde, and will also be at The Brass Rail on Saturday, Feb. 17, with Lalo Cura.

Tickets for the Baker Street Centre show are available at bakerstreetcentre.com and Wooden Nickel locations.

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