Local Buzz, May 11

Shuddup & Drive

9:30 p.m. May 11, Leroy’s, 333 W. U.S. 20, Porter, 926-6111.

28 Days

9:30 p.m. May 11, Buddy and Pals, 340 U.S. 30, Schererville, 865-8377.

Flintlock

8 p.m. May 12, Front Porch Music, 505 E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, $12, 464-4700.

Mr. Funnyman

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Mint Condition sounds steeped in rich history

Having been together for more than two decades, Mint Condition is a rhythm-and-blues band that will bring a rich history to its May 12 show in Gary. Those who catch the buoyant 7 p.m. concert at the West Side Theatre can mull over an interesting …

Human Nature making doo-wop cool again

Maybe you caught their act Monday night on “Dancing with the Stars,” celebrating “Motown Night” with the likes of Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and the Temptations. Or perhaps you tuned in to your local PBS station in March and were blown away by an Australian …

Local Buzz, May 4

Keenan Baxter

8 to 11 p.m. May 4, during First Friday at 5 Art Walk, Ryan’s Irish Pub, 401 Franklin St., Michigan City, 872-0361.

Carlos Ramos Band

9:30 p.m. May 4, Buddy and Pals, 340 U.S. 30, Schererville, 865-8377.

Lorraine Jenkins Cole

6 to 10 …

Groovy shopping day in store for music lovers

Record Store Day began five years ago as a spirited international campaign to encourage patronage of local brick-and-mortar record shops. Now, on the third Saturday of every April, participating independent record stores nationwide open early, have sales, spotlight live bands and stock what they can …

Local Buzz, April 27

1510

9:30 p.m. April 27, Buddy and Pals, 340 U.S. 30, Schererville, 865-8377.

Final Say

9:30 p.m. April 27, Buddy and Pals, 10685 Randolph St., Winfield, 661-0088.

Fareed Haque

9 p.m. April 28, Shoreline Brewery, 208 Wabash St., Michigan City, 879-4677.

Carlos Ramos Band

9:30 …

Black Sabbath, Chili Peppers will play Lollapalooza

THOMAS CONNER: The Lollapalooza music lineup this summer in Grant Park also includes the Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Jack White and the reunited At the Drive-In.

Black Sabbath, Chili Peppers will play Lollapalooza

THOMAS CONNER: The Lollapalooza music lineup this summer in Grant Park also includes the Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Jack White and the reunited At the Drive-In.

New Roberta Flack CD an homage to Beatles

Roberta Flack is feeling just fab these days, as in Fab Four. Her new CD, “Let it Be” (Sony/ATV), the legendary songstress pays homage to the iconic foursome with very unique spins on some of their biggest hits. Flack, 75, is adamant that this is …

Local Buzz, April 6

HZ 9:30 p.m. April 6, Buddy and Pals, 340 U.S. 30, Schererville, 865-8377; 9:30 p.m. April 7, Buddy and Pals, 10685 Randolph St., Winfield, 661-0088. Mr. Funnyman 9:30 p.m. April 6, Buddy and Pals, 10685 Randolph St., Winfield, 661-0088. Bar Code 10 p.m. April 6, …

Stones headed to studio soon

NEW YORK — The Rolling Stones will meet in a recording studio later this month “to just throw some ideas around,” said band member Ronnie Wood. The guitarist for the legendary rock group said Monday that he and the band just want “to get the …

Women in Music ready to rock

Fronting a band generally means not being able to catch the acts you want to catch, unless you somehow figure out a way to get them in one place for admiration and collaboration. For Women in Music co-founder and longtime Northwest Indiana favorite Nicole Jamrose, …

Uncle Bonsai trio the Tim Burton of music

The folly of being young and loathe to create a back story for Uncle Bonsai has haunted Arni Adler for decades, but in a good way. The harmonic, folk-on-acid trio’s unusual name comes from a character a fellow Bennington College classmate had created during undergrad …

Darryl Worley back with a music vengeance, new tour

It’s not often that someone can persuade a successful country music star to take a break from the spotlights and the studios and the songs and instead, get them to focus on putting their “priorities where they should be.” Sometimes, all it takes is the …

Star Plaza gets the Chi-Town Blues

An infusion of meaty music is headed for Merrillville’s Star Plaza Theatre in the form of the 8th Annual Chi-Town Blues Festival.