No blogging from Geo until after June 22. I’m on vacation.

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Beach Boys back at Beloit Riverfest; Guess Who on tap, too

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The Beach Boys are bringing their 1960’s “Good Vibrations” back for the second year in a row to Beloit Riverfest July 12, and The Guess Who of 1970 “No Sugar Tonight” fame is on tap, too, for July 11.

(Two of the original The Beach Boys will perform along with other members of the band. Photo provided.)

Other headliners for the July 8 to 12 festival along the Rock River in downtown Beloit, Wis.: Grass Roots Band on July 8, Survivor on July 9 and Trapt on July 10.

An advance general admission for a five-day pass costs $25, and gets you admission to the concerts behind reserved seats.  Advance reserved seating for the five days is $65. Advanced ticket sales for all concerts and admission to the festival ends Monday, June 15.

Advance tickets may be purchased at beloitriverfest.com and at its office at 520 E. Grand Ave., Beloit; 608-313-1200. But you can only buy the highest-priced premiere seating online after Monday.

Prices for:

Grass Roots Band:  $4, $2 for child for general admission, $10 or $25 for reserved, all in advance; $8, $20 for  reserved at gate ($25 for premiere online).

Survivor:  $7, $2 for child for general admission, $2, $10 or $25 for reserved, all in advance; $10, $20 reserved at gate ($25 premiere online).

Trapt: $9, $2 for child for general admission, $22.50, $50 for reserved, all in advance; $13, $30 at gate ($50 premiere online).

The Guess Who: $11, $2 for child for general admission, $27.50, $75 for reserved, all in advance; $13, $35 at gate ($75 premiere online).

The Beach Boys: $11, $2 for child for general admission, $30, $100 for reserved, all in advance; $13, $37.50 at gate ($100 premiere online).

Other activities at Riverfest include carnival, lip sync contest on July 11, and kickboxing and power boat races on July 11 and 12.

Local musicians playing Chicago soon

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Taste of Randolph Street festival features Miles Nielsen Friday, June 19, and Tinted Windows, headlining act with Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, on Saturday, June 20.

The Last Vegas, July 2, which includes Rockford-reared Adam and Nate Arling, at the Double Door in Chicago, opening for Duff McKagan’s new band.

Corey Chisel and the Wandering Sons, which includes Miles Nielsen,  plays the Metro on July 30, opening for Josh Ritter.

Cheap Trick gets big, maybe bigger, Vegas gig

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Tickets go on sale Saturday for the  three sets of Cheap Trick performances at the Las Vegas Hilton, the band’s Web site says.  The Rockford-based band will perform Beatles music, “Sgt. Pepper Live,” for nine nights Sept. 13-15, 17-19 and 21-23.

(Photo provided. Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson and Bun E. Carlos)

If negotiations are successful, “Sgt. Pepper Live” will be performed on a recurring basis in the future, perhaps alternating with resident headliner Barry Manilow, this Las Vegas Sun story says.