From folk or classic rock and funk to swing and blues to heavy metal, upcoming concerts in the area have you covered.
*Mucca Pazza, the Chicago marching band meets rock and roll ensemble, will perform Oct. 20 at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd. in Park Forest.
Matinee concerts there include Larry Gatlin Oct. 17 and Michael Ingersoll (“Jersey Boys”) Nov. 7.
Details at 708-747-0580 or freedomhall.org.
*Concerts at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St. in Chicago, include M & R Rush Oct. 14 on its Double or Nothin tour; the Mersey Beatles, a Liverpool-based tribute band, on Oct. 26; and Chicago-based singer and Orland Park native Michael McDermott Oct. 28.
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Details at 773-445-3838 or beverlyartcenter.org
*A swing jazz band will perform Oct. 14 at a Prohibition Era-style party Oct. 14 at the Blind Tiger located beneath the Copper Still Martini Bar & Lounge, 1961 Ridge Road in Homewood.
Tickets are $20. Details at 708-960-0190 or copperstillhomewood.com.
*The duo Ghost Ape will join bands the Land Before Tim (Chicago skacore) and Evil Engine (Chicago punk rock) Oct. 13 at the grand opening of Rabid Brewing, 17759 Bretz Drive in Homewood.
The event also will have food trucks and is open to those 21 and older. Details at 708-991-2883 or rabidbrewing.com.
*At the Rialto Square Theatre, 15 E. Van Buren St. in Joliet, upcoming shows include the concert-style theater international tour “The Simon & Garfunkel Story” on Oct. 15 ($28.50 to $48.50); the Road Crew – America’s Route 66 Band (rockabilly) on Oct. 20 ($20); and pianist Yanni Oct. 28 ($49 to $225).
Details at 815-726-6600 or rialtosquare.com.
*Elsewhere, things get funky when George Clinton and Larry Graham appear Oct. 27 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, 777 Casino Center Drive in Hammond, Ind. ($60 and up).
The Venue also hosts Styx on Nov. 10 ($40 and up) and Foreigner Nov. 11 ($44 and up).
Details at 219-473-7000 or caesars.com.
*At Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Ind., concerts include UFO and Saxon on Oct. 13 and Buddy Guy with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Oct. 14.
Call 219-769-6311 or go to starplazatheatre.com.
*Now for something heavy.
The Chicago band SOiL brings its Redneck Rebellion tour Oct. 13 to The Forge, 22 W. Cass St. in Joliet.
SOiL, whose hit singles include “Halo,” “The Lesser Man,” “Redefine,” “Unreal” and “Shine On,” is on tour in support of its recent release “Scream: The Essentials,” a greatest hits collection marking 20 years that also features previously unreleased material and a cover of “Gimme Some Lovin’.”
Opening acts are Saving Abel and Kirra ($17 to $34).
Soulfly — the heavy metal quartet led by iconic Brazilian guitarist, singer and songwriter Max Cavalera and featuring his son Zyon Cavalera on drums along with Marc Rizzo on vocals and Mike Leon on bass — brings its North American tour to The Forge on Oct. 16.
Soulfly will perform “Point Blank,” the only album released by Max Cavalera’s thrash project Nailbomb, in its entirety.
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Zyon Cavalera pulls double duty with his band Lody Kong opening along with Cannibal Corpse and Noisem ($22 to $65).
Other upcoming shows at The Forge include Black Dahlia Murder Oct. 20, Doyle Nov. 10 and Powerman 5000 Nov. 12.
Call 815-280-5246 or go to theforgelive.com.
Vickie Snow Jurkowski is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.