By Michael Swanger scenescribe@mchsi.com
AC/DC has postponed its sold-out Oct. 10 concert at Wells Fargo Arena due to lead singer Brian Johnson undergoing a medical procedure. The rescheduling dates have not been announced as of press time, but all tickets for the Oct. 10 show will be valid for the new date.
Sumpin’ Doo plays the season’s final Function in the Junction concert in Valley Junction on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The concert is part of the Junction’s “Rally in the Valley” event. Admission is free.
A Day to Remember, Parkway Drive, In Fear and Faith and I See Stars perform Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines at 6 p.m. for an all-ages show. Tickets are $15.
Erin McCarley and Landon Pigg play Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Vaudeville Mews at 6 p.m. for an all-ages show. Tickets are $15. McCarley is on tour supporting her new album, “Love, Save the Empty,” of which the title track was featured in the movie “He’s Just Not That Into You.”
Chicago Rick’s Work Release Party, a weekly affair held on Fridays from the fall to spring, resumes Friday, Oct. 2 at Blues on Grand. Doors open at 4 p.m. Music by Sumpin’ Doo at 5 p.m. and free food by Jesse James. Admission is $4. … In other BOG news, the club was closed Sept. 17 while cast (including Abigail Breslin) and crew of the upcoming movie “Janie Jones” filmed a scene there.
Rapper Tech N9ne performs Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 Flags Center in Clive. Tickets are $26 through IowaTix.
Skee-Lo’s upcoming show at the Vaudeville Mews on Oct. 4 has been cancelled.
Des Moines experimental rock musician Austin May will be featured in the next Scented Vinyl show at Mars Café on Monday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. in support of his new single, “Song VIII.”
Andy Fleming, singer-songwriter-guitarist for Brother Trucker, performs a solo show on Monday, Oct. 5 at the Royal Mile. Call 280-3771.
Singer-songwriter Carolyn Cruso, who lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest and plays folk-pop-Celtic music, performs Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. at Mars Café. Admission is a suggested donation of $5-$7. Call 369-6277.
Ronnie Baker Brooks, who recently headlined the second day of the Heart of America Living History Blues Festival, plays Blues on Grand on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. $12.
Owl City’s Oct. 8 show has been moved from The House of Bricks to People’s Court. The show was sold out, but more tickets are now available through Iowatix.com. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.
Country music singer Phil Vassar plays Hoyt Sherman Theater on Oct. 25.
Legendary comedy team Cheech & Chong brings their “Light Up America Tour” to Stephens Auditorium in Ames on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $45 through Ticketmaster.
Bob Schneider plays Nov. 10 at the Vaudeville Mews at 7 p.m. for a 21-and-over early show. Tickets are $15 through IowaTix.
Hank Williams III, the rowdy grandson of country legend Hank Williams, brings his hellbilly sound to the Val air Ballroom on Nov. 11. Tickets are $17.50 and are on sale now through Ticketmaster.
West Des Moines Christian Church, which was home to the secular Lighthouse Coffeehouse folk music series from 2000 to 2007, will host a concert by Iowa native singer-songwriter Susan Werner on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. Werner will be joined by two Nashville singer-songwriters Tom Kimmel and Christopher Williams. Tickets are $20 in advance and go on sale Monday, Oct. 5 through IowaTix. CV
