Three noteworthy artists will visit the area this weekend: Dionne Warwick, Bert Kreischer and Ike Reilly.
Warwick, an absolute icon of American pop music with a singular voice, will be at the Robins Theatre in Warren at 8 p.m. Saturday.
She produced an array of timeless hits in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. But the 84-year-old is in the spotlight again, and not just because she is on tour. A film about her life is in production, with Teyana Taylor playing the title role. Learn more HERE.
Kreischer, who is currently among the crop of top-selling comedians, will return to Covelli Centre at 7 p.m. Sunday. The show is nearly sold out, but there are still a few seats available.
The bare-chested performer, who last visited the area in 2022, stars in a new series on Netflix.
“Free Bert” is a “family” sitcom in which Kreischer plays himself. The action takes place in the fictitious household of the Kreischers (the wife and two young daughters are played by actors and are not actual Kreischer family members).
The premise of the show is that Bert and his brood are new residents of Beverly Hills, where one of their daughters attends a hoity-toity private high school. That makes the show a fish-out-of-water tale for the boisterous and bumbling Bert, who doesn’t fit in with his snobby neighbors.
The sophomoric and unfunny show is designed for Kreischer fans only. It crosses the line for tastelessness, reveling in sexual vulgarity, with the two young daughters (who are ages 13 and 15) made very much a part of it.
Ike Reilly and the Assassination has long been a favorite in Youngstown, and Youngstown has long been a favorite of Ike Reilly.
The Chicago-based rocker will return to Westside Bowl on Sunday as part of his tour to promote his upcoming album, “Blind and Surrounded,” which will be released in June.
Demos Papadimas and his band will be the opening act.
Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $20 at the door and $15 in advance.
“Blind and Surrounded” will be released 25 years after Reilly’s debut album, “Salesmen and Racists.”
“This one is particularly exciting because half the songs are written and sung by my son Shane Reilly,” the artist said in an online interview that he posted. “Shane, along with his brothers Kevin and Mickey, has been touring and performing with our band for the past five years, and his evolution as a songwriter has been remarkable.”
Two songs from the album have been released already: “We Better Get Packed” and “Bad, Bad Man.”
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Pictured at top: Bert Kreischer.