Cheap Trick tops this weekend's nightlife in the Coachella Valley

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Saturday

Rock: During the late ’70s, the rock band Cheap Trick released the teen anthem "Surrender" about relations between teenagers and their parents, which leads the narrator to believe his parents are actually cooler than he imagined them to be. The song was a commercial success, and has since appeared in many films and been covered by several bands.

In 1978, Cheap Trick recorded one of the bestselling live albums of all time, "Cheap Trick at Budokan." 20 million albums and over 5,000 shows later, the band is still going strong and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. The lineup still features original members Rick Nielsen (guitar), Robin Zander (vocals) and Tom Petersson (bass) with Nielsen's son Daxx on drums.

Cheap Trick will perform Saturday at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.

If you go: 8 p.m. Saturday, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $49 to $59. 760-342-5000. fantasysprings.com

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Saturday - Sunday

Chorus: Modern Men, a Coachella Valley men's chorus, is taking audiences on a musical journey through the music of composers Morton Lauridsen, Carol Bayer Sager, David Dickau and more this holiday season with its "Stars: A Galaxy of Song" concert. Expect to hear some of your festive favorites mixed in to this graceful and fun holiday concert.

Modern Men will perform Saturday and Sunday at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.

If you go: Saturday and Sunday, Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs. $25 to $50. modernmen.org

Saturday

Holiday: Pink Martini vocalist Storm Large has had a vibrant career as a musician. She was a contestant on the second season of the reality TV competition show "Rock Star: Supernova," has dabbled in theater productions and fronted rock bands such as Storm Inc., The Balls and more.

Large will perform the "Storm Large Holiday Ordeal" on Saturday at the McCallum Theatre.

If you go: 8 p.m. Saturday, McCallum Theatre, 73-000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. $65 to $85. 760-340-2787. mccallumtheatre.com

Sunday

Retro: Singer-songwriter JD McPherson has a retro ’50s and ’60s rock 'n' roll sound similar to Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. In 2018, the Oklahoma native released the Christmas album "Socks," featuring the songs "Santa's Got A Mean Machine," "Bad Kid" and "Claus vs. Claus."

McPherson will perform a Christmas-themed show on Saturday at Pappy and Harriet's.

If you go: 8 p.m., Sunday, Pappy and Harriet's, 53-688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown. $30. 760-228-2222. pappyandharriets.com

Book signing: Broadway actress, singer and dancer Neile Adams McQueen was married to "Bullitt" and "The Great Escape" actor Steve McQueen for 15 years. She wrote a memoir in 1986 about her happy and turbulent times with the late actor. In 2021, she released the novel "Miyami–San: (A Love Story)." Set in the Philippines during World War II, the novel is inspired by the people and circumstances she's encountered in her own life.

The former Rancho Mirage resident will sign copies of both books on Sunday at Just Fabulous in Palm Springs.

If you go: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Just Fabulous, 515 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Free. 760-864-1300. bijustfabulous.com

Desert Sun reporter Brian Blueskye covers arts and entertainment. He can be reached at brian.blueskye@desertsun.com or on Twitter at @bblueskye.