Former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) will be auctioning off some of her old garb from her days with her “spicy” cohorts, according to MTV online.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit a children’s charity. Items to be auctioned include a cheerleader outfit, a Union Jack mini-dress, and a stars and stripes dress.

Local

Ames’ favorites Hello Dave will be playing tonight at People’s Bar and Grill. Troll for Trout, a pop/alternative group from Grand Rapids, Michigan will open the show at 10 p.m.

The Iowa State Center also has announced several shows in the past week.

Tickets for Michael W. Smith go on sale this Friday from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Iowa State Center Ticket Office. Smith will play Stephens Auditorium on Oct. 17 with special guests Wilshire and Chris Rice.

Ani DiFranco will appear with Weeping Tile at Stephens Auditorium Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.

Fans of Widespread Panic can see the band perform at Stephens Auditorium on Oct. 23. Tickets cost $23 and go on sale Sept. 18.

Lorie Line will play at Stephens Auditorium on Dec. 16. Line is a pianist well known for her holiday season concerts. Tickets go on sale Sept. 8.

Put on your dancin’ shoes. Valerie Williams will be teaching a beginner’s tango class at Boheme starting Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.

Each class costs $5, and a partner is not needed to participate. Dancing will take place from 8 to 10 p.m. following the instruction.

Regional

Bob Mould fans, listen up. The 37-year-old rocker is hinting at retirement, so you might want to catch an upcoming show. One of the closest gigs to Ames will be Sept. 13 in Minneapolis at First Ave. The all-ages show begins at 5 p.m. and tickets are $15.

The former Husker Du and Sugar frontman recently released “The Last Dog and Pony Show,” an album which includes an interview disc.

Ames band Fool’s Journey will play at The Que in Iowa City Friday night. Bass player Jon Locker has played with the Taz Band. The quintet is opening for Front of Truck.

Mark your calendars for The Hawkeye Music Festival on September 13. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Everclear, MU330, Confessing Sila, Bambu, The Buzz and Ames natives The Nadas will appear at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City. Tickets cost $22 and are available at the Memorial Union. Gates for the show open at 11 a.m.

Upcoming releases

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s new album is set to come out on Oct. 20 according to the Web site of the band’s label.

“Acme” was recorded and mixed by many engineers, including Steve Albini, and features guests such as Dr. Octagon and Luscious Jackson vocalist Jill Cunniff. JSBX is expected to begin a U.S. tour late this fall.

According to the Matador Records’ Web site, Belle and Sebastian will release “The Boy with the Arab Strap” on LP and CD next week. It will be the sixth music delivery for the octet in the last two years.

Loosegroove Records (Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard’s record label) is putting out the soundtrack to “Chicago Cab.” The soundtrack will feature the Pearl Jam song “Hard to Imagine.”

Gossard described the song on a January edition of MTV News.

“It’s a song that a lot of collectors have on bootlegs and such,” Gossard said, “so we decided we were just going to piss everybody off and release it to everyone, and it wouldn’t be special to anyone anymore … what a horrible thing to say.”

DJ Shadow (Josh Davis) and Mo’ Wax label founder James Lavelle will release “U.N.K.L.E.” on Sept. 29, reported Lily Moayeri of Rocktropolis.

The collaborative album contains contributions from many artists, such as the Verve’s Richard Ashcroft, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Beastie Boys’ Mike D.

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Adam Jonas is a freshman in pre-architecture from Ames.