Linda Ronstadt is coming to Surflight Theatre on Monday, Aug. 23. She’ll be performing two shows with her band, at 5:30 and 8 p.m.

SONGBOOK: The tribute band, a seven-piece ensemble fronted by singer Gesenia, is like the real deal. Ronstadt’s former bandmates approve. (Supplied Photo)

OK, Ronstadt is not really coming to Surflight. She retired in 2011 after being misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease – it turned out she has progressive supranuclear palsy, which mimics the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Whatever the diagnosis, her condition left her unable to sing.

However, the tribute band Ronstadt Revue, a seven-piece ensemble fronted by singer Gesenia, truly is coming to town,…