Ska Night at Robert’s Westside in Forest Park, IL. The lineup is The Crombies, Run and Punch, and Patois Six. Doors at 6:30 PM. Show starts at 8 PM. 21+ Tickets available at robertswestside.com

Raue Center for Performing Arts and STOAG present Huey & The News - a Huey Lewis & The News tribute. I’ll be playing trumpet, guitar and singing backing vocals with an all star band that really brings the Heart & Soul to this show! Grab your tickets for this one. We’ll be happy to see you in JAN 2026!

Tickets available here.

For more information on the band, Click here.

Mitch The Lip will be joining friends in Better with Bacon for a night of jams and adult beverages at Copper Fiddle Distillery. Show starts at 8 PM and I’ll be hitting the woodpile for the night. That means playing drums! If you like the music of Phish, Widespread Panic, Dead, Zeppelin, Goose and Blues Image, you will have a blast listening to BwB! See you there.

The Hot & Dirty Brass Band open up the night for Sleighriders in Milwaukee and I’ll be hanging on trumpet and vocals with my friends! This event generally sells out so grab your tickets if you want to attend. Here’s the rest of the ad:

Forty of the best, most experienced, most professional musicians of the Milwaukee music scene join together again for the annual Sleighriders show and charity auction! These musicians join forces in one gigantic rockin’ band. It’s a very special holiday event that you don’t want to miss and a true Milwaukee tradition. For over 30 years now the band has donated their time and talents for charity. This year is no exception as we sponsor Variety of Wisconsin helping disabled children.

I’ll be playing trumpet and singing for a private event. This band won the Law Rocks - Chicago with guests from the firm we are playing for. They will do all the songs we played at the Law Rocks event at Lincoln Hall and add a couple sets of music from the Not for Profit book of songs.

The Nightburners always put on a show! Kevin and the band bring some fire to the ice and raise the roof with rockin’ swamp, funk and blues rock. Come join the fun at Broken Oar in the heated Barn. Worth the time and effort to come see us!

Got a call from my friends in Lake Effect and subbing for Sam Simpson on vocals and trumpet. He’s on the mend, but not ready to sing 3 sets. I’ll be doing my best Motown, Staxx, and the likes of funk and rock. Come out and grab a drink or some food and hang with the band. Perfect weather for a night indoors!

Based on the film by Martin Scorsese, The Band played their last concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. This will feature a group of artists from Soundtracks of a Generation.

Tickets will go on sale soon!

Based on the film by Martin Scorsese, The Band played their last concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. This will feature a group of artists from Soundtracks of a Generation.

Tickets will go on sale soon!

Based on the film by Martin Scorsese, The Band played their last concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. The hosts and guests put on quite a concert and so will the backing band and guest artists that include Corky Siegel, Mud Morganfield, Nicholas Tremulis, The Empty Pockets, and more…

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Green Town Tavern in Waukegan presents the musical Duo - The MD’s. Derrick Procell and Mitch The Lip provide entertainment and humor for the evening. Come join us for a sing a long and dancing if you’d like!

Green Town Tavern, 110 S. Genesee St, Waukegan, IL 60085

Another Live Band Karaoke gig with the Stitely team in beautiful downtown Chicago.

Soundtracks of a Generation presents Joe Cocker & Leon Russell as The Mad Dogs & Englishmen show. Another funky show that shows off the talents of a hot band!

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Soundtracks of a Generation and Chicago Gaelic Park present The Irish Heartbeat - premier Van Morrison Tribute band! There’s still tickets available here!

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED - We apologize for anyone who is affected by this cancellation. Unfortunately, we have a couple of members that are not healthy and performing will not be possible at this time.

November and December have some great gigs scheduled and this is one of them. Jerry Goodman is the most recorded electric fiddle player of all time having played with The Flock from 1967-1973 when he was plucked to go on the road with Mahavishnu Orchestra by Clive Davis! Howard Levy started playing piano at 8 and Harmonica at 18. He has 2 Grammy’s and 4 nominations to show for his incredible talent. They have a band worth seeing with original members of The Flock, The Mauds, Dixie Dregs, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones and Howard played and toured with Paul Simon! This is a DO NOT MISS show!

Tickets go on sale Friday 05 SEP 2025 here!

Not much info to share since this is a private event, but if you needed a trumpet player, guitar player or vocalist, I’m not available. Happy to help you find players if needed.

If you like Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, this is a must see show. The band is killing and the horns are fire! Come see why this is the longest running show for Soundtracks Of A Generation!

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The Debut show for Huey & The News tribute. This is a really fun show with a great line up of musicians that know their craft and are ready to put it out there for people to enjoy one of their favorite bands. The Lyric Theater is a great place to see a show with a tiered floor and great acoustics. We’ll be ‘Happy to be Stuck with You’!

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Come to MSO for the first gig of the day. We have another one right after this at a private party.

Come out and hang with Kevin Purcell & the Nightburners for another great evening of music and celebration of another trip around the sun for Kevin. Always a great time for the audience and band members!

For more information: https://nightburners.com/

Mitch The Lip & Side Hustle will be back at Two Hound Red Brewery for the Oktoberfest celebration playing with Slackers Unite Band. This will be a night of fun music with two great bands playing different music of originals and covers. Music starts at 7 PM!

Two Hound Red Brewing Co. 486 Pennsylvania Ave, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Wish I could share more details, but I’m starting to play some gigs with HDBB aka as Hot & Dirty Brass Band based out of Milwaukee, WI. You will see a lot more from them in 2026! Stay tuned or in tune!

We’re back for our annual hit at GTOTR aka Green Town On The Rocks at Waukegan Harbor in IL. This will be a fun show with all the usual suspects from Side Hustle and Chris Forte as the guest guitar funk slinger for the night. Come on out and join the party. Bring your dancing shoes! No cover and a food truck for some dancing fuel. And a full bar to help with inhibitions.

GTOTR is located at Waukegan Township, IL 60085. I just type it into Google Maps and this is what comes up, and it will take you to the correct location.

The Backburners are back with Kevin Purcell & The Nightburners at Hutchins Athletic Fields in Gurnee, IL. Come catch the band with Fireworks during the set break after dark.

36753 N Hutchins Road, Gurnee, IL 60031

Hanging with my friends in The Black Diamond Sessions for Nashwood in Highwood, IL. We are the middle band

Liam Sheridan 5-6 PM

The Black Diamond Sessions from 6-8 PM

Davidson County Band 8-11 PM

Come out and enjoy the live music with a bunch of our friends that happen to be great musicians!

Friday 29AUG2025 at

Nite N’ Gale Restaurant

346 Sheridan Road

Highwood, IL

If you haven’t heard The Nightburners lately, the band has been on fire for the past few gigs with new talent, some new songs, and Kevin stirring the crowds into a frenzy of drinking and dancing. He’s been known to have after parties at his house, but the Backburner horns aren’t invited. He’s trying to keep the level a bit higher…

This show is at Lindenfest in Lindenhurst, IL starting at 7 PM.

For more info, hit Nightburners.com

Join Rob Calabro and I with Road Bill and Kevin Purcell for a couple hours of fun, history, laughs, jokes, and other discussions about the Backburner Horns! Rob Calabro and I have been playing music together for coming up on 25 years. Find out how we have made it this long….

Join us for The Woodstock Era—a powerful tribute concert celebrating the spirit of peace, love, and music on the anniversary of Woodstock. Eleven of Chicago’s top musicians come together to honor the groundbreaking artists and timeless songs of 1969. From rock and folk to soul, jazz, Latin, blues, and psychedelia, this concert is a moving journey through the sounds that shaped a generation.

Recommended: 12+

For more info and to get your tickets, Click Here

It’s the benchmark of all music festivals – Woodstock. We’re celebrating the music and concept to peace and harmony with the Soundtracks of a Generation Band. There's tributes to Santana, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, CCR, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Janis Joplin and more.

For more info and to get your tickets, click here: The Lyric Theater