Come out and join the Hot & Dirty Brass Band for an afternoon of funky NOLA inspired Brass Band music. I promise you it will be fun! This band has a bunch of sing along songs and ones you will recognize done a bit different than you have heard before. See you at the Oar!

We’re back for another fun annual gig at On The Rocks with the full member Side Hustle band! Come get some food truck, music, cold beverages and a view that is just relaxing and beautiful! We will take you on a musical journey. A boat ride is your own responsibility. See you there!

Well, it was supposed to be a Hot & Dirty Brass Band gig and Mike’s Birthday party Jam a thon, but it got typed wrong. It made me laugh, so I left if just in case you wanted to laugh too. Hot & Dirty Jam a Thong….

TIME CHANGE - due to the Packer game, we will hit at Noon and be done by 3:30 for the Packer’s kick off.

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The Hot & Dirty is opening up the new Yacht club starting at 6:30 PM with marching in and playing some NOLA Brass Band Funk! I’m really looking forward to being near the water for a few gigs!

Another late breaking gig as a sub with BB & The Honey. There will be live music, there will be food, and there will be a Demolition Derby. I can’t wait for the fun! It’s the 177th Walworth County Fair. We will have the Mosh pit in front of BB too.

Join The Hot & Dirty for another good time at Paulie’s Pub for the Funk a thon! More details to follow on the entire funky weekend!

I’ll be subbing in for my friend Sam Simpson as the lead singer for Lake Effect at their Taste of Melrose Park gig. The food and music are always great! Let’s hope for nice weather and not a dutch oven style afternoon.

We’re putting the old Ska band back together for a show at Martyr’s! This is for a large scooter rally called Slaughterhouse -25 and if you’re a scooter fan - Vespas, Lambrettas, Kymco, BMW, Honda, Yamaha, etc. There will be a lot of people to hang and dance with. The rally stops at Martyr’s for a couple Ska Bands - The Crombies and Skapone, then heads back out for a late night ripper around Chicago at 11:30 PM. Doors are at 7 PM. Music starts at 8 PM and this is a public event.

Join Road Bill and I for a fun session with Michael Mojo O’brien and find out all you need to know about his singing, gigging and playing. You never know, but there might be a jam session at the end of the talking and music playing!

You can find this at: https://share.google/Hbxdj7WgaWiFOg4QN, twitch, or WRLR.com, or stream it later any where you get your podcasts.

Come join the fun with Derrick Procell and Mitch the Lip which is also known as a comedy duo and music duo. We’re called the MD’s or Music Doctors and we play a bunch of fun covers and originals. Get your summer vibes while you can in late AUG with us! Grab a coffee or a beer since it’s after Noon.

Doors are at 6 PM and showtime is 7 PM. If you enjoy the music of Huey Lewis & The News, then you should join us for a night in Lake Geneva, WI. We played in LG in JAN2026 on a very cold night, and this will be much more walking friendly in AUG! Make it a getaway with dinner and a show! Lake Geneva, WI is a destination in the summer for the rich and famous - and not so famous. Tix are not on sale yet, but I’ll post up when I know they are. I’ll be playing trumpet, guitar and singing some backing vocals to Phil Smith - our very own Huey!

The Lyric Theater and STOAG present a tribute to the music of the Woodstock Generation. The show starts with folk legends Richie Havens, Tim Rose, Arlo Guthrie. The debuts of Santana and CS&N plus popular music from Jefferson Airplane, BS&T and CCR with powerful performances of Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker and Jimi Hendrix round out the night, Come and live ‘in the moment’ of Rock n’ Roll history. https://soundtracksofageneration.com/the-woodstock-era/

Take a ride out to the country in Cascade, WI, just North of Madison. Join the Hot & Dirty Brass Band for an afternoon of music and chill time with wine! It will be a little hard to just sit there, but we’ll help with the dance music and fun.

Whoohoo - we’re back at State Fair 2x this year. Come join the fun at the Miller stage from Noon-3PM on Thursday. Grab some lunch food, a cold beverage, and sit by the band while consuming cream puffs, cheese curds, some flavored milks and whatever else makes your tummy happy!

Whoohoo - we’re back at State Fair again this year. Come join the fun at the Saz’s stage from 6-10 PM on Tuesday night. Grab some food, a cold beverage, and sit by the band until you’re done eating. Then jump up and down and dance on a full stomach. What could go wrong…

Tailgating and live music go together like baseball and apple pie. Come join The Hot & Dirty before the Brewers game begins. We’ll be out in the parking lot with all of you people eating grilled meats and drinking…

Joining The Abby Kay Band again for an outdoor event in Barrington, IL. This will be a good time on a Wednesday night!

This one just came in a week or so ago. The Hot & Dirty BB will be playing the Atwood Music Festival on The Luther Allison stage: Located at the corner of Atwood and Winnebago from Noon-1:30 PM. There’s going to be a lot going on in Madison that weekend and my son will be out there for an event. He said he was going to come out to hear us and it will surprise me if he makes it. Because I don’t expect him to be awake yet! See you in Madtown playing some funky NOLA Brass Band music. For more info on The Atwood Music Fest click here

I’ll be hanging with Bill Pantle and his crew playing some more jazz music. This will be a cool show on top of the roof at 28 Mile Distilling. They make good drinks and an eastern/New Haven style pizza with a char. IYKYK.

I’ll be hanging with friends for a few tunes on The Dan Peters Band gig at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, IL. Dan’s band is a lot of fun, playing really good music with a sense of humor that only Dan and his band can deliver! For more info on Dan, head over to his website.

If you like funky NOLA Brass Bands, you should come and hang with us. There will be beads, dancing, and really fun music to get your groove on!

This is going to be a great night of music for all the Ska/Reggae people! I’ll be with Patois Six, who I’ve been playing with for over 10 years. If you like ska, reggae, 2-tone and fun music, come join us!

Come out and grab some food and a cocktail with Bill Pantle’s outfit doing songs from Sinatra and the Great American Songbook. It’s a chill vibe and some really good music!

The MD’s duo will be rockin’ a Wednesday night at OTR aka On The Rocks at the Waukegan Harbor. Come hang with us for craft drinks, a food truck, LIVE music and great views of Lake Michigan!

For more info: https://ontherockswaukegan.com/

Bringing the NOLA funk party to Antioch, IL for a night of fun! Join us so you get a taste of NOLA during your summer.

More information coming on this band and show! This will be our debut at Paulie’s Pub in West Allis, WI!

Robb Calabro and I will be hanging with The Abby Kay band for a few gigs during summer of 2026! Here’s the first one. For more information, visit The Abby Kay band website: https://abbykayband.com/home

I’ll be playing a private event with Scott Huffman band.

Soundtracks of a Generation performs a “Summer of Soul Spectacular” featuring the music of Motown and the Philadelphia Soul scene. The Mo’ Soul Revue takes the stage as an 11-piece lineup with three lead vocalists and the Mo’ Better Horns (Mitch The Lip & John Bowes) With songs by The O’Jays, The Stylistics, and other bands from that era, including The Jackson 5, The Supremes and the Temptations.

Don’t miss this Motown / Philly throwdown.

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Come hang with HDBB at the Johnsonville Stage from 1:45 PM to 4:15 PM doing 2 sets of funky Brass Band music! If you will be there on Friday afternoon, it will be warm fun time! Buy us a Mojito…