Cash Box Kings – The Fox Valley Music Foundation

21 Mar 2018

Save the Date for the 3rd Annual Blues & Roots on Water Street

by Kevin Drendel | posted in: Events | 0

The Fox Music Foundation, in concert with Water Street Studios and Batavia MainStreet, is bringing Blues and Roots on Water Street back to the Fox Valley in Batavia for the third year. Building off the great success of the last … Continued

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A SALUTE TO PRINCE WITH MARSHALL CHARLOFF & THE PURPLE XPERIENCE! @ Arcada Theatre

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Apr 27 @ 8:00 pm

A SALUTE TO PRINCE WITH MARSHALL CHARLOFF & THE PURPLE XPERIENCE!

The Purple Xperience is the best Prince Tribute show in the world, true to the original, hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have been touring around the country since 2011, bringing the memories of Prince and the Revolution to audiences of all generations. The Purple Xperience embodies the spirit and sounds of Prince, with front-man, Marshall Charloff channeling the vocals and movements from the icon himself.

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THE OAK RIDGE BOYS @ Arcada Theatre

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Apr 28 @ 5:00 pm

THE OAK RIDGE BOYS

Their sound is one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry. The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of Country hits and a Number One Pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring four decades of charted singles, and 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere. And each remains as enthusiastic about the process as they have ever been.
“When I go on stage, I get the same feeling I had the first time I sang with The Oak Ridge Boys,” says lead singer Duane Allen. “This is the only job I’ve ever wanted to have.”
“Like everyone else in the group,” adds bass singer extraordinaire, Richard Sterban, “I was a fan of the Oaks before I became a member. I’m still a fan of the group today. Being in The Oak Ridge Boys is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.”
The two, along with tenor Joe Bonsall and baritone William Lee Golden, comprise one of Country’s truly legendary acts. Their string of hits includes the Country-Pop chart-topper Elvira, as well as Bobbie Sue, Dream On, Thank God For Kids, American Made, I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes, Fancy Free, Gonna Take A Lot Of River and many others. In 2009, they covered a White Stripes song, receiving accolades from Rock reviewers. In 2011, they rerecorded a thirtieth anniversary version of Elvira for a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store project.
The group has scored 12 gold, three platinum, and one double platinum album—plus one double platinum single—and had more than a dozen national Number One singles and over 30 Top Ten hits.

MARK FARNER’S AMERICAN BAND @ Arcada Theatre

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Apr 28 @ 8:00 pm

MARK FARNER’S AMERICAN BAND

Mark Farner IS the engine that took the original Grand Funk Railroad, one of rock music’s most successful groups, to the top of the charts, and he is back again at the Arcada!

At age 67, Farner commands the stage with the same intensity and outpouring of love as he did at 20 during the summer of ’69, and his fans are still flocking to their captain. Farner’s synergy and open heart come through in epic hits that defined a generation—“I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home),” “We’re An American Band,” a recut of “The Loco-Motion,” and “Some Kind of Wonderful”— and “rock star” is only one facet of this Michigan-born son’s legacy. Farner is also about as real as they get: He’s a husband, in his fourth decade of marriage to wife Lesia. He’s a family man with five adult sons. And he’s a caregiver.

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CORNERSTONES OF ROCK:THE BUCKINGHAMS, THE IDES OF MARCH, THE NEW COLONY SIX, THE CRYAN’ SHAMES, AND THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT @ Arcada Theatre

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Apr 29 @ 5:00 pm

CORNERSTONES OF ROCK:THE BUCKINGHAMS, THE IDES OF MARCH, THE NEW COLONY SIX, THE CRYAN’ SHAMES, AND THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT

Cornerstones of Rock is a new concert series filmed in WTTW’s intimate Grainger Studio, where the groundbreaking music series Soundstage began more than 40 years ago, which is now being turned into a live production tour. The first special in the series will bring together Chicago area’s iconic rock groups of the 1960s and ’70s for a once-in-a-lifetime concert special.

Cornerstones of Rock featuring The Buckinghams, The Cryan Shames, The New Colony Six, The Shadows of Knight, The Ides of March and other surprise guests!!!

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