Concerts

OUR 2015 CONCERT SCHEDULE

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Everybody’s is gonna dance heartily this year at the Darien Cornfest. Here’s our line-up of our 2015 concert schedule.  We have got some great bands coming to entertain us this fall.

KILLER CARS

Friday night 8 PM to midnight

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From their website:  Panda handlers, Master Pintsmen, Huey Lewis enthusiasts, and so much more. All the live music you can handle.  Formed by members of Pine, Innatrance, and Dosage in 2010. Playing new Rock, Pop and Alternative covers. Energetic professional stage show. Good times had by all.

NEW HIRAM KINGS

Saturday afternoon

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From their FB page:  Genre: Southern country regional hits from the 50s, 1920s hokum blues, western swing chestnuts, and -most of all- hard core honky tonk drinking songs, they pick the best of the best from a deep treasure trove of American music.

 

CLUTCH CARGO

Saturday night – 8 PM to midnight

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From their website:  Clutch Cargo plays a very diverse range of music. Anything from Chicago, the Blues Brothers, to the Doors, Van Morrison, the Beatles, Journey, Rolling Stones, John Mellencamp, Bon Jovi and much more. For each show, Clutch Cargo has over a 150 songs to choose from for their play list.

The members of Clutch Cargo are as diverse as their music. The one constant among the members is their talent both for music and entertainment. Crowds and critics alike have taken notice of them. In 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 they won Rockford Area Music Industry awards and were also inducted into the Rockford Area Music Industry Hall of Fame. They are also an eight time “Best of Rockford” winner at the On The Waterfront Festival which is held Labor Day weekend in downtown Rockford.

Their live show has much more than just good music. Clutch Cargo provides a truly interactive experience for their audience. Their one rule is to play music people can dance to.

Good times will be had by all. Bring your dancin’ shoes

 

Our 2014 Concert Schedule

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Everybody’s is gonna “Wayne Chung” this year at the Darien Cornfest.  Here’s our line-up of great bands.

Friday night 8 PM to midnight – Rainbow Bridge

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From their website:

We started our road adventure in January of 1984 with: Jeff, Cyndi, Kurt, Tim, Jim, and Steve Johnson (sound). I believe our first job was in South Bend, Indiana. There’s a (now funny) story about our Volkswagen mini-bus actually starting on fire on our maiden voyage. We managed to remove our personal belongings from the burning “hippie van” and were basically waiting for the thing to blow up. Kurt flagged a tow truck, who just happened to have a fire extinguisher, and we saved the bus. We drove to Indiana, in January, with no heat. Nobody ever rode with me again and the bus was sold shortly after.

The band played generally in the mid-western states, with one southern trip through Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In Indiana, we toured the Indy track, Tennessee meant a trip to Graceland, and in Mississippi we toured the Peavey plant. It was almost like a paid vacation.

 

Saturday afternoon – noon to 4 PM Glenn Davis

From Glenn’s website:

Glenn Davis plays in a variety of different configurations. Most often you see him playing in the solo or duet format. This particular set is very conducive to small restaurants and intimate nightclub settings. Often he plays with a small amp ,PA and a kick drum which gives a Bluesy and gutsy sound that equally good for listening and dancing. His material is Blues based, original based, somewhat oldie based(especially the good ones.) Musicians that regularly appear with Glenn are Westside Andy(Madison) and “Birdog” Ken Oluf. These are top notch Blues harp players. Also Glenn occasionally works with Matt Goodwin or David Potter on guitar, Big Jim Johnson on vocals, harp as well as Rodney Brown on sax. The sky is the limit as far as the possibilities.

As far as a band situation Glenn Davis has been booking under the name Glenn Davis and the Blues Commission for many many years. Most often he works with Doug Rehard or Dave Wood on bass, one of the aforementioned harp players and one of the many fine local Blues drummers from the Chicago/Milwaukee/Madison/Rockford area. Once again anything is doable from solo to ten piece showcase band! Feel free to contact GD for any info you might require.

Saturday night – 8 PM to midnight – Prime Time Live Band

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From their website:

If you are planning an event and are considering live music, your search is over. Prime Time Live Band enjoys the opportunity to perform for fun loving people, clubs, groups or organizations. The mission of Prime Time Live Band is to provide an enjoyable live music experience for a variety of occasions. The band has a reputation in the stateline area as a most pleasing and amusing musical experience. Having an appeal to all ages, and with one of the most diverse and danceable set lists in the area, it’s sure to be a thouroghly entertaining and dynamic performance. Prime Time Live Band provides the highest quality live music with the right variety, to keep an audience on their feet all night long.

 

Check out the Walworth County Cloggers

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The Walworth County Cloggers will be performing on Saturady at 4:00 PM

What is Clogging?

Clogging is a PERCUSSIVE DANCE FORM — so yes, it is similar to tap, irish and canadian step dance.  But clogging is more than that.  Clogging is very much a part of our American heritage. It began in the Appalachian Mountain region and was brought to America by Irish, Scottish, English and Dutch Germans who settled there in the mid 1700s.  The settlers shared dances from their home countries and new ‘combined’ forms of dance began to evolve. Our Native Americans, African Americans and even gypsies added to the evolution of this unique dance.  And the evolution continued.  Canadian step dance, tap and jazz dance have influenced how clogging changed over time.  And we still see this evolution — with influences from street dance, hip-hop and more making thier way into the clogging routines of today.

It’s going to be a fun event to attend.  Please join us.

It’s 2011? – No Wait It’s 1969

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It’s Friday night.  You’ve worked hard all week long, and it;s time to get your GROOVE ON.   So bust out those bell-bottoms, put on that headband, dust off the tye-dye and dance the night away to that great group 1969.  Check out their website here.  Or you can check them out over at the band’s FaceBook page.