PHAT CAT SWINGER
PHAT CAT SWINGER: IF BRUNO MARS AND FRANK SINATRA MADE A BAND-IT’D LOOK AND SOUND LIKE PHAT CAT SWINGER! Phat Cat Swinger specializes in high-energy music with that classic Hollywood touch. What sets them apart is the showmanship, movement, and creative takes on swing classics. Hollywood loves Phat Cat Swinger and featured them in videos with Christina Aguilera and The Jonas Brothers. Their end of show salute, “Together…we are…Phat Cat Swinger!” means that they are a band in every sense of the word – every cat on stage shines. And although led by founder Marco Palos and vocalist Mark Kopitzke, the team all play off one another and the audience to create an authentic one-of-a-kind experience – one that blows the roof off the place!
POSTPONED: THE RASCALS – 2024 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE TOUR
Hello Rascals Fan! Legendary keyboardist and Rascals frontman Felix Cavaliere has come down with a bad case of COVID. He is resting and his prognosis is good. However, the shows this weekend at The Arcada and Des Plaines Theatres will be postponed to: Thursday, November 7 at The Arcada Theatre and Friday, November 8 at...
MOTOR CITY: THE MOTOWN REVUE
Motor City is eight of Motown’s greatest artists in one night! “A MUSIC THAT SHOOK A NATION THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN!!!” They deliver an accurate and stunning representation of the classic pulsating sound of Hitsville USA better known as the Motown sound. They are dedicated to the authenticity of the music that changed a nation....
Girls Night: The Musical – “Desperate Housewives Meets Mamma Mia”
GIRLS NIGHT! The Musical has been thrilling audiences and earning rave reviews since its sensational Off-Broadway debut. This touching and hilarious “tell-it-like-it-is” musical takes audiences on a journey into the lives of a group of female friends. Audience members can’t help but laugh, cry and sing and dance. Follow five friends as they visit their past, celebrate their present, and look to the future on a wild and hilarious night out … and you’ll recognize yourself in each of them! Described as “Desperate Housewives meets Mamma Mia” (Applause Magazine); and “As funny and outrageous as Sex and the City!” (The Advocate). GIRLS NIGHT! The Musical is bursting with energy and packed with hits “Lady Marmalade,” “It’s Raining Men,” “Man I Feel Like A Woman,” “I Will Survive” and more. Does contain some adult material and is suggested for ages 13 and older.
Wednesdays LIVE in Bourbon ‘N Brass with Stevie Swing & The Summer Wind Band – FREE SHOW!!!
Announcing Wednesdays and Thursdays LIVE at Bourbon ‘N Brass in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, located on the 2nd floor of the Des Plaines Theatre. Local musicians will be invited to perform in the intimate Speakeasy, allowing them to showcase their talent in this brand-new Speakeasy. These events are FREE with food and hand-crafted cocktails available...
Thursdays LIVE! in Bourbon ‘N Brass with Breezy Rodio Blues – FREE SHOW!
Announcing Wednesdays and Thursdays LIVE at Bourbon ‘N Brass in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, located on the 2nd floor of the Des Plaines Theatre. Local musicians will be invited to perform in the intimate Speakeasy, allowing them to showcase their talent in this brand-new Speakeasy. These events are FREE with food and hand-crafted cocktails available...
ULTIMATE ELVIS EXPERIENCE FEATURING SHAWN KLUSH AND CODY RAY SLAUGHTER
The Youngest Winner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, Cody Ray Slaughter will join Shawn Klush at the ‘Ultimate Elvis Experience’! Don’t miss this dynamic combination of entertainers with not 1 but 2 of Graceland’s Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artists on the same stage celebrating the music, the magic, and the memory of...
MEET LOAF, TRIBUTE TO MEAT LOAF & FLEATWOOD MAC, TRIBUTE TO FLEETWOOD MAC
Bat Out Of Hell is the 1977 debut album written and composed by Jim Steinman and performed by Michael Lee Aday A.K.A. Meat Loaf. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling 43 million copies worldwide and 14 times platinum. Considering himself an actor before a singer, Meat Loaf was pictured in...
Wednesdays LIVE in Bourbon ‘N Brass with JD & Company, Jazz Night – FREE SHOW!!!
Announcing Wednesdays and Thursdays LIVE at Bourbon ‘N Brass in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, located on the 2nd floor of the Des Plaines Theatre. Local musicians will be invited to perform in the intimate Speakeasy, allowing them to showcase their talent in this brand-new Speakeasy. These events are FREE with food and hand-crafted cocktails available...
Thursdays LIVE! in Bourbon ‘N Brass with TOMMY McCRACKEN – FREE SHOW!
Announcing Wednesdays and Thursdays LIVE at Bourbon ‘N Brass in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, located on the 2nd floor of the Des Plaines Theatre. Local musicians will be invited to perform in the intimate Speakeasy, allowing them to showcase their talent in this brand-new Speakeasy. These events are FREE with food and hand-crafted cocktails available...
BOURBON ‘N BRASS: Open for Lite Bites, Cocktails and Live Entertainment with Coco
Join us in our intimate Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy for a trip back to the 1920s amongst our vintage decor and over 300 antiques with hand-crafted cocktails, lite bites, and live music with Coco. There is no cover charge or entertainment fee for the evening. Seating is first-come, first-served. No reservation is needed. Doors open...
BEE GEES GOLD – THE WORLD’S #1 PREMIERE TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEES with Special Guest the Todd Donnelly Trio
The songs of the BEE GEES are some of the most popular in pop music history…hear them all at this FABULOUS show! “To Love Somebody”, “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”, “Stayin’ Alive”, “Night Fever”, “You Should Be Dancing”, “Too Much Heaven”…It just goes on and on! Todd Donnelly is a singer/songwriter that plays steel pans...
KK’S PRIEST / ACCEPT
Heavy metal fans, prepare for the most electrifying tour of the year! Heavy metal frontrunners KK’S PRIEST – featuring Judas Priest alum and GRAMMY Award winning/nominated musicians K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals) – and Teutonic metal originators ACCEPT will join forces this fall 2024 for an unmissable North American tour! KK’s PRIEST’s...
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN – REMEMBERING THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY CONCERT OF QUEEN!
While they conquer all the countries with hundreds of sold out….GOD SAVE THE QUEEN returns to United States in 2024! The best Queen tribute band recognized in the world presenting the most extraordinary concert of Queen’s career – The ’86 Wembley concert. QUEEN’S TOP 20 greatest hits are packed in one show as if you...
LIVE JAZZ in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy with JOSIE FALBO – FREE SHOW!!!
Announcing Wednesdays and Thursdays LIVE at Bourbon ‘N Brass in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, located on the 2nd floor of the Des Plaines Theatre. Local musicians will be invited to perform in the intimate Speakeasy, allowing them to showcase their talent in this brand-new Speakeasy. These events are FREE with food and hand-crafted cocktails available...
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD: DIRT ON MY DIAMONDS TOUR
Fresh off the release of his latest studio album, ‘Dirt On My Diamonds, Vol. 1,’ the five-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has announced additional dates to his current nationwide tour. The new schedule includes a special free festival appearance at the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, WI, on July 25, followed by performances at...
COUNTRY MUSIC ICON LEE GREENWOOD – 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A SPECIAL SALUTE TO VETERANS
Throughout his expansive career, international country music icon Lee Greenwood has earned multiple CMA and ACM Awards, a Grammy Award for Top Male Vocal Performance on “I.O.U,” in 1985, and a multitude of other prestigious awards nominations. His discography includes twenty-two studio albums, seven compilation albums, seven No. 1 hits, and thirty-eight singles including songs...
Bourbon ‘N Brass: Delta Blues Nite with Downtown Charlie Brown, Donna Herula, and John Primer
Celebrate the Delta Blues with an all-star musical lineup including Downtown Charie Brown Band, Donna Herula, and John Primer. Delta Blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues., originating in the Mississippi Delta. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the style. Although Delta Blues existed in some...
BOURBON ‘N BRASS: Open for Lite Bites, Cocktails and Live Entertainment with Coco
Join us in our intimate Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy for a trip back to the 1920s amongst our vintage decor and over 300 antiques with hand-crafted cocktails, lite bites, and live music with Coco. There is no cover charge or entertainment fee for the evening. Seating is first-come, first-served. No reservation is needed. Doors open...
SOUL DANCE PARTY WITH THE STYLISTICS WITH SPECIAL GUEST GERALD “THE SOUL KEEPER” McCLENDON
The Stylistics ALWAYs bring the soul and dance party to the Stage!! During the early ’70s, the band had 12 straight Top Ten hits, including “You Are Everything,” “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” “I’m Stone in Love With You,” “Break Up to Make Up,” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New.” Of all their peers, the Stylistics were one of the smoothest and sweetest soul groups of their era.
If you love R&B Soul music, you’ll truly fall in love with Gerald McClendon and his extraordinary style of performing R&B standards such as classic soul music and sounds of Motown, Stax and Atlantic records. He draws from the everlasting era of artist such as Ottis Redding, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Chi-Lites, Stevie Wonder and even songs of the Frank Sinatra jazz era. Gerald McClendon’s love for music screams out loud with his passion and love of entertaining his audiences.
THE WORLD FAMOUS GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA – DANCE FLOOR IS OPEN!
No other band defines the Big Band Swing Era of the 1940s than The Glenn Miller Orchestra! “Moonlight Serenade”, “String Of Pearls”, “In The Mood” and so many other fabulous songs make it a WWII salute and an All-American sing-a-long! To witness the incredible brass in this legendary orchestra is awe-inspiring! AND THE DANCE FLOOR...
VIP UPGRADE PACKAGE: FEMMES OF ROCK
DOES NOT INCLUDE ADMISSION TO CONCERT. MUST HAVE CONCERT TICKET TO ATTEND MEET & GREET
Femmes of Rock VIP UPGRADE includes:
-Early access to the Femmes and band pre-doors
-A special customized and autographed gift from the Femmes to you
-Photo with the Femmes and band
-An opportunity to chat and ask questions
-First dibs on other merchandise
FEMMES OF ROCK
Femmes of Rock are coming to the Des Plaines Theatre! They sing, they string. Performing the music of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rush, Van Halen, and more with our unique twist of electric strings and vocals like you've never heard before!
LEONID & FRIENDS – TRIBUTE TO CHICAGO, ONLY THE BEGINNING 2024 TOUR
With multiple sold-out U.S. tours under its belt and hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, Leonid & Friends continues to astound its global audience with its unique ability in capturing the spirit, musicality, and fire of American supergroup Chicago. And what is even more stunning is that Leonid & Friends, comprised of 11...
FREE LIVE JAZZ in Bourbon ‘N Brass with the Brian Patti Prohibition Band
Announcing Wednesdays and Thursdays LIVE at Bourbon ‘N Brass in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, located on the 2nd floor of the Des Plaines Theatre. Local musicians will be invited to perform in the intimate Speakeasy, allowing them to showcase their talent in this brand-new Speakeasy. These events are FREE with food and hand-crafted cocktails available...
BOURBON ‘N BRASS: FREE BLUES SHOW IN BOURBON ‘N BRASS SPEAKEASY WITH BRANDYE PHILLIPS AS TINA TURNER WITH THE R&B DIVAS
Announcing Wednesdays and Thursdays LIVE at Bourbon ‘N Brass in Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, located on the 2nd floor of the Des Plaines Theatre. Local musicians will be invited to perform in the intimate Speakeasy, allowing them to showcase their talent in this brand-new Speakeasy. These events are FREE with food and hand-crafted cocktails available...
BOURBON ‘N BRASS: Open for Lite Bites, Cocktails and Live Entertainment with Coco
Join us in our intimate Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy for a trip back to the 1920s amongst our vintage decor and over 300 antiques with hand-crafted cocktails, lite bites, and live music with Coco. There is no cover charge or entertainment fee for the evening. Seating is first-come, first-served. No reservation is needed. Doors open...
THE BACON BROTHERS FREESTANDING TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST KARLYE LAPETINA
The Bacon Brothers have spent the better part of three decades exploring their own mix of folk, rock, soul, and country music. They call that diverse sound “forosoco,” and it’s taken them around the world, from headlining gigs in Japan to American performances at iconic venues like Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry and Gruene...
DANCE PARTY BOOGIE NITE!!! SHINING STAR – A TRIBUTE TO EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Ten highly talented vocalists and musicians harmoniously join forces to present A TRIBUTE TO EARTH, WIND AND FIRE, a celebration of the four-decade strong success, popularity and resilience of one of the most successful musical stories ever told……EARTH, WIND & FIRE! Hear favorites like “Let’s Groove”, ” Boogie Wonderland”, ” September”, “Shining Star”, and so...
$10 SILENT COMEDY FILM – A GENTLEMAN OF PARIS (1927)
Edward de Marignan, a young Parisian noble with a weakness for women, promises to retire from his irresponsible life of pleasure. Just as he arrives home from an all-night party, he is paid a visit by his fiancée (Jacqueline), her father (General de Latour), and her mother; and with the help of his efficient valet, Joseph, he receives them properly. To appease the general, Edward sends word to his women friends that he is to be married; he goes to a modiste’s to bid farewell to Henriette, Joseph’s wife, and is discovered by the valet, who thereupon gives him notice. Edward and Jacqueline are married, and following a houseparty, he gambles heavily with Dufour, but the vengeful valet slips an ace up Edward’s sleeve, causing him to be accused of cheating. When Joseph hears the shot with which Edward supposedly wipes out his disgrace, his loyalty moves him to confess; Marignan and his wife are then happily reunited.
Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!