Casey Abrams - One Night Only

Casey Abrams was one of the first performers to play at the Skokie Theatre after its re-opening in 2014. “In this life, music might be the closest thing we have to real magic,” Casey says, and his performance on stage was just that … magical. We are very pleased to announce that Casey Abrams is returning to Skokie Theatre for one night only, Monday June 11, for another spectacular night.

Casey was a standout finalist on the American Idol 2011 season thanks to his distinctively original voice and musical ability. The TV competition was a chance for Casey to demonstrate that he can play a staggering 11 musical instruments, which he mostly learned by ear after being classically trained on the stand-up bass.

At 21, he debuted his first album, named simply “Casey Abrams,” on which he co-wrote, sang, played bass, acoustic guitar, drums, Wurlitzer and even recorder. He is currently on tour with his new album, the aptly titled, “Put a Spell On You.”

“I wanted to put a spell on the audience with the new record,” he affirms. “I’m mixing a lot of covers that fans have heard live with originals that they’ve never heard before. It’s been fun to write songs about the new and cover things that are old. Recording the covers brings things full circle for me,” he explains. “So many fans got to know me because of American Idol where that was what I did. It’s cool to give them a bit of that. No matter what though, everything should put you in that kind of wonderful trance.”

Spellbinding performance has become something of a tradition for the critically acclaimed singer and multi-instrumentalist. After a head-turning stint on the tenth season of American Idol, his 2012 self-titled debut garnered praise from The Hollywood Reporter, Bass Musician Magazine, She Knows, and many more. Worldwide touring followed as well as numerous collaborations alongside “musical soulmate” Haley Reinhart, including the holiday hit cover of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” which made the Billboard Holiday Top 100.

Regularly averaging over 200K monthly listeners on Spotify, he spent a year touring internationally as part of the renowned collective Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox. He also launched his own nine-piece “funk orchestra” via select FunkHaus gigs at venues like Hotel Cafe.

In the end, the most magical thing about Casey’s music is how intimate it always remains. “When you hear this album, I hope you feel like you were hanging out with me for the whole day at a jam session,” he leaves off. “With any luck, you’ll want to grab a beer with me after!”

Casey Abrams will appear live, on tour for one night only at Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Downtown Skokie. Monday, June 11 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30 and are available by calling 847-677-7761 or visiting us at SkokieTheatre.org. You won’t want to miss this magical evening.