Arts & Entertainment
The ROOFTOP Summer Music Series at the Museum
The 2016 Outdoor ROOFTOP Summer Music Series at the Joliet Area Historical Museum Starts on May 19th featuring the SouthSideExiles band live
A different live performance is featured each month on the Joliet Area Historical Museum’s Outdoor Rooftop Terrace. Doors open at 6:45 pm and shows start at 7:30 pm. Beverages (Soda, beer, wine, water) available for purchase (coffee & snacks free). Only $8.00 for Museum members & Students or $10 for General Public! In case of inclement weather, shows will be held in the Museum’s Indoor Auditorium.
Check out this year's fantastic line-up!
May 19th – South Side Exiles The Chicago rock crew known as SouthSideExiles play original songs written and performed in the classic American style of the 1970s rock tradition, and their debut LP stands as proof that the old sound is just as charged and solid as it ever was. The SSE sound was developed over decades of playing on Chicago’s famous Archer Avenue. South Side Exile’s Mantra is “Don’t look back. Only rock and roll can save you now.” SouthSideExiles are Eddie Gribb on drums, Greg Nawrocki on guitar & vocals, Nick Gribb on bass guitar, and Bob Raudys on Keys.
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June 9th – Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials "A bazooka assault of foot-stompin' blues and slow-burnin' knee-bucklers." - Chicago Sun-Times; Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials throw down old-style house-rocking shuffles, duck-walking struts and stomping rhythms as if marching down the tabletops at an all-night club…fearsome” - The Chicago Tribune; “The world’s #1 houserocking blues band”- The Boston Globe
Simply put…a live show you don't want to miss!
July 14th – M&R RUSH M&R Rush had its beginnings in the early 70's, when a group of five high school friends from Chicago's Roseland neighborhood had a dream of making it in the music business. In 1980, "The Loop" radio in Chicago chose M&R Rush to be on their first hometown album, and the song "Rock & Roll Chicago", written and performed by M&R Rush, became the most requested song off the album. M&R Rush has shared the stage with Styx, Survivor, Sammy Hagar, Judas Priest, Black Oak Arkansas, Head East & others. The excitement continues with the band’s 2016 Life is GOOD Tour!, playing their own hits and other classic rockers from Styx, Led Zeppelin, Foreigner, Queen & more!
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August 11th – SOUL MOTION Soul Motion is a dance band that features great music from many genres including Soul, Motown/Stax, Classic R&B, Funk, Blues, Classic Rock and Pop. You will hear hits from across the decades by artists like Joe Cocker, James Brown, J. Geils Band, Wilson Pickett, and Bruno Mars… all chosen to get you up and dancing, singing along or just grooving along with the band. We're having a party... and everyone is invited!
August 26th – STRUNG OUT Special Friday Show! Strung Out is Chicago’s most unique classic rock band. Their dynamic blend of guitars, cello, violin, keyboards, bass, and percussion, topped off with outstanding vocalists, create an unforgettable sound. You’ll hear the greatest Classic Rock, Pop, Southern Rock, AM/FM Radio Cuts, and everything in between. Songs people know and love, performed by a band that loves to entertain. So get ready to sing, dance, and have fun with the amazing musical experience only Strung Out can provide.
September 8th – Righteous Hillbillies The Righteous Hillbillies are a rock ‘n’ roll band
launching a revival of the Southern spirit of blues boogie, soul groove, along with the primal and visceral energy of rock ‘n’ roll power. Their hometown of Joliet is not the likeliest headquarters for one of America’s best Southern Rock bands, but Righteous Hillbillies put the map of convention in the shredder a long time ago. With every Allman Brothers or Stax-Volt style lick, and impassioned and intense shout in a method similar to Chris Robinson, Righteous Hillbillies are an axe shredding, ace dealing demonstration of Southern Rock vitality and the value of authenticity.
To register for shows please visit the Museum website at www.jolietmuseum.org or call (815) 723-5201 ext. 222. Registration note: No tickets will be mailed. The names of all registered guests will be entered on a check-in list. Guests will provide name upon arrival at the check-in table.
Museum is located at 204 North Ottawa St. (Cass & Ottawa) in downtown Joliet. Free parking across the street from the Museum at Webster & Ottawa streets.
Contact: Mike Brick, (815) 723-5201 ext.222, m.brick@jolietmuseum.org
