Getting beyond the mediocre threshold as both an artist and a music business entrepreneur can be extremely challenging. There is lots of information out there about how to get lower and medium level gigs. There isn't a lot of information about how to get high level and quality gigs.
The simple fact of the matter is that an average and cookie cutter approach to your music career produces average results at best.
Here's my gig schedule from last year. This is only my national and international dates. This isn't including approx. 30 local gigs and 4 radio appearances.
Hopefully 2010 will be even better as I continue to learn and grow more as a musician, a music entrepreneur, and as a human being :) I'm passionate to almost a fault on self improvement on all levels. Never stop growing.
Jan 8, 2009 TBA Buddy Guys Legends Chicago, IL
Jan 24, 2009 9:00 PM Cool River Draught House Homer Glen, IL
Feb 13, 2009 12:00 PM WGN-TV Studios Chicago, IL
Feb 14, 2009 10:00 PM Mullen's Lisle, IL
Feb 18, 2009 TBA Private Event Chicago, IL
Feb 20, 2009 9:00 PM Shamrock Pub Saint Louis, MO
Feb 21, 2009 3:00 PM Shamrock Pub Saint Louis, MO
Feb 22, 2009 7:00 PM Mid-Peninsula Media Center*** Palo Alto, CA
Feb 28, 2009 8:00 PM The Virginia Theatre w/ Buddy Guy Champaign, IL
Mar 13, 2009 8:00 PM Motor City Casino w/ Robert Cray Detroit, MI
Mar 14, 2009 9:30 PM Billy's Lounge Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 20, 2009 TBA City Limits Delray Beach, FL
Mar 21, 2009 TBA Tampa Bay Blues Fest Tampa, FL
Mar 22, 2009 TBA Bradfordville Blues Club Tallahassee, FL
Mar 24, 2009 TBA Southgate House Newport, KY
Mar 25, 2009 TBA Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Mar 26, 2009 TBA Callahan's Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 27, 2009 TBA State Theater Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 28, 2009 TBA Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts Schaumburg, IL
Mar 29, 2009 TBA Key Palace Theater Red Key, IN
Mar 30, 2009 TBA Slippery Noodle Indianapolis, IN
Mar 31, 2009 TBA The Cellar Struthers, OH
Apr 1, 2009 TBA Sellersville Theater 1894 Sellersville, PA
Apr 2, 2009 TBA Blender Theatre at Gramercy New York, NY
Apr 3, 2009 TBA Ramshead On Stage Annapolis, MD
Apr 4, 2009 TBA The State Theater Falls Church, VA
Apr 10, 2009 9:30 PM Cool River Draught House Homer Glen, IL
May 1, 2009 9:30 PM Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TN
May 8, 2009 8:00 PM Voodoo Lounge at Harrah's Maryland Heights, MO
May 9, 2009 9:00 PM Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO
May 14, 2009 8:00 PM High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
May 15, 2009 TBA Private Event Chicago, IL
May 16, 2009 6:00 PM Lewis & Clark Landing Omaha, NE
May 23, 2009 9:30 PM Fitzgerald's Berwyn, IL
Jun 10, 2009 8:00 PM Blues On Grand Des Moines, IA
Jun 11, 2009 5:30 PM Murphy's Lounge Omaha, NE
Jun 12, 2009 9:00 PM The Walnut Room Denver, CO
Jun 13, 2009 3:15 PM Greeley Blues Festival Greeley, CO
Jun 14, 2009 8:00 PM Little Bear Saloon Evergreen, CO
Jun 18, 2009 8:00 PM Callahan's Auburn Hills, MI
Jun 19, 2009 9:00 PM South Haven Harborfest South Haven , MI
Jun 20, 2009 TBA Aspen Utility Contractors Pig Roast Minooka, IL
Jun 27, 2009 10:00 PM Buddy Guy's Legends Chicago, IL
Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM Irvine Lake Blues Fest Irvine, CA
Jul 3, 2009 9:30 PM Thunder Bay Blues Festival Thunder Bay, ON
Jul 10, 2009 TBA Jazz Sommer Festival Munich, Germany
Jul 11, 2009 TBA Golmp Alm Festival Merano, Italy
Jul 13, 2009 TBA Astimusica Festival Asti, Italy
Jul 14, 2009 TBA Poggio Picenze in Blues Poggio Picenze, Italy
Jul 17, 2009 TBA Break Summer Festival Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Jul 19, 2009 TBA Marco Fiume Blues Passion Cosenza, Italy
Jul 22, 2009 TBA Nincasi Blues and Beer Festival Cisternino, Italy
Jul 23, 2009 TBA Torre Alfina Blues Festival Viterbo, Italy
Jul 24, 2009 TBA Antequera Blues Festival Malaga, Spain
Jul 25, 2009 TBA Baia Domizia Blues Festival Alcamo, Italy
Jul 26, 2009 TBA Trasimeno Blues Festival Perugia, Italy
Jul 29, 2009 TBA WLAV Blues on the Mall Grand Rapids, MI
Jul 30, 2009 TBA WMMQ Blues on the Square Lansing, MI
Jul 31, 2009 TBA Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Aug 1, 2009 8:00 PM Erie Art Museum Jazz and Blues Fest Erie, PA
Aug 3, 2009 TBA Mexicali Live Teaneck, NJ
Aug 4, 2009 TBA Musikfest 25th Anniversary Bethlehem, PA
Aug 7, 2009 TBA Riverfront Blues Festival Wilmington, DE
Aug 8, 2009 7:00 PM Heritage Music Blues Fest Wheeling, WV
Aug 9, 2009 TBA Kitchener Blues Festival Kitchener, ON
Aug 13, 2009 TBA Boulder Station Casino Las Vegas, NV
Aug 14, 2009 TBA Texas Station Casino Las Vegas, NV
Aug 15, 2009 1:00 PM Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest Reno, NV
Aug 21, 2009 9:30 PM Cool River Draught House Homer Glen, IL
Aug 22, 2009 6:00 PM Ribberfest Madison, IN
Aug 26, 2009 TBA Oskar Blues Lyons, CO
Aug 27, 2009 TBA Stargazers Theater Colorado Springs, CO
Aug 28, 2009 TBA Lucky Monkey Trinidad, CO
Aug 29, 2009 TBA Trinidaddio Blues Fest Trinidad, CO
Aug 30, 2009 8:00 PM Little Bear Saloon Evergreen, CO
Sep 6, 2009 TBA Heart of America - Living History Blues Fest Urbandale, IA
Sep 11, 2009 Shamrock Pub St. Louis, MO
Sep 12, 2009 9:30 PM Greater Ozarks Blues Fest Springfield, MO
Sep 16, 2009 TBA Lafayette Tap Room Buffalo, NY
Sep 18, 2009 TBA Camp Jam in the Pines Medford Lakes, NJ
Sep 19, 2009 TBA The C-Note Hull, MA
Sep 20, 2009 3:00 PM Rockland Blues Cruise Rockland, ME
Sep 23, 2009 TBA (The New) L'Astral Montreal, QC
Sep 25, 2009 TBA Warmdaddy's Philadelphia, PA
Sep 26, 2009 TBA Warmdaddy's Philadelphia, PA
Oct 3, 2009 TBA The Landing, Peoria Riverfront Peoria, IL
Oct 7, 2009 TBA Blues On Grand Des Moines, IA
Oct 8, 2009 5:00 PM Murphy's Lounge Omaha, NE
Oct 9, 2009 TBA Knucklehead's Saloon Kansas City, MO
Oct 10, 2009 TBA Uncle Bo's Topeka, KS
Oct 13, 2009 TBA Little Bear Saloon Evergreen, CO
Oct 14, 2009 TBA The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 16, 2009 TBA Cafe Boogaloo Hermosa Beach, CA
Oct 17, 2009 TBA Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise San Diego, CA
Oct 24, 2009 12:00 PM Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise San Diego, CA
Oct 24, 2009 9:30 PM Humphrey's Backstage San Diego, CA
Oct 26, 2009 7:30 PM Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Chico, CA
Oct 29, 2009 TBA Crystal Bay Casino Lake Tahoe, CA
Oct 30, 2009 TBA Biscuits and Blues San Francisco, CA
Oct 31, 2009 8:00 PM SLO Blues Society Dance Party San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 1, 2009 TBA Sacramento Horseman's Club Sacramento, CA
Nov 3, 2009 TBA Boulder Outlook Hotel Boulder, CO
Nov 4, 2009 TBA The Zoo Bar Lincoln, NE
Nov 5, 2009 TBA Northland College Ashland, WI
Nov 6, 2009 TBA MN Music Cafe St. Paul, MN
Nov 14, 2009 TBA Clearwater Theater West Dundee, IL
Dec 19, 2009 9:00 PM Fitzgerald's Berwyn, IL
Are You Ready To Take Your Music Career To The Next Level?
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The simple fact of the matter is that an average and cookie cutter approach to your music career produces average results at best.
Here's my gig schedule from last year. This is only my national and international dates. This isn't including approx. 30 local gigs and 4 radio appearances.
Hopefully 2010 will be even better as I continue to learn and grow more as a musician, a music entrepreneur, and as a human being :) I'm passionate to almost a fault on self improvement on all levels. Never stop growing.
Jan 8, 2009 TBA Buddy Guys Legends Chicago, IL
Jan 24, 2009 9:00 PM Cool River Draught House Homer Glen, IL
Feb 13, 2009 12:00 PM WGN-TV Studios Chicago, IL
Feb 14, 2009 10:00 PM Mullen's Lisle, IL
Feb 18, 2009 TBA Private Event Chicago, IL
Feb 20, 2009 9:00 PM Shamrock Pub Saint Louis, MO
Feb 21, 2009 3:00 PM Shamrock Pub Saint Louis, MO
Feb 22, 2009 7:00 PM Mid-Peninsula Media Center*** Palo Alto, CA
Feb 28, 2009 8:00 PM The Virginia Theatre w/ Buddy Guy Champaign, IL
Mar 13, 2009 8:00 PM Motor City Casino w/ Robert Cray Detroit, MI
Mar 14, 2009 9:30 PM Billy's Lounge Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 20, 2009 TBA City Limits Delray Beach, FL
Mar 21, 2009 TBA Tampa Bay Blues Fest Tampa, FL
Mar 22, 2009 TBA Bradfordville Blues Club Tallahassee, FL
Mar 24, 2009 TBA Southgate House Newport, KY
Mar 25, 2009 TBA Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Mar 26, 2009 TBA Callahan's Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 27, 2009 TBA State Theater Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 28, 2009 TBA Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts Schaumburg, IL
Mar 29, 2009 TBA Key Palace Theater Red Key, IN
Mar 30, 2009 TBA Slippery Noodle Indianapolis, IN
Mar 31, 2009 TBA The Cellar Struthers, OH
Apr 1, 2009 TBA Sellersville Theater 1894 Sellersville, PA
Apr 2, 2009 TBA Blender Theatre at Gramercy New York, NY
Apr 3, 2009 TBA Ramshead On Stage Annapolis, MD
Apr 4, 2009 TBA The State Theater Falls Church, VA
Apr 10, 2009 9:30 PM Cool River Draught House Homer Glen, IL
May 1, 2009 9:30 PM Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TN
May 8, 2009 8:00 PM Voodoo Lounge at Harrah's Maryland Heights, MO
May 9, 2009 9:00 PM Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO
May 14, 2009 8:00 PM High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
May 15, 2009 TBA Private Event Chicago, IL
May 16, 2009 6:00 PM Lewis & Clark Landing Omaha, NE
May 23, 2009 9:30 PM Fitzgerald's Berwyn, IL
Jun 10, 2009 8:00 PM Blues On Grand Des Moines, IA
Jun 11, 2009 5:30 PM Murphy's Lounge Omaha, NE
Jun 12, 2009 9:00 PM The Walnut Room Denver, CO
Jun 13, 2009 3:15 PM Greeley Blues Festival Greeley, CO
Jun 14, 2009 8:00 PM Little Bear Saloon Evergreen, CO
Jun 18, 2009 8:00 PM Callahan's Auburn Hills, MI
Jun 19, 2009 9:00 PM South Haven Harborfest South Haven , MI
Jun 20, 2009 TBA Aspen Utility Contractors Pig Roast Minooka, IL
Jun 27, 2009 10:00 PM Buddy Guy's Legends Chicago, IL
Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM Irvine Lake Blues Fest Irvine, CA
Jul 3, 2009 9:30 PM Thunder Bay Blues Festival Thunder Bay, ON
Jul 10, 2009 TBA Jazz Sommer Festival Munich, Germany
Jul 11, 2009 TBA Golmp Alm Festival Merano, Italy
Jul 13, 2009 TBA Astimusica Festival Asti, Italy
Jul 14, 2009 TBA Poggio Picenze in Blues Poggio Picenze, Italy
Jul 17, 2009 TBA Break Summer Festival Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Jul 19, 2009 TBA Marco Fiume Blues Passion Cosenza, Italy
Jul 22, 2009 TBA Nincasi Blues and Beer Festival Cisternino, Italy
Jul 23, 2009 TBA Torre Alfina Blues Festival Viterbo, Italy
Jul 24, 2009 TBA Antequera Blues Festival Malaga, Spain
Jul 25, 2009 TBA Baia Domizia Blues Festival Alcamo, Italy
Jul 26, 2009 TBA Trasimeno Blues Festival Perugia, Italy
Jul 29, 2009 TBA WLAV Blues on the Mall Grand Rapids, MI
Jul 30, 2009 TBA WMMQ Blues on the Square Lansing, MI
Jul 31, 2009 TBA Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Aug 1, 2009 8:00 PM Erie Art Museum Jazz and Blues Fest Erie, PA
Aug 3, 2009 TBA Mexicali Live Teaneck, NJ
Aug 4, 2009 TBA Musikfest 25th Anniversary Bethlehem, PA
Aug 7, 2009 TBA Riverfront Blues Festival Wilmington, DE
Aug 8, 2009 7:00 PM Heritage Music Blues Fest Wheeling, WV
Aug 9, 2009 TBA Kitchener Blues Festival Kitchener, ON
Aug 13, 2009 TBA Boulder Station Casino Las Vegas, NV
Aug 14, 2009 TBA Texas Station Casino Las Vegas, NV
Aug 15, 2009 1:00 PM Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest Reno, NV
Aug 21, 2009 9:30 PM Cool River Draught House Homer Glen, IL
Aug 22, 2009 6:00 PM Ribberfest Madison, IN
Aug 26, 2009 TBA Oskar Blues Lyons, CO
Aug 27, 2009 TBA Stargazers Theater Colorado Springs, CO
Aug 28, 2009 TBA Lucky Monkey Trinidad, CO
Aug 29, 2009 TBA Trinidaddio Blues Fest Trinidad, CO
Aug 30, 2009 8:00 PM Little Bear Saloon Evergreen, CO
Sep 6, 2009 TBA Heart of America - Living History Blues Fest Urbandale, IA
Sep 11, 2009 Shamrock Pub St. Louis, MO
Sep 12, 2009 9:30 PM Greater Ozarks Blues Fest Springfield, MO
Sep 16, 2009 TBA Lafayette Tap Room Buffalo, NY
Sep 18, 2009 TBA Camp Jam in the Pines Medford Lakes, NJ
Sep 19, 2009 TBA The C-Note Hull, MA
Sep 20, 2009 3:00 PM Rockland Blues Cruise Rockland, ME
Sep 23, 2009 TBA (The New) L'Astral Montreal, QC
Sep 25, 2009 TBA Warmdaddy's Philadelphia, PA
Sep 26, 2009 TBA Warmdaddy's Philadelphia, PA
Oct 3, 2009 TBA The Landing, Peoria Riverfront Peoria, IL
Oct 7, 2009 TBA Blues On Grand Des Moines, IA
Oct 8, 2009 5:00 PM Murphy's Lounge Omaha, NE
Oct 9, 2009 TBA Knucklehead's Saloon Kansas City, MO
Oct 10, 2009 TBA Uncle Bo's Topeka, KS
Oct 13, 2009 TBA Little Bear Saloon Evergreen, CO
Oct 14, 2009 TBA The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 16, 2009 TBA Cafe Boogaloo Hermosa Beach, CA
Oct 17, 2009 TBA Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise San Diego, CA
Oct 24, 2009 12:00 PM Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise San Diego, CA
Oct 24, 2009 9:30 PM Humphrey's Backstage San Diego, CA
Oct 26, 2009 7:30 PM Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Chico, CA
Oct 29, 2009 TBA Crystal Bay Casino Lake Tahoe, CA
Oct 30, 2009 TBA Biscuits and Blues San Francisco, CA
Oct 31, 2009 8:00 PM SLO Blues Society Dance Party San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 1, 2009 TBA Sacramento Horseman's Club Sacramento, CA
Nov 3, 2009 TBA Boulder Outlook Hotel Boulder, CO
Nov 4, 2009 TBA The Zoo Bar Lincoln, NE
Nov 5, 2009 TBA Northland College Ashland, WI
Nov 6, 2009 TBA MN Music Cafe St. Paul, MN
Nov 14, 2009 TBA Clearwater Theater West Dundee, IL
Dec 19, 2009 9:00 PM Fitzgerald's Berwyn, IL
Are You Ready To Take Your Music Career To The Next Level?
Click here for more info