Kevin blows up a storm but leaves plenty of room for the rest of the band to show their stuff too. Nobody holds back…these guys kick butt!!” - Twelve Bar Rag, Suncoast Blues Society (FL)

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Nov11

Kevin Purcell & Friends - A Night to Honor Those Who Served

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American Legion, 515 S. Main Street, Wauconda

The Wauconda Woman's Club sponsors 'A Night to Honor Those Who Served' on Saturday, November 11th, at the American Legion (515 S. Main Street, Wauconda).

Proceeds will be donated to the veterans - Veterans Path to Hope and Gifts to the Yanks Who Gave.

Tickets are $20 in advance and include food (pulled pork, BBQ sauce, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, and dessert). Doors open at 6 pm, and food will be served 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Music by Kevin Purcell & Friends from 7 to 10 pm.

There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a wine pull. Tickets at the door are $25 (if available).

Tickets may be purchased at the American Legion, Strawberry Moon (104 S. Main Street), from any Wauconda Woman's Club member or by calling 847-400-6907

Aug25

Kevin Purcell and Friends are BACK at The Parlor Speakeasy inside Primos!!!

Come for dinner, stay for the tantalizing show!!!

With a special guest on guitar - the very dangerous JC Pasquale - this promises to be a show you've never seen and entertainment beyond words!

Reservations are recommended for dinner, and advanced ticket purchase is required. Limited tickets are available.

So come on out and get a solid dose of rockin' blues and a full evening of revelry, good times, and great music, just like a real-life beer commercial!!!

This is a legit roadhouse rockin' blues boogie!

See You There...

Kevin Purcell and Friends have been playing around Chicago for 30 years, playing Blues/Southern Rock on stages from all over the Chicagoland area, ultimately representing Chicago at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, where we competed against 225 bands from around the world to finish in the top 9 in the finals at the Orpheum Theater. That led us to play at The King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Ark (the biggest blues fest in the south, twice) to play in Las Vegas at The Riviera.

Doors open at 6pm. The show begins at 8pm.

*Advanced Ticket purchase required. Limited tickets available.

$10

Jul29

Craigstock 2023

Craigstock 8, 23385 N. Old Barrington Road, North Barrington

This year is a special year for the NightBurners at CraigStock -=- it is a reunion of sorts!!! The usual gents will be there, one Bill LeClair, one Tony Root, one Kevin Purcell, but... With the addition of the incendiary Vic Perrino on Guitar, and the skilled madman on skins (drums), Jeff Martindale, aka Stickman, this will be the lineup of the Nightburners from over a decade ago, when we delivered nothing but blazing hot rockin' blues to the masses of the NW suburbs, and with a little help from the Back Burner's horn section, that is exactually what we plan to do at CraigStock this Sat Night!!!!

Gates open at Noon

Bring: Cooler (full), Chairs, Blankets, Shade if you like, and Food to throw on the grill. There will be a fair amount of food provided.

Recommended $10 Entry Donation / Tip Jars. There will be raffles as well - a musician-signed guitar and possibly t-shirts.

Jun24

Kevin Purcell and Friends have been playing around Chicago for 30 years playing Blues/Southern Rock on stages from all over the Chicagoland area ultimately representing Chicago at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis where we competed against 225 bands from around the world to finish in the top 9 in the finals at the Orpheum Theater.

That led us to play at The King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas (the biggest blues fest in the south, twice) to playing in Las Vegas at The Riviera.

So come on out and get a solid dose of rockin' blues and a full evening of revelry, good times, and great music, just like a real-life beer commercial!!! See you there!!!

May6

Sundance Saloon

Sundance Saloon, 2061 W Maple Ave, Mundelein

Get ready to rock your blues off, or blues your rocks off this weekend!!!

We're excited to share the stage with the Southern & Americana Rock of Blackberry Jam!!

And along with our usual Nightburners staples of musicians, we have Pete on Drums, Tony on Bass, Dr. Jay on Slide Guitar, Bill LeClair on the ivory keys, and Mitch & Rob on horns -- we will also be spotlighting our friend and guitar slinger Mike Church to lead the way with fire and lightning!!!

Join Us For A Great Night Of Get Down Southern Americana Rock and Blues! Doors Open At 6 pm For Early Dinner And Drinks! The Venue Doors open at 6:45, with Blackberry Jam going on at 7 pm. The Nightburners hit the stage at 9:30 pm.

So put up your hair, throw on a girdle, slap on some Brylecream, dab on some Hi Karate cologne, and get gussied up, so your suspenders and garters don't come off while dancing in the concert hall inside the historic Sundance Saloon!!!

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