Pancho's! A tour kickoff party...

Grape Juice Records in association with MP Shows presents:

==OUR MAIDEN VOYAGE==
--A tour kick off party--

Jon Drake & The Shakes
Curtis Evans & Our Friends Electric
Opener TBD (Who wants to play?)
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PANCHO'S BAR (Cafiteria de Pancho)
2200 N California across from the California blue line stop
Only $7. 21+ Doors at 8:00
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We're on a road to nowhere. Ahem, well- somewhere. Jon Drake & The Shakes team up with Curtis Evans & Our Friends Electric to triumph and conquer the road together for the first time. Battling through the Illinois country side and Iowa's desolate and treacherous plains for a short campaign to victory at Curtis Evan's daytrotter session, complete with home-made Maiden Voyage cake. Put on your Wednesday's best and unite with us for this joyous fiesta!!!
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Oh and hey- this is a small intimate joint, just the way we like it. I've been assured the sound system is 'great'!
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Going on the road with Jon Drake & The Shakes

Curtis and Jon Drake will be hitting the road with their respective bands (Our Friends Electric and The Shakes) in early December. The tour will start in Chicago and includes a momentous homecoming show for Curtis, taking place at The Hangout in Elgin, IL (formerly Mad Maggie's).

After Elgin, the guys head out to DC Cobb's in Woodstock, IL, then to The Busted Lift in Dubuque, IA. On the final day of the tour, Curtis and the band will be heading to Rock Island, IL for their first Daytrotter session! We couldn't be more excited for this and will let you know as soon as the session is posted.

If you haven’t heard Jon Drake & The Shakes yet, check out his first EP here. It's free!

- Ian & The Grape Juice Team

Curtis Evans coming home to Elgin!

Curtis and the band will be playing Mad Maggie's in Elgin with Jon Drake & The Shakes on December 2, marking the first time in a number of years that Evans has played with a full band in his hometown.

Curtis to record his first Daytrotter session on 12/5

We've gotten word from Daytrotter headquarters that they would like Curtis Evans and Our Friends Electric to come down and record a session! The band will be heading to Rock Island, IL to record with Team Daytrotter on December 5. If you're in the area, Curtis and company might even be stopping in your neck of the woods to play a show along the way. Check back early and often to find out about new tour dates as they're confirmed.

Curtis Evans (solo) tonight at SubT!

After returning from a weekend trip to Michigan, Curtis is playing a solo show tonight at Subterranean in Chicago. He'll be joined by Lee, Emblems and Gunnelpumper. The first two people to mention this blog post at the merch table will receive a free poster with a free download of Curtis's latest album, "Life With the Buffalo."

The show starts right at 8PM, see you there!

Curtis Evans back on the road!

Curtis is hitting up the Midwest in November and after that will be heading South. Don't miss Curtis rocking out at the following spots:

11.4 Doc's Music Hall - Muncie, IN

11.5 Riviera Theatre - Three Rivers, MI

11.15 DePauw University - Greencastle, IN

photo by Julie Meckler. See the very talented French singer and her awesome band @ The Hungry Brain Nov 1st.

Party Time, Excellent!

Everything went on swimmingly at the listening party last week. Friends and family celebrated the release of the album upstairs at Schuba's last Wednesday by drinking heavily while listening to the Life with the Buffalo vinyl as well as some pretty impressive Curtis Evans covers, old and new.

Will Phalen, Tom Schreader, the Inchworm boys, Julie Meckler, Jai Henry, Sarah Holtschlag, Bekah Miller and Jeremy Miller filled the bill and did a bang-up job of embarrassing Curtis all night long.

Jeremy Miller MC'd the evening in a fashion none other could stand up to. Jeremy, you're a genius.

Thank you to all those who made the night a super special one!