On June 22 we will be returning to our Chicago home at Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville! It’s been almost 6 months since we’ve played here with the craziness of the spring semester of the school year and an overloaded schedule. To cut to the chase, we miss you Chicago and we can’t wait to see you. Come out and enjoy the start of your summer with us as we kick it off right, across the street from the legendary Wrigley field.

We are looking for the most talented, young and energetic bassists out there to join our band!  Singing ability is essential for at least harmony parts.  Some of you may have heard that our friend, band-mate, and current bass player Cory Flynn will be winding down his tenure with the band.  As much as we’ll miss him, the music must go on.

We will be holding auditions in the coming weeks throughout the Chicagoland area, but are asking candidates to please first send clean, quality video and/or audio clips (so we can clearly hear what you’re playing and singing), FB links, pictures, etc. to:  mike@mikeandjoe.com
This is a full-time, salaried position; and a great opportunity, especially for top-tier, up-and-coming musicians.  We look forward to your submissions, and hopefully meeting you on stage!

Below we’ve listed a bunch of summer festivals that we’ll be playing as well as some other outdoors, all ages shows! Check it out and tell us which one you’re coming to.

June 12 - Navy Pier Beer Garden (Chicago)
June 21 - Arboretum Music Festival (South Barrington)
June 30 - Summer On Southport (Chicago)
July 3 - Rockin The 'Ville (Romeoville)
July 4 - Bolingbrook Golf Club All American Celebration (Bolingbrook)
July 5 - Mundelein Community Days (Mundelein)
July 6 - Palatine Hometown Days (Palatine)
July 7 - Taste of Lakeview (Chicago)
July 13 - Arlington Park Racetrack for the Arlington Million Preview (Arlington Heights)
July 13 - Byron Fest (Byron)
July 19 - Vernon Hills Summer Celebration (Vernon Hills)
July 20 - CEFCU Stage (Peoria)
July 26 - Algonquin Founders Days (Algonquin)
Aug 2 - Navy Pier Beer Garden (Chicago)
Aug 9 - Mane Event (Arlington Heights)
Aug 10 - Retro on Roscoe (Chicago)
Aug 15 - Maka Maka Fun Run (Peoria)
Aug 17 - Summer Days (Grayslake)
Aug 31 - Yorkville Hometown Days (Yorkville)
Sep 1 - Toluca Labor Day Festival (Toluca)

We are playing an event  called Mash Bash in Rockford on May 31. The purpose of the MASH Bash is to honor and celebrate the first responders and to give the community an opportunity to meet first responders in a non-emergency situation.  Proceed will be earmarketed toward the purchase of equipment used to train first responders in the region.

We shot our very first music video at Bourbon Street on St. Patricks Day weekend for the single “I Will Wait.” The song is featured on our Bootleg Vol. 4 which is available for purchase below. Enjoy!

You can now buy a hard copy of our brand new “BOOTLEG Vol. 4″ right now. Just click the “Buy Now” link below. Using the PayPal “Buy Now” button below will ask you to provide a billing address that will also be chosen as your shipping address. If you’d like to request a different shipping address, provide it in the notes/details that can be edited mid-order. Thank you!

So we’re officially “touring” on a brand new CD. After almost 7 years of not releasing a new Bootleg, we decided to finally finish a brand new one with some tunes that are more relevant to our set list. Check a few posts down for a complete track listing for Bootleg Vol. 4. Over the next month, not only will we be finishing out the semester at our favorite colleges, but we’re also going to be releasing the Bootleg. These will all be CD release parties where you can grab a discounted CD.

We want to congratulate Jordyn Benjamin for winning our recent shirt design contest. She designed this awesome shirt below that we’ll have available at all upcoming shows for only $10! Thanks Jordyn and enjoy the grand prize of $100, Free cover to our shows for a whole year and a brand new Bootleg Vol. 4!

Joe is drinking more wine in the morning than he used to.  We think this is why he is giving away free tix via Twitter to almost every show these days.  Follow us @mikeandjoe and just wait.  Even if you don’t think our jokes are funny, surely free passes will make your day.