• Upcoming Shows

    • May 24, 2013 11:00 pmVogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
    • May 25, 2013 10:00 pmBourbon Street, Merrionette Park, IL
    • May 26, 2013 10:00 pmBlarney Island
    • May 31, 2013 9:00 pmMASH Bash, Air Fest Afterparty
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    • What shows are you most excited for this summer?
    • Three shows for memorial day weekend! First we stop in Indy at The Vogue Theatre on Friday, Saturday on the south...
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    • 3 shows this weekend! Friday at The Vogue Theatre in Indianapolis Saturday at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette...
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    • Our Return to Indianapolis

      Posted on May 18, 2013

      We are back at the Vogue Theatre again for one last time before summer. This is also one of our last shows surrounding the Bootleg CD Release. Be sure to pick one of those up for $5 and listen to some of the newer songs we’ve been covering this past year. Indy fans, make sure to come out and have a great time with us since we’re not at the Vogue very often.

    • Summer Kick-off at Durty Nellie’s

      Posted on May 12, 2013

      This Saturday we’ll be at Durty Nellie’s for our summer kick-off and CD Release party. For the first time in about seven years we put out a new Bootleg CD and we want can’t wait to release it to our great fans of Palatine. Saturday will be College ID night with a $5 cover if you show your student ID and there will be some great drink specials. Make sure to stop by and we’ll have a great time this Saturday!

    • I Will Wait Music Video

      Posted on May 11, 2013

      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!

    • Mash Bash in Rockford

      Posted on May 10, 2013

      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.

    • Bootleg Vol. 4 Available Now!

      Posted on April 17, 2013

      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!

      1. I Will Wait (Mumford and Sons)
      2. Semi-Charmed Life (Third Eye Blind)
      3. Over My Head (The Fray)
      4. Everlong (Foo Fighters)
      5. The Cave (Mumford and Sons)
      6. Drive (Incubus)
      7. Jumper (Third Eye Blind)
      8. Home (Phillip Phillips)
      9. Wonderwall (Oasis)
      10. Life Is A Highway (Rascal Flats)

    • Bootleg Vol. 4 CD Release Tour

      Posted on April 15, 2013

      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.

    • Shirt Design Contest Winner

      Posted on March 14, 2013

      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!

    • Twitter is a good way to get in free

      Posted on January 21, 2013

      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.

    • Free beer and free cover? Isn’t that all you’ve ever wanted…?

      Posted on January 16, 2013

      We’re running promos at our merch table for free cover and free beer. If you buy one Mike and Joe T-shirt, we will take a picture of you holding it up. Once we have the picture we’ll upload it to our Facebook profile. If you go back and tag yourself in that picture and let us know the next show you’re coming to, we’ll put you on the guest list. Since you bought the shirt, the next one is even easier…

      If you wear your shirt to one of our shows, your first beer is on us. You just have to tell us! Yes, it’s really that easy…

    • Want to see Mike and Joe at your favorite summer festival?

      Posted on October 29, 2012

      It’s that time of the year again when most festivals begin booking their entertainment for the next summer. We want to see everyone we can this summer. So if you want to see us, do these three things in this order: 1) Go to the festival’s website and send them a message saying that you want to see us playing at that fest.  2) Call three of your friends and have them do the same thing.  3) E-mail us (booking@mikeandjoe.com) the fest name, website, and (if you know) the name and contact information for whoever is setting up the entertainment.  We will contact them and try to get ‘er done.  Seriously, if you do those three things, there is a really good chance that the festival will call us before we call them.

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Bootleg Vol.1

  1. Ecstasy-Rusted Root
  2. Two Step-Dave Matthews
  3. Everything You Want-Vertical Horizon
  4. Elevation-U2
  5. Take A Picture-Filter
  6. Little Black Backpack-Stroke 9
  7. Hashpipe-Weezer
  8. Hanging By A Moment-Lifehouse
  9. Laid-James
  10. Good Things-BoDeans
  11. Betterman-Pearl Jam
  12. Small Town-John Mellancamp
  13. All The Small Things-Blink 182
  14. Slide-Goo Goo Dolls

 

Bootleg Vol.2

  1. Mr Jones-Counting Crows
  2. Evenflow-Pearl Jam
  3. Flake-Jack Johnson
  4. The Middle-Jimmy Eat World
  5. No Such Thing-John Mayer
  6. These Are Days-10,000 Maniacs
  7. Crash-Dave Matthews Band
  8. Last Night-The Strokes
  9. Satellite-Dave Matthews Band
  10. Yellow Ledbetter-Pearl Jam
  11. Drops Of Jupiter-Train

Bootleg Vol.3

  1. Harder To Breathe-Maroon 5
  2. Vertigo-U2
  3. I Don’t Wanna Be-Gavin DeGraw
  4. Lie In Our Graves-Dave Matthews Band
  5. The General-Dispatch
  6. Careful-Guster
  7. Float On-Modest Mouse
  8. Down-311
  9. Im Feelin This-Blink 182
  10. Killin In The Name Of-Rage Against The Machine
  11. Crazy Game Of Poker-O.A.R.
Bootleg Vol. 4

  1. I Will Wait (Mumford and Sons)
  2. Semi-Charmed Life (Third Eye Blind)
  3. Over My Head (The Fray)
  4. Everlong (Foo Fighters)
  5. The Cave (Mumford and Sons)
  6. Drive (Incubus)
  7. Jumper (Third Eye Blind)
  8. Home (Phillip Phillips)
  9. Wonderwall (Oasis)
  10. Life Is A Highway (Rascal Flats)

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Name:  Mike Notaro
Lives:  Arlington Heights, IL
From:  Mt Prospect, IL
Plays:  Gibson Les Pauls and Takamine acoustic guitars
Football:  Bears
Baseball:  Cubs
Hockey:  Blackhawks
Favorite Song To Play At The Moment:  Over My Head, The Fray
Favorite Local Band:   Chris Buehrle is a super-talented Chicago singer/songwriter whom I both work with and love listening to.  Bluesy/soulful folk rock with a side of tasty riffs!  Also, wish more people (and record labels) would demand another record from Bottle of Justus (Bloomington, IL).  These guys write as well as any other alt rock band out there.  Whatta ya say Gents?
Music:  After playing, listening to and learning songs for our band, I tend to listen to other stuff at home and on the road.  I like throwing on my Pandora stations (from Italian Traditional to Bach to Trance to Toots & the Maytals).  It gives my ears and brain a “breather” from my beloved rock music!  Otherwise, I grew up on many of the folky singer/song writers like James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, and Billy Joel.  I’m a big Guster fan, and tend to lean toward singer/songwriter stuff (Pete Yorn, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Death Cab).  Anything with killer production is on the radar, too:  Sting, Third Eye Blind, Donald Fagen – been listening a lot to the new Angels & Airwaves.  If I need new music to listen to, Aaron will send me one of his Pandora Stations . . . usually when we’re sitting next to each other in the car . . . and while he’s sticking countless Will Ferrill and random YouTube videos in my face . . . while I’m driving.
Other interests:  I like tacos.  At the moment, I can’t stop watching the badlipreading.com clips . . . particularly the Mitt Romney snippet:  “I’m a gremlin . . . and I’m leaving the party . . . and I want everyone to stuff the ice chest.”  Uh . . . kinda gotta see it.
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As much as I love music, spending time with my family is huge.  Coming from a big, Italian family requires a dedicated iCal calendar just for family shindigs.  Always fun, and always something going on!  When I can, I produce and engineer projects for other musicians and artists in my studio . . . my true passion.  I rarely like anything I write myself, but LOVE shaping others’ songs and visions.  Downtime is spent traveling (preferably Italy, Colorado, or Northern Cali), drinking or searching for good wine, reading Ken Follett books, and certainly not least, drinking Starbucks americanos (unless the Christmas or Thanksgiving Blend is brewin’!).
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Name:  Aaron Streich
Lives:  Chicago, IL
From:  Seattle Washington, Ft. Wayne, IN., Bedford, IN., Bloomington, IN.
Football:  Bears, Colts
Baseball:  Cubs, Sox
Hockey:  Blackhawks
Favorite Song To Play:  Everlong (Foo Fighters), Hands Down (Dashboard Confessionals)
Favorite Local Band: Kick The Cat
Music I Listen to:  I love all kinds of music. I like rock, jazz fusion, jazz, classical, metal, pop, country, reggae, reggae dub, ska, atmospheric synth, guitar greats like Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen. You name it I’ll probably like it.
Some of my favorite bands are: Filter, Enter Shikari, Third Eye Blind, Miike Snow, M83′s, Band Of Horses, and the list goes on and on.
Other Interests:  I like Giordono’s and Chicago’s Pizza. I like mexican food. I’m a sucker for a good Chinese buffet. I love sushi. I like vacationing down in southwest Florida and Key west. I love eating the fresh seafood down there. Grouper sandwiches….Yummmmm!
I love to travel to warm tropical climates when I can. I’ve been to Jamaica four times. I like Chicago’s Summer festivals. I love the Air and Water Show. I love playing music for a living and entertaining. I love Jagermeister!


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Name:  Cory Flynn
Lives:  Chicago
From:  Frankfort, IL
Plays:  Modulus Bass Guitars
Football:  Bears
Baseball:  White Sox
Hockey:  Blackhawks
Favorite Song To Play At The Moment:  Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5
Favorite Local Band:  As far as local bands go, I’d have to definitely give Bottle Of Justus their props. A great band with great songwriting. I’d also have to mention a local band called Gain Of Ten. They’re friends of mine and I was blown away when I heard their CD. Check them out some time on YouTube.
Music:  Growing up the son of a guitar player in LA, I was always around music. I still have vague memories of standing in front of the TV at about four years old and seeing David Lee Roth do the Jump splits on MTV. Besides a short Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer phase in middle school I’ve pretty much always been most into rock music. I started out with the classics like Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix and eventually got into more modern (at the time) acts like Metallica and Guns and Roses. When I was in my teen years, Grunge was king. I never was that big of a Nirvana or Pearl Jam fan though. I always leaned more toward the Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins side of the scene. As the 90′s ended, so did the rock scene unfortunately and boy bands and Britney were the new thing. Ever since then, I’ve had a compulsion to go out of my way to seek out new and interesting music. These days I listen to a pretty wide variety of genres covering everything from indie bands like Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, At the Drive In, and Radiohead to heavier bands like Deftones, Parkway Drive and Poison the Well. I’m a huge 311 and Chili Peppers fan and actually owe them credit for a lot of my bass chops. I go through phases where I’ll be into one kind of music for a while. I am currently listening to Band Of Horses and the newest Kings Of Leon album.
Other interests:  In my unfortunately limited down time I like to record music for fun with my Ipad. Me and Aaron even recorded a sweet jam on our way down to Carbondale last time we were there. I, as mentioned earlier, like to find new music using tools like Pandora and YouTube. I am addicted to HBO and Showtime TV shows. My favorite series used to be Dexter, but Boardwalk Empire has recently become my new Sopranos. I have a love for Zombie movies. I don’t know why, I just do. I also am loving loving all the Judd Apatow comedies. More please. A lot of people don’t know that I’m a guitar player. I spend a decent amount of time playing guitar and trying to learn really fast metal riffs in my room. I love craft beers! I have also been known to play a video game here and there. I’ve got a PS3 and am liking Modern Warfare 3 right now.
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Name:  Joe Valentino
Lives:  Indianapolis, IN
From:  Pittsburgh, PA
Plays:  Fender Strats and Takamine acoustic guitars
Football:  Steelers
Baseball:  Pirates, White Sox
Hockey:  Penguins
Favorite Song To Play At The Moment:  Yellow, Coldplay
Favorite local band:  Mr Blotto.  They’re just so darn good.
Music:  I listen to mostly folk (Nickel Creek, The Civil Wars, Patty Griffin), folk rock (The Rescues, Mumford), and chill singer songwriter stuff (David Ford, Jon Mclaughlin, Brandi Carlile, Damien Rice, Ingrid Michaelson).  I like lots of mellow music.  I love vocal harmony, so anything with cool vocals is interesting to me.  I like middle of the road rock…stuff like Angels and Airwaves, Death Cab, Vertical Horizon, SafetySuit, Lifehouse, Coldplay, The 88 kind o tunes.  I do listen to a little country/crossover country…Zac Brown, Little Big Town, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw.  In the special and other category, some days are Lyle Lovett days, and some days are Umphreys McGee days.  Thats just how it is.   If you make me a CD of new music to listen to, I will make one back and send it to you.  Like, for real!
Other interests:  I like tacos.  I like adventure travel and have been to many places around the world.  I love ethnicity and experiencing ethnic food/traditions/neighborhoods.  I love putting potato chips on my sandwiches.  Love going to local art/ethnic/street fests and fairs of all types and hanging out all day.  I like fruit.  Love concerts in tiny venues, and go to quite a few.  Love Ravinia.  I like to go to Starbucks.  I love football.  I like to pace around the house when I talk on the phone.  Love hanging out with my mom.  She is the coolest.  Love trying new restaurants.  I like grammar.  I like when fans bring me presents.  I can be suckered into just about anything if tempted with coffee.  I like dry red wine.  I like investing in real estate.  I like voice activated texting.  Love putting the top down on my convertible and driving out into the middle of nowhere, getting lost, and then trying to find my way home again.  I like negotiating anything.  I like cheese.

BOOKING

Contact us to book the band by calling or e-mailing Joe Valentino at 317-696-0399, or booking@mikeandjoe.com

 

  • I WANT MIKE AND JOE TO PLAY AT MY PARTY!  No need to shout about it.  We are available for private events. Just send details to booking@mikeandjoe.com

 

  • I WANT MIKE AND JOE TO PLAY AT MY SCHOOL!  We love school.  School is cool.  Send us details to booking@mikeandjoe.com

 

  • I THINK MIKE AND JOE WOULD BE PERFECT FOR _____ FESTIVAL!  Do three things in this order.   1) Go to the festival’s website and send them a message saying that you want to see us playing at that fest.  2) Call three of your friends and have them do that same thing.  3) E-mail us (booking@mikeandjoe.com) the fest name, website, and (if you know) the name and contact information for whoever is setting up the entertainment.  We will contact them and try to get ‘er done.  Seriously, if you do those three things, there is a really good chance that the festival will call us before we call them.  For real.  Try it.

 

BAND MEMBERS

You can e-mail the entire band by sending a message to band@mikeandjoe.com

You can e-mail the band members individually by sending a message to:

 

MARKETING AND PROMOTION

You can e-mail Cory, our marketing and promotion director at Coryhajde@gmail.com.

 

PRODUCTION/ADVANCE

You can e-mail us for information about production, load in, sound check, stage plots, etc to mike@mikeandjoe.com