School’s out for summer!!!!!
Live at Tilted Kilt Saturday May 12
Schools out for summer!!
It’s that time of the year, when students burn their books and bring home tons of dirty laundry from months ago. It’s also that time when we have to say goodbye..but only for a little while. We will be playing all summer long, at festivals and bars near you. So please check out our newly updated summer schedule right down there ( pointing at the calendar directly below this posting ). For those who don’t enjoy reading ( and who would want to do that during summer break?) we even drew a map. We hope to see you this summer. Make sure to stay in touch. Send us an email. Maybe we’ll have some sweet student deals this summer!
Have you ever wondered where Joe purchased his shoes?
Or who styles Aaron’s hair? Well here’s your opportunity to get those answers and more in a tell all interview conducted by you, THE FANS. Email us your questions to mj@mikeandjoe.com, and we’ll be responding in an upcoming video blog. So start sending your questions now!
-Mike & Joe
We play often..
..and at times, we forget where we’re at! So to help us and inform you, we made a map!
Pretty cool huh? No more confusion! Now if only we could make a map of where we park the band van, we’d be all good!Our Setlist!
So in case you’ve been under a rock or haven’t made it to a Mike & Joe show lately, we’ve added some new songs to our set. A perfect blend of indie alternative rock mixed in with some synth sounds? Yes that’s right! Guitars can make Synth sounds too! Anyway here are just a few of our newer songs!
MGMT- Time To Pretend
Foster The People- Pumped Up Kicks
The Fray- Heartbeat
OneRepublic- The Good Life
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man, The Cave
We’ve even brought back some older hits for everyone to enjoy:
Foo Fighters- Everlong
Third Eye Blind- Jumper, Semi-Charmed Life
The Ataris- Boys Of Summer
Kings of Leon- Radioactive
As always, we still play hits from Blink 182, The Script, OAR, Justin Timberlake, Young The Giant, Angels & Airwaves, Fall Out Boy, Rage Against The Machine,Jimmy Eat World and many more! So come check us out at a show near you!
To request a song, send us an email ( mj@mikeandjoe.com ) or drop us a line on Facebook or Twitter! Yes we Tweet…often.
Bootleg Vol.1
- Ecstasy-Rusted Root
- Two Step-Dave Matthews
- Everything You Want-Vertical Horizon
- Elevation-U2
- Take A Picture-Filter
- Little Black Backpack-Stroke 9
- Hashpipe-Weezer
- Hanging By A Moment-Lifehouse
- Laid-James
- Good Things-BoDeans
- Betterman-Pearl Jam
- Small Town-John Mellancamp
- All The Small Things-Blink 182
- Slide-Goo Goo Dolls
Bootleg Vol.2
- Mr Jones-Counting Crows
- Evenflow-Pearl Jam
- Flake-Jack Johnson
- The Middle-Jimmy Eat World
- No Such Thing-John Mayer
- These Are Days-10,000 Maniacs
- Crash-Dave Matthews Band
- Last Night-The Strokes
- Satellite-Dave Matthews Band
- Yellow Ledbetter-Pearl Jam
- Drops Of Jupiter-Train
Bootleg Vol.3
- Harder To Breathe-Maroon 5
- Vertigo-U2
- I Don’t Wanna Be-Gavin DeGraw
- Lie In Our Graves-Dave Matthews Band
- The General-Dispatch
- Careful-Guster
- Float On-Modest Mouse
- Down-311
- Im Feelin This-Blink 182
- Killin In The Name Of-Rage Against The Machine
- Crazy Game Of Poker-O.A.R.
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Name: Mike NotaroLives: 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 StreichLives: 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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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 ValentinoLives: 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:
- Mike: mike@mikeandjoe.com
- Joe: joe@mikeandjoe.com
- Aaron: aaron@mikeandjoe.com
- Cory: cory@mikeandjoe.com
MARKETING AND PROMOTION
You can e-mail Dave, our marketing and promotion director at dave@mikeandjoe.com
PRODUCTION/ADVANCE
You can e-mail us for information about production, load in, sound check, stage plots, etc to mike@mikeandjoe.com