Those of you who already know Matt Martino from his days in Music City are familiar with his catchy, blue-eyed soul playing style and engaging personality. For those of you who are just discovering Mr. Martino, you've found him at the right time. After cutting his teeth in Nashville amongst some of the best musicians in the country, Matt is now moving forward as a solo artist who can grab the attention of any crowd in any room and not let go.

Julia & Chris are both individual artists who have joined forces to bring you crisp, fluid harmonies with their own twists on your favorite songs.

Those of you who already know Matt Martino from his days in Music City are familiar with his catchy, blue-eyed soul playing style and engaging personality. For those of you who are just discovering Mr. Martino, you've found him at the right time. After cutting his teeth in Nashville amongst some of the best musicians in the country, Matt is now moving forward as a solo artist who can grab the attention of any crowd in any room and not let go.

Jason Paul, a Mississippi native, has been playing music for as long as he can remember. “My Granddaddy stuck a guitar in my lap when I was 3 and made me play it every day.” Fronting bands from Dallas, TX, St. Louis, MO, MS and Indiana. He has released 2 full-length albums and shared the stage with greats like Sevendust, 3 Doors Down, Mark Chestnut and Randy Houser to name a few. He has since gone solo and released a solo acoustic album that was recorded in both Mississippi and Fort Wayne, IN where he now resides. If you haven’t seen him on stage, you are missing what has been referred to as a high-energy acoustic show that is by no means laid back. “I try to keep the crowd involved from beginning to end. If they wanna hear something, I encourage them to request it and it becomes next on the list.” Catch Jason Paul live and become part of the show.

The Boulevard Billies Play their own blend of Americana Roots Music, Bluegrass and Country Classic seasoned with a heapin helpin of light hearted stage humor.

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With a vast experience in successful cover bands, original music, musical theater, and dueling pianos; Jason and Brendan bring a unique blend of music to provide a diverse evening of music. This show is all about you and totally driven by your requests.

Adding smooth jazz vocal stylings to a variety of genres, Chad Thompson enjoys an interactive crowd which often finds itself singing along to covers of Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Band, Neil Diamond & Billy Joel.  Previously leading up the original country music bands The Road Home and Local Motive, he shared the stage with bands Exile, Highway 101, Ronnie McDowell & The Eli Young Band.  Now playing solo acoustic venues, Chad enjoys free-forming on keyboard and guitar, and most of all, bringing people together.

Adding smooth jazz vocal stylings to a variety of genres, Chad Thompson enjoys an interactive crowd which often finds itself singing along to covers of Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Band, Neil Diamond & Billy Joel.  Previously leading up the original country music bands The Road Home and Local Motive, he shared the stage with bands Exile, Highway 101, Ronnie McDowell & The Eli Young Band.  Now playing solo acoustic venues, Chad enjoys free-forming on keyboard and guitar, and most of all, bringing people together.

Having distinguished himself as a popular crowd engaging acoustic artist, Billboard Award Michael Paterson brings his high energy, crowd engaging show to, from Bon Jovi to The Beatles and Chicago to Keith Urban. Michael will take you on a musical Journey sure to have you singing along.

“Americana rock and roots” is the way Jimmy describes the music that he plays.

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Adding smooth jazz vocal stylings to a variety of genres, Chad Thompson enjoys an interactive crowd which often finds itself singing along to covers of Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Band, Neil Diamond & Billy Joel.  Previously leading up the original country music bands The Road Home and Local Motive, he shared the stage with bands Exile, Highway 101, Ronnie McDowell & The Eli Young Band.  Now playing solo acoustic venues, Chad enjoys free-forming on keyboard and guitar, and most of all, bringing people together.

Julia & Chris are both individual artists who have joined forces to bring you crisp, fluid harmonies with their own twists on your favorite songs.

Adding smooth jazz vocal stylings to a variety of genres, Chad Thompson enjoys an interactive crowd which often finds itself singing along to covers of Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Band, Neil Diamond & Billy Joel.  Previously leading up the original country music bands The Road Home and Local Motive, he shared the stage with bands Exile, Highway 101, Ronnie McDowell & The Eli Young Band.  Now playing solo acoustic venues, Chad enjoys free-forming on keyboard and guitar, and most of all, bringing people together.

Acoustic driven pop/rock spanning over 50 years of hits. EXIT 41 fuses guitar and piano along with Rich vocal harmonies to give you a memorable evening of musical enjoyment.

“Americana rock and roots” is the way Jimmy describes the music that he plays.

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Carlie and Mark give you an intricate guitar performance with stunning vocals of your favorite pop hits through the decades.

Those of you who already know Matt Martino from his days in Music City are familiar with his catchy, blue-eyed soul playing style and engaging personality. For those of you who are just discovering Mr. Martino, you've found him at the right time. After cutting his teeth in Nashville amongst some of the best musicians in the country, Matt is now moving forward as a solo artist who can grab the attention of any crowd in any room and not let go.

Enjoy an evening with the best hits performed by the Paul Erdman Duo. 

Celebrate your love for BBQ, Bourbon and Bluegrass with a party on the Kankakee Grille Patio! The BBQ, Bourbon & Bluegrass Party features your favorite Kankakee Grille entrees, drink specials and live entertainment by Eric Lambert Duo at 6pm.

Drink Specials:
Old Fashion & Manhattan specialty cocktails for $7

Entrees to try for our BBQ lovers:
Prime Smoked Brisket of Beef
BBQ Ribs
Texas Combo
Chipotle Barbeque Salmon

Those of you who already know Matt Martino from his days in Music City are familiar with his catchy, blue-eyed soul playing style and engaging personality. For those of you who are just discovering Mr. Martino, you've found him at the right time. After cutting his teeth in Nashville amongst some of the best musicians in the country, Matt is now moving forward as a solo artist who can grab the attention of any crowd in any room and not let go.

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Checkmark Sallie an acoustics duo featuring Sallie Pierpont on vocals and Mark Tavallali on acoustic guitars and vocals. Sallie and Mark also are band members in the some of the area's top bands in the Michiana club scene for many years. Checkmark Sallie plays it all from Classic Rock, Soul, Blues, Country, Pop, Alternative, and everything in between. They put their own acoustic twist on songs to make them sound new and fresh and you'll fall in love with these songs all over again.

Those of you who already know Matt Martino from his days in Music City are familiar with his catchy, blue-eyed soul playing style and engaging personality. For those of you who are just discovering Mr. Martino, you've found him at the right time. After cutting his teeth in Nashville amongst some of the best musicians in the country, Matt is now moving forward as a solo artist who can grab the attention of any crowd in any room and not let go.

Chris Behre was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. because of his father’s work was raised in Brussels Belgium until age 10, then moved to South Bend. He had begun playing guitar at age 8, writing songs by 11, inspired by the amazing music of the 60’s and 70’s, especially the singer/songwriters. He has played live from age 15, and educated at Berklee College Of Music While in school, sang an original song at the famous Berklee Performance Center.

Those of you who already know Matt Martino from his days in Music City are familiar with his catchy, blue-eyed soul playing style and engaging personality. For those of you who are just discovering Mr. Martino, you've found him at the right time. After cutting his teeth in Nashville amongst some of the best musicians in the country, Matt is now moving forward as a solo artist who can grab the attention of any crowd in any room and not let go.

Along with music composition and recording, Struwin has a deep fondness for performing live and considers playing venues across the country both a primary goal for and a benefit of, his musical career. He has toured heavily throughout the middle of the continent, from Michigan to Colorado, and earned himself the title of "Kalamazoo Acoustic Idol" in 2004. During that time, he shared the bill with The Doobie Brothers, Robert Bradley’s Black Water Surprise, and Greensky Bluegrass, and shared the stage with members of Umphrey’s Mcgee and The David Crosby Band.

Makena Hartlin is a vocal powerhouse who started professionally performing at age 18.  Taking inspiration from influences with sophistication and artistry such as Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone, and combining it with the power and passion of pop divas like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, she creates an intimate and captivating sound.  After writing nearly a hundred songs, she released a 6 song EP in 2014 with renowned record producer and engineer Neil Kernon (Hall & Oates, Elton John, Linda Rondstat) at the age of 20.  

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Nicholas Barron is a Blues and Folk musician and singer-songwriter based in Chicago, IL

Dan Reisen is a local acoustic and vocal artist from Valparaiso, Indiana. Focusing on genres such as classic rock/easy listening, blues and indie folk, Reisen has advanced his music career over the past 10 years exponentially. Playing all over Northwest Indiana, parts of Michigan and reaching into Illinois, Dan Reisen has made his mark as a local musician and is passionate about performing.

Chad Clifford is not new to the stage. You can find him performing currently with The Crawpuppies or giving a thrilling acoustic performance. Chad has perfected over 500 songs, so it will definitely be a night to remember filled with the greatest hits.

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With a vast experience in successful cover bands, original music, musical theater, and dueling pianos; Jason and Brendan bring a unique blend of music to provide a diverse evening of music. This show is all about you and totally driven by your requests.

Having distinguished himself as a popular crowd engaging acoustic artist, Billboard Award Michael Paterson brings his high energy, crowd engaging show to, from Bon Jovi to The Beatles and Chicago to Keith Urban. Michael will take you on a musical Journey sure to have you singing along.

Enjoy an evening with the best hits performed by the Paul Erdman Duo.