Sure it sounds like a muppet hockey game, but the Waka Winter Classic is actually just a rotating, multi-venue “battle of the bands” competition to create awareness for long running Wakarusa Music Festival, held each year near Ozark, Arkansas (this year’s festival is May 31- June 3, 2012). The Chicago 2012 version of the classic [...]

The Barn is happy to be offering a chance for free admission to this Friday’s Waka Winter Classic at the Double Door.  Entry is super easy, and just takes two simple steps: 1.  LIKE The Barn on facebook or FOLLOW @thebarnpresents on Twitter 2. Respond to this facebook event as “Yes” and post a simple [...]

You want options?  We’ve got options, even in the ‘burbs.  While the Melvin / Terrapin Flyer combo represents a perfect hybrid of local and national flavors for next weekend.  The Barn is spotlighting two shows this Saturday, 6/11, that will provide some variety as to how you whet your live music appetite. If you’re looking [...]

We are happy to provide streaming and iPod ready downloadable audio from the first of The Barn’s Spotlight Shows featuring Little Big Fat. They came out of the gates swinging, debuting the Tom Petty classic “Running Down A Dream” and the new original instrumental “Wish” in the first set, and settling in for a cover-laden [...]

Over the past year, Little Big Fat made the subtle transition from “band” to “recording artists.”  With the October release of their debut, On A Stick, LBF offers another side of its fusion-y improvisational rock to the world.  After gigging with some of its material for nearly five years, On A Stick is an attempt [...]

The five shows we produced in The Barn 1.0 era were a bit like a laboratory experiment.  Our commitment to our audience was to bring the experience of seeing music in the city to the burgeoning community of music fans in our neck of the woods.  We plastered posters up all over town, sold tickets [...]

Nobody was exactly sure what to expect from The Barn's inaugural production on December 12. One thing that was clear by showtime was that a vein was tapped directly into the beating heart of La Grange, the buzz was palpable and the crowd was pumped. A genuine live music, concert experience had arrived in town! [...]

I’m sure most readers of the blog are familiar with Mr. Blotto, after all, they’ve been stalwarts of the Chicago scene for 15 years and the headliners of our gig.  But, upon the announcement of The Barn’s first event, some of you may be wondering: who, or what, is a Little Big Fat? Fortunately, I’m uniquely [...]

More and more details are falling in to place for our first event.   Of course, we’ll reveal them all in due time, but in the meantime it’s time to crank up our promotional efforts and get the word out. You may have noticed some of The Barn’s posters popping up at strategic locations around town.   [...]

It occurs to me that you’ve got to really love concerts to attempt to put one on.  Most people are pretty much content just going to see shows, and aren’t compelled to start booking bands and putting up posters around town. Admittedly, we at The Barn love concerts.  That may be putting it mildly.  We’ve got live [...]