2023 another banner year for live music in the Fox Valley

Chicago band Lynne Jordan and the Shivers perform at Millennium Plaza gazebo in downtown Aurora Aug. 4 as part of Aurora Downtown's annual Stolp Block Party. Photo by Eric Schelkopf

By Eric Schelkopf

2023 proved to be another banner year for live music in the Fox Valley.

Of course, it helps that there are so many talented musicians in the Fox Valley and the Chicago area in general.

Here are a few of the many highlights from the year:

Chicago band Lynne Jordan and the Shivers perform her song "It Takes A Great Big Woman" at Millennium Plaza gazebo in downtown Aurora Aug. 4 as part of Aurora Downtown's annual Stolp Block Party.

Noah Gabriel on guitar, Chad Watson on bass and drummer Justin O'Connell – Noah's Arcade – perform their song "East of Midnight" April 21 at The Venue in Aurora as part of a CD release party for Gabriel's latest album, "One Wing Shy."

 

Chicago band The Claudettes performs its song "No Matter How Much" Nov. 11 at The Venue in Aurora.

The Hurricane Project performs the Howlin' Wolf song "My Country Sugar Mama" Aug. 26 at Oswego Beats & Eats.

 

 

Chicago singer-songwriter Nathan Graham performs his song "Somebody Else"Aug. 19 at The Venue in Aurora.

 

Nashville band The Prescriptions perform its songs "Fire Moon" and "His Songs" Feb. 24 at The Venue in Aurora.

 

Joined by the Pawnshop Horns and special guest Dave Ramont, the band HOSS performs Trip Shakespeare's song "Snow Days" on Dec. 2 at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora as part of its annual Hossmas Holiday Show and Toy Drive to benefit Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.

More videos can be found at youtube.com/@ericschel12/videos

The band HOSS once again brings holiday cheer to Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora while collecting toys for Hesed House

By ERIC SCHELKOPF

 

Joined by the Pawnshop Horns, Pete Lindenmeyer and his band HOSS performed at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora on Dec. 4 as part of the band's annual Hossmas holiday show and toy drive to benefit Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.

Here are a few highlights from the night. More videos are at: youtube.com/@ericschel12/videos

The band HOSS performs its song "You Said" on Dec. 2, 2023, as part of Hossmas, a benefit for Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. HOSS is joined by the Pawnshop Horns.

Joined by the Pawnshop Horns, the band HOSS pays tribute to the late Michael Heaton by performing his song "If It's So Easy" on Dec. 2, 2023, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora as part of its annual Hossmas Holiday Show and Toy Drive to benefit Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora. HOSS frontman Pete Lindenmeyer also is playing Heaton's guitar on the song.

Joined by the Pawnshop Horns and special guest Dave Ramont, the band HOSS performs Trip Shakespeare's song "Snow Days" on Dec. 2, 2023, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora as part of its annual Hossmas Holiday Show and Toy Drive to benefit Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.

Santa HOSS, played by Wolfgang Holzl, talks to those gathered Dec. 2, 2023, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora for the annual Hossmas Holiday Show and Toy Drive to benefit Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.

Joined by the Pawnshop Horns the band HOSS performs Dec. 2, 2023, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora as part of its annual Hossmas Holiday Show and Toy Drive to benefit Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.

Joined by the Pawnshop Horns, the band HOSS performs The Cars' song "Good Times Roll" on Dec. 2, 2023, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora as part of its annual Hossmas Holiday Show and Toy Drive to benefit Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.