Red & White's Alright

So that was a fun way to spend a Friday night - great crowd at J&B's for the Tosa East Boosters 2014 benefit, had to be way over 200 people through the night. Wonderful to have a real stage to play on too. Glad we could be a part of it!

This Thursday night Jonnie is sitting in with our friend Matt "MF" Tyner as he plays a solo night at Burke's Irish Castle. Playing roughly 10 songs with Matt - doing some of that blues and roots stuff he likes to do, and nobody plays it better than Matt! 8-11pm.

Next big public band show is Saturday March 15th as we return to the depths of Waukesha to once again do a St. Patty's day show at Montecito's Ristorante. Dale the owner demanded we return, and we had to say yes. No cover charge, come on in and party with us. Should be a blast.

And finally, a reminder that we're playing at Burke's Irish Castle on Monday March 31st for Brewers Opening Day! What a cool gig! We'll be starting up as soon as the game finishes, roughly 4:30ish, and playing until about 8pm.

Come out for a show this month!

2014 is happening, people!

Two great shows this month. 2014 won't take no for an answer! Click on the links for more info on the shows.

• Saturday, January 11 at Burke's Irish Castle - our first time ever playing at this cool new venue
• Saturday, January 18 at the Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery for our buddy Scott's National MS Society Fundraiser!

Both of these shows promise to be a great time. More info can be found on our SHOWS page here at bockenplautz.com.

Hope everyone is ready. 2014 promises to be the YEAR OF THE BNP!

Jazz Estate TONIGHT

Jonnie will be sitting in with MKE's ownest and awesomest blues-flamenco guitarist, Evan Christian tonight at the Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray on Milwaukee east side! Promises to be quite an adventure! Playing from 10-midnight with Evan, although he'll likely play longer.

Lots of cool blues tunes, plus a few well-chosen covers to boot!

Halloween show at BBC's October 25th!

We had an awesome time playing at the Down and Over last week, our first time ever performing there. We hope to be able to return there sometime soon!

Next show for us is on October 25th, playing at G-Daddy's BBC Upper level on the east side of Milwaukee with our friends the Beguhn-Speck Project, featuring Steve Beguhn, an American Idol season 10 contestant right here from MKE. We're looking to play a few new songs including a couple selections specifically for the Halloween holiday. It'll be the spookiest ever Bockenplautz show!

Other upcoming shows:

November 9: Jonnie playing solo at Club Garibaldi's with Evan Christian for Matt "MF" Tyner's birthday bash

November 15: Doc Rock MKE charity concert, supporting healthcare for the uninsured around MKE county

November 22: Triumphant return to the Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery for a Pre-Turkey Day Party - a cornucopia of acoustic powerpop!

Hope to see you guys at some of these upcoming shows!

Door County Tour Complete

Friends,

We had so much fun playing up in Door County last week. What a wonderful time! Special thanks to our friends in Sister Bay including Windy Bittorf, Paige Funkhauser, and Sharon Daubner at the Sister Bay Bowl for helping us coordinate some wonderful gigs and to our friends on Washington Island for making the first annual "Death's Door" tour a success. Special thanks to our new friend Clark for helping set up stage lighting for us at the Sister Bay Bowl. These were some of the most fun gigs we've ever played, and we're hoping to make this an annual event!

No shows for the band until September due to multiple long work and family trips for various band members, but we're already looking forward to our first-ever gig at the Down and Over pub in Bay View on Sept 13th, with an opening act that is yet TBD.

Thanks to everyone that came out to our shows in Door County, and thanks to everyone who continues to support live music!