2024
May 19, 2024, Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm - Midwest Record Show
WHERE:Countryside Banquets & Conference Center, 6200 Joliet Rd., Countryside, Illinois
Never been to a record show before? Here's your chance to see tens of thousands of vinyl records and other music related items. New Colony Six members, Ronnie Rice and Ray Graffia will be on hand to schmooze and sign autographs (from 10 am to 2 pm). Regular admission is only $3.00
ADDITIONAL INFO: (630) 898-1533
July 4, 2024, 6 pm - 7:30 pm, Independence Day Picnic, Oak Forest, Illinois
WHERE:Oak Forest Park District, 15601 S. Central Avenue, Oak Forest, IL (Map)
Get ready to shake, rattle and roll with Ronnie Rice at the Oak Forest Veterans Commission's Independence Day family picnic at the Oak Forest Park District. Pack a cooler, blanket and chairs and enjoy some live music with family, friends and neighbors as we celebrate our nation's birthday. The event officially kicks off at 6 p.m., but you are welcome to claim a spot and enjoy the park as early as you like.
ADDITIONAL INFO: (708) 687-7270
July 13, 2024, Moonlight Theatre, St. Charles, Illinois
WHERE:Moonlight Theatre, 7 S. 2nd Ave., St. Charles, Illinois (Map)
The history of what is now Moonlight Theatre has its roots in vaudeville and silent movies. Built in 1900, the theater was known in its early years solely for its live vaudeville entertainment, which stemmed from various shows from both traveling and local groups. Here's your chance to be entertained by the incomparable Ronnie Rice in a beautiful and historic setting. Get ready to rock and roll!
ADDITIONAL INFO: (630) 549-0072
2023
July 16, 2023, 3:00 PM - Cornerstones of Rock: The New Colony Six (Ronnie Rice), The Buckinghams, The Ides of March, The Cryan' Shames, and The Shadows of Knight
WHERE: Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines, Illinois
INFO/TICKETS: Click HERE or call (224) 354-2333
Chicago had a vibrant music scene in the 60's, and the top hits flowing from it illuminated radios and turntables everywhere in the USA. The Cornerstones Of Rock celebrate those great songs with the original artists live onstage. The tour includes The Ides Of March, The Buckinghams, The Cryan’ Shames, and The New Colony Six with Ronnie Rice. The concert, as seen on the nationwide PBS-TV special "American Garage:The Cornerstones Of Rock" is a non-stop cavalcade of hits, as seen on TV shows like "Ed Sullivan", "American Bandstand" and others.
Remember "Vehicle", "Kind Of A Drag", "Sugar and Spice", and "I Will Always Think About You"? Of course you do! You'll hear all these hits and more-played by the original artists you loved in the sixties.