Mike and Joe

SIU Carbondale PINCH PENNY PUB April 30 Mike and Joe VIP CARD GIVEAWAY
Ah yes ISU. We have an awful lot of fun at ISU. Especially this year. Mike knows. Just ask him. Anyway, we very much appreciate the major freakin loyalty we get from the Redbirds, and to say thank you we are going to give out SUMMER VIP Passes to everyone who comes to Daddios on our last show of the year... April 24. This pass will get you into any of our club shows FOR FREE all summer long. You just have to flash the pass and you are in FREE. And again all you have to do to get one of these VIP Passes is show up at Daddios on April 24. We will be giving them out for free at the door.

FYI, to see all of our dates for the summer check the TOUR page at www.mikeandjoe.com. This summer we will be playing shows around Chicagoland, Rockford, Peoria, Indianapolis, etc. You can see where we're playing and can even "mouse" over the date that you are interested in for more information. Check 'er out, and spread the word to any M&J fans you know. No sense in paying to get into a M&J show this summer when you can just get in free with VIP. Its the deep burn.... Back to top

MAYFEST May 23
May 23 Mayfest (www.starevents.com), 7pm, Chicago, IL MAP: (3100 N Ashland, Chicago)

Mayfest is the first legit street fest of the season in Chicago, and we always play on the Sunday night of this fest to get the festival season started right. For those of you who have never been to a Chicago style street festival, they are worth the trip to the city. Bands all day, beer and other tasty beverages, plus a variety of other activities, entertainment, food, and people watching. Basically a great excuse to party in the street. Truth is, no city does street fests like Chicago does. Anyway, Mayfest gets it all rolling. Sunday night 8-10pm baby! Hit the Tour Dates at www.mikeandjoe.com for more info... Back to top

THE VOGUE May 28 POST INDY 500 RACE SHOW This is the Friday night of Race Weekend. Which race you ask? You aren't from around here are ya? The Indianapolis 500 of course. We like to get Race weekend started right with a kick ass show at The Vogue. For the out of towners, if there is a good weekend to visit Indy wellllllllllll.....this would be it! The Vogue is in an area of Indy called Broadripple, and there are lots and lots of bars and clubs smashed together in about a 3 block area. Plenty of trouble to get into here. For the Indianapolis-ish area folks from the surrounds....and by surrounds were talkin Plainfield, Greenwood, Avon, Noblesville, Geist, New Pal... come on!!! Get your asses up here!! Gotta head to B-rip now and again, and the Mike and Joe show is just the reason you were looking for. At least we hope so. Get on it! Showtime 10:30pm. Hit the Tour Dates at www.mikeandjoe.com for more info... Back to top

Blarney Island, Memorial Weekend, May 29/
If you like boating, jet skiing, beer, liquor, bikini’s, and being surrounded by water then you will love Blarney Island. It’s right smack dabbler in the middle of Grass Lake in Antioch,IL. Mapquest that. Antioch, IL. Now be ready. The only way you can get to Blarney Island is by ferry, or any other form of watercraft. I don’t advise swimming out there. You’ll probably drown. Actually you wont drown because the lake is only like 3 feet deep, but whatever. We like to stand on the dock at Blarney and pretend that its the ocean though. The Indian Ocean to be exact. Anyway, in case you dont bring your own boat with you, there just happens to be a ferry boat that will take you right out to Blarney. Convenient eh? Tell ya.....it was a little thin out on the Island before they thought to order that ferry boat. Really made all the difference in the world. Aaaaaaanyways. Our Blarney Island shows are a summer tradition for us. We always kick off the summer with a Blarney Island show on Memorial Weekend and we end the summer with a Blarney show on Labor Day! So, you bring your swim trunks and your flippy floppy’s and help us get this summer kicked off with something to talk about. Hit the Tour Dates at www.mikeandjoe.com for more info... Back to top

Walter Paytons Roundhouse--Three Summer Shows! June 5, July 17, and Aug 20 Walter Paytons Roundhouse. Aaaaaaaaah Yeeeesssssss!!!!! We LOVE this. Walter Paytons Roundhouse is a summertime tradition for us and each and every year we eagerly await each of the three shows we do here each summer! Those of you who know the place don’t need any convincing. Its just plain cool! If you have never been here before, we’ll try to describe. Walter Paytons is a huge restaurant, bar, comedy club, fondue bar, brewery, private party complex with an enormous round outdoor courtyard in the middle of the building. In the middle of this courtyard is the stage where we play....so its kind of like a concert in the round sort of setup. All around the courtyard are big boulders for you to sit on, grass, and fire pits...oh and those little metal tables and chairs. You can come in to watch the band, grab food or drinks, hang out by a fire pit, plop down in the grass, play bags if you want, or grab a little table and hang with friends. Its also an awesome place to come and have dinner beforehand if you want. You can eat inside the restaurant and then come outside for the show OR you can just sit outside, order sandwiches from the grill, and send the waitress to fetch you drinks. This is a great place for a group of people to meet up because there is so much room. Its also an awesome place for a date/bf/gf. Either way, its a must see summer concert venue and is definitely one of the coolest places we will play all year. If you live some distance from Aurora and are contemplating a drive to the Roundhouse, DO IT. Its seriously worth it. It also doesnt hurt that the crowd at WPR is really pretty easy on the eyes. The guys claim that the loveliest young ladies frequent the Roundhouse, which probably explains why the band is always so excited to play here. Back to top

OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL- www.youtube/user/mikeandjoerock
Guys, we have started a new YouTube Channel and will be posting different kinds of videos there:
-Live performances of the band
-Mike and Joe doing acoustic versions of some songs
-Videos of our fans partying at our shows
-Videos of backstage rehearsals, interviews, and other nonsense
-Special commercials and videos that we make to promote special shows. These are likely to be fairly ridiculous.

Visit YouTube and subscribe to our channel! www.youtube/user/mikeandjoerock
If you have never "subscribed" to a YouTube channel before, its really easy. Try it. Its just one click when you visit the site. You will want to click the SUBSCRIBE button. :)
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7 WAYS TO FIND OUT WHERE WE ARE PLAYING AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT
1) Go to www.mikeandjoe.com and hit the TOUR page. Seriously, our tour page rocks! We try to include lots of info about each show, and we use the mouse over feature built into this page so you dont have to click on anything to get info about the shows. Just hover over each date and its all there for you. You can also click on the name of the venue to go to their website, or you can click on the MAP icon next to each date to get directions to each show. Check it out. Its a good page:)

2) we always list our show dates on our MySpace profile. www.myspace.com/mikeandjoerock

3) We always list our tour dates in the Activities section on our Facebook page. To find us search for mikeandjoe (all one word, no spaces). We really prefer our Facebook page so please friend request us.

4) you can sign up on our e-mail list at www.mikeandjoe.com and we will send you our dates on e-mail. Handy. Convenient. The info comes to you instead of you going to it.

5) you can always call 888-MIKEJOE for a recording of all of our tour dates. Yup. You might not always be near a computer, but you pretty much always have a phone. Dial it anytime baby!

6) we generally pass out business card size tour date schedules at our shows. This is the low tech option. No computer, no phone needed. Grab one and keep it in your purse or wallet for quick reference!

7) Read our minds. If you are a mindreader, Joe thinks about the schedule way more than anyone else around here, so definitely read his mind instead of one of the other guys.
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