Rotary Green – Elk Grove Village, IL
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM
LAKE ZURICH — We’re throwing it down under the big tent at Alpine Fest! Under the Tent at Lion's Park | Lake Zurich, IL
Friday, July 18 | 9–11 PM
🎉 BYRON FEST — LET’S GO! 🎉
Mike & Joe are bringing the party to Byron Fest 2025 on Saturday, July 12th! Catch us rockin' 9PM to Midnight near City Hall (232 W 2nd St, Byron, IL) 🔥🎸
It’s small-town summer energy at its finest — live music, great people, and a night you won’t forget!
🎶 We're Back, Carmel! 🎶
Mike & Joe return to the Cool Creek Concert Series on Friday, July 11, 2025! Catch us live from 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM at one of Indiana’s best outdoor summer shows. 🌳🎸
📍 Cool Creek Park – 2000 E 151st St, Carmel, IN 46033
Bring your lawn chairs, your crew, and your singing voices – it’s going to be a night of non-stop hits and good vibes! 💥
Guster fans! Here's one we really loved to play - recorded live at the Bluebird circa 1999 at IU!! https://youtu.be/wBSa1D6lBmU https://soundcloud.com/mjmusic-3/barrel-of-a-gun-guster https://mikeandjoerock.bandcamp.com/track/barrel-of-a-gun-gusterhttps://youtu.be/wBSa1D6lBmU
A bit about the song . . .https://youtu.be/1ibsPhZ7vpIWATCH Back to Home HERE!!!LISTEN to Back to Home on SoundCloud HERE!!or HERE on Bandcamp
Mike & Joe is a modern rock cover band widely regarded by its peers and the industry as one of the very best sounding cover bands in the nation. The bulk of the setlist includes popular rock from the 90’s through today, but occasionally they’ll throw in some tunes from the 70’s and 80’s as well. Bring your shoes, bring your glasses.
Some of the artists Mike & Joe cover are: Blink 182, Maroon 5, U2, Fallout Boy, Fleetwood Mac, Justin Timberlake, Third Eye Blind, Mumford and Sons, Sublime, Dave Matthews Band, Weezer, Train, Keith Urban, Ed Sheeran, The Eagles, Jimmy Eat World, Goo Goo Dolls, Foo Fighters, Florida Georgia Line, OAR, The Cure, Pearl Jam and many more!
Name: Mike
Plays: Guitar and Lead Vocals
Lives: Chicago Northwest Suburbs
From: Mt. Prospect
Football: Bears
Baseball: Cubs
Hockey: Blackhawks
Favorite Song To Play: Dare You To Move
Favorite Local Band: Bottle of Just Us
Music I Listen to: Acoustic Folk or Jazz (Cool, Bebop)
Other Interests: Wine, Traveling (usually West), building stuff for my house (not real good at it yet)
Name: Aaron Streich
Plays: Drums and Vocals
Lives: Chicago, IL.
From: Tacoma, Washington
Football: Bears
Baseball: Cubs
Hockey: Blackhawks
Favorite Song To Play: Anything new
Favorite Local Band: Low Spark, Kick The Cat, The Gold Web
Music I Listen to: Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Funk, Reggae, Rock, Metal, 311
Other Interests: Hanging out with family and friends, boating, riding my bike, traveling this beautiful planet, Beautiful islands and beaches, Recycling!
Name: Cory Flynn
Plays: Bass and Vocals
Lives: Recently moved from an apartment in Wicker Park Chicago to a house in Munster, IN
From: Frankfort, IL
Football: Bears
Baseball: White Sox
Hockey: Blackhawks
Favorite Song To Play: Killin' In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine
Favorite Local Band: Salt Sweat Sugar
Music I Listen to: Deftones, Radiohead, Mastodon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tame Impala, Soundgarden, 311 and a lot more.
Other Interests: Huge NBA fan. Playing basketball and working out. Recently got into collecting guitar pedals. Writing and recording music ideas and then forgetting about them. Teaching my wife to play bass. Biographies of musicians. Plan to try gardening soon now that I have a backyard.
Name: Aaron
Plays: Lead Guitar and Vocals
Lives: Munster, IN
From: Madisonville, KY
Football: Dallas Cowboys
Baseball: Chicago White Sox
Hockey: Chicago Blackhawks
Favorite Song To Play: Currently, “Somebody Like You” - Keith Urban And “Over My Head” - The Fray (Both have extended guitar solos at the beginning :-D )
Favorite Local Band: Hairbangers Ball
Music I Listen to: I am all over the map. Classical - Bach, Holst, Williams. Guitar oriented stuff by Joe Satriani, Dream Theater, Steve Vai. Pop music by Sting and the Police, Jazz by Montgomery, A new amazing talent is Jacob Collier.
Other Interests: My family, My church (Roman Catholic). I love riding my mountain bike. Anything and everything Star Wars. I enjoy reading books (primarily sci-fi but I enjoy a good mystery novel too)
