SOUTH CITY REVIVAL - Music in Mundy Park Outdoor Concert

21-23 South Broadway,Aurora IL 60505

17 September, 2021

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SOUTH CITY REVIVAL at The Venue! The Venue is pleased to present a Music in Mundy Park Outdoor Concert featuring SOUTH CITY REVIVAL, Friday, September 17 at 8pm. Doors open 7pm. Advance General Admission Terrace $20 (Seat provided) Advance General Admission Lawn seats $15. Bring Your Own Chair or blanket. +$5 door *This is a rain or shine outdoor concert. ABOUT THE ARTIST Since forming in 2016 and true to their blue-collar nature, South City Revival has spent much of their time gigging around the midwest — headlining small clubs throughout the region and supporting bands such as Sister Hazel, Reckless Kelly, A Thousand Horses, Little Texas, Vandoliers and The Black Lillies. With an EP and a full length album released in 2017 and 2020 respectively, and an extensive catalogue of cover songs from Merle Haggard to Bruce Springsteen, SCR continues to expand their Rock & Roll infused take on Country and Americana music. Fate brought Southsiders Joe Pacelli (vocals/acoustic guitar), John Quinn (electric guitar), Mike Fitzgerald (bass), Jose "Pino" Perez (drums), and Brendan Linnane (guitar/pedal steel) together in a Western Ave. bar parking lot on a cold and snowy Chicago night. Some of their musical endeavors had crossed paths in the past, but after discussing influences and ambitions they agreed the path forward was together. In early 2017, the band teamed up with Chicago engineer/producer, Mike Hagler (Wilco, Waco Brothers, OK Go) to record their self-titled, debut EP at his Humboldt Park studio: Kingsize Sound Labs. Later that year, the SCR co-founded ‘Country on Western Music Festival’ with Chicago pub owners Bernard and Mary Callaghan. The festival has highlighted local talent as well as a handful of smaller touring acts including Carson McHone, Angela Perley, and Pat Reedy. 2020’s festival was to be headlined by Queen of Texas Country, Jamie Lin Wilson. 2018 saw South City Revival embark on 85 live dates throughout the Midwest. After various obstacles and setbacks in 2019, the band reconvened with Hagler on their recent effort (and first full length album) "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire”. Released in the Spring of 2020, you could describe “Smoke” as an Americana album performed by a Rock & Roll band. The songs explore everything from introspective solo road trips (“Ain’t Nothin’ Changed”) and crazy girlfriends (“Want It Again”), to love lost and found (“Our Song”). “We’re eager to hit the road in support of the album,” said Pacelli. In 2021, South City Revival was voted “Best Country/Western Entertainer” by Chicago Music Awards. At The Venue, we book nationally-recognized talent in all genres of music from blues and big band, to rock and world music, and everything in between. Frequently, our opening acts feature regional and local musicians and songwriters. Our listening room seats 200 with no obstructed views, and our outdoor stage area can fit several hundred festival fans. The Venue is operated by the Fox Valley Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to music education, promotion and preservation. Please check our website for information about parking. Enter from Water Street Mall. No reentry through the Broadway Street entrance. (Reenter through Water Street.) Click here to subscribe to our text messages.