Four on the Floor at 40

418 South Illinois Avenue,Carbondale IL 62901

29 July, 2022

Description

Four on the Floor will be celebrating a 40-year anniversary on Friday, July 29, at the Varsity. Four on the Floor began as a rockabilly/roots rock band in 1982 and quickly became the most danceable, genre-challenging act in town. Their following was large, loyal and recognizable by the many retro-styled participants who came to their shows. They played songs by artists from the golden age of rock ’n’ roll, including Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Larry Williams and Carl Perkins. They also covered similar-minded roots acts of the time, such as The Blasters, Nick Lowe & Rockpile, Marshall Crenshaw and, of course, the Stray Cats. The original members included Robbie Stokes on lead guitar, Peyton Blewett on rhythm guitar, Gary Gibula on bass guitar, Kevin Cox on saxophone and Mike Ebersohl on drums. All five members took their turns as lead vocalist. Blewitt opted out of the band to finish his degree at SIU; Gibula and Ebersohl left shortly after to move to Chicago. Stokes, Blewett, and Cox reformed the band in 1985 (with Charles Ryan on bass, Terry Rich on drums) and were voted Best Local Band two years running by The Southern Illinoisan Reader's Poll. Gibula rejoined the band in 1987, along with drummer Charlie Morrill. The foursome of Stokes, Blewett, Gibula and Morrill is the version of the band that will be performing live at The Varsity. Please join us for a night of reminiscing and rock ’n’ roll, as we celebrate one of Carbondale's most influential bands. The show begins at 7 p.m. Friday, July 29. Doors and the Varsity Bar open at 7. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance here on Eventbrite. Tickets are not available in advance at the venue but will be available on the night of the show when doors open at 6.