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Friday Night In The SIDEBAR w/ THE FRAN BANISH TRIO FT> John Lennon Birthday Tributes! - Event poster

Friday Night In The SIDEBAR w/ THE FRAN BANISH TRIO FT> John Lennon Birthday Tributes!

Berwyn

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FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR PRESENTS:FRAN BANISH TRIO seen HEREFREE SHOW! Click Book Now to RSVP for guaranteed entry.Original and Classic Blues, Rock, and Funk. Well be performing John Lennon Tribute songs throughout the evening!Travel through space and time with us from Chicago to Memphis and New Orleans, from San Francisco to London, Outer Space and all points in between! Fran is on guitar and vocals, Nick Fane is on bass and backing vocals, and Ryan Juravic of The Heavy Sounds is on drums. Fran Banish is a Chicago born, formerly Los Angeles based Blues-Rock guitar legend. After receiving radio play in Chicago with the progressive pop-rock band Security, he toured and recorded internationally, earning a Gold Record award playing lead guitar and co-writing on Duncan Sheiks Grammy nominated debut for Atlantic Records. Hes done stage and session work with Keb Mo, Rami Jaffe of The Wallflowers and The Foo Fighters, Dan Lavery of Tonic and The Fray, Berry Oakley Jr., Janiva Magness, Chris Stills (son of Stephen of CSNs Ginger Baker) among others. Hes also been an in-demand guitar coach with clients including Keb Mo, Bob Dylan and family, Doug Ardito of Puddle Of Mudd, Brian Bell of Weezer, and celebs like Christian Bale, Ethan Hawke, Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, and Josh Charles. Fran also contributed guitar to the Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning Amazon comedy-drama, Transparent, and in 2018 played Robert Johnsons guitar parts for NBC TVs Timeless King Of The Blues episode. Residing in the city of Chicago since 2018, Fran has had the pleasure of not only working with his own Fran Banish Trio, but also with the top Chicago-based World Music group, The Surabhi Ensemble, and its spin-off The Global Guitar Duo, with Flamenco guitarist Carlo Basile. Beginning in 2023, you can also hear Fran on guitar with the Soul-Jazz-Funk quintet The Meadowlark Lemons. some of the most incredible, sizzling six-string play around. LA Weekly wicked slide guitar. LA Weekly the best young blues player in LA, Fran Banish. Los Angeles Magazine Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw. ***AGE RESTRICTIONS***21+, Minors admitted with guardian!

Event Details

Date & Time:
at 20:30:00
Timezone:
America/Chicago
Status:
onsale
Price Range:
0 - 0 USD

Venue Information

Venue:
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
Address:
6615 W Roosevelt Road
City:
Berwyn
Country:
United States Of America

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