Two Bands, Taste of Western Close Out 2026 Porch Concert Season at County Fair
By Brian Marchetti Villager Contributor The 2026 Porch Concert Series goes out with a bang on Saturday, Sept. 12 in County Fair’s south parking lot. The show features two bands, American Grizzly and Funk’d Up, and the second annual Taste of Western where concert goers can dine on local favorites. The festivities run from 6 […]
Shannon Baker and the Burners Perform at July Porch Concert
By Brian Marchetti Villager Contributor The Porch Concert season heats up on Friday, July 10 as indie rockers, Shannon Baker and the Burners, take the stage. Get your fill of Italian beef sandwiches from Buona Beef and cool off with ice cream from the legendary Rainbow Cone. The midsummer show tends to draw the biggest crowd so […]
Old Style Neon Takes Stage for July Porch Concert
By Brian Marchetti Villager Contributor The Porch Concert Series continues when classic rockers, Old Style Neon, take the stage outside the historic French House near 92nd and Pleasant on July 11, at 6:30 p.m. If great music isn’t enough, local restaurants Americanos and Palermo’s will have food trucks offering tacos and pizza by the slice. […]
Musical Journey with Tongues Unknown Awaits August Porch Concert Goers
By Liz Woodward Connor Grant is excited to bring his band to the BAPA Porch Concert series. Born and raised in Beverly/Morgan Park, Grant made his way to New York City in 2010 to forge a path in the music industry where he worked as a producer, recording engineer and musician for 14 years. He […]
Porch Concert Series Kicks Off with Smith Village’s 100 Year Celebration
By Liz Woodward Get ready to groove to the rhythm of the neighborhood as the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) kicks off its inaugural Porch Concert Series! This exciting and free community event aims to bring residents together for an evening of music, food, and celebration right in our own backyard. The first concert is […]
Grit and the Double Knit’s Haunting Classic Sound
By Brian Marchetti BAPA’s Porch Concert series continues with a performance by local band, Grit and the Double Knit, Fri., Aug. 11, at 6:30 p. m. This unique genre-bending quintet meets at the crossroads where jazz, old time blues and country music collide. The unique monicker emerged from an earlier project. Singer/guitarist Matt Gandurski […]
BAPA Porch Concert Challenge
Call all your music fan friends and family members! BAPA’s next Porch Concert will be held at 6:30 p.m., Fri., July 14, location TBA. The Back Country Boys will be performing. Music is just part of the fun at BAPA’s Porch Concerts. These free monthly, family-friendly Friday night block parties are open to everyone […]
BAPA Porch Concert Challenge
Get your coolers out of winter storage! Dust off your favorite lawn chairs. Call all your music fan friends! BAPA’s 2023 Porch Concert Series launches on Fri., May 12, 6:30 p.m., on the Longwood Drive lawn at Ridge Historical Society with country swing and classics band, Beverly Country Club. Music is just part of the […]
Beverly Country Club Band Opens This Year’s Porch Concert Series
By Brian Marchetti BAPA’s Porch Concert Series kicks off on Fri., May 12 with the Beverly Country Club Band leading the way with their own take on traditional and outlaw country classics. The band, featuring local musicians who have maintained long time friendships since high school and college, formed two years ago. Their first […]
Rock With Beverly Country Club at Porch Concert
Beverly Country Club – the band, not the location – will be rocking and rolling at BAPA’s final 2022 Porch Concert Fri., Oct. 14, 6 to 8 p.m. The band features South Side talent, with the musicians hailing from the Beverly/Morgan Park and Blue Island area. BAPA invites neighbors to join in celebrating BAPA’s […]