Chicago Guitar Player / Singer / Songwriter / Cool Guy

Some Bob Guitar Music to check out (click the titles). For more samples, go to Music page & click on album covers:
Prelude                       In the Works                       Once Upon a Time           (and then there's this from Third Nature, a band Bob was in)  Israel

Performances / Events / News 

2019 season at Waterfront Cafe 773-761-3294. Solo instrumental guitar. 
Friday, June 21, 8-10pm (cancelled due to weather)​
Friday, July 12, 8-10pm
Friday, July 19, 8-10pm
Saturday, July 20, 8-10pm

Monday, July 15, 5:00, Bob plays/sings at the Loyola Farmers Market for an hour or so, at Loyola Plaza at the CTA Red Line Station, 6550 N. Sheridan Rd Rogers Park. 

Monday, July 22, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Bob plays/sings at Rewired Cafe, 1107 W. Berwyn Ave, Chicago. (773) 360-1621.

Monday, July 29, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Bob plays/sings at Rewired Cafe, 1107 W. Berwyn Ave, Chicago. (773) 360-1621.

Saturday, Aug 3, 4-6pm. Bob plays/sings solo at Cunneen's Bar, 1424 W Devon Ave, Chicago.

Monday, Aug 5, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Bob plays/sings at Rewired Cafe, 1107 W. Berwyn Ave, Chicago. (773) 360-1621.

Monday, Aug 12, 5:00, Bob plays/sings at the Loyola Farmers Market for an hour or so, at Loyola Plaza at the CTA Red Line Station, 6550 N. Sheridan Rd Rogers Park. 

Monday, Sept 16, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Bob plays/sings at Rewired Cafe, 1107 W. Berwyn Ave, Chicago. (773) 360-1621.

Saturday, Sept 28, 4-6pm. Bob plays/sings solo at Cunneen's Bar, 1424 W Devon Ave, Chicago.

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Saturday, June 28, 10am - 12 noon, Bob plays/sings at Rewired Cafe, 1107 W. Berwyn Ave, Chicago. (773) 360-1621.

Monday, June 24, 5:00, Bob plays/sings at the Loyola Farmers Market for an hour or two, at Loyola Plaza at the CTA Red Line Station, 6550 N. Sheridan Rd Rogers Park. 

Saturday, June 22, 7-10 Charming Hokum (Bob w/ Megan Donahue) at Tenacity Brewing, 119 N. Grand Traverse St, Flint, MI. No cover.

Monday, June 17, 5:00, Bob plays/sings at the Loyola Farmers Market for an hour or two, at Loyola Plaza at the CTA Red Line Station, 6550 N. Sheridan Rd Rogers Park. 

Saturday, June 8, 2019 3:30-5:30pm. Bob plays/sings solo at Cunneen's Bar, 1424 W Devon Ave.
Saturday, May 11, 2019 4-6pm. Bob plays/sings solo at Cunneen's Bar, 1424 W Devon Ave, Chicago.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 3:00pm, Charming Hokum (Bob & Megan) for CHIRP Radio Record Fair at Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL.
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Saturday, Apr 13, 4-6pm. Bob plays/sings solo at Cunneen's Bar, 1424 W Devon Ave, Chicago.
Saturday, Mar 23, 4-5pm. Bob plays/sings solo at Cunneen's Bar, 1424 W Devon Ave, Chicago.

Wednesday, March 6 & 13, 8-9pm. Playing for Michael Kingston's "Happiness" cabaret at Davenport's Piano Bar, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave Chicago.

Friday, December 7, 7-10 Charming Hokum (Bob w/ Megan Donahue) & Nick Calandro at Tenacity Brewing, 119 N. Grand Traverse St, Flint, MI. No cover.

Thursday, October 25th 7-9, Charming Hokum (acoustic singing duo w/Megan Donahue) & Guitar Arts Duo (w/John Behling) at Wishbone Restaurant, 3300 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657. No cover.

Sunday, October 21, 7-9, Guitar Arts Duo (acoustic jazz guitar duo) at Gideon Welles, 4500 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago.

Friday, September 28, 7-10 Charming Hokum (Bob w/ Megan Donahue) & Nick Calandro at Tenacity Brewing, 119 N. Grand Traverse St, Flint, MI. No cover.

​Bob, 2018 season at Waterfront Cafe 773-761-3294. Solo instrumental guitar. 
Friday, June 29, 8-10pm
Saturday, July 7, 8-10pm
Friday, July 27, 8-10pm
Saturday, Aug 18, 8-10pm
Friday, Aug 24, 8-10pm

Sunday, Aug 12, 7-9pm, Acoustic gig w/Megan Donahue (as Charming Hokum) at Wishbone Restaurant, 3300 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657. No cover.

Sunday, June ​17, 7-9pm. Solo - Instrumentals/vocals, originals, at Transistor,5224 N Clark, Chicago, IL 60640. Free admission (donation suggested). w/special guest Megan Donahue.

Past Performances / Events / News 

Accomplice Theatre's production of Nameless Mountains was a success! Thank you to everyone involved and everyone who donated and everyone who came to see the show! What a great time.
​ See Accomplice Theatre Page.

SOME OF BOB'S NOTABLE GIGS SINCE MOVING TO CHICAGO:
Summer seasons at the Waterfront Cafe.  Solo instrumental guitar.  773-761-3294
CHIRP Radio Record Fair(s)
Acoustic jazz guitar (Guitar Arts Duo) with John Behling at Wishbone and Gideon Welles
Several Michael Kingston cabarets @ Davenport's Piano Bar 
Several gigs w/Sadie O'Swirl for Vaudezilla's shows at Stage 773.
Several gigs at Julius Meinl
Elbo Room.  Solo covers & original instrumentals.
On bill with the Scuttlebuggs at Transistor.
Songwriter Showcase at Red Line Tap
with Sadie O'Swirl at Aunt Nance's Hot Flash Holiday Variey Show 
Metropolis Coffee Co. 
Sandwich Me In
Umi Restaurant
Wishbone Restaurant
Lakeview Rewired Cafe
Edgewater Rewired Cafe
Transistor

(Director) Nameless Mountains (play), written by Megan Donahue.  At The Charnel House (Logan Square)

(Director) Staged reading of Hang a Name on You, written by Megan Donahue.  At Trellis at The Greenhouse Theater Center.

With the Orchestra for "The Last Five Years" at Metropolis Performing Arts Center in Arlington, IL.  (Review)

(Actor) The Dark is Light Enough Cave Painting Theater Co. at Rivendell Theater.

Back in Michigan: Two productions of "STORM" (with  Dan Hall) a musical adventure celebrating the maritime history on the Great Lakes

(Film) Our (Deliberate Monkeyworks's) short film, Bad Girl, shown at Toronto's BIG PICTURE CINEMA TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FETISH FILM FESTIVAL.

(Actor/Singer) August 2013 - (as Zipper Mackenzie) with Sadie O'Swirl.  Vaudeville variety show at Uncommon Ground on Devon.

BEFORE CHICAGO:
Many Solo, Duo, Trio, Folk, Jazz, Musical Theatre Gigs.

(Film) We, Deliberate Monkeyworks, got a nice review for our film Bad Girl, shown at the Fetisch Film Festival in Germany: http://worldkink.tumblr.com/post/34730305588/bad-girl-by-bob-gerics-megan-donahue-28-9-2012

(Actor) Bob played Neil in Picking Palin, for Magenta Giraffe Theatre Co.  2012.

(Director/Producer) "An Evening of Gratuitous Sex & Violence" presented by Flint City Theatre (2012).  Two short plays and one short film written by Bob & Dan Gerics and Megan Donahue and directed by Bob Gerics.  Consummation (play) - A distraught man considers suicide and/or murder as he confronts his unfaithful wife and her lover.  Bad Girl (film) - During a night of sexual experimentation, Marie and Josie confront serious issues in their relationship.  Colleagues (play) - Criminal businessmen struggle with loyalty and betrayal while dealing with a bad ass hit woman, right-hand man of the boss.

(Director) 2012 screening of "Misdirected" at Buckham Gallery.  With co-producer William Howard and actors Dan Gerics and Jesse Glenn.

(Director) Staged Reading of "Touch of the God-Kissed" by Megan Donahue, at Buckham Gallery on Nov, 2012