Bob Gerics
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Chicago Guitar Player / Singer / Songwriter / Cool Guy

Go to About Bob/Music page for descriptions of Bob's work and recordings.
Performances / Events / News 

Sept 4, Bob performs with Compass Rose Sextet in concert at Colvin House 5940 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL

Aug 1, 7-9pm, Bob performs at Good Grapes 21 Chestneut Ct, Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 242-9800

July 12, Bob performs with Compass Rose Sextet in concert at The Old Rugged Barn 18808 N 2000 East Rd, Towanda, IL (309) 830-5358

July 4, 7-9pm, Bob performs at Good Grapes 21 Chestneut Ct, Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 242-9800

May 23, 7-9pm, Bob performs at Good Grapes 21 Chestneut Ct, Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 242-9800

April 26, 6-8pm  - Bob performs with Compass Rose Quintet at Fitzgerald's 6615 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL 708-788-2118

March 15, St Patrick's Day gigs with The Tipsy Darlings:
     12-4pm at My Buddy's 4416 N Clark St, Chicago 773- 728-3397 
      6-8pm at Alarmist Brewing 4055 W Peterson Ave Suite Rear, Chicago

Feb 25, 7-9pm  - Bob performs with Compass Rose Quintet at Fitzgerald's 6615 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL 708-788-2118

Feb 20, 7-9pm  - Bob performs with Compass Rose Quintet at Maya Del Sol 144 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 708-358-9800

Feb 18, 6:30-8:30pm - Bob is in concert at Colvin House 5940 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL, performing fingerstyle guitar instrumentals.
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Jan 18, 6-8pm  - Bob performs with Compass Rose Quintet at Fitzgerald's 6615 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL 708-788-2118

Dec 5, 7-9pm  - Bob performs with Compass Rose Quintet at Maya Del Sol 144 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 708-358-9800

Oct 4, 4-8pm, Bob performs for First Friday Street Music Series. Location TBD, somewhere on Broadway, Edgewater Chicago.

Sept 25, 4:30-630pm - Bob performs at The Andersonville Farmers Market at Catalpa and Clark St, Chicago, IL

Sept 19, 7-9pm  - Bob performs with Compass Rose Quintet at Maya Del Sol 144 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 708-358-9800

Sept 6, 2, 4-8pm, Bob performs for First Friday Street Music Series. Location TBD, somewhere on Broadway, Edgewater Chicago.

Sept 4, 11:30am-1:30pm - Bob performs at The Green at 320 320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL (312) 469-8392 

Aug 14, 11:30am-1:30pm - Bob performs at The Green at 320 320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL (312) 469-8392 

Aug 9, 7-9pm, Bob performs at Good Grapes 21 Chestneut Ct, Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 242-9800

Aug 2, 4-8pm, Bob performs for First Friday Street Music Series. Location: 1235 W. Devon, Edgewater Chicago.

July 31, 11:30am-1:30pm - Bob performs at The Green at 320 320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL (312) 469-8392 

July 22, 8-11pm - Bob performs with The Chicago Trombone Jazz Band at Gallery Cabaret 2020 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL  773-489-5471

July 12, 7-9pm, Bob performs at Good Grapes 21 Chestneut Ct, Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 242-9800

May 31, 7-9pm, Bob performs at Good Grapes 21 Chestneut Ct, Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 242-9800

April 5, 7:30pm Proboscis Theatre Harold and Maude Fundraiser​
Facets Theater = 15174 W, Fullerton Ave, Chicago

The following dates 6-9pm, Bob plays/sings at Solita Tacos & Margaritas 431 N. Wells St. Chicago, IL 773-312-4989:

Jan 2, 9, 23, & 30
Feb 20
Mar 5

Jan 18 - Bob performs with Compass Rose Quintet at Maya Del Sol 144 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 708-358-9800

Past Performances / Events / News 

Solo gigs:
Rewired Cafe
Sovereign Liquors Bar
Uncommon Ground
Julius Meinl
Cunneen's Bar
Lighthouse Tavern
The Green at 320
Bands on Broadway
Solita Tacos & Margaritas
Loyola Farmers Market
Metropolis Coffee Co. 
Sandwich Me In
Umi Restaurant
Wishbone Restaurant
Lakeview Rewired Cafe
Edgewater Rewired Cafe

Transistor
Waterfront Cafe
 "Bands on Broadway" (Edgewater Chamber of Commerce)
With Compass Rose Sextet at  Fitzgerald's & Maya Del Sol & Scoville Park
Charming Hokum (Bob w/ Megan Donahue) - CHIRP Radio Record Fair(s), Wishbones, and Tenacity Brewery, Flint, MI
Acoustic jazz guitar (Guitar Arts Duo) with John Behling at Wishbone,  Borelli's, and Gideon Welles
Michael Kingston cabarets @ Davenport's Piano Bar 
Gigs w/Sadie O'Swirl for Vaudezilla's shows at Stage 773
Elbo Room.  Solo covers & original instrumentals
On bill with the Scuttlebuggs at Transistor and Moe's Tavern
Bass player for Scuttlebuggs - SoFar Shows, Ignition Music Garage, Detroit Artists' Test Lab, The Record Lounge, Chicory Event Center, Moe's Tavern, 
Songwriter Showcase at Red Line Tap
with Sadie O'Swirl at Aunt Nance's Hot Flash Holiday Variey Show 

(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
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