Chicago Guitar Player / Singer / Songwriter / Cool Guy
Go to About Bob/Music page for descriptions of Bob's work and recordings.
Performances / Events / News
Feb , 6:30-8:30pm - Bob is in concert at Covlin House 5940 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL, performing fingerstyle guitar instrumentals. 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 |