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LilFest
Folk Rock / Indie / Blues

"Deeply rooted songs & stories of passion & power."

WILMETTE, Illinois
United States

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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  http://www.myspace.com/lilfest  

   LilFest: General Info
Member Since3/9/2006
Band Websitelilfest.com
InfluencesPast performers include: Jim Bizer, Jonathan Byrd, Andrew Calhoun, Craig Carothers, Jeremy Clyde, Chad and Jeremy, Bianca De Leon, Tom Dundee, Antje Duvekot, Mark Dvorak, Justin Earle, Kat Eggleston, Cliff Eberhardt, John Flynn, Gina Forsyth, Freebo, Freebo and Photoglo, Funkadesi, Eliza Gilkyson, Eric Hanson, Tim Harrison, Patrick Hazell, Terri Hendrix, Bill Isles, Jan Krist, Jimmy LaFave, Howard Levy, Radoslav Lorkovic, The Kennedy's, Lloyd Maines, Khalif Walter Malone, Lisa Markley, James McCandless, Dan McKinnon, Michael Miles, Dave Moore, Pete Morton, David Olney, Kristina Olsen, Garnet Rogers, Danny Schmidt, Michael Smith, Rosalie Sorrels, Sons of the Never Wrong, James Lee Stanley, Chad Stuart, Chuck Suchy, Eric Taylor, Melvin Taylor, Andy White, Jack Williams, Steve Young, Lee Zimmerman, Natalia Zukerman, and The Front Page Follies of Ekstrom and Quinn.
Sounds LikeGreat, intimate performances in a 100 year old home.
Record Label"Mankind are prone to deceive themselves" A Adams
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Sep 12 2008 5:00P
LilFest Music Festival 2008 Wilmette, Illinois
Sep 13 2008 3:00P
LilFest Music Festival 2008 Wilmette, Illinois
Sep 14 2008 3:00P
LilFest Music Festival 2008 Wilmette, Illinois

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   About LilFest
What is LilFest?
LilFest is a facilitator of live music in Chicago. A promotion, presentation & festival company working to engage many artists and audiences as well as a consultant in career paths and audience development for the music industry’s artists and venues. It was founded to bring deeply rooted songs and stories of passion and power into our modern lives.

Join the LilFest or Bill's Blues or LilFest Art Gallery mailing list:
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What does LilFest do?

About the House Concerts: Join me, if you will, for the fun and music in the living room. The refreshments provided will be simple and non- alcoholic. Contributions of goodies - homemade, store-bought, your choice of beverages, whatever, are also most welcome, even encouraged, but by no means required. There will be a basket available to support the House's expenses: PR, equipment, refreshments, chairs, repairs and the like, should you choose to do that. Suggested contributions for the artists vary between $12 and $20. Reservations are necessary, please, e-mail (nancy@lilfest.com) preferred. Phone 312-371-2284. Space is limited and sellouts do occur. Doors open fifteen minutes before the show and we are located 4-5 blocks from either the CTA's Linden stop on the purple line or the METRA's Wilmette stop.

About the Open Mic: Sundays at 4:00 PM - Please come to the Open Mike "Your Turn" at Bill's Blues, 1029 Davis Street, Evanston, followed by the Sunday Evening Folk Concerts. Every genre of music and spoken word is welcome. This open mike is particularly fun for the audience, ranging from Irish a cappella to drum soloists, student pianists to cover bands, trad. singers to songwriting guitarists.

LilFest Consulting:
We match-up a universe of artists for venues. Let us consult for yours.

LilFest Management:
Consulting on career paths with success, respect and acknowledgment for artists.

LilFest Artist Concierge Service:
Hospitable housing, vehicle and instrument storage, airport help, rehearsal space for artist friends as they traverse Chicago and the midwest.

LilFest Street Teams:
Publicity and marketing that brings you to town with traction. We can be your street team in Chicago..

LilFest Schools and Not-for-Profit Programs:
Consulting to build income providing, quality educational enrichment programs for 501©3 communities.

LilFest Internet:
Website development, maintainance and web-marketing management.

LilFest Dream Gigs:
We matchmake between artists of note and would be concert presenters, creating opportunities for audience members and musicians alike. Do you want to bring a certain artist to your own stage? This could be for a private party or a take-over of a favorite venue in your summer place...we'll consult and help bring your dream to life.

   LilFest's Friend Space (Top 39)
LilFest has 634 friends.
 Chad and Jeremy 


 Andy White 


 Radoslav Lorkovic 


 Diana Jones 


 Garnet Rogers 


 FREEBO 


 Paul McCartney 


 Randall Williams 


 Gina Forsyth 


 Sons of the Never Wrong 


 Eliza Gilkyson 


 Jimmy LaFave 


 Terri Hendrix 


 The Malvinas 


 Antje Duvekot 


 Joel Rafael 


 UnstrungHeroes 


 Malcolm Holcombe 


 Emmylou Harris 


 Natalia Zukerman 


 Michi 


 Sandy Andina 


 Bill Isles 


 Lisa Markley 


 David Olney 


 Rick Drost 


 The Kennedys 


 Ray Bonneville 


 Rachel Ries 


 CAN TV (Chicago Access Network Television) 


 Ronny Cox 


 Beth Cahill 


 Twilight Hotel 


 Dean Milano 


 Karen Mal 


 Craig Carothers 


 Al Rose 


 Sass! and The Sass! Trio 


 Funkadesi 





LilFest's Friends Comments
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Steven Zane





Jun 10 2008 6:40 PM

Thanks for adding me Nancy.
Hope you like my new material!
Steven Zane





May 23 2008 4:20 PM

Hope you enjoyed the cd!
Tom Cat





Apr 24 2008 5:37 PM

Thanks for the Add!!!
ezFolk





Apr 24 2008 6:37 AM

Thanks for adding us! Hope you'll consider joining us on ezFolk, where you'll find over 2,000 folk and acoustic artists sharing 9,000+ songs in over 50 genres. It's free for artists and listeners and we'd be happy to have you!

Ripley Caine





Mar 27 2008 2:56 PM

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Donna Frost





Mar 19 2008 7:33 PM

Thank you for adding me! I would love to play for you sometime when I'm in Chicago.

Best wishes,
Donna
Richard Thorne





Mar 18 2008 9:19 AM

Hi Nancy

It was great to meet you down in Memphis.
Thanks for including me in your Lilfest Showcases. I am still trying to catch up from the FA Conference.
All the best ,

Richard
Common Cause





Mar 1 2008 7:25 AM

Steve Wacker





Feb 29 2008 10:26 PM

Thanks for the add! Your name came up in an e-mail conversation I had with Claudia Nygaard about our pal Tom Dundee, and then poof! you connected through MySpace. Kinda like magic. I hope we can connect musically the next time I'm in the Midwest.
The Milroys





Feb 19 2008 5:31 AM

Thanks for having us! See you in a couple days!
John & CJ
Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon





Feb 17 2008 10:38 PM

Looking forward to meeting you in Memphis...
Richard Gilewitz





Jan 29 2008 8:47 AM

Thanks for the add. Looking forward to meeting you in Memphis and will enjoy playing for your group.
Mike Mangione





Jan 28 2008 11:06 PM

hey Lilfest
I would love to be your friend
I believe I will be seeing you in TN...right?!
I look forward to it
until then stay warm and be safe my new friend
Mike
Emmet Scanlan & What the Good Thought





Jan 24 2008 1:40 PM

Hey Nancy
See ya in Memphis
Love Em & Co
Karyn Oliver





Jan 10 2008 3:23 PM

Hi Nancy,
Thanks for the add. Nice page (Danny Schmidt is fab, BTW). See you in Memphis!
Cheers,
Karyn
Jason LeVasseur





Dec 9 2007 4:00 PM




Don't forget to check out my live CD, "Live in Lyndonville," available now on Authentic Records! You can even find it in the iTunes Store ...
The Bluegrass Blog





Nov 26 2007 7:13 AM

Hi LilFest.

Thanks for adding The Bluegrass Blog as a friend!

Stop by and read all the bluegrass and acoustic music news each day at www.thebluegrassblog.com.
Chicago Open Mics





Nov 6 2007 11:49 AM

what a cool community you have going on... send me details about your open mic and i'll get it listed on our page!
stolie
Heather Styka





Nov 2 2007 4:53 PM

Hullo LilFest, hope all is well with you, and I'm sure I'll be seeing you sooner or later. Keep up the great venue.

-Heather
Andra Suchy





Oct 31 2007 4:24 PM

What a cool thing you do :)


Nice to meet you!


Andra
Chainsaw Dupont





Oct 22 2007 5:53 PM

Keep up the music, glad to see you on MySpace.

http://www.chainsawdupont.com/sneakpeek
Steve Justman





Sep 16 2007 7:16 PM

Nancy, Thanks for a fine LilFest experience. I had a wonderful time.
Tommi Zender





Sep 8 2007 1:36 PM

Boy this invite stuff is tiring! LOL Just passing through, putting out the good word.
Lisa Markley





Sep 4 2007 1:17 PM

Hey Nancy!!
please spread the word.

September is thyroid cancer awareness month

...a subject near and dear to my heart...er...larynx. thyroid cancer.
papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, 1993. alive, kicking, singing.

see more info at www.thyca.org

my blog says a bit more too...

get that neck check, don't ignore those lumps.

lisa
Crazy Crow Productions:Susan





Jul 13 2007 11:13 AM

HI There..

Hope the event went well with Freebo. We really enjoyed having him here.
Di Wu





May 10 2007 2:55 PM

Hey!

Thank you so much for the add! If you are interested in any updates of my music, please join my mailing list where I will send out the latest news of my upcoming concerts, free music, etc. In any case, I really enjoyed your site and I hope someday I will have the honor to perform for you in person!

All my best,

Di Wu
The New Yorker





May 8 2007 6:38 PM

Thanks for the request yo!
Sue Fink