Do you want to help raise money for pediatric cancer?
Join Mike Mangione & the Union at Chicago For the Kids 2012
Every year, Penn State hosts a Dance Marathon (aka THON), where students dance for 48 hours straight to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund, which provides the financial support for children with cancer at the Hershey Medical Center. The Penn State Chicago Chapter Alum are hosting a fundraiser called Chicago For the Kids where Mike Mangione & the Union will play live music. Anthony Adams, the defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and Penn State grad, will also make an appearance!
When: Saturday, February 11th 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
Where: Cubby Bear 1059 W. Addison
Cost: $40 per person, buy your tickets at www.psuchicago.org
Details: Enjoy a variety of call brands, beer, house wine, soda, and appetizers. 60 parking spaces are available on a first come & first serve basis.
In addition, there will be a silent auction and a raffle where all proceeds will be donated to THON. Featured prizes are Penn State Football tickets and memorabilia, tickets to Chicago pro sporting events, restaurant gift certificates, local entertainment packages, and more!
Questions?
Contact Kathleen Weber, Penn State Chicago Service Chair, kathleen.weber80@gmail.com
FOR THE KIDS!!!
The Band on TV Jan 19th
Hello friends
You can catch the band playing on TV TWICE tomorrow to promote their Milwaukee and Chicago shows this weekend.
For those in Southeastern WI, parts of the band will be on NBC The Morning Blend Ch 4 at 9am. For those outside of Wisconsin, the show will be posted on their website after if you are interested in viewing it at http://www.themorningblend.com/
The band will also be on Chicago’s WGN tomorrow at 12:00pm CST. If you have cable YOU CAN SEE IT! Or you can see it online at http://www.wgntv.com/news/liveperformances/
Or if you want to just see them live come to
Jan 19th SPACE in Evanston
Jan 20th Linnemans in Milwaukee
Tickets can be purchased on the tour page!
Is The Break Done So Soon….
Yes….it is… MM&TU head out.. oh, yea, by the way this year we refer to Mike Mangione & The Union as MM&TU..its faster and a WHOLE lot cooler. MM&TU had their time off, drank their coco (although winter still has not hit the Midwest..), opened their gifts, gained their pounds, fell in love/out of love and back in love with their families and now its time to share what they have learned with you. The band hits the road this Friday with a show in Excelsior, MN and then Eau Clair… both known for their beaches and tropical climate. Then they play some hometown love shows in Chicago and Milwaukee…and Cedar Rapids and Dekalb…and.just check out the tour section.
See you on the road!
XOXO MM&TU HQ
Thank You….we will share.
While on tour out east we had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful people from Eartotheground Music. After our show, we sat for ahwile, talked about the band, music and the yearning for this all to make sense. Next thing we know a beautiful write up appears…..thank you Casey
Enjoy!
Heading East…won’t you join us?
Mike Mangione & The Union are heading east this week for a mini jaunt to some of our favorite places. We would love to spend the night with YOU! Cleveland, Washington DC, Philly and New York City are all on the path. Check our tour section for details.
Sitting in MN without a guitar
There is something about traveling so much that makes the most unusual…usual, the uncommon becomes common and the waves become still. I am in Minneapolis getting ready to mix our album and I don’t have a guitar, and I don’t know how to feel about that. I have grown to become comfortable with routine…late nights, late mornings and little sleep, lots of sweat, some music and great conversation. i have grown to become comfortable with discomfort and a simple routine to comply with it. Not having a guitar blindsides me and leaves me to feel a little helpless in this strange arctic city.
…..But why would I expect anything different from this whole experience. When we entered the studio in Iowa City with Bo Ramsey I expected to….maybe get some sounds, plan our approach and track a song or two. I didn’t expect to play through 5 songs, be recording the whole time, loose my sense of the recording process and have someone I respect so much repeat “a take is in the performance not the overdubs”. I have never finished something so fast and felt so comfortable with it in my life. And I see clearly…Comfort lies in the community we build around us and, so far, this album echos that ethos. So, why should I be surprised I am here, vulnerable and naked in this city without my guitar…my support. If there is one thing I have learned in this process its trust the communion…the engagement, not the second guessing… Which is good…because without my guitar before me…ill be a lot closer to the action.
