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LATEST NEWS
Don't Miss the Next Show of the
M&R Rush "Alpha" 2012 Tour
Friday, May 18th
Arcada Theatre with Blue Oyster Cult
105 E. Main Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
Showtime - 8:00PM
Get 10% off the ticket price if you enter this special M&R Rush Code when ordering your tickets - "M&R2012" - Good for all seats except Sections 201 and 202 and ORCH 1,2,3.
Visit the Arcada Theatre for more info and to order tickets on line.
First Seven Shows of 2012 "Alpha" Tour Confirmed
We are pleased to announce that this summer M&R Rush will be returning to the stage for their 2012 "Alpha" Tour, promoting the release of their new CD by the same name. The tour will begin May 5th with a special Cinco de Mayo performance in Worth, Illinois and continue through October. Below is a list of first seven confirmed shows.
Saturday, May 5th, Cinco de Mayo
Phil McKracken's Bar
6602 W. 111th St.
Worth, Illinois
Showtime - 8:00PM
Friday, May 18th
Arcada Theatre with Blue Oyster Cult
105 E. Main Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
Showtime - 8:00PM
Get 10% off the ticket price if you enter this special M&R Rush Code when ordering your tickets - "M&R2012" - Good for all seats except Sections 201 and 202 and ORCH 1,2,3.
Visit the Arcada Theatre for more info and to order tickets on line.
Saturday, June 9th
Northwoods Outdoors Summerfest
8101 Wicker Ave
St. John, Indiana
M&R Rush Showtime - 7:30PM
Visit Northwoods on line.
Sunday, June 10th
Oak Lawn Summer Concert Series
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Showtime - 7:00PM
Visit Oak Lawn Summer Concert Series home page.
Saturday, July 7th
Hoffman Estates Fest with Survivor
The Sears Centre Arena
5333 Prairie Stone Parkway
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Showtime - 7:00PM
Visit Hoffman Estates home page.
Sunday, July 22nd
Rock n Roll Chicago 1/2 Marathon
Stage Location TBA
Chicago, Illinois
M&R Rush Showtime - 7:30AM ( Yes...AM )
Visit the "Rock n Roll Chicago 1/2 Marathon" website for more details.
Saturday, August 11th
Prairie Festival
Homer Glen, Illinois
M&R Rush Showtime - 7:30PM
Additional shows to be announced. Check back for details.
We look forward to seeing everyone again this summer and can't wait to
"Keep On Rockin" !!!
Marty, Roger, Carl, John, Paul and Jeff
M&R Rush
Head East & M&R Rush Jam
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Thanks to everyone who came out to our show at Viper Alley with Head East. We had a great time with the highlight of the evening being a Head East & M&R Rush jam on their hit song "Never Been Any Reason". What a great bunch of guys. We reminisced about playing some of the same clubs in the 70's - Haymakers, The Red Lions and our show together at the WLS Rockfest in 1981.
Special thanks to the management at Viper Alley, Linclonshire for the great hospitality. Be sure to check out this room. What a great music venue!
"The Loop" 97.9FM plays "Rock & Roll Chicago"
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The band would like to say thank you to "The Loop" 97.9FM WLUP Chicago for playing "Rock & Roll Chicago" as part of their recent Deep Cuts weekend. This was the first time the song has been on that station's airwaves since 1980 when M&R Rush was chosen to be on their first hometown album. "Rock & Roll Chicago" became the most requested song off the "Chicago Rocks Vol 1" album and finished at #45 for the year at that station. A special thanks to Byrd for his kind words, to Bill Klaproth Assistant Program Director/Music Director for thinking of us and to everyone at the station for remembering us after all these years! "The Loop" 97.9 rocks!!
The Chicago Bass Doctor
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John recently took his Les Paul to The Chicago Bass Doctor, Carl Pedigo, to get it ready for the 2012 Alpha tour. Thanks Carl! It now goes to 11!
Gregg Potter & Cathy Rich stop by Jim Karones Memorial Jam
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Former Teenage Radiation drummer and session musician Gregg Potter and Cathy Rich, daughter of legendary drummer Buddy Rich attended the Jim Karones Memorial Jam last month where M&R Rush performed.
View New YouTube Video of "Sometimes She Cries"
"Sometimes She Cries", the second YouTube video from
the long awaited new M&R Rush CD "Alpha".
Click here to view "Sometimes She Cries"
created by R. Joseph Reece of Kilroy Entertainment.
New M&R Rush CD "Alpha" is here!
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M&R Rush is proud to announce the release of their new 8 song CD "Alpha". Created in the studio between November 2010 and August 2011, the long awaited CD contains 7 new M&R Rush songs as well as a special bonus video.
You can order "Alpha" at the M&R Rush Store for only $10.00 and coming soon to iTunes and many other download sites.
Click here for a sneak preview of the new YouTube video of "He's A Different Breed of Kat" created by R. Joseph Reece of Kilroy Entertainment.
View Show Photos from the 2011 "Nine Lives" Tour.
Thanks to everyone who Rocked with us!
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Click here to view show photos from the
2011 "Nine Lives" Tour
Thanks to Ralf Lipp of FotoGraf Imaging
for the great shots from our 2011 Tour!
Thanks Ralf ! You Rock !!
Ralf Lipp - Owner/Lead Photographer
FotoGraf Imaging
708-692-2383
www.RockShowPhotos.SmugMug.com
View Photos from "115 Bourbon Steet"
View Photos from the New Lenox Summer Concert Series Show.
Thanks to our good friend Dennis Wood
for the great shots from our Viper Alley acoustic show with
Uriah Heep.
View Photos from Viper Alley show.
Visit M&R Rush on Facebook and Add Us a Friend
M&R Rush on Facebook
Call your favorite Radio Station & Request Music from "Alpha"
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If you're in Northwest Indiana or the southeast suburbs of Chicago, request M&R Rush music on XRock 103.9 FM.
If you're in the far southern suburbs of Chicago and the Joliet area, request M&R Rush music on The Kat 105.5 FM.
If you're in the western suburbs of Chicago, request M&R Rush music on 95.9 The River.
If you're in southwest suburbs of Chicago and the Joliet area, request M&R Rush music on 100.7 WRXQ.
2011 Winter NAMM Show - Anaheim
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2.18.11 - During a January visit to 2011 Winter NAMM Show held in Anaheim, CA, John visited with Chicago based Hanson Guitars and Lakland Basses looking for new gear for the M&R Rush "Nine Lives" 2011 summer tour. John also met up with long time friend and singer/drummer Kenny Cetera, session bassist Joe Iaquinto, Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi, former Teenage Radiation drummer and session musician Gregg Potter and Cathy Rich, daughter of legendary drummer Buddy Rich. Special thanks to Bo and John Pirruccello of Hanson & Lakland.
Click here to view more photos.
Marty Endorsed by "Beat Boogie Quality Drums"
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The following endorsement is from the "Beat Boogie Quality Drums" official myspace page.....
Beat Boogie Quality Drums proudly endorses M&R Rush drummer and friend Marty Mardirosian. M&R Rush had its beginnings in the early 70's and the band is currently recording a new album to promote their "Big 3-0" 2010 summer tour. With over 30 years experience in performing and releasing multiple albums, Marty brings a wealth of talent and experience to the M&R table.
Marty, with a traditional drum style and approach has added the Beat Boogie piccolo snare drum to his roster of custom & vintage equipment. ROCK & ROLL CHICAGO & BEYOND! Longtime friend and fellow drummer Steve Crabtree and the Beat Boogie Drum line wish Marty continued success and we are honored to receive his stamp of approval.
Check out "Beat Boogie Quality Drums" myspace page.
Sox Game & Ron Kittle
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At a recent Chicago White Sox home game, the guys stopped for a photo by the World Series and American League trophies. While taking the picture, former All-Star and Rookie of the Year Ron Kittle walked by and jumped in the photo with the band. Ron was with the White Sox from 1982-86, 1989, 1991. Yes, even though the entire experience was tough on Marty, Carl and Jeff as they are Cub fans, they all had a great time that night.
More photos.
A Visit With 94.7 WLS-FM Air Personality Danny Lake
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John stopped by to visit with 94.7 WLS-FM air personality Danny Lake at the station's promotion in Countryside. John and Danny were both interns at WLS-AM in the late 70's. They reminisced about working at "The Big 89" with radio greats Larry Lujack, Little Tommy Edwards, Bob Sirott, John Records Landecker, Brant Miller, John Gehron and others. The conversation turned to M&R Rush and how during his early days in radio, Danny used to see the band at local high schools, colleges and clubs. Join Danny Lake for the Saturday Night Party 7PM until Midnight and Sundays 3PM to 7PM on 94.7 WLS-FM.
2009 Summer NAMM Show Nashville
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During a 2009 visit to Nashville, John stopped by the summer NAMM Show looking for new gear for the 2010 M&R Rush Summer Tour. John visited the Chicago based Hanson Guitars booth to check out their new line of guitars. John is pictured with Bo Pirruccello - President of Hanson. John also spotted Rick Derringer and stopped to talk with Gunnar Nelson about their mutual friend Chip Z'nuff from Enuff Z'nuff and Gunnar's recent project Scrap Metal. In the attached video from 2007, Gunnar is asked about a show that Enuff Z'nuff was the opening act and talks about the Nashville music scene.
Troye Kinnett, keyboard player for John Mellancamp joined
M&R Rush on stage at the Rathskellar in Indianapolis.
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Troye joined the band on stage during the set and again for the encore. Click on headline above to see additional photos.
Honorary Roadie John Wasserman Reviews Oak Fest Show
Click on title above to read John's review & learn how long M&R Rush has been a part of John's life.
Old Days....Good Times I Remember....
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Although we're having the time of our lives playing again and we want to thank all our fans for giving us a second chance to live the dream.....we can't forget the old days.....when we lived to Rock & Roll and we all made the music that is still loved today!!! To the old days.... Chicagofest, Roseland, Michigan Avenue, Zordan Music(Hey Al), high school dances, WLS radio and vinyl albums.
Click here to see photos from the late 70's and early 80's.
"Keep On Rockin" Available at the M&R Rush Store & iTunes
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The 11 song CD "Keep On Rockin", which was recorded at the Rock House in Blue Island, Illinois, contains 9 new M&R Rush songs as well as songs by Journey and Free with Paul Rodgers. You can purchase your own copy of "Keep On Rockin" at the M&R Rush Store , at all M&R Rush shows and at many download sites.
M&R Rush Music Available on iTunes and other Internet Sites
In an effort to make our music more accessible to our fans, M&R Rush music is now available on a number of internet download sites. For about $0.99 you can download your favorite M&R Rush song from our latest CDs. Download them to your computer or your iPod & enjoy the music anytime. Of course you can still order the entire CD albums from the M&R Rush Store or at CD Baby.com. Click on the headline above to see the list of sites that carry M&R Rush music. Remember keep the music industry strong, don't steal music.
E-Mail M&R Rush at: mandrrush1@yahoo.com
Stay in touch with the band. Send us an E-mail. We'd love to hear from you! We answer all E-mails!! E-mail us any pictures you have, old or new, and we'll use them on the web site!!
The M&R Rush Store
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