The IDES OF MARCH will be celebrating “AMERICA 250” with a special show in New Lenox on July 4th. The show is FREE and a fabulous Fireworks Display will follow our concert. Check out the article below for details See You There!! https://patch.com/illinois/newlenox/once-lifetime-new-lenox-july-4-celebration-eye-tiger-rocker-perform-mural
Sunday found the IDES at Chicago’s RATE FIELD where they sang our NATIONAL ANTHEM for the 38th time before the CHICAGO WHITE SOX took on the DODGERS. Ides Sax-man STEVE EISEN could not make the date, so we were pleased to have ERIC CALIENDO filling in. Eric is the co-lead singer of the fine “CHICAGO […]
The IDES recently went “On The Road” to points east, specifically the beautiful state of Ohio. In a new fashion, instead of a fleet of cars, the band rented a Mercedes 12-passenger “Sprinter” and that was the Mothership for the voyage. It is not known if Jimbo broke out the Acoustic Guitar for a rousing […]
Bob and I participated in the taping of a new “podcast” show at the “All Pets Wellness Center” in Aurora. Our good friend and film producer colleague, Greg Bizarro, is producing a series of interview shows to promote awareness of this new, world class facility. Our show was the pilot episode about “Rock Stars and […]
On Tuesday April 28, the IDES OF MARCH returned to their Alma Mater MORTON WEST HIGH SCHOOL to award and recognize this year’s recipient of the VEHICLE FOR EDUCATION Scholarship. Trumpet player OMAR BAUTISTA was the student chosen by the Morton Fine Arts faculty to be honored. The Ides opened the Senior Honors event with […]
Megon McDonough is a Chicago Legend, by any measure. By age 17, she opened for such folk acts as John Denver, Steve Martin and Harry Chapin; and performed on stages as diverse as Carnegie Hall and the Cellar Door. Today Megon is best known for her work as a founding member of the folk group […]
Come celebrate 6 decades of hits with Chicago Rock Legends THE IDES OF MARCH and THE BUCKINGHAMS on March 14th at Waukegan’s beautiful GENESSEE THEATRE. Everyone remembers “Don’t You Care”, “L.A. Goodbye”, “Kind Of A Drag”, “You Wouldn’t Listen, “Susan”, “Vehicle”, and all the rest of the songs which have been the soundtrack of so […]
The Ides Of March have always enjoyed being guests and performing on Chicago’s WGN-AM 720 Radio, so when Dean Richards asked us to join him for his Annual Live Broadcast from TreeTime Christmas Creations in Lake Barrington, IL last Sunday, We, of course, immediately agreed. The TreeTime store is a Christmas wonderland; a fantasia of […]
The IDES OF MARCH had an extraordinary Tuesday on October 21st 2025. We began the day at the IDES Alma Mater: Morton West High School in Berwyn, Illinois. At a special Assembly, we presented two drum sets (one for each campus) in the name of our Charity “A Vehicle For Education,” in partnership with the […]
The IDES OF MARCH presented Morton High School Student DAKOTA LUCAS with this year’s VEHICLE FOR EDUCATION Scholarship endowment in ceremonies on the Morton West campus, Tuesday April 29th. Ms. Lucas accompanied the Ides on guitar with their number one hit “Vehicle” during the Senior Awards Program. She related she also plays Piano. Ms. Lucas […]
