Our little band has been nominated for a fourth consecutive year for an award by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry, the premier music organization for bands, this time in the category of original music, officially called Original Band/Act: Rock – General. While previous nominees are automatically re-nominated in certain categories, we nonetheless are extremely grateful that someone who knows the music business likes our original music. The nomination comes on the heels of our performance last month at The Bend Theater in West Bend, where we played all of our original music to an appreciative crowd. We have two EPs, released in 2015 and 2017, of original music and hope to work on more over the winter. Preliminary voting begins in February, so we’ll provide more information later. We’re just excited to be in the award mix. As we look forward to beginning our 13th year of performing live music together, thanks to all of our fans for supporting us, and happy holidays!

Our little band never had a performance like this: playing all of our original music and then discussing all of the details of each song with an attentive audience. Thanks to The Bend Theater in West Bend for inviting us to perform Oct. 23 in its Origins Series, which featured nine local bands and musicians playing original music. The theater takes a loss on this project, but it benefits not only the bands and musicians, but also the West Bend downtown and community. If you live in southeastern Wisconsin, please consider attending performances at this incredible, cozy venue. That does it for us for 2025. Thanks to everyone who supported us and live music! See you in 2026.

Heavy rain cut short our performance Aug. 16 at Venetian Fest in downtown Lake Geneva. But we still donated $200 from our performance fee back to the festival because raising money for the Lake Geneva Jaycees is a worthwhile cause. We’re so looking forward to returning to the Greendale Village Gazebo for a performance Saturday, Aug. 30, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The weather forecast looks good, but this is a rain-or-shine event. In the event of bad weather, we’ll move the show indoors at Greendale High School, just a few blocks south of the gazebo. This is our last scheduled public appearance of the summer, so bring a lawn chair and enjoy the ambiance of downtown Greendale and all it has to offer.

Thanks to Major Goolsby’s Heartland Stage at the Wisconsin State Fair for playing host to our little band. We rocked the place for two consecutive days! Next stop on our abbreviated Summer tour is Venetian Fest in beautiful downtown Lake Geneva. Venetian Fest is the largest street festival in Lake Geneva and raises thousands of dollars for the Lake Geneva Jaycees to help finance many important community projects that help area residents. We’ll be on the main stage from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. Hope to see you there.

After a private concert July 30, we’ll be returning to the Wisconsin State Fair for our annual two-day residency Aug. 2-3 at Major Goolsby’s Heartland Stage. First chord will be struck at noon both days, and we’ll wrap up each day around 3 p.m. The Major Goolsby’s venue provides great food, lots of seating, plenty of shade and an incredible wait staff. Hope to see you there!

Thanks to Doug and Kathy, we’ve been invited back to perform Saturday, May 10, at the Geneva Lake Distillery + Studio Winery in Lake Geneva. First chord will be struck at 5 p.m., and we’ll leave the stage at 9 p.m. We’re cutting back a bit on the number of performances this year, so if you’re in the neighborhood, stop by. No cover charge.

The band has awakened from its three-month slumber and is back in rehearsals for our next show, which will be from 5-9 p.m. Feb. 15 at Studio Winery, now called Geneva Lake Distilling + Winery, in Lake Geneva. We also can announce that we will return to Studio Winery for two more shows this year: May 10 and August 16. More dates at other live-music venues will be announced later. We are thrilled to be celebrating our 12th year of performing and 14th year of rehearsing together (yes, we spent nearly two years learning 37 songs for our first gig in April 2013 in Waukesha). Thanks to all who have supported us and live music for more than a decade.

Our little band has been nominated for a third consecutive year for an award by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry, the premier music organization for bands, this time in the category of original music. We have two EPs, released in 2015 and 2017, of original music and hope to work on more over the winter. Preliminary voting begins in February, so we’ll provide more information later. We’re just excited to be in the award mix. As we look forward to beginning our 12th year of performing live music together, thanks to all of our fans for supporting us, and happy holidays!

And that’s a wrap. Our little band played its last scheduled public concert of the year on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Studio Winery + Geneva Lake Distilling in Lake Geneva. It very well might have been the best show. Nice crowd that stayed till the last power chord was struck. We had an incredible year, and we’ve come a long way since we made our debut as a trio in April 2013, so thanks to all of our fans for supporting us and live music. Thanks to Summerfest, Bastille Days, Wisconsin State Fair, Major Goolsby’s, the baaree, Jim Birmingham of the Village of Greendale, Enderis Park Concerts On The Green, Venetian Festival in Lake Geneva and the Studio Winery + Geneva Lake Distilling for playing host to our music. And thanks to John Ertl for booking us into Wisconsin’s largest music venues. We are truly blessed. We hope to return to nearly all of these special live-music venues next year. Watch this page or go to rebeccaandthegreynotes.com for updates as we head into the new year.