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Don Becker

Lights Down You Up and Die

About Me

I am a solo acoustic musician in Chicago, IL, playing primarily in bars in the Wrigleyville and Lincoln Park areas of the city. I'm always looking for new places to play at and other musicians to jam with, so feel free to get in touch via MySpace until I actually have an official website up and running.

To contact me directly, please use [email protected]

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing yall out!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/15/2006
Influences: Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, REM, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, The Band, Van Morrison, U2, Oasis, The Gufs, Coldplay, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Bob Dylan, etc.
Sounds Like: the bands that I cover... :)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Bordo's Situation Resolved

Folks -- earlier this week, I posted a blog entry and also a bulletin about a payment issue from a gig back in March. I just wanted to follow-up and note that Todd Bordenaro, owner of Bordo's, co...
Posted by Don Becker on Thu, 03 May 2007 03:56:00 PST

Tom & Lisa Show 95.1FM -- 2/9/2007

Hey all, just wanted to share some really great news... a few weeks ago, the folks from the Tom & Lisa Morning Show on 95.1FM out of Kenosha, WI were at one of my gigs.  We began talking...
Posted by Don Becker on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:10:00 PST

NYE Gig @ The Union Tavern!!

Hey all, not sure if everyone knows the details, but I'm playing an NYE gig this year at The Union Tavern, one of the Chicago bars that I regularly play. The whole night is being run by H3 Events, and...
Posted by Don Becker on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:37:00 PST

Hmm, sounds like fun...

Yea yea, so ignore my previous blog entry about Vegas...  ---------------- MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGASFRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 23-24, 2007 DMB is excited to announce that The Fray will be the...
Posted by Don Becker on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:23:00 PST

Demo CD Coming SOON!!!

So as the majority (all?) of you know, I've been doing this music thing since approximately the beginning of baseball season this year... more seriously since June/July timeframe... Anyway, I've ...
Posted by Don Becker on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:41:00 PST

Fabulous Las Vegas...

Next time I think it's a good idea to go to Vegas, someone please remind me about how I feel right now. Thanks in advance, -Don
Posted by Don Becker on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:48:00 PST

Home Town Gig - Wine Knot

So last night I played my first gig in my hometown of Kenosha, WI.  Such a great time... lots of people came out to support the cause, including many folks who I hadn't seen for years... felt kin...
Posted by Don Becker on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:01:00 PST