Free Show/BBC Documentary Filming!

This Friday, 11/21/14, we are playing a FREE SHOW at Reggies Music Joint. The show is being filmed for a BBC documentary series called Horizon! Come on down to Reggies and join us for the special performance! It’s an EARLY SHOW–the band will play from 8:30PM-9:30PM. Sorry kids its 21 and older only.

That Suite Sound

Hey all, we wanted to give you a little update on what’s going on with the new album. Back in February we spent our first weekend at Pieholden Suite Sound. During that weekend, we tracked 5 songs to analog tape–Record Collection, Under My Skin, Sentimental One, They Will Fall and Gonna Get You Back–if you’ve been to a recent show you’ve probably heard one or two of them! Since then we’ve been back for a number of sessions and have completed all of our overdubs on the first half of the album. We’ve also been getting the next batch of songs ready to lay down in August. We still have a lot of work to do–more recording before mixing, mastering and finally pressing onto vinyl! It’s too soon to say when we’ll be done, but we are working to get it out to you guys as soon as possible (but not before it’s ready).

P.S. We’ll be back on stage at FitzGerald’s Nightclub in Berywn, IL on Saturday, June 14th. Come out and see us!

Next week we hit The Empty Bottle for the first ever Bottle Hop! We’ll be joined by The Tenders (a 1950s rock & roll cover band featuring our own Dan Wendt on Drums, Charlie Wayne on guitar and Erik Eiseman on sax, as well as members of The Sometimes Family, The Laureates and Warm Ones), Jon Williams & The Chandelier Swingers and DJ Dan Maloney. Music starts at 9PM. We’ll be on ’round midnight.

Save the date…
December 20, 2013.

The Bottle Hop, a pre-xmas sock hop at The Empty Bottle, featuring The Congregation, The Tenders (1950s rock & roll performed by members of Warm Ones, The Laureates, The Sometimes Family and The Congregation), Jon Williams and The Chandelier Swingers (western swing)
and DJ Dan Maloney (spinning vinyl).

Tickets on sale now at emptybottle.com

Seems we’ve been too busy to post 😉

Working on new tunes…plans to record soon.

FREE CONCERTS!

This week the cities of Evanston, IL and Decatur, IL host us for two FREE, ALL AGES concerts in the park. Bring yo’ kids, bring yo’ wife.

Thursday, July 25th 7:30pm-9pm – The City of Evanston’s annual Food Truck Fest and Starlight Concert comes to Brummel Park with delectable food truck delights and the music of The Congregation.

Saturday, July 27th 7pm-9pm – The Decatur Park District presents Sounds of Summer Concert in the Park: The Congregation at Anne and Al Swartz Pavilion at Hickory Point.

Join us for some summer fun in the Land of Lincoln!

TASTE OF THE CONGREGATION

The warm weather this week has us looking forward to getting outside this summer! We’re excited to be returning to Taste of Chicago to headline the Bud Light Stage on Friday, July 12th. The full lineup for “We’ve Got the Blues” Day is The Congregation (6:20), Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials (5:20), Zora Young (4), Tommy McCracken (2:40), Omar Coleman (1:20) and Mary Lane (12). ALL AGES AND ALL FREE.

The Hideout’s SXSW Send Off Party!

In a few days we’ll be packing up the van to head down to Austin for SXSW 2013. Can’t wait! But before that, we’ll be playing The Hideout’s Annual SXSW Send Off Party, Saturday, March 9th. Doors open at 3PM. We hit at 5:30PM. $10 at the door. Join us for beers, music and good times!

Live from Studio 10!

Catch us tonight at 8PM CT on Vocalo 90.7FM’s “Live from Studio 10”. We’ll be performing a live set and talking shop with MusicVox host Jesse Menendez.

 Tune in to 90.7FM in Chicago or stream it live at www.vocalo.org