Acoustic Outcasts Tour Dates - Ohio/PA August 2-6

I'm proud to announce some talented new additions to the acoustic tour package, which from now on will be billed as the Acoustic Outcasts.

Vocalists Terry Ilous (XYZ) and Kelly Keeling are on board for dates beginning in late July and early August - and we'll be accompanied by renowned guitarist JK Northrup (King Kobra, XYZ, Billy Thorpe, Paul Shortino).


Terry Ilous earned 2 gold albums with XYZ, and released the hit MTV & radio singles "Inside Out" and "What Keeps Me Loving You", while touring with Ozzy Osbourne, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, and Alice In Chains. Terry is right at home delivering his music in the 'unplugged' format - he and JK Northrup did an entire sold-out US tour as an acoustic duo opening for Michael Schenker, and recently headlined the 'Hollywood Rocks' CD release party. Terry and I became friends during last year's 'Rock 4Xmas' show in New York, and of course we are both featured on the new 'Hollywood Rocks' collection.

Kelly Keeling is another old friend and an extremely talented vocalist/musician. He started out with a band called Baton Rouge, which also featured ex-KEEL guitarist Tony Palmucci, then Kelly went on to sing with some of the best guitarists in the business: he sang with Michael Schenker, he was in Blue Murder with John Sykes, he recently sang with George Lynch, and has written songs for many artists including Dokken.

JK (Jeff) Northrup, in addition to being the lead guitarist in XYZ for the past decade or so, has a very impressive track record on his own, having played with Billy Thorpe ("Children Of The Sun" in the 80's, recorded several albums with vocalist Paul Shortino, recorded with King Kobra, and many others.

NOTE: This will not be your everyday type of show, where Terry will sing for 45 minutes, then Kelly will sing for 45 minutes, then we take the stage; an Acoustic Outcasts concert gives us the opportunity to showcase our hits, favorites, & new material in a unique format: instead of playing individual sets, the performers will take turns at the mike in different combinations every song or two, alone and also accompanied by the other artists. For instance, Keel & Wayne will open the show with a couple of songs, then start bring the other guys on stage...at any given time during the show, Kelly might be playing piano on a KEEL song with me, or I might be singing harmony with Terry, the possibilities are endless. During a 45 minute intermission segment, there will be a meet-and-greet when fans can meet the artists, get autographs, photos, and merchandise, and then the show climaxes with all of us on stage together at the end of the night for an acoustic rock n roll free-for-all.

Much more about Terry Ilous, Kelly Keeling, and JK Northrup can be found on their individual web sites:
http://xyzmusic.com
http://kellykeeling.com
http://jknorthrup.com

The following tour dates are now confirmed, and more will be added soon:

August 2 – Put-In-Bay, Ohio: The Boathouse
http://www.theboathousebarandgrill.com

August 3 – Erie, Pennsylvania: Sherlock's - 508 State St, Erie, PA 16501 - 814.453.7760
http://www.sherlocksparkplace.com/sherlocks.html

August 4 – Columbus, Ohio: CBR’s - 503 South Front Street, Columbus OH 43215 - 614.224.8155
http://cbrbar.com

August 5 – Lancaster, Ohio: Coach’s Corner - 434 N Columbus St, Lancaster OH 43130 - 740.654.8933

August 6 – Dayton, Ohio: Soft Rock Café - 877 East Franklin Street, Dayton OH 45459 937.438.3093

More news very soon.

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by RK]

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by RK]

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by RK]

Are u sure about that one Ronnie?? If Kelly is a good looking guy and so are u then maybe u guys are related somewhere down the line!!!

[Edited on 7-11-2005 by Kathy291975]