Kankakee Bar

Having distinguished himself as a popular crowd engaging acoustic artist, Billboard Award Michael Paterson brings his high energy, crowd engaging show to, from Bon Jovi to The Beatles and Chicago to Keith Urban. Michael will take you on a musical Journey sure to have you singing along.

Makena Hartlin is a vocal powerhouse who started professionally performing at age 18.  Taking inspiration from influences with sophistication and artistry such as Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone, and combining it with the power and passion of pop divas like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, she creates an intimate and captivating sound.  After writing nearly a hundred songs, she released a 6 song EP in 2014 with renowned record producer and engineer Neil Kernon (Hall & Oates, Elton John, Linda Rondstat) at the age of 20.  

Chris Behre was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. because of his father’s work was raised in Brussels Belgium until age 10, then moved to South Bend. He had begun playing guitar at age 8, writing songs by 11, inspired by the amazing music of the 60’s and 70’s, especially the singer/songwriters. He has played live from age 15, and educated at Berklee College Of Music While in school, sang an original song at the famous Berklee Performance Center.

This diverse artist brings rock, blues, country, and christian influences to the stage with him each time he performs, as well as an energy and lyrical style that engages his audience.

Jason Paul, a Mississippi native, has been playing music for as long as he can remember. “My Granddaddy stuck a guitar in my lap when I was 3 and made me play it every day.” Fronting bands from Dallas, TX, St. Louis, MO, MS and Indiana. He has released 2 full-length albums and shared the stage with greats like Sevendust, 3 Doors Down, Mark Chestnut and Randy Houser to name a few. He has since gone solo and released a solo acoustic album that was recorded in both Mississippi and Fort Wayne, IN where he now resides. If you haven’t seen him on stage, you are missing what has been referred to as a high-energy acoustic show that is by no means laid back. “I try to keep the crowd involved from beginning to end. If they wanna hear something, I encourage them to request it and it becomes next on the list.” Catch Jason Paul live and become part of the show.