Kevin Chalfant's Journey Experience - Morris, IL

11/17/2011
Kevin Chalfant's Journey Experience
Morris VFW
Morris, IL

Melodic Rock Fest - South Bend, IN

Melodic Rock Fest
Morris Theater
South Bend, IN

Lineup:
Scrap Metal - Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Matthew & Gunnar Nelson (Nelson), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter), Eric Martin (Mr. Big) with special guests Jim Peterik (Survivor, Ides of March, Pride of Lions), Jimi Jamison (Survivor), Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees, Shaw Blades), and Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow)

Jeff Scott Soto
Kevin Chalfant Band (with Josh Ramos) from The Storm and Two Fires
7th Heaven

This was an awesome day of music!! This all day event was in celebration of melodicrock.com's 10th anniversary, and luckily we didn't have to stray terribly far from home to see it. They said that there were people there from 34 different states and 8 countries, although the theater only held 2200 people. The festival featured many of the lead singers from the great melodic rock bands of the 80's, and was incredible! It was great to see many of those that I had never seen before...and also several that I have seen many times.

Here's a pic of the group, after doing Night Ranger's You Can Still Rock in America:

Jack Blades:

Kevin Chalfant:

Kelly Keagy:

Mark Slaughter:

Kevin Chalfant & The Storm - Utica, IL

09/29/2007
Kevin Chalfant & The Storm
Starved Rock Lodge
Utica, IL

Opening Band: Fickle's Lot

An awesome show in an awesome setting :)

Jim Peterik & World Stage - Elgin, IL

05/18/2007
Jim Peterik & World Stage
Hemmens Center
Elgin, IL

Opening Band: None

We look forward to this show every year! This year, the show was a bit later than usual and in a different venue. But it was just as incredible as all of the previous versions. The concert started at 8:00 PM, and concluded at right around midnight (with a short intermission). Wow! What a lineup! Special guests this year included Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Anthony Gomes, Kevin Chalfant (The Storm), Kip Winger (Winger), Rik Emmett (Triumph), Lobster Newberg, Toby Hitchcock (Pride of Lions), and of course, the Ides of March...and the ringmaster, Jim Peterik.

All of this was backed up by the most incredible band...Mike Aquino and Joel Hoekstra on guitars, Christian Cullen on keyboards, Klem Hayes on bass, and Ed Breckenfeld on drums. Backup singers were Lisa McClowry and Thom Griffin (as well as some of the special guests such as Kevin Chalfant and Kip Winger jumping in from time to time). Every song that was played was so incredibly on par or better than the original. Most of the time, there were between 12 and 20 people on stage at one time.

On the way home, we tried to figure out what our favorite part was, but it was all so good. One of my favorite parts was the encore, when Kelly Keagy and Ed Breckenfeld came out before the others and played an incredible drum duet before everyone joined them for a 38 Special song. We are so incredibly lucky to have such an event here in our backyard every year!

I don't have a lot of pics, because we took Bryon's camera and weren't too familiar with it. Needless to say, most of the pics turned out blurry. Here's one of the only ones that turned out...left to right...Jim Peterik, Kevin Chalfant, Joel Hoekstra, and Scott May (Ides of March).

Jim Peterik & World Stage - Glen Ellyn, IL

02/18/2006
Jim Peterik & World Stage
College of DuPage

Among those sharing the stage with Jim were Don Barnes (.38 Special), Rik Emmett (Triumph), Kevin Chalfant (Storm), Anthony Gomes, Henry Paul (Blackhawk), Ides of March, and Toby Hitchcock (Pride of Lions). Jim also coaxed his teenage son, Colin, to the stage to join the Ides on Vehicle, and he did an excellent job!

Jim Peterik & World Stage - Glen Ellyn, IL

02/05/2005
Jim Peterik & World Stage
Moraine Valley Community College
Glen Ellyn, IL

Kevin Chalfant & the Storm - Streator, IL

12/31/2004
Kevin Chalfant & The Storm
Cheapseats
Streator, IL

Opening Band - None

Kevin Chalfant & The Storm - Morris, IL

07/03/2004
Kevin Chalfant & The Storm
Grundy County Fair
Morris, IL

Usually they have country bumpkins play at the fair, so it was a refreshing change to have the Storm play. They did 2 sets over the span of about two hours. A lot off of “Running With the Wind” and the Storm albums, as well as several Journey songs (three of the original Storm members were from Journey, and Kevin was at one time in the running for the lead spot in Journey when Steve Perry left the band). The show ended with a patriotic medley leading into the fireworks…”I’m Proud to be an American”, “Born in the USA”, “R-O-C-K in the USA”, and “You Can Still Rock in America” (which was even better than Night Ranger (shhhhhhh!!!)

Jim Peterik & World Stage - Palos Park, IL

01/24/2004
Jim Peterik and World Stage
Moraine Valley College
Palos Park, IL

Opening Band: None

Kevin Chalfant & The Storm - Ottawa, IL

09/18/2003
Kevin Chalfant & The Storm
Canal Days
Ottawa, IL

Jim Peterik & World Stage - Palos Park, IL

01/25/2003
Jim Peterik and World Stage
Moraine Valley College
Palos Park, IL

Front row again, and a super fantastic show!

Jim Peterik & World Stage - Palos Park, IL

01/24/2003
Jim Peterik and World Stage
Moraine Valley College
Palos Park, IL

We had front row seats for this show (I called the second I found out about it)...and it ROCKED!

Jim Peterik & World Stage - Palos Park, IL

01/26/2002
Jim Peterik and World Stage
Moraine Valley College
Palos Park, IL

Once again, an AWESOME show!!! Jim's special guests included Don Barnes (.38 Special), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Kevin Chalfant (707, The Storm, Two Fires), Cathy Richardson, and Anthony Gomes.

Jim Peterik & World Stage - St. Charles, IL

03/17/2001
Jim Peterik and World Stage
Norris Theatre
St. Charles, IL

Jim Peterik (Survivor, Ides of March) teamed up with Don Barnes (.38 Special), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Kevin Chalfant (707, The Storm, Two Fires), Cathy Richardson, Anthony Gomes, Kelly Moulik, and many more. This was one of the best shows that I have ever seen...a 3 hour long parade of talent!