Live Band Karaoke Stories

A Word About Prizes

You may have noticed from our poster that we are offering prizes for "best and worst" performances at Live Band Karaoke at The Mambo Room on Saturday, March 13. Perhaps you are curious as to what exactly this means. This was intentionally left ambiguous to (a) give us some time to figure it out and (b)...

Riffing With A Hootenanner: A Conversation With Tim Lydon

Despite that fact that the Chicago version of Live Band Karaoke has been gigging since 2002, LBK has existed under-the-radar even for some hardcore live music junkies and karaoke fans. Admittedly, I too was curious about the ins and outs of a constantly performing live karaoke band. Recently, I had a chance to touch base with...

So What's Your Poison?

Is it 80's glam rockers Poison? Maybe you're more of a country fan and want to try your hand at a Rascal Flatts tune. Something obscure? Something popular? Slow? Fast? Unintelligible? Lucky for you, we've got them all...The Barn is proud to announce that The Hootenanners will be performing the role of musical jukebox...

I Did It My Way: 6 Wild Karaoke Stories Ripped From The Headlines

Browsing the New York times a couple weeks ago, I came across the following story -- Sinatra Song Often Strikes a Deadly Chord. Apparently, murder has become such a common result after a poor performance of "My Way" in the Philippines, that it warrants its own subcategory of crime: "My Way Killings". A closer read...