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Good ol' country & western music featuring songs by Dan Whitaker
and a host of great country songwriters!

Shinebender is DWSB's new CD.
It's for sale now at our live shows and at Amazon.com and other
on-line retailers.

11/02/2007 Daily Southtown Whitaker interview

Check out DWSB on Myspace at www.myspace.com/dwsb

They're onto me: Buy CDs by Dan Whitaker at yahoo.com

Need guitar lessons? Take them from Dan dwguitar.net

Dan sings lead vocals on Rmutt's Heptane CD

Buy The Gyps eponymous debut or download

For info and dates concerning The Gyps see thegyps.com

Your Final Ride can also be downloaded at www.itunes.com or buy it now from Amazon.com

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August 29 Friday at Horseshoe
4115 N. Lincoln (773) 248-1366, donation, 9:30-1:30, three sets

August 30 Saturday at Rose Bowl Tavern
106 N. Race St. in Urbana, IL (217)367-7031, 9 pm- 1:00 am

September 5 Friday at Mary's Place
602 N. Madison St in Rockford, IL (815) 962-7944, 9:30 $5 cover

September 12 Friday at Abbey Pub - pub side
3420 W. Grace (773) 478-4408, no cover, 9:30-1:30, three sets

September 19 Friday at Duke's
6920 N. Glenwood in Chicago, IL (773) 764-2826, 9 pm- 1:00 am

September 20 Saturday at California Clipper
1002 N. California, (773) 384-2547, no cover

September 26 Friday at Paddy's Pub
2339 N. Murray Ave. in Milwaukee, WI (414) 223-3496, no cover

September 27 Saturday at Horseshoe
4115 N. Lincoln (773) 248-1366, donation, 9:30-1:30, three sets

October 3 Friday at Abbey Pub - pub side
3420 W. Grace (773) 478-4408, no cover, 9:30-1:30, three sets

October 4 Saturday at Rose Bowl Tavern
106 N. Race St. in Urbana, IL (217)367-7031, 9 pm- 1:00 am

October 11 Saturday at Bernice's Tavern
3238 South Halsted Street, (312) 907-1580

October 17 Friday at RL Clubhouse (formerly Town Hall Lounge)
5624 N. 2nd St. in Loves Park, IL (815) 636-9996, 9-1:30

October 18 Saturday at California Clipper
1002 N. California, (773) 384-2547, no cover

October 24 Friday at Abbey Pub - pub side
3420 W. Grace (773) 478-4408, no cover, 9:30-1:30, three sets

October 25 Friday at Duke's
6920 N. Glenwood in Chicago, IL (773) 764-2826, 9 pm- 1:00 am

November 7 Friday at Horseshoe
4115 N. Lincoln (773) 248-1366, donation, 9:30-1:30, three sets

November 8 Saturday at Rose Bowl Tavern
106 N. Race St. in Urbana, IL (217)367-7031, 9 pm- 1:00 am

November 15 Saturday at California Clipper
1002 N. California, (773) 384-2547, no cover

December 6 Saturday at Rose Bowl Tavern
106 N. Race St. in Urbana, IL (217)367-7031, 9 pm- 1:00 am

December 31 Wednesday at RL Clubhouse (formerly Town Hall Lounge)
5624 N. 2nd St. in Loves Park, IL (815) 636-9996, 9-1:30

January 10 Saturday at Paddy's Pub
2339 N. Murray Ave. in Milwaukee, WI (414) 223-3496, no cover

Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders Live Podcast

Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders Live Shows
Listen or download flac. shn, mp3s of our live shows for free: 'Dan Whitaker and The Shinebenders section' at archive.org
Shows before May 2006 can be found in the 'Dan Whitaker Country Band section' at archive.org
You can down load entire shows for free and burn them to CD.

Check out this blog about DW's musical history in DeKalb by Prairie Dawg

The Gyps concerts and news

Great Plains Gypsies have truncated their name to 'The Gyps'
(Dan's original rock band)

Sept. 11 Thursday at Phyllis' Musical Inn
1800 W. Division St., Chicago (773) 486-9862 with Jack Regan, show starts at 9:30 $3 cover

October 10 Friday at Horseshoe
4115 N. Lincoln (773) 248-1366, donation, 9:30-1:30, with Tons O' Clay and Just Another Bird

November 21 Friday at Mary's Place with guest TBA
602 N. Madison St in Rockford, IL (815) 962-7944, 9:30 $5 cover

For more info on The Gyps check out www.thegyps.com