BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16640@thecmf.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T190000 DTSTAMP:20260119T085231Z URL:https://thecmf.com/events/paul-gilbert-greg-koch/ SUMMARY:PAUL GILBERT\, GREG KOCH DESCRIPTION:PAUL GILBERT\nW/ SPECIAL GUEST GREG KOCH\nSUNDAY\, APRIL 26TH\n DOORS OPEN AT 7PM\nALL AGES SHOW\n\n\n\n\nIn Mr. Big\, he was responsible for pioneering pop rock anthems that saw the group top charts and headline arenas around the world. In Racer X\, he pushed the electric guitar to it s furthest limits\, in a more metallic direction\, leaving listeners and a udiences mesmerized by how his compositons could be so technically thrilli ng and tastefully musical at the same time. As a solo artist\, he’s trav ersed both instrumental and vocal-led sonic landscapes that have crossed o ver from blues\, classical and jazz to straight-up rock.\n\nThe technical chameleon and guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert recently announced his new albu m\, WROC\, which will be released on 27 February via Music Theories Record ings. To celebrate\, he has revealed the music video for Go Not Thither.  WROC\, which stands for “Washington’s Rules of Civility\,” could ve ry well be the guitar superstar’s most outlandish offering to date. Usin g George Washington’s Rules of Civility as a conceptual homing beacon\, Gilbert has dared himself to think outside the box and use an etiquette gu ide dating back to the late 1500s as his main source of inspiration.\n\n&n bsp\;\n\nGREG KOCH: It is not a stretch to say that Milwaukee native Greg Koch is one of the most famous unknown guitar players in the world. His f ierce creative spirit and crazed sense of fun fused with a tremendous degr ee of versatility has made him an island of six-stringed mirth in a sea of guitar warlords. Fifteen critically acclaimed CD’s featuring his unique and incendiary brand of playing and composing\, international tours as ba nd leader\, fourteen best-selling guitar instructional materials for the H al Leonard Publishing empire\, articles and columns in some the biggest gu itar magazines\, a lengthy past tenure as an ambassador for Fender Guitars and a similar position in that capacity for Fishman Transducers has gener ated a respectable following for Greg throughout the world. Ultimately\, G reg’s 4000 plus videos exceeding 50 million views for Wildwood Guitars o f Louisville Colorado showcasing Greg’s wild guitar test drives and rand om humorous commentary have made him a household name for guitar players t hroughout the galaxy.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n CATEGORIES:All Ages LOCATION:The Vixen\, 1208 N Green St\, McHenry\, Illinois\, 60050\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1208 N Green St\, McHenry\, Illinois\, 60050\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Vixen:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR