Heartless at the Timber Lake Playhouse -- September 20.
Saturday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Capturing the exhilarating fire and fury of favorites such as “Magic Man," “What About Love,” "Barracuda," and “Crazy on You," the tribute musicians of Heartless bring their driving beats, burning guitar riffs, and soaring vocals to Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse on September 20, the show also boasting classic songs Heart has covered by artists including Led Zeppelin and The Who.
Heart originated in Seattle, Washington, in 1973, and evolved from previous projects led by the founding members Roger Fisher (guitar) and Steve Fossen (bass guitar), among them The Army (1967–1969), Hocus Pocus (1969–1970), and White Heart (1970–1973). By 1975, original members Fisher, Fossen, and Ann Wilson (lead vocals and flute), along with her sister Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, vocals), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) formed the lineup for Heart's initial mid- to late-1970s success, these six core members included in the band's 2013 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Wilson sisters are the only original members of Heart who continue to tour with the band.
Beginning with their 1975 album debut Dreamboat Annie, Heart rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock and heavy metal, as well as folk music. The band underwent a major lineup change between the late 1970s and the early 1980s, as by 1982, Fisher, Fossen, and Derosier had all left and were replaced by Mark Andes (bass) and Denny Carmassi (drums). Though the band's popularity fell off during the initial years with the new lineup, they staged a comeback in the mid-1980s, buoyed by major radio hits that continued into the 1990s. Heart originally disbanded in 1998, though they have regrouped and resumed touring and recording multiple times since then, with the Wilson sisters being the only consistent members. Heart's Top 40 Billboard singles in the United States include "Magic Man" (1975), "Crazy on You" (1976), "Barracuda" (1977), "What About Love" (1985), "Never" (1985), and "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (1990), while "These Dreams" (1986) and "Alone" (1987) reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Among the group's laurels, Heart has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and has sold in excess of 50 million records worldwide, including approximately 22.5 million albums in the United States. They have placed top-10 albums on the Billboard 200 in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s, and the group was ranked number 57 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and number 49 on Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 100 Classic Rock Artists. In his book Heart: In the Studio, Jake Brown described the band as beginning "a revolution for women in music ... breaking genre barriers and garnering critical acclaim."
Heartless plays their Mt. Carroll engagement on September 20, admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert event is $35-40, and more information and tickets are available by calling (815)244-2035 and visiting TimberLakePlayhouse.org.
