Janis Joplin's Original Band, Big Brother and The Holding Company in Quincy, Il on Saturday the 17th of April at the Oakley Lindsay Civic Center.

On Saturday the 17th of April, Simple Man Enterprises presents Janis Joplin's Original Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, with one of the midwests most popular rockin, country, reggae, blues band, Steve McLain and the Jefferson County Green Band(JCGB) at the Oakley Lindsay Civic Center in Quincy, Il. Tickets are $22 in advanced and advanced only VIP seating tickets for $30, with a percentage of the proceeds going to the Mid-Mississippi Muddy Waters Blues Society, who plan on distributing the funds to area high school music programs..
The doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 8:30pm. This is a rare, one time show and tickets are limited.   

Big Brother and The Holding Company (www.bbhc.com) are primarily remembered as the group that gave Janis Joplin her start. But Big Brother also occupies a significant place in the history of San Francisco psychedelic rock, as one of the bands that best captured the era's loosest, reckless, and indulgent qualities in its high-energy mutations of blues and folk-rock.

Big Brother was formed in 1965 in the Haight-Ashbury; by the time Joplin joined in mid-1966, the lineup was and still is(with the exception of the late James Gurley, whom just passed away in December), Sam Andrew and James Gurley on guitar, Peter Albin on bass, and David Getz on drums. BBHC currently tours with a new guitar player and talented female vocalist. 

Big Brother catapulted themselves into national attention with their performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, particularly with Joplin's galvanizing interpretation of "Ball and Chain" (which was a highlight of the film of the event). High-powered management and record label bids rolled in immediately, but unfortunately the group had tied themselves up in a bad contract with the small Mainstream label, at a time where they were stranded on the road and needed cash. Their one Mainstream album (released in 1967), contains some of their stronger cuts, such as "Down on Me" and "Coo Coo." It didn't fully capture the band's strengths, and with the help of new high-powered manager Albert Grossman (also handler of Bob Dylan, The Band and Peter, Paul & Mary), they extricated themselves from the Mainstream deal and signed with Columbia.

The Big Brother album for Columbia that featured Joplin, Cheap Thrills (1968), Celebrated its 40th Anniversary 2 years ago. It was assembled from both studio sessions and live material. Cheap Thrills went to number one when it was finally released, and though it too was an erratic affair, it contained some of the best moments of acid rock's glory days, including "Ball and Chain," "Summertime," "Combination of the Two," and "Piece of My Heart."

Cheap Thrills made Big Brother superstars. By the end of 1968, Joplin had decided to go solo, a move from which neither she nor Big Brother ever fully recovered. Big Brother and the Holding Company still tour today on rare occasions and they bring with them an extremely talented female vocalist, who never lets you forget who Big Brother and the Holding Company are.

Also filling the bill, is one of the midwests most popular rockin, country, reggae, blues bands, Steve McLain and the Jefferson County Green Band(JCGB) www.jeffersoncountygreenband.com. 

"He (Steve McLain) has assembled a hip pocket rockin' band that is anything but green." JIMMY MOORE

The JCGB is one of the most popular bands in the Midwest. Their music is roots rock, infused with an outlaw flair and they are recently celebrating the release of their second CD offering, "Who Took The Wheel". Front man Steve McLain has one of those rare voices that never misses the mark, and a good-vibes personality that is humble, confident and electrifying.
Whether cutting loose at an all-day outdoor music festival, a college, a bike rally, a main stage or a tavern-this is a band guaranteed to lift your spirits and get your feet moving with their irrepressibly tight musicianship and down-home esprit de corps.

The JCGB has shared the stage with Blues Traveler, Junior Brown, David Allan Coe, Michael Burks, Justin Moore, Joey and Rory, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Magic Slim and many others. 

Live shows are a powerful mix of original tunes with Rock, Blues, Folk, Country and Reggae classics. The band incorporates the themes of love, pride, community, and conservation in their creative mix. It is music played from the heart that goes straight to the heart; that makes you feel good, happy to be alive, elevates your soul and makes you want to come back for more.

For information and tickets, go to or contact the Oakley Lindsay Center at   217-223-1000  217-223-1000 or www.quincyciviccenter.com. Any other question can be answered by Matt Eimer of Simple Man Enterprises,L.L.C.  at   319-470-2082  319-470-2082  www.simplemanenterprises.com or matt@simplemanenterprises.com.