Chicago's Award-Winning Supergroup Girl Group Chicago Announces its 2014 Prom, THE LAST NIGHT ON EARTH, Sunday, May 25 at 9 p.m. at Mayne Stage

Doors Open For the Apocalyptic-themed Prom at 8:00 p.m. Joining Girl Group Chicago for this Special Event are The Dyes, The Revelettes and Mary Beth Brennan of The Baby Magic as the evening’s emcee.

CHICAGO – Girl Group Chicago is proud to announce its 2014 prom, The Last Night on Earth at Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave., on Sunday, May 25 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. with opening acts The Dyes and The Revelettes, and Mary Beth Brennan is the emcee for the evening. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at maynestage.com. This is an 18+ show, and dressing in “space apocalypse” prom wear is encouraged. For more information on Girl Group Chicago, including future appearances, DJ gigs and more, please visit www.facebook.com/girlgroupchicago. For booking information, please contact Andrea Jablonski at 312.493.5835 or andrea.jablonski@girlgroupchicago.com. 

The Last Night on Earth is the second prom hosted by Girl Group Chicago, the 2013 recipients of two Chicago Music Awards for "Best New Entertainer" and "Pop Entertainer of the Year." Girl Group Chicago is transforming Mayne Stage into an end of the world dance party including a prom photo booth, Girl Group “Bouffant Booth,” cash bar with signature drinks specially crafted for the event, and of course, music. The evening’s emcee is Mary Beth Brennan of The Baby Magic, and opening acts include The Dyes, a Chicago-based trio who infuse 60’s inspired garage-rock with infectious 50’s rockabilly undertones to create a punchy and melodic, yet raw rock n' roll sound and The Revelettes, a campy, vampy 60’s style go-go troupe mixing the moves, the do’s and get-ups of the 60’s with contemporary sensibilities. Girl Group Chicago takes the stage last working the crowd into a frenzy as if this is the last gig on earth. 

Girl Group Chicago is an all-female music phenomenon that was founded by Shana East in March 2012. Since their first public appearance at Schubas in December 2012, audiences and critics have praised every aspect of the group’s performances as they “don’t so much work the stage as commandeer it—even when they’re just doing a simple sway-and-swim routine behind soulful renditions of ‘You Don’t Own Me’ or ‘Last Minute Miracle’” (Chicago Reader).

Featuring 20 of Chicago’s most talented female artists, with its performers often playing in other established Chicago bands, Girl Group Chicago takes the stage looking like a demure 1960’s-era girl band with beehived hair and lips painted – and then unleashes a powerful “wall of sound” performance with a mixture of 1960’s aesthetic and feel, reclaiming songs as its own with a 21st century edge and a distinctive Girl Group sound. The Chicago Reader’s Music Editor Philip Montoro said, “I'm sorry about every time I didn't see them over the past year and a half... They strike the perfect balance between winking at the dated material and having a huge, contagious amount of fun with it… I'm in love.” 

Girl Group Chicago’s members include: Kelly Argyle (The Afflictions), tenor sax; Monica Boubou (Bobby Conn), violin; Katie Braun (Automatic Lovers), aux percussion; Renee DeFour (Stationary(Heart)Records), cello; Leslie Deckard (Bare Mutants), alto sax; Shana East (DEVOid, The Unwild), lead vocals; Lise Gilly (Bobby Conn, Cheer Accident, Grupo Cha Cha), alto sax; Sara Heymann (Chlamydia Nightmare), vocals; Jill Hopkins (Cooler by the Lake), aux percussion; Billie Howard (The Paver), keyboard/piano; Susie Inverso (Mucca Pazza), trumpet; Megan Kasten (Hollows), lead guitar; Claire Keating, vocals; Elanor Leskiw (Mucca Pazza), trombone; Andrea “Whack Minx” Jablonski (Rabid Rabbit, Camaro Rouge, The Unnamed), bass; Mia Park (Kim, The Baltimores, Panda Panda), aux percussion; Stephanie Rohr (actress, Godspell, Jesus Camp: The Musical), vocals; Carrie Shemanski (Mr. Mayor and the Highballers), rhythm guitar; Kate Walsh (Glass Bricks, Death Ships, Speck Mountain), tenor sax and Stephanie Whiton (Rebecca Rego, The Logic of Elliott), drums. 

Girl Group Chicago’s next two performances will be a Do312 party on Sunday, June 8 and Chicago Pride Party at The Burlington on Friday, June 27. For more information on upcoming shows please visit www.facebook.com/girlgroupchicago or sign up for Girl Group’s E-newsletter at www.girlgroupchicago.com. 

Girl Group Chicago is proud to announce its 2014 prom, The Last Night on Earth at Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave., on Sunday, May 25 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. with opening acts The Dyes and The Revelettes, and Mary Beth Brennan is the emcee for the evening. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at maynestage.com. This is an 18+ show, and dressing in “space apocalypse” prom wear is encouraged. For more information on Girl Group Chicago, including future appearances, DJ gigs and more, please visit www.facebook.com/girlgroupchicago. For booking information, please contact Andrea Jablonski at 312.493.5835 or andrea.jablonski@girlgroupchicago.com.

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