Blog Archives
The treasure trove of blogs. Every post that any member of our company has written can be found here in our archives. If you are looking for something in particular, it may be easier to use the search function from the main blog page or the blog map.
For those of you who like to scroll through endless pages, this is for you!
Unbroken Spirits at Broken Oar!
Broken Oar great venue for Dueling Pianos! So, if you haven't heard of Felix and Fingers by now, it's a thing. This post is yet another example of WHY it's a thing. Last Friday we played at the fine establishment known as "Broken Oar." Clever name for a place on the...
Dueling Piano Cancer Fundraiser Lifts Spirits For Patients And Families
Not too long ago, we played for a cancer fundraiser in the town of Kewanee, IL. It's a relatively small town in Western Illinois between Peoria and Moline. It was not our first time to put on a dueling piano cancer fundraiser show, and it is most unlikely to be our...
Same-Sex / LGBT / Gay Wedding Entertainment
I recently had the pleasure to perform at our first same sex / gay wedding reception and had a blast! Oddly enough, this was my second solo piano show in a row - and they gave me a great piano setup 🙂 The wedding was hosted at a mansion in Winnetka Il, owned by the...
A Foggy Day at Brookfield Zoo; A Reflection of F&F firsts!
As musicians, I’d say all of us at Felix and Fingers have seen more weddings than the average bear...I mean, it's sort of our job. The one Mike Potts and I played this past week though marked several wedding firsts for us! "First" number one: this wedding was on a...
Sugarland Barn Wedding Pianist and DJ
It's a new wedding season and F&F had the pleasure of playing at Sugarland barn again this year...well, F did. Felix and Fingers is known for their dueling pianos concept, and it's a show that is perfect for wedding and corporate clients. Some weddings are a bit...
Recessional Music Recommendations For your Ceremony
Congrats - you've officially gotten married! (well, assuming you've signed the marriage certificate...but as far as your guests are concerned - you're hitched!) So what's the very first song that you will hear as a married couple? The Recessional Music is your best...
Two Brothers Roundhouse Wedding
Two Brothers Roundhouse Wedding So we played just played a wedding reception at the Two Brothers Roundhouse brewery in Aurora, IL! Holy cow. First off, the cake alone was enough to make the night a success. Just look at it! Second, even if there wasn't an amazingly...
Dueling Pianos April 2014 Newsletter
With the change in the season (or supposed change…), Felix and Fingers has been changing things up as well! From a new photo shoot to a show in Disney World, a sold out theater, to Fingers GETTING MARRIED!!! – this has been a wild couple months! We recently had a...
Ceremony Music Recommendations: Seating Music
Your wedding has officially begun! Guests are arriving and being ushered to their seats, you're trying to relax before your grand entrance, meanwhile music plays gently in the background to set the scene for what is sure to be an unforgettable day. But what "seating...
Orchard Ridge Farms Wedding Heads to Big Barn Celebration
Let me tell you... It is quite refreshing when you have an entire venue's staff, a wedding coordinator, and the Bride & Groom themselves who are all out to make their special day absolutely seamless making sure everything is in order. Upon arriving to the...
Roscoe’s is the New Spot for Dueling Pianos
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Boystown.... The Rock 'n' Roll Roadhouse is fired up every Thursday night at Roscoe's on Halsted, and we love being a part of it. No one parties harder than the boys in boystown, and we get to see it every week. We...
The Fox, The Silver Fox & the Silver Lining
Did you know Streator IL has a super cool venue called The Silver Fox? Our first visit there had us performing background music for a cocktail hour (yep - we play cocktail hours as well!). At a lot of our weddings especially, we’ll play classy cocktail hour music...
