Dear Friends and Family,

We had a GREAT year in 2008!!

We grew as musicians, as friends, and as a group, while playing the music we enjoy for causes we believe in. This year, we had the good fortune to participate in events in support of Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Lumen Christi School, and many other great organizations doing good work. Thank you all for your support, involvement and encouragement.

MRB will be taking its usual winter hiatus to enable us to focus on family and community stuff during the holiday season. We will be working on our schedule for the 2009 performance season with organizations we will continue to support. We will also be looking for more ways to do some good. You can expect some website enhancements in the near future, and some new material to keep your MRB experience interesting.

Thanks again for your support. Because of you, it's fun for us!!

Love,

John, Dave, Bud, Lou, Jim, Wil, Dick

The Mission River Band - Our Purpose and Perspective

Some people like to listen to classic rock & roll and blues. Some love to experience it at live performances. Others enjoy owning and collecting the music and the memorabilia. Still others want to re-create it…

The Mission River Band plays the great music from the “golden age of rock” - The Beatles, The Stones, Clapton, The Eagles, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers, Santana, Neil Young, Tom Petty, and some interesting “deep cuts” as well a few classic R&B favorites.

MRB evolved from the friendship of a group of guys - all busy in their professions, dedicated to their families, and active in the community – who got together to play simply for the joy of making music with people they liked. After a number of months of informal rehearsing on a semi-regular basis, in 2006, Mission River tested the performance waters, playing out at some private parties and local taverns. The response was more than the guys expected, and positive feedback fueled the desire to improve the performance and tighten the sound.

As the friendships deepened, the musicianship improved, and the repertoire expanded, the “mission” of Mission River also evolved. MRB is unique in that the band’s inspiration and motivation comes from performing in support of causes that are important to the group’s members. MRB has performed in support of fundraising events for organizations including Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Lumen Christi Parish School, the Boerner Botanical Gardens, Special Olympics, and the Retinal Research Foundation.

Come on out and join The Mission River Band in a celebration of the music we love, in support of causes we believe in. What’s better than Classic Rock, except Rock for a Reason?

Mission River… Let it flow.