The Karen Hart Band - Pretending (KHB) features the music of The Pretenders along with the Power Women of ROCK! KHB is a "Crazy Good" female-fronted High-Energy Classic Rock show with four experienced and solid musicians who love what they are doing entertaining all ages with their great song selection and endless energy. Their high-energy shows are filled with variety, flashy guitar work with a memorable show that continues to rock audiences of all ages.
This explosive show is designed for fans that LOVE to dance and sing along! The set list covers rock favorites and is full of energy delivering a true concert experience in every detail. In KHB, everyone sings providing variety and authentic, full vocal, goodtime rock harmonies that few bands can equal and their fans continue to enjoy.
Whether the venue is a festival, fair, concert in the park series, casino, nightclub, or a private party, you can count on KHB to deliver a high-energy performance that will have everyone dancing and singing along to tunes everyone knows by heart. Wicked leads, dancing guitarists, Karen out in the audience and some all-out fun on the stage are the hallmarks of this rock show! Come out and see for yourself!
Here are just a few Karen Hart Band Highlights:
* KHB performed LIVE on NBC 5 News Chicago, FOX News Chicago WFLD, CBS 2 Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago and CLTV Chicagolands Television for the opening of The Taste of Chicago along with performing on Saturday.
* Award winning! Fans voted and we won! Best Cover Band, Best Dance Band, Best Rock Band, Best Classic Rock, Favorite Female Lead Singer - Karen Hart and Favorite Guitarist - Norm Leonard.
* KHB has been ROCKIN' festivals. Check out our full schedule on the website for details
* KHB on the front page of the Chicago Rocker.
* Karen on the front page of
The Karen Hart Band has been rocking audiences at festivals, fairs and corporate functions such as:
The Taste of Chicago
Schaumburg Septemberfest
Bolingbrook Jubilee
Northlake Days
Naperville Last Fling
Carol Stream Fest
Woodridge Jubilee
Frankfort Fall Fest
Batavia Windmill City Fest
Bartlett 4th of July Fest
Plainfield Fest
Bloomingdale Septemberfest
Taste of Polonia
Berwyn Centennial Festival
Taste of Lombard
Monee Fall Faire
Lisle Eyes to the Skies
Winfield Good Old Days
West Chicago Railroad Days
Lena Fest
Long Grove Chocolate Festival
Somonauk Summerfest
Long Grove Apple Festival
Worth Days
Long Grove Strawberry Festival
Eli's Cheesecake Fest
Leyden/Veterans Firework Show
Plainfield River Days
Here are some of the Classic Rock artists KHB covers:
38 Special
Aerosmith
Beatles
Blondie
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Cheap Trick
Doobie Brothers
Eagles
Elton John
Eric Clapton
Fleetwood Mac
Ides of March
Janis Joplin
Joan Jett
Joe Cocker
Loverboy
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Melissa Etheridge
Meredith Brooks
Nick Gilder
Night Ranger
Pat Benetar
Patti Smith
Poison
Rare Earth
REO Speedwagon
Robert Palmer
Rolling Stones
Scandal
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Pretenders
Tom Petty
U2
Van Morrison
Wild Cherry
Wilson Pickett
Here are some of the Alternative Rock artists KHB covers:
4 Non Blondes
Gin Blossoms
Violent Femmes
If you have the budget for a Heart and Benetar tribute show, let me know!
Check the Karen Hart Band website for more information on the band, show pictures, show schedule, audio demo, video demo, member profiles, show material, press releases and comments. I know your job is quite difficult trying to pick a band everyone will enjoy so check out our customer and fan comments on our site along with our YouTube videos and studio recordings.
We look forward to hearing from you, thank you for your consideration.
Rock On!
Karen Hart