Kevin Klimek & The Sideliners Primarily Duo, Solo option as well.

All we require are outlets in close proximity to the stage.

Are there any stairs to haul equipment to another floor level? Are there elevators? How close is the parking loading zone from the stage? Is parking reasonably close and secure? We need to have someone on site ready to assist us upon arrival with directions to the stage, etc. Typically we would arrive 2 hours prior to performance to set up equipment. We reserve the right to change the arrival time as the situation may require.

We provide ALL sound and lighting. We are completely self contained.

We will take a 15 minute break after the first set which is 60 minutes in duration. Subsequent 45 minute sets will have a 15 minute break on the hour. During breaks, we stream background music of our own choice to suit the occasion, through our system.

There are many "best gigs" throughout my 61 years of playing. I once opened for Buck Owens. I was a last minute sub, playing bass with Bill Haley's Comets. I backed up Ray Charles' daughter Sheila Raye Charles on two occasions. I also backed up country singer Aaron Tippin; had the opportunity to sit in on a sound check with country legend Gene Watson. I've done concerts at the Civic Center in Fargo ND, the Met Stadium in Minneapolis MN, various county fairs, casino work at 7 Clans Casino in Warroad MN as well as Turtle Lake Casino in Wisconsin.

My favorite type of event is ANY event where the people are into our music.

I've been a professional guitarist/musician since 1965, traveled all over the upper midwest gigging. In Decenber of 1969, we played 23 gigs in a row, all one nighters! My first gig was in my brother's Rock band. In addition to guitar, I also play keys, bass, pedal steel, mandolin and compose my own MIDI backing tracks.

Artist favs are many... it started (guitar) with The Ventures, Chet Atkins (most notably), also loved Ramsey Lewis, Larry Carlton, Brian Culbertson... my overall favorite artist is Steely Dan. We do a lot of their material. I wrote an instrumental called "Dinner At Louies" that I shared in a Steely Dan Facebook group. Immediately, I was contacted by a west song write that was interested in collaborating with me. I did not pursue that because of logistics. There is no "one" greatest song of all time- too many to list here.

Setup time is anywhere from 90 minutes and up to two hours depending on location, logistics, etc. (DISCLAIMER): If we are interrupted with people wanting to chat during set-up, or people getting in our way, the starting time could be delayed. (We love to chat, just not during set-up or tear-down times! Performance times are priced not to exceed three hours, working out to three sets: 1st set=60 minutes 2nd set=45 minutes. 3rd set=45 minutes. Anything exceeding three hours would incur an upcharge. Four hours is our absolute maximum limit.

We LOVE playing outside assuming the weather is warm and there's no rain in the forecast. A portable shelter is a MUST. Hot sun and equipment do not mix well together. We ask that a prospective client would be cognizant of the obvious in regards to the weather. If there's any chance of rain we will not perform outdoors unless all equipment is under full cover. We can't tear down in 5 minutes if the weather goes bad. Client would be liable for equipment damage otherwise and we all want to avoid that.

We welcome requests. If we know the song, we're happy to play it. If we don't know it, you won't want to hear our version. We absolutely will not take a wild stab at an unrehearsed song. It puts us in a bad light if a potential customer walks in while we're murdering an unfamiliar song. A prominent artist once said, "you will never hear me do a song poorly because I won't do that in public". That's also our motto.

Check our reviews for that; it's listed in our reviews section. We don't brag, but I've got yet for anyone to come up and say "You guys suck" By choice we play around 100 dates a year, year in and year out, by choice. I've turned down a lot of work because I also have a life besides music. Getting those 100 dates a year average is relatively easy for us so, I guess we must be doing something right.