Empty Can Band

About the ECB... The Empty Can Band The Empty Can Band is environmentally safe and all about fun. Their crowd-pleasing repertoire is delivered with great enthusiasm every night they perform. The boys originally got together to have a good time jamming and gradually were drafted to play benefits for good causes around the community. One thing led to another and now they rock the house regularly a...t Fox Valley and Chicago area nightclubs.

The Empty Can Band

The Empty Can Band is environmentally safe and all about fun. Their crowd-pleasing repertoire is delivered with great enthusiasm every night they perform. The boys originally got together to have a good time jamming and gradually were drafted to play benefits for good causes around the community. One thing led to another and now they rock the house regularly a...t Fox Valley and Chicago area nightclubs. They have performed regularly at the House of Blues and the Emerald Isle, North Beach Chicago, the Roundhouse and Mike & Denise's in Aurora, O'Brien's in Batavia and Rosie O'Grady's and Bandito Barney's in Dundee, Illinois. Their past summer festival performances include opening for Koko Taylor, Marshall Tucker and Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees, the OutLaws.

About our members?

Dave Glynn - Lead Singer and Rhythm Guitar -The Front Man of the group, has been playing to Chicago area audiences for so long he's got the gray hair to show it. Dave brings many of the original songs to the group and belts out the vocals while punishing the rhythm guitar. Dave does his best to keep things moving along to make for a crowd-pleasing evening of entertainment. As a solo artist, Dave toured the college circuit, i.e., Notre Dame, Loyola, College of DuPage, played the classic Chicago club circuit, i.e., Biddy Mulligan's, Orphan's, Earl of Old Town (his professional debut at age 15) and performed with recording artists Willy Porter, Kraig Kenning, and Cathy Braaten.

Johnny Mack - Lead Guitar and Vocals - ECB Lead Guitarist, Johnny has been in the Chicago music scene since the 70s' and proves it with the way he rips out his guitar at every show. When not recording bands in his studio he is enchanting an audience somewhere with his story telling songs and his rip roaring guitar playing.

Paul Wegman - Drummer and Percussionist - the drummer, before arriving to the ECB, had a good stint with the Speedways, a hard-rockin' group of dudes that jammed out many a club in the Fox Valley. Paul is one of the best in the business.

James James "Chevy" Chevalier recently took over as the band's full-time bassist. Chevy plays with Ashton Creek, a popular Fox Valley band and is also member of the legendary and mysterious Dick Smith that features Dave Ramont and Dave Nelson (Heartsfield).

Rich Van Ham - Harp and Whirlish Dervish Moves - the Harp Player, is the whirling dervish who gets the band movin' and a groovin'. Rich has that go-to-hell attitude that you need on a Friday night after a crappie week on the job. Richie is the epitome of the ECB spirit. Give 'em hell Richie!