Group photo by Jill Langlais| jilllanglais.com

If you live in the Kansas City area, you are now free to groove about the cabin. The Groove Pilots feature a mix of rock, funk and blues covers. When we plan our song list, we like to think we put some fun in funky, and we try to be professional while not taking ourselves too seriously. We all have day jobs, although we do occasionally fantasize about being full-time musicians.

After a test flight in December 2008, Kansas City's Groove Pilots officially took off in January 2009. It didn't take long for the calendar to start filling quickly, and as you can see from our schedule, the band still plays approximately 50 dates per year. The Groove Pilots' regular lineup features the founding rhythm section of bassist Dave "Candyman" Swiercinsky and drummer Tim Kelly, who have been joined by multi-instrumentalist Dave "Boz" Bostwick and veteran guitarist/vocalist Terry Gann. They are often joined by standout lead vocalist Tim Newton.

2013 FULL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JUNE 1
Coconuts

1 to 5 p.m.
15208 Red Hollow Road
Gravois Mills, MO
573-372-6500
coconutsatthelake.com

SUNDAY, JUNE 2
Coconuts

1 to 5 p.m.
15208 Red Hollow Road
Gravois Mills, MO
573-372-6500
coconutsatthelake.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Cutter's Smokehouse

8 to 11 p.m.
218 E. 20th
Eudora, KS
785-542-1100
cutterssmokehouse.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 14
Jake's Place

9 p.m. to midnight
12001 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS
(913) 962-JAKE
jakesplacebarandgrill.com

THURSDAY, JUNE 20
Fred P. Ott's

6 to 9 p.m.
1100 W. Santa Fe St.
Olathe, KS
913-390-5955
fredpotts.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 22
Joletta's

9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
600 NW Paramore St
Topeka, KS
(785) 232-5511

SUNDAY, JUNE 30
Country Club Plaza

Noon to 3 p.m.
Mermaid Court
KCMO

SATURDAY, JULY 6
Private Party

8 to 11 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 13
Lawson Summer Picnic
City Park
Lawson,MO
7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
City Park
Lawson, MO
Details here