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The Detroit Retro Society Band - part of the St. Johns Concert in the Park Series

The Detroit Retro Society Band - part of the St. Johns Concert in the Park Series

The Detroit Retro Society is a high energy 6-piece band featuring great singers with a big sound! They will present a retrospective of some of the greatest hits of the last 75 years. This is their 4th year in a row performing on the St Johns Concert in the Park series. The band became an instant hit the first time they performed. This has been one of our audience’s favorite groups as they come back to hear them perform each summer.

The DRS’s set list for this concert includes 32 different covers, built into two 45-minute sets – it’s pretty much song after song with no down time. Very little dialogue in this musical extravaganza of big all-time classic greats from early Motown on! The lead singer, “Super Gabe” as he is called, will have you totally engaged the whole evening! He is really “Super” as is the whole band backing him up. The Detroit Retro Society includes on this concert:

Gabriel Cannistraci – Vocals… Chuck Bartels – Bass… Neil Donato – Keys… Steve Kendzorski - Guitar / Vocals… James Hughes – Sax… Jason Gittinger - Drums

Enough can’t be said about this band and “Super Gabe” – we really hope that you make it up for this musical event. Put this concert on your schedule now – head up the short distance to St Johns - it will definitely be a wonderful evening!

William E. Tennant Performance Shell in the Beautiful St Johns City Park
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM on Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Event Supported By

Clinton County Arts Council & City of St Johns
989-224-8944
tanya@clintoncountyarts.org

Artist Group Info

Detroit Retro Society
info@detroitretrosociety.com
William E. Tennant Performance Shell in the Beautiful St Johns City Park
801 W. Park St.
St Johns, Michigan 48879
989-224-8944
wetennant@gmail.com