5 reasons a wedding band is better than a DJ
When planning a wedding, the question every couple asks themselves is “Should we book a band or a DJ?” A lot more goes into this question than you might think. Both create different atmospheres, but you’ll probably find that a Chicago wedding band is a better choice. The folks at David Rothstein Music have compiled […]
The 7 Best Mother/Son Dance Songs 2021 (Wedding Bands)
7 Best Mother/Son Dance Songs 2021 Be sure to Follow us on Instagram too! https://www.instagram.com/davidrothsteinmusic/ Get Pricing Info for our music company: https://drsmusic.com/contact-us/ Feeling a little overwhelmed about your wedding music choices? See our top 7 songs that will make your wedding personalized and emotional when it comes to a Mother/Son dance song. The mother/son […]
Cringeworthy Father/Daughter Dance Songs
Written by Marc Robisch The father/daughter is one of the sweetest moments of the wedding. The right song won’t leave a dry eye in the house. There are a number of wonderful songs fathers and daughters can dance to at weddings, but it is important to analysis the lyrics before you pick your song. A […]
The Most Important Word for Judging A Wedding Band
When something has reached a higher level of quality, it is judged to be that way because of one word: consistency. Any wedding band can say they had this one incredible wedding 3 years ago or the one they played last weekend was amazing. You want a wedding band that’s going to be consistently incredible, week […]
The Big Picture of Reviewing Chicago Wedding Bands
One of the most important decisions you can make for your wedding is choosing the right band. When researching Chicago wedding bands, it’s important to take other factors into consideration beyond just the music. The role of the band is to not only provide incredible live music, but be the life of the party, and […]
The Five Most Important Words For a Great Chicago Wedding Band
Choosing the right Chicago wedding band for your big day is one of the most important and challenging decisions you’ll need to make. Your guests will soon forget about the bows on the back of the chairs, the beautiful flowers and décor, if you don’t have great music to keep all of your guests dancing. […]
Musical Food
When considering the dance music for your wedding, think of it as a huge menu with all of the different songs and styles you’ve ever enjoyed dancing to in your life. On that menu will include a variety of different styles, tempos and artists for you to choose from. Within this menu are subcategories, such […]
Wedding Bands Versus Real Bands
Let’s take a look at the differences between real bands and wedding bands when looking for great Chicago wedding bands.
Will you learn a new song ?
We welcome your requests. Jeff Sanders is our music director and arranger. Just give us the song titles as soon as you know them, and we’ll have them ready for your Chicago Wedding. Not all Chicago wedding bands want to learn new songs, they’d rather just play the same stuff every week over and over again. This is […]
How do we select the songs?
Once you are contracted, I will email you our current song list. Over the next several months prior to your event, you simply highlight songs you really like and cross out songs you really don’t like. If there are additional songs not found on our list, we can have those songs arranged for you free […]
Wedding Bands are Better than Club Bands
There is a huge difference between a wedding band and club band. Even if they are your all time favorite band and you are best friends with the singer. Bands that play in clubs: 1. WON’T: Play the music YOU want them to play. 2. WON’T: Know how make introductions. 3. WON’T: Play music designed for […]
What is Dancing Between Courses/East Coast Style Wedding?
First, let’s define what dancing between courses is. It is used for all weddings on the east coast and amazingly enough called East Coast style. Secondly, it has become very popular for weddings throughout the country. The biggest difference is that the dance orchestra starts at the beginning of dinner instead of after. Here’s what […]