Rock & Roll with ATTITUDE


Dan Karcz - Keyboard, Vocals

John Mikuska - Lead Guitar, Vocals

Guy Shelley - Lead & Bass Guitar, Vocals

Don Vogt - Drums /Percussion

Victoria Bell - Percussion

Donna Shelley - Bass Guitar, Saxophone


Excalibur has been around for over 30 years. They have played countless, weddings, clubs and festivals. They perform classic rock hits from the 60's through now including several original hits. Their premier album was released in December 2008. A night with Excalibur generally includes a healthy dose of songs from the Rolling Stones and The Beatles as well as selections by The Who, The Doors, Steppenwolf, BTO, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Bon Jovi, Tom Petty, some current songs and of course, Excalibur.

 

email address: RockandRoll@Excalibur4music.com



Dan Karcz
Keyboards, Vocals


Dan was a founding member of Excalibur over 30 years ago. He performs most of the Rolling Stones numbers Excalibur performs as well as other songs. Dan's on stage movements has earned him the nick name "Mick". Dan also is also responsible for co writing "No Business Being with You" and sings the bands original song "Trouble". Inside the band, Dan is a highly creative collaborator, and is the one who does all the work of copying the recorded practice sessions to CD for the rest of the band to review. Among Dan's passions are playing & creating music with Excalibur, and movies.

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John Mikuska
Lead Guitar, Vocals


John was a founding member of Excalibur over 30 years ago and has been playing for over 30 yrs. He plays a Fender Stratocaster and a Hummingbird acoustic guitar. John's on-stage actions and sounds has gotten him the nick name "Keith" after one of his biggest influences, Keith Richards. Others are John Lennon of the Beatles and Brian May of Queen. John wrote and sings several of the bands original hits including the popular heavier rock songs "Biker Babes in High Heels" & "Trouble". He also co wrote "No Business Being With You" with Dan Karcz. John exposes his softer side with songs like the sentimental "Because of You" and "Tonight" as well as the reflective "Long Ago". Inside the band John is the one who is most responsible for keeping the band aware of what new songs and sounds are out there.

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Guy Shelley
 Bass & Lead Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

Guy is a multi talented musician that can play just about everything it seems. Guy is also 1 of the lead vocal singers for Excalibur. Guy's professionalism is seen in his detailed preparation and details in playing. Guy's years of musical training assist the band in not only understand what others have done but why. His pursuit of musical perfection is an inspiration. Inside the band Guy is as much a student as a teacher, interacting with the other band members. His musical influences are many but include the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and other classic rock bands of the 60's and 70's. He has also performed with the bands Straight No Chaser, The Droogan Project, White Soul, Stone Flower, Heavy Feather, and Generator X.

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Don Vogt
Drums / percussion

First introduced to the drums by his father who was a drummer in the big band era, it wasn't until the Beatles landed that Don really grew to love the drums. During the 60's and 70's Don played with a variety of local rock bands and even a Polka band for awhile. During the 1980's to mid 90's he performed with the band Straight-No-Chaser playing everything from Rock to Jazz to Country. He has continued to work with them on some original jazz. He also has worked with the Droogan Project in Bolingbrook. Don's musical diversity and studious love of the drums has added a new dimension to Excalibur's original songs and the band as a whole. Inside the band Don is the driving force not only with his creative steady beats but with his practice toward perfection attitude keeping the band tight.

 

Victoria Bell

Percussion

Victoria has performed with the band for a few years now. She started playing the Maracas on a song or two for the band here and there and the guys felt she made the songs sound fuller and asked her to play whatever accompanying instuments she felt would be appropriate. She now plays on most every song. Although trained in the piano, for Excalibur she plays the Bongos, Cabasa, Claves, Cowbell, and Tambourine along with the various Maracas. She enjoys finding new ways to add the subtle sounds that make each song sound richer and more complete. Inside the band Victoria is the positive voice of support.

 

 

Donna Shelley

Bass Guitar, Saxophone

Donna is a passionate musician. You can tell by watching her she has a deep love of playing and performing. She brings a special dimension to Excalibur which the band long wanted and not had before, a Saxophone sound!! Her talents have opened the door to a whole new set of artists and songs the band could not previously do and has added that dimension to many other songs. When she is not playing the sax she shares the Bass guitar duties with her husband, Guy. She is also a professional musician and music teacher. Donna is accomplished on many instruments including the woodwinds group and horns in addition to the saxophone. She also performed with Generator X, The Droogan Project, Soul White, and Straight No Chaser. Inside the band Donna's passion for playing and her enthusiasm makes even long and challenging practices fun.