Jim Messina at Thrasher Opera House

Name: Jim Messina at Thrasher Opera House
Start: 2025-06-14T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 506 Mill St., P.O. Box 4, Green Lake, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54941

Schedule

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

506 Mill St., P.O. Box 4, Green Lake, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54941 | Green Lake, WI

Jim Messina live at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
SOLD OUT!
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: 𝟏𝟎𝟐.𝟑 𝐅𝐌 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐠 𝐖𝐀𝐔𝐇 – 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Doors and bar open at 6:45 p.m. Show begins at 7:30 p.m.
An undisputed expert in the fine art of making hit music, JIM MESSINA’s legacy of musical genius spans five decades, three super groups, a vibrant solo career and scores of producing and engineering credits. “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” “Angry Eyes,” “Danny’s Song,” “House of Pooh Corner,” and “You Better Think Twice” are just a few songs of Jim Messina’s vast musical hits. While acting as producer/audio engineer for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Buffalo Springfield, Messina ultimately joined the band as its bass player. When “the Springfield” disbanded in 1968, Jim and fellow bandmate Richie Furay formed Poco. With Jim on lead guitar, Poco defined a new musical genre, Country Rock. After three successful albums, Jim was ready for a change and left to return to his passion for producing music. He signed as an independent producer with Columbia Records. In November 1970, the Columbia asked Jim to work with an unknown Kenny Loggins. While helping Kenny get ready for a record and touring, the two discovered that they worked well together and Jim agreed to sit in on Kenny’s first album. Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin’ In was released in November of 1971 and an accidental duo was formed. Over the next seven years, Loggins & Messina released eight hit albums, had scores of hit songs and sold over 16 million albums. They had become one of rock’s most successful recording duos ever, but it was time for the duo to go their separate ways. Since then, Jim has been releasing critically acclaimed solo albums and playing to audiences across the country. Recently, with his new band, The Road Runners, Jim released his latest live album Here, There & Everywhere. Touring the country and playing sold-out shows, Jim says that he’s enjoying discovering who he is, where he’s been and, most significantly, where he’s going.
This event is supported in part by grants from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.