And then there’s the Heart tribute band, Barracuda (she does the voice of Ann Wilson), and the classic cover band, 33 RPM. She’s recently completed a program to become a professional voiceover actor, and she teaches child and adult vocal lessons. It’s all turning into a busy 2020 for Schafer, who also works as a full-time IT professional. "I'm pulling together so much beyond what I've done before." "I am wickedly excited about it," says Schafer. The gig at Potawatomi will be their largest to date. While the band has been together for almost two years, they have only played a few shows. Beyond his amazing talent, he can herd cats like nobody else." Says Schafer, "Joe Hite is my right hand man. If you follow the Milwaukee music scene, then you probably know some of these names. John Wheeler provides bass, and Joe Gorman is on guitar. Raymond Tevich plays keyboards, and John Calarco is on drums. Joy Bach and Alyson Harms provide backing vocals, while Joe Hite is on piano. It’s composed of eight members, including Schafer. While the WAMI-nominated artist has been a singer in Milwaukee bands since 2001, now she has a top-flight band assembled to bring the songs of Adele to life.Ĭase in point: Rumour Has It isn’t a small production. Schafer planned to sing the song at her wedding (which didn’t pan out), but the experience gave the classically-trained musician an opportunity to put this band together. Says Shafer, "I put on her '21’ album and I heard "One and Only," and I started crying. "We’ve figured out where you can flex a little bit and make something a little bit more of your own."Īdele became Schafer’s muse when she was a long-term relationship. In fact, as the band has gelled, the show isn’t even 100 percent Adele anymore (although it mostly is). "It shouldn't be like a karaoke show, right?" "We'll add a little a cappella bit or an extra extended chorus or some solos, just to make it different," says Schafer. In other words, Rumour Has It isn’t a straight-up Adele cover band. ![]() The band is comprised of experienced and skilled. ![]() "I really like capturing just the essence of what she does," says Schafer, who also fronts a Heart tribute band and a classic rock cover band. 33 RPM is a high energy classic rock band, playing some of the best classic album rock ever produced. When Jennifer Schafer takes the stage at Northern Lights Theater on Valentine’s Day, her Adele tribute band, Rumour Has It, is hardly just impersonating the British singer-songwriter.
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