A little DRIvIN' RAIN goes a long ways, but tonight you can experience all their best at a full length show at the Jolly Troll with our fantastic static-free sound system! All the best of Drivin Rain music, plus plenty of great 70's and 80's rock!
You may have seen Drivin' Rain open last September at the Real Ozfest show with WARLOK and Black Oak Arkansas. Now you can experience the full monte!
Warming up the evening will be a killer set from local rockers,
Other Brother Darrel. Get there early and cheer them on!
Cover only $3 or $5 per couple!
Drivin' Rain was formed in the winter of 1994 in Cape Girardeau Missouri. Since that time they have become one of the midwest's favorite bands. Doing extensive touring throughout Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and other midwestern states. They have built a large and loyal following of friends along the way!
DRIvIN' RAIN has been featured on several TV music shows, webzines, and national newspapers. Even receiving attention from overseas. DRIvIN' RAIN's song "A Law Against Me" has been featured on Mid-Coast Mania Tv Show. The band's song "2Y2K (Too Young To Kill)" was featured on the CITY OF ROSES ROCKS 2000 CD and the band has been heard on various radio stations around the midwest.
In 2001 DRIvIN' RAIN released the CD ~LIMITED~ It sold so quickly the band could not print them fast enough. They soon realeased another EP called "BLOW UP YOUR RADIO" that sold faster than the first. The band then put out the demo "LIVE & LIMITED" CD. It was recorded at POPS in St. Louis and features 11 tracks from the show, and two full color picture discs. In 2004 DRIvIN' RAIN unvailed their next full length CD "DRIvIN' RAIN". That CD spawned the radio hits "Alaw Against Me", "Hellwater" and "Drivin' Rain". It receved great reviews world wide for its raw hard rock sound. By 2005 DRIvIN' RAIN's "Hellwater" was released on the "CAPE SCENE vol 1 cd.
Since the bands birth in 1994, DRIvIN' RAIN has done extensive touring and performing on the same stage with the likes of SKID ROW, Jim Dandy's BLACK OAK ARKANSAS, SAXON, NAZARETH, EDDIE MONEY, John Kay & STEPPENWOLF, TORA TORA, HEAD EAST, PAT TRAVERS, REVIS, RON KEEL & IRONHORSE, HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ, WARLOK, NAKED BEGGARS, CONQUEST, LEE OSKAR (of WAR), RUFUS THOMAS, JOHNNIE BOLIN & FRIENDS, BLACKFIRE, REBEL TRAIN, VIXEN, ENUFF Z' NUFF, XYZ, EVERY MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE, NO ONE, HELLBOUND, PAT SAVAGE BAND, THE JIMMIE VAN ZANT BAND, DUST FOR LIFE, and others.
Come early and enjoy some fine dining. Choose from our juicy hamburgers and other sandwich baskets, appetizers, or the finest Angus steak dinners just the way you like them fresh from our grill!
How to find the Jolly Troll:
We are located at 21650 US Highway 75, 24.5 miles north of the US Highway 24/Highway 75 ramp, about a mile south of Holton, on the east side of the highway. The building also houses the Holton Bowling Center.Click Here for a Google Map to the Jolly Troll from Topeka.