Steely Dan Tribute by Major Dudes

Sat Jul 26 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC-04:00

Chateau Aeronautique Winery, Blue Skies Brewery & Mile High Distillery | Onsted

CHATEAU AERONAUTIQUE WINERY & BLUE SKIES BREWERY
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Steely Dan Tribute by Major Dudes
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Reserve your comfortable seat in our Beautiful, all-weather Biergarten for a fun evening of wine, cider, beer, food & dancing to live music!
About this Event

T he Band:

Steely Dan tribute, Major Dudes formed in late 2015 with a simple mission: let's make it hard on ourselves.

When Danny Taylor (keyboards and lead vocals) and Paul Laginess (bass and vocals) set out for seemingly the umpteenth time to put a band together - don't ask - they figured the best way to finally solidify a project and to sustain it was to make it as appealing as possible, to themselves, naturally, and to any other musicians they could enlist.

So, the challenge for Danny and Paul was twofold. Select a bunch of fun, challenging and seldom covered material (Hey! How about a Steely Dan tribute?) and find talented and like-minded musicians to fill out the lineup.


Apart from Danny and Paul, a few words about those "talented and like-minded musicians". Guitarist Waldon Reed is a highly regarded Redford-based musician who has been teaching, recording CDs (a total of eight, four of which bassist Paul played on), and performing since the mid-1980s.

Around even longer, David Reinstein is on saxophones and keyboards. He's played with more artists and bands than we could list but to name just a few, there's Orange Lake Drive, The Sun Messengers, Stewart Francke, and the Detroit Piston's band. He's written and performed for radio, television and movies.

On drums and lead vocals, veteran Jim Pryor is the man. He's one of the hardest workers around. Major Dudes is sharing him with at least 4 other bands and he's been as busy over the last 3+ decades as he is now. Newest member,

Carl Cafagna on saxophones, flute and vocals, joined in March of 2018 and has helped open a whole new realm of possibilities for the band. He's an in-demand live performer, a studio ace, and a Detroit Music Award nominee in the outstanding jazz instrumentalist category in 2018 and 2019.


Danny Taylor and Paul Laginess have been around since the early 70s and have been working with each other off and on for over a decade. Danny has spent a good chunk of his time over that same decade in The Rockets and has recorded dozens of great original tunes, some of which Major Dudes perform currently.

Apart from his recordings with guitarist Waldon Reed, Paul has played with many groups and musicians over the years most notably with legendary local late 70s band Air Condo and for most of this century with Blue Bang Theory led by Three Dog Night member, Paul Kingery.


Details:

We are a Winery, Brewery, Distillery & Pizzeria in the Irish Hills of Michigan with an awesome 5,500 square foot Biergarten! The Biergarten is an amazing Timberframe structure with radiant heat for year-round enjoyment protected from the elements -- with an open-air, outdoor festival feel.


  • Click TICKETS to Reserve your Table or Barrel Hightop
  • Choose your Table or Barrel upon arrival; first come, first served
  • Our Waitstaff Provide First Class Table Service; No standing in Lines!

The Fine Print:

  • No outside alcohol
  • No tailgating in the parking lot
  • This concert is for ages 21 & up
  • All ticket sales are final
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Chateau Aeronautique Winery, Blue Skies Brewery & Mile High Distillery, 12000 Pentecost Highway, Onsted, United States

Tickets

USD 44.52 to USD 535.38

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