Alpine Thunder at the Hofbrauhaus Chicago/Rosemont
For seven years the Alpine Thunder team performed every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, including private parties, the annual Von Steuben Day Parade down Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Oktoberfest, and other events at the Hofbrauhaus Chicago/Rosemont. We enjoyed providing authentic and genuine German folk music for all the guests, and all the wonderful interactive events like the featured guest to play the big HB bass drum in a parade around the restaurant, the tuba parade with flags for the kids, the duo alphorn performances and much more.
Alpine Thunder and the Chicagoland area will miss this unique live music venue.
Goodbye Hofbrauhaus Chicago/Rosemont
Alpine Thunder at the Hofbrauhaus Chicago/Rosemont
For seven years the Alpine Thunder team performed every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, including private parties, the annual Von Steuben Day Parade down Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Oktoberfest, and other events at the Hofbrauhaus Chicago/Rosemont. We enjoyed providing authentic and genuine German folk music for all the guests, and all the wonderful interactive events like the featured guest to play the big HB bass drum in a parade around the restaurant, the tuba parade with flags for the kids, the duo alphorn performances and much more.
Alpine Thunder and the Chicagoland area will miss this unique live music venue.
2020 Oktoberfest Season with COVID 19
No surprise that all our numerous big stage Oktoberfest events for 2020
have been cancelled due to Covid-19 along with a temporary closing of
The Berghoff Restaurant. However, the Alpine Thunder team has
an Oktoberfest schedule with the Edelweiss, and Hofbrauhaus, and a
scattering of other venues.
View our dates under “Shows” on our web site: AlpineThunder.net
Auf die Gesundheit! – Stay Well!
Prost Oktoberfest 2020!
Pandemic and Alpine Thunder Performances
We are just beginning to perform in the outside beer gardens that started
in the last weekend of May. Beautiful weather greeted us for the entire
weekend. We will update our Facebook page and Shows section of our web site
with performance status through June and the future.
Oktoberfest In August
Alpine Thunder does an Oktoberfest celebration at McCormick place for the Bavarian based Sixt S.E. Company. Sixt S.E. provides rental car services in many countries throughout the world.
Rare Tyrolean Mountain Alphorn
Alpine Thunder team member, Jim Langenberg, has added a new valve alphorn to his performances. As we know there were only three of these made by a German instrument company. We have given the new alphorn a knickname: The Rare Tyrolean Mountain Horn.
Tornos Grand Opening
Swiss based company Tornos will have their grand opening in the Chicagoland area on April 30th. Alpine Thunder will be providing an Alphorn Thunder trio for the event.
Alpine Thunder and Germany Week In Chicago
Alpine Thunder will participate in the 10 day Germany Week at the Daley Plaza hosted by the Chicago German American Chamber of Commerce. The theme of the Alpine Thunder cultural music program is A Musical Tour Through Germany.
Alpine Thunder at the Edelweiss Restaurant
Visit Alpine Thunder at the Edelweiss Restaurant, located in Norridge, every Saturday night and for other special evening events to be announced in the near future. Prost Edelweiss!
Alpine Thunder Celebrates 2018 – Best Year Ever!
Alpine Thunder Participates in the Northeastern Illinois University Chicago Brass Festival
On Saturday, February 10th, 2018, Alpine Thunder performers Jim Langenberg and Kelly Bayer-Langenberg will provide a performance and workshop on alphorns for the Chicago Brass Festival hosted by Northeastern Illinois University. Both musicians are accomplished brass performers and educators and sought out for performances/events throughout the United States.