The Korks

Rochester, NY

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Travels up to 150 miles

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Overview

We're a cover band that loves to get people dancing and having a good time! From Simon and Garfunkel to Taylor Swift, we play it all, and we do take requests! Whether it's an acoustic set or a full rockin' band, we want people to sing, hum, dance, and groove with us.


Reviews

1 review

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Louis Z.

January 2, 2021
Verified review

Christmas Surprise

The Korks were amazing! Hired them to surprise my mom with some Christmas carols and they did an awesome job. They sounded great and provided my mom with Christmas cheer. Thank you so much!

Hired as: Party Band

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 90 - 240 minutes

What to expect

Covers of pop hits from the 60's to the present. The instrumentation can be tailored to the event. Quiet background music? We can play acoustic sets. Want a full band for a party? We'll bring the drums and amps! Either way, we'll have full harmonies and a rich sound, played by musicians with over 20 years experience in the Rochester area.

About

Looking for a fun party band to get people dancing? Meet the Korks! Oliver, Rachel, Kurt and company have over 20 years experience performing around Rochester, and now we're bringing it to your party! We play covers from Taylor Swift, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Goo Goo Dolls, Queen, the Jonas Brothers, and many more, and yes, we do take requests! Let us bring the party to you!

Additional booking notes

Will need access to power within 100 ft, and a performance area (stage or open area) of at least 8'x10ft.

Services offered

Past booked events

December 2020

12

Saturday

Dinner Party

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Pittsford, NY

Team

Oliver Smith Guitar, Vocals
Rachel Schwarz Vocals
Kurt Schwarz Bass
Parker Stone Guitar, Keys
Mike Witkiewitz Drums

Set list

Choose from (or add your own requests!):

What's Up
4 Non Blondes

Rumor Has It
Send My Love to Your New Lover
Adele

Walk This Way
Dream On
I Don't Want to Miss A Thing
Aerosmith

Hand In My Pocket
Alanis Morissette

Schools Out For Summer
Alice Cooper

If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys

Valerie
Rehab
Amy Winehouse

No Matter What
Badfinger

It's All Been Done
Gotta Be Patient
Barenaked Ladies

Steal My Kisses
Ben Harper

Brand New
Drive
Ben Rector

You May Be Right
Billy Joel

No Rain
Blind Melon

All The Small Things
Blink 182

Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile

Marry You
Runaway Baby
Bruno Mars

Senorita
Camila Cabello

Marvin Gaye
Charlie Puth

Joy Of My Life
Tennessee Whiskey
Starting Over
Chris Stapleton

Hanginaround
Counting Crows

Bad Moon Rising
Fortunate Son
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Up Around The Bend
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Gravedigger
Dave Matthews

Breakfast At Tiffany's
Deep Blue Something

Bang Bang
The General
Two Coins
Dispatch

Hotel California
Eagles

America's Sweetheart
Elle King

I'd Rather Go Blind
Etta James

Inside Out
Eve 6

Fire Escape
Fastball

The Chain
Fleetwood Mac

Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand

Killing Me Softly
The Fugees

Shotgun
George Ezra

Faith
George Michael

Allison Road
Gin Blossoms

I Think We're Alone Now
Green Day

Flagpole Sitta
Harvey Danger

Let Her Cry
Hootie and the Blowfish

Power of Love
Huey Lewis

Radioactive
Imagine Dragons

Higher and Higher
Jackie Wilson

Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jet

Authority Song
The Middle
Jimmy Eat World

Gravity
Why Georgia
Wildfire
John Mayer

I Walk The Line
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash

Glittery
Present Without A Bow
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Slow Burn
Kacey Musgraves

Somewhere Only We Know
Keane

Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon

Black Horse and a Cherry Tree
KT Tunstall

Hey Bartender
Lady A

A Million Reasons
Lady Gaga

Stay I Missed You
Lisa Loeb

My Own Worst Enemy
Lit

Wine, Beer, Whiskey
Little White Church
Tornado
Little Big Town

Truth Hurts
Lizzo

Beggin'
Maneskin

Girl
The Feels
All My Favorite People
80's Mercedes
My Church
Maren Morris

Girls Like You
Misery
Sunday Morning
This Love
Maroon 5

Faster
Matt Nathanson

I'm the Only One
Melissa Etheridge

Everything
Michael Buble

Flowers
Miley Cyrus

I Melt With You
Modern English

I Will Wait
Awake My Soul
Mumford and Sons

SOB
Nathaniel Rateliff

Let's Stay Home Tonight
NEEDTOBREATHE

Everybody Talks
Neon Trees

Seeing Blind
On My Own
Nice to Meet Ya
Niall Horan

Just A Girl
No Doubt

Stick Season
Noah Kahan

Shattered
O.A.R.

You're So Damn Hot
Ok, GO

Steal My Girl
One Direction

Let Me Roll It
Every Night
Paul McCartney

Happy
Pharrell Williams

Love Junkie
Home
Phillip Phillips

Amie
Pure Prairie League

Fat Bottom Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen

Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison

Send Me On My Way
Rusted Root

Closing Time
Semisonic

Every Day Is A Winding Road
Strong Enough
Soak Up The Sun
Sweet Child Of Mine
If It Makes You Happy
Sheryl Crow

Baby Driver
Simon & Garfunkel

Loser of the Year
Simple Plan

What I Got
Sublime

It Hurt So Bad
Susan Tedeschi

You Need to Calm Down
Delicate
Blank Space
Lover
Style
I Forgot That You Existed
Taylor Swift

Little Saint Nick
The Beach Boys

Back in the USSR
Come Together
Dear Prudence
Get Back
I've Got A Feeling
Oh Darling
Paperback Writer
Twist and Shout
The Beatles

She Talks To Angels
Twice As Hard
The Black Crowes

Gold on the Ceiling
The Black Keys

Just What I Needed
The Cars

Closer
The Chainsmokers

Linger
The Cranberries

I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The Darkness

Listen To The Music
Long Train Runnin'
The Doobie Brothers

Let Love In
Stay With You
Better Days
The Goo Goo Dolls

Shout
The Isley Brothers

Cool
What A Man Gotta Do
The Jonas Brothers

All These Things That I've Done
Mr. Brightside
Somebody Told Me
The Killers

Salt and the Sea
Ho Hey
The Lumineers

Can't You See
The Marshall Tucker Band

I'm A Believer
The Monkees

Wish I Knew You
The Revivalists

What I Like About You
The Romantics

Nice Talking To Me
The Spin Doctors

Body Talks
Dirty Sexy Money
The Struts

Rattled
The Traveling Wilburys

One Headlight
The Wallflowers

That Thing You Do
The Wonders

Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time
Thomas Rhett

Free Fallin'
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Running Down A Dream
Wildflowers
You Wreck Me
Tom Petty

Fast Car
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman

Desire
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2

Saturday Sun
Vance Joy

Shut Up and Dance
WALK THE MOON

Say It Ain't So
Buddy Holly
Island In the Sun
Weezer

My Body
Young the Giant

Sharp Dressed Man
ZZ Top

Influences and inspiration

The Beatles
Taylor Swift
Queen
Simon and Garfunkel
Ok, Go
Goo Goo Dolls
Train

Setup requirements

Band will provide all equipment

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