LINCOLN PARK — Dan Stock, a rock musician and sound engineer from Uptown, always dreamed of creating a showcase for Chicago's rising musical talents.
Stock died in March 2013 after losing a battle with Melanoma at age 37, but his namesake concert lives on thanks to his wife, Angie.
Stock spend the final months of his life helping to organize the first Danstock in early 2013, which serves as a fundraiser to fight cancer.
The third annual Danstock is set for Thursday at Lincoln Hall and will highlight four Chicago bands.
"It's a lot of work, but it feels good," Angie Stock said. "It's just something where I can continue to make an impact. Dan's vision keeps moving on."
Angie Stock said the annual concert has served as a rallying point for family, friends and the doctors who treated Dan, but has also begun building its own community of attendees.
"It's nice to expand past our little group," she said.
The most difficult part of continuing the success of Danstock has been choosing the lineup each year, according to Angie Stock.
Music was always Dan's forte, as he worked as a producer at Uptown Recording studio and as a guitarist and vocalist for the band Bruiser.
This year's lineup is headlined by the Way Down Wanderers with support from Workout Music, Jackpot Donnie and opening band Devilish Winks.
Danstock is starting a new tradition this year by including an opening act that has recorded at Uptown Recording in the past year.
Dan "loved the idea of introducing up-and-coming bands to new audiences," Angie Stock said. "He was always a big supporter of the local music scene and knew there was great music out there and wanted people to hear it."
WXRT's Richard Milne, who hosts Chicago's longest running local music show, Local Anesthetic, helped Angie Stock pick this year's acts.
In its first two years Danstock was able to raise $50,000 for Dr. Timothy Kuzel's melanoma cancer research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
The event not only features music, but also raffle and silent auction items including VIP passes to North Coast Music Festival, a Penrose Brewery tour, restaurant gift certificates, artwork and more.
General admission tickets to Danstock are $20 and VIP tickets with private balcony seating, drinks and food are $100.
Tickets can be bought by clicking here.
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