Dane Chelcun’s Great Dane Band Hits Boone Saloon

Dane Chelcun will bring his new Great Dane Band to Boone Saloon in Boone on Saturday, April 25, with music starting at 9:30 p.m. (wn.com) Chelcun is best known locally as a guitarist in Your Friends, a Boone band that is also booked for Boonerang Music and Arts Festival on June 19-21, 2026. Boonerang lists Your Friends on its lineup and schedule for a 7:30 p.m. set on Saturday at the Dance Lot at Wild Craft Eatery. (wn.com) (boonerangfest.com) The new group adds another local-led show to Boone Saloon, a King Street venue with its own stage at 489 W. King St. The venue says it is open daily and shifts to 21-and-up after 9 p.m. (boonesaloon.com 1) (boonesaloon.com 2) Chelcun’s set lands as Boone’s summer festival calendar starts to fill in. Boonerang describes itself as a free downtown street festival built around artists with Boone connections, with multiple stages, vendors and afterparties. (boonerangfest.com) That local emphasis has made side projects and crossover bands part of the town’s music pipeline. The Watauga Democrat reported that Chelcun is an Appalachian State alum and that Your Friends has been gaining ground in the Boone scene ahead of regional festival dates. (wn.com) Boone’s music network stretches from student and alumni acts to downtown venues and town-backed events. The Appalachian, Appalachian State University’s student newspaper, has described Boone as a place with active live music at venues across town, while Boonerang is presented by the Town of Boone. (theappalachianonline.com) (boonerangfest.com) Boone Saloon has hosted touring and local acts for years, according to concert listings archived online, and its website highlights a built-in stage alongside its bar and deck. Chelcun’s Saturday show fits that pattern: a local guitarist stepping out front in a room already wired for live sets. (concertarchives.org) (boonesaloon.com) For Boone listeners, the near-term calendar is simple: Great Dane Band on April 25, then Your Friends at Boonerang in June. Both dates keep Chelcun in the middle of a hometown circuit that is getting busier as festival season approaches. (wn.com) (boonerangfest.com)