Formed in 1970 by J.C. Hartsfield and Perry Jordan, Heartsfield toured throughout the ’70’s, spreading their infectious brand of foot-stompin’, good-time vocal rock to fans throughout the United States performing 300 dates per year. They played every club, festival, concert hall and college campus and were overwhelming favorites on FM radio stations around the country. They recorded four albums for major record labels (several of which hit the Billboard charts), acquired fans who admitted to seeing them play dozens of times, and attained the respect of the entire music industry, playing with the likes of The Doobie Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Eric Clapton, Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac, .38 Special, The Guess Who, Waylon Jennings, Kiss, BTO, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dickie Betts, Little Feat, Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills, FireFall, Marshall Tucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Genesis, and Ted Nugent. FM hits included “House of Living,” “Racing the Sun,” “As I Look Into the Fire,” “Another Man Down,” “I’m Comin’ Home,” “Music Eyes,” and “The Only Time I’m Sober is When You’re Gone.”

These days they’re still going strong, performing and recording to a whole new generation of appreciative fans, as well as hundreds of diehard fans from the old days. They can be seen at summer fairs and festivals, where they’ve shared the stage with Charlie Daniels, Loretta Lynn, .38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Feat, Los Lobos, Dickie Betts, Eddie Money, Sawyer Brown, Blue Oyster Cult, Soul Asylum, Specer Davis, and Asleep at the Wheel. They’re still working their same old magic, garnering the respect deserving a dedicated group of seasoned pros with a serious intention of making great music, delivering high-energy foot-stompin’ shows, and putting those expensive guitars to work in serious jams and thrilling arrangements that leave young musicians speechless. Perry has continued writing powerful songs heavily ladened with great harmonies, blazing guitars, and thoughtful lyrics. Recent releases include albums RESCUE THE DOG, ALL OVER THE PLACE, ROCKIN’ THE COUNTRY, GEORGIA FLYER and DISRUPTING THE COUNTRY.

With a new album to be released in 2010, the next round of Heartsfield magic is on the way. The first single from that album, “Here I Am” can be heard on the band’s Web site, www.heartsfield.com

Stolen Silver is the musical culmination of a decade-long friendship between songwriters Levi Britton and Dan Myers. It’s a union that dates back to their days as roomates in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, one that entails a history as previous touring bandmates, collaborators, and, most importantly, singers. Their voices are instruments, effortless and vital to their mutual craft. On their self-titled EP co-produced with John Ovnik, their styles swerve along a spectrum that spans from Indie-Folk to Americana, from Pop-Rock to more explorative soundtrack moments where the space in the songs are equally important to their narrative, undoubtedly due to Myer’s work as a film composer. This new chapter takes them into unfamiliar territory both in the studio and on the stage, where ideas are fresh and nothing is left unattempted. Their sound is quickly evolving, as is their lineup. Since their initial vision of a folk duo, they’ve expanded to a full six-piece assembly, a determined collection of seasoned multi-instrumentalists and drummers. Half the band resides in Chicago while the other hails from Traverse City, Michigan- a circumstance that forces them out on the road yet leaves plenty of room for both immediacy and intimacy to take shape.

Over the past three years, praise and momentum continue to build. Their hard work has delivered headlining bills at LA’s Hotel Café and Chicago’s renowned venues Hideout, Empty Bottle, Ravinia and Schubas, where they hosted a month-long residency after releasing a video for their previous single “Carbon Copy.” They’ve earned the seal of approval from WXRT and WLUW Radio, WGN-TV, UR Chicago, American Way and the Tribune’s Red Eye edition. Spots in the audience become harder to snag as they release their follow-up, the anticipated full-length We Have Everything / We Have Nothing (available on vinyl + digital + disc May 10), a result of two years of work that leans heavily on Myers’ lengthy divorce in 2012. The group worked once again in Chicago with Ovnik at the dials while it was mastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Doug Sax (Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones). Upon first listen, it’s clear this is not a breakup record; rather it’s ultimately a record of hope and resolve- and the journey to arrive there. What’s also clear from the start is how far Stolen Silver has grown as a band. The album is a dense new offering of twelve songs- singles like the uplifting endurance rocker “Prefontaine,” the dramatic “Awake And Alive,” and the vulnerable harmony-laden “I Stay Lonely” flirt with radio potential while the arrangements here are rich and the songs carry an artistic depth that is uncompromised. We Have Everything / We Have Nothing represents a group that stands to build the perfect acoustic facade while expertly demolishing it, rising in it’s place a structure of challenging hooks, golden-layered harmonies, and a latticework of electric guitar atmospheres and percussive textures that still wouldn’t be out of place with where they’ve come from. It shouldn’t be long before the rest of America gets to watch this happen.