Brent James (vocals & rythyhm guitar), Kev Wright (vocals & lead guitar), Johnny Gadeikis (bass guitar) and Barret Harvey (drums and percussion), are four talented, unique, and powerful individuals coalesce to create The Righteous Hillbillies. The Righteous Hillbillies are an axe shredding, ace dealing, foot stompin’, Southern rock, high-powered Ameicana, boogie blues band that plays with talent and passion. They have built a strong, supportive, and loyal following throughout their hometown of Joliet, Illinois and into the Chicago area. The Righteous Hillbillies baptize their work in the blood of Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, ZZ Top, and the Black Crowes while still managing to create an original and independent style. With their dynamic and fiery new album, Trece Diablos, The Righteous Hillbillies are prepared to raise the stakes from entertainment to that old time rock ‘n’ roll religion. If it doesn’t get you dancing, moving, and singing, you might as well sign your “do not resuscitate” order at the nearest opportunity.
Right off the back of a 6 months world tour, the Berlin-based atmospheric post metal juggernaut The Ocean (Collective) returns with the follow-up to their critically acclaimed Phanerozoic double album. Holocene sees The Ocean add a closing chapter to their palaeontology-inspired album series, presenting a gear shift towards the electronic world while redefining heaviness at the same time. With Holocene The Ocean draw us into their momentum of truly forward-thinking music and relentless live performances. More than 20 years into their career, this Berlin-based collective still shake us to the core, inviting us to reconsider our lives from different angles. Dwelling in the depths of our inner contemplations, while looking up, we can see the light at the surface. A light we might have taken for granted for so long, but of which The Ocean show us a rare glimpse of perspective. Holocene unites the might of this massive act’s past and present, while creating a deeper understanding of their world as well as ours in the process.
After years honing their craft in bands such as Swampass, The Porn Again Christians, Soy City Stranglers, Pork Chop Shifter, among others, MALT LIQUOR was forged in 2012 out of pure Rock ‘n’ Roll! These boys have collectively opened for such monsters as Iggy Pop, Fu Manchu, GWAR, Misfits, Nashville Pussy, Zeke, Supersuckers etc. As rock spewed forth from the three men in the band at all times, it only made sense they combine forces for the ultimate rock ‘n’ cock ‘n’ roll machine! They combine the cock rock of their forefathers such as The Stooges, The Dwarves, The Hellacopters, et al, with their own blend of white boy blues thrash. Recordings are in the very near future, but for now ya gotta catch ’em live!
Armed with enough adrenaline to rival any current touring act, The Prep School Tragedy have quickly broke out as one of Chicago’s premier Industrial/Alternative collectives. Led by two front men, Benn “TranQ” Guy and Michael “Ignited” Hodes, the band has become notorious for its controversial live performances that include scantily clad cheerleaders, known only as The Squad. Rebelling against main
stream commodities, the band has mastered the art of independent music with self released music and merchandise, and they continue to be the backbone of their own promotional campaign. This consistent work ethic, coupled with their love for theatrics, has earned The Prep School Tragedy a loyal cult following of fans known properly as “The DelinQuents”. Their delivery of filthy and grungy synths combined with erratic drum patterns is only a taste of the big picture. Walking a thin line between exploitation and good old fashioned fun, The Prep School Tragedy has managed to carve out their own unique sound in today’s otherwise vanilla landscape.The Prep School Tragedy has made its way across the country, and shared the stage with such notable acts as Blood On The Dance Floor, The Birthday Massacre, Celldweller, , Mushroomhead, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Twiztid and Ventana. Their debut release, It’s All A Show, is available now and quickly selling out of its first pressing.
The O’My’s are the new sound of Chicago Soul. Rising stars in the midst of a Chicago music and cultural renaissance, The O’My’s have recorded and shared stages with Chance the Rapper, Wyclef Jean, ZZ Ward, Ab Soul, Twista, NoName Gypsy, Mick Jenkins, Save Money, Yo Yo Ma, and Kids These Days. A multi instrument, multi-ethnic crew, The O’My’s are led by co-founders and songwriters, singer/guitarist Maceo Haymes and keyboardist Nick Hennessey. The crew’s rhythm section is comprised of bassist Boyang Matsapola and drummer Barron Golden. Erick Mateo on sax, William Miller on trumpet, and J.P. Floyd (formerly of Kids These Days) on trombone complete the horn section. All Chicago natives, The O’My’s sound captures the tremendous love, pain, warmth and bitter cold found in the city’s streets. Delicate arrangements, a pounding rhythm section and soaring horns provide a perfect home for Haymes’ commanding, smokey rasp and smooth falsettos. Drawing from Chicago’s rich musical traditions of blues, jazz and rock, The O’My’s pick up where their musical forefathers left off, taking Roots Rock’n’Soul to the present. The O’My’s are now in studio recording their third project, Keeping the Faith, a Psychedelic Soul record slated for release in the late fall of 2014.
A good band name always gives the potential listener some idea what sort of music to expect. (Bad band names are ones that mess with those expectations: a certain artsy-jangly guitar pop band of the early ’90s would have been much more successful had they not been called , which sounds like the name of a scabrous hardcore act.) Chicago-based pop-punk band the Methadones is an excellent case in point: methadone — not to be confused with methamphetamine, aka crystal meth — being the drug prescribed to recovering heroin addicts who are attempting to get clean through a rehab-type regimen, the listener immediately expects world-weary, sadder but wiser punk rock, perhaps with a rootsy edge, not unlike the best of or . The Methadones deliver in full on that promise, but also add a bubblegummy power pop side to their music that makes them equally attractive to fans of the post- cadres of mall punk bands.
Mike Michalak – Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Guitarist.
Mike is a fixture in the Chicago music scene. Since the age of three he has always been singing and playing guitars to the point of an obsession. Mike decided to become a songwriter- guitarist and since has been able to collaborate with some of the top artists in the Chicago-land area.
His disc “Big Plan” has been featured on many
radio stations across the US and is streaming across the universe.
Go get the new CD “Super Pig” out now!
Look for Mike and his band of musical mo-phos to erupt into something special….STAY TUNED INTO THE ENERGY!
Hello, we’re The Minneapolis Henrys (as opposed to those Westchester Henrys). We’re on a mission to find our rock n’ roll family. Here is our story:
In the cut throat culture of the new world aristocracy, The Minneapolis Henrys were cast out by their well-to-do family for possessing what Robert Murdoch, patriarch of The Horse Shoe Lake Henrys, deemed “a rebellious and incorrigible spirit that may very well sully the Henrys’ name for the rest of our days.” Not content with the stuffy, button-down lifestyle of their forefathers, the MPLS Henrys set out to find a better way. The four members of The Minneapolis Henrys met during a high society bank heist, a move intended to fund their coup of the Henrys’ aristocracy. However, the four found themselves making quite a lovely racket together, and decided to take an approach pioneered by heroes of the underground culture like Bob Dylan, The Replacements or The Pixies; they decided to rock. Rock hard. And so the four of them spent some time together, learning each other’s musical strengths and sensibilities, recorded their debut album “The Way of the Albatross”, and struck out into the great unknown to spread their brand of genre-skewing rock n’ roll. Facing the darkness with pure hearts, The Minneapolis Henrys’ goal is to grab your ears, move your feet and win your heart. So please, listen, dance and love.
