REX CATAPULT
RHOMBUS
RHYMEFEST
RICK WEEDS
RICKEY BERGER
RIDDLE OF STEEL
RIDE JOHNNY RIDE
RIFT
RIGHT RONGLY
RIGHT-EYE RITA
RIKETS
RIOT INSIDE
RIPSTICK
RITA J.
Perfect storm of hip hop pedigree.
RITUALS (SPOKEN WORD)
RIVAL
Classic heavy/power metal from Chicago. We are back!
Gary Olson-Drums, John Johnson-Bass/Vocals,Neven Trifunovich-Guitar, Chuck McNulty-Guitar
RIVER CITY REBELS
RIZZI DIAMOND & ROY
ROB BALDUCCI
ROB JONES
ROB SCALLON
I play guitar for the internet.
ROBBIE STOKES
ROBERT EDWARD LEWIS III
ROBERT HYNES AND THE ATOMIC ELBOW
RANDOM CANDY
RAOUL DUKE
RAPID CITIES
RASTA KELLY
RAT PATROL
RATATTACK
RATHER TRAGIC
RATTLEHEAD
Chicago’s Rattlehead focus on the pre-2000 first half of Megadeth’s career, focusing on the deep cuts that you rarely ever hear at Megadeth shows these days. Featuring members of Beyond Deth and Air Raid.
RAVENSTHORN
The band RAVENSTHORN started in 2001, formed by William Jannusch, and along with Greg Verthein-guitar, drummer Tony Barr, and Mario Sanchez-bass, recorded the “House Of The Damned” album (engineered by famed Chicago producer Gary Loizzo, who has worked with famed Chicago mainstream rock acts Styx and REO Speedwagon, many Chicago rock and metal acts, and he was the original lead vocalist of the 60’s pop sensation The American Breed who had a big hit with “Bend Me Shape Me”).Ravensthorn developed a large local Chicago area/Northern Indiana following in early 2002 with their self released “House Of the Damned” CD. Interest by fans in Europe was great (especially Germany) and Ravensthorn went overseas after the release of their second album “Hauntings And Possessions” (2004) on Hellion Records (Germany). The replacement of original bassist Mario Sanchez by Jeff Taylor was necessary to play the 2005 Headbangers Open Air Fest and the opening night warm up show. Germany proved to be the band’s biggest ever success story so far! The group played to thousands of headbanging maniacs in a frenzy!
After returning home and beginning writing for the next album “Horrors of the Black Mass” in the late 2000’s, there were a few line-up changes that went on. During this period, the band performed multiple gigs and made two trips to New York/New Jersey to perform live with fellow thrashers and long time friends ATTACKER.
After a long period in several studios, the recording of the “Horrors of the Black Mass” CD was finally completed and was subsequently distributed through the bands’ own RavensthornCrypt Records. Interest in Germany was once again great, as was their popularity in the U.S. Several successful gigs once again transpired.
The temporary year-long membership of lead guitarist J.R. Johnson took place shortly after the completion of the “Horrors Of The Black Mass” recording, while live gigs continued and promotion and interest in the band moved forward. After that, J.R. Johnson-lead guitar, Scott Trubich-bass, and Tony Barr-drums went their separate ways. Count William rejoined with Jeff West-lead guitar and Bill Hall-lead guitar (who wrote and played on the entire recording of the “Horrors of the Black Mass” album) to begin writing for a 2013 album.
Lead vocalist Count William Jannusch and the lead guitarist team of lead guitarist/ co-writer Jeff West and lead guitarist Bill Hall rebuilt the band. The current line-up features lead vocalist Count William Jannusch, lead guitarists Jeff West and Bill Hall , bassist Jamie Dugan, and drummer Jerry Hartman.
The writing and recording of the next album “The Bell Tower Mansion” (2013) is almost complete, and a promo video clip of the title track “The Bell Tower Mansion” has been on You Tube since June 2013. Live dates for 2013 are being booked..
RAY ANTHONY
RAZORMAZE
RAZZO RAZZO
RE. DE LA PARKA
READNEX POETRY SQUAD
READY THE DESTROYER
READY…BREAK!
REALICIDE
REALLY DOE
Grammy award winner, voice behind the best hook in the world we major with kanye and nas, album first impressions. chi town pimping and global boneing.
REASON TO REBEL
REBEL ROOTS
REBEL ROUSER
REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE
REBELUTION
RECENT PHOTO
RECKLESS ONES
Reckless Ones are rock ‘n’ roll, plain and simple. Not concerned with the electronic sounds of the modern day but an honest statement in this phony world. A sound from the heart that doesn’t apologize for anything. Reckless Ones are a three-man gang, pitting themselves against the world, doing it all alone. You won’t see a band this hard-working outside of the movies. Giving it their all to deliver dynamic sets for each unsuspecting crowd, proudly quashing the hippest of hipsters’ notions, setting everyone’s feet flying, and by the end of the night, everyone’s feeling reckless.
RED
RED 70 BLACKSTAR
RED CAR WIRE
RED CHANNEL
RED CITY
RED CLAY RIVER
RED COLLAR
RED DENIZEN
RED ELECTRIC RAINBOW
RED FANG
RED FOX GREY FOX
RED LETTER KILL
RED LINE CHEMISTRY
RED PHONE DISPATCH
RED SHEPHERD
RED, WHITE AND BOOZE
REDISCOVER
PUT HER IN THE TRUNK
PYRITE
PYROTECHNIQ
QUATRAIN
QUATRE TETE
QUE B.I.L.L.A.H.
QUESTION MARK AND THE MYSTERIANS
“96 Tears is the best Rock ‘n Roll song ever” – John Lennon. .. ..Question Mark & the Mysterians were the first band to be described as punk rock. .. .. In October 1998, QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS topped the bill at New York City’s Cave Stomp, a garage music blow-out that included such luminaries as the Lyres, the Hentchmen, the Fleshtones, the Nomads and loads more garage bands. The two night affair was a total gas, but the whole deal went into rapid overload with the appearance of the MYSTERIANS on stage at 3:15 in the morning. They started out with the instrumental intro workout to “Do You Feel It”, in the midst of which the insanely gorgeous QUESTION MARK came bolting out like the perfect brat spawn of James Brown and Ronnie Spector! Oh, my lord! .. .. They totally rampaged through a set that had people’s gourds being blown straight off, they were simply the perfect band, in perfect form, as though they recorded their anthem “96 Tears” last weekend instead of 30+ years ago! They look great, sound insane and simply ARE the wildest and most fabulous human beings ever to walk this planet’s surface! Anyway, upon leaving New York, the guys left to crisscross the country, playing everywhere from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Austin, Texas to Chicago and all spots between! Everywhere they went, they slayed the locals! .. .. If you haven’t witnessed the majesty of QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS yet, then get ready to go where you’ve gotta in order to grab an earload and an eyeful of the unbelievably sensational QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS!