LUKEDOT
LUSTER
LYGATE
LYNDEL PLEASENT & RALPHIE ROBERTS
LYNXWAIL
LYNYRDS INNARDS
Lyon and the Notary not only deliver a fresh new sound, but they also have a gripping, heartwrenching backstory filled with hardships, tragedy, and perseverance.
“My parents weren’t around much,” frontman Gabriel Lyon reminisces. “I’d pretty much have to fend for myself. I guess you grow up pretty fast when your parents are only around on the weekends and after 5pm on weekdays.”
Struggling to cope with the absence of his parents in his life, Lyon turned to drugs to fill the void. By the age of 18, he was smoking marijuana cigarettes almost once a month, often times inhaling. “Everybody has a way of dealing with their problems,” Lyon explains. “Unfortunately, the way that I chose just brought me down deeper into the depths of hardship and tragedy.”
“He was in too deep,” drummer Andy Taylor recalls.
Drugs weren’t the only factor in Lyon’s wreckless, anything goes lifestyle. Drummer Andy Taylor recalls that while driving, Lyon would sometimes go almost 15 miles over the preferred speed limit. “We would all be like, ‘Gabe, slow down,’” Taylor recalls. “But that was just the way he rolled; living life in the fast lane. Nobody could slow him down. Not even authority.”
LYON AND THE NOTARY
LYRIC DISTRICT
M. FULLER & CHRIS PLUTA
M.A.N. (MOSTLY ABOUT NOTHING)
M.O.D.
LITTLE RED AND THE HOODS
LITTLE TYBEE
LIVE ART
LIVE BAND KARAOKE
We are Chicago’s first, longest-ru
LIVING SACRIFICE
LIVING STRUGGLE
LLOYD DOBLER EFFECT
LMNOP
LO/FI PIONEER
LOADED
LOADED MOTIVE
LOBSTER NEWBERG
LOCKEROOM TALK
LOCKSLEY
LOLLIPOP FACTORY
LOLLYPOP TRAGEDY
LONELLAMA
LONG GONE LONESOME BOYS
LONG JOHN THOMAS AND THE DUFFS
LONGSHOT
LOOK MEXICO
LOOKER
LOONER
LOPHOHORA
LORD
LORD 360
LORD JEFF
LORD MANTIS
LORD OF THE YUM YUM
LOS GATOS DIABLOS
LOS PECADOS DE MARIA
LOS VICIOS DE PAPA
Los Vicios de Papá drops immigrant beat with a passion for reggae, ska and cumbia. Our lyrics stem from our struggling &undocumented youth experience. LVDP was born out of a crumbling public education system and failing immigration policy in Chicago’s Back of the Yards hood.
LOS WASTEDAYS
LOST ARMADA
LOST IN BLUE
LOTO BALL SHOW
LOUD QUIET LOUD
LOVE AND SQUALOR
LOVE IN OCTOBER
LOVE KILLS SLOWLY
LOVEBLAST
In a time when Disney rules the Billboard Hot 100 and electric guitars seem to be nowhere in sight, the future of rock n’ roll music certainly seems bleak. In the ashes of what seems to be a lost art form, countless bands and fans across the world struggle to revive some semblance of the music they love. However, as the musical climate continues to change, it seems as though fans are hungry forthat same excitement that only timeless rock n’ roll can provide. LOVEBLAST from Chicago, Illinois is ready to deliver just that. . .
When it comes to songs, LOVEBLAST does it all! From the arena-ready bombast of “Harder & Faster,” and “Things That Bite,” to the 1940’s flavored musings of “Goodbye My Darling,” it all sounds like LOVEBLAST, and it all kicks ass! No matter what approach the band takes, LOVEBLAST songs boast huge choruses and AOR Hooks galore. In addition to their high caliber songwriting, LOVEBLAST’s music showcases the blistering and passionate guitar work by what is likely to be the next great guitar duo, Brian Durbin and Brian Gilmanov. The songs are locked down by a powerhouse rhythm section that features the raunchy, grooving bass lines of Johnny Rox, and the hard hitting drum talent of Jeff Dewbray. Durbin’s heart for rock n’ roll music and vocal delivery provides a unique touch, updating the band’s sound and separating them from just another 80’s rock revivalist band. Whether it is communicated through live performance, or the band’s exceptional debut album, all of these elements are delivered with the grit and conviction of any legendary rock n’ roll band.
Most of all, LOVEBLAST is all about fun, and high-octane performance is what LOVEBLAST does best! After witnessing her first LOVEBLAST concert in January of 2010, Gina Planell, writer/photographer for Chicago’s Rock, reported, “They are wickedly sensational, a ticking time bomb, a love drug, and an explosion all in one. I understood the name ‘LOVEBLAST’ immediately.” Above everything else, LOVEBLAST’s goal is to ensure that everyone in the crowd leaves with a smile on their face, and that is why the band has no issue with living up to the phrase, “The Hottest Band in Chicagoland,” night after night.
LOVEBLAST are breaking down walls internationally as well as locally, infecting audiences everywhere with their unique brand of rock n’ roll. The band is currently supporting their debut album, recorded by Chuck Macak of Electrowerks Music Production, and it is receiving excellent reviews all over the world. The ballad “Goodbye My Darling,” was listed as one of the songs of the year for 2010 in the annual Rock Realms Awards.
With their infectious songwriting and stunning on-stage performance, the sky is the limit for the future of LOVEBLAST!