JIGGSAW
JIM WARD
JIMBO DELTA
People who’ve seen a lot in the music business see something special in Jimbo-Delta… A longtime Chicago blues artist introduced Jimbo-Delta as “The Real Deal”… The Chicago Sun Times says… “Jimbo Delta, a k a Jim Parks, gives winks to the region his moniker suggests with clean resonator guitars and the vocal range of a young Johnny Cash. Parks considers himself to be true Americana, something the lazy river strings of his debut long player, “Hypnotized” (2002), certainly reflect. But new tunes in the works flash electric-guitar effects and pitter-patter blues beats. Either way, the man’s got a knack for blending new sentiments with old traditions.” Jimbo-Delta truly is authentic Americana Roots music.
JIMMY BERKNER & THE JERKNERS
JIMMY DAWKINS
JIMMY KENNEDY AND THE WRECKING BALL
JODY WILLIAMS
JOE COCKER “MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN”
Mad Dogs & Englishmen is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1970.
JOE JACK TALCUM
JOE PASSI PROJECT
JOE ROBERTO AND POVERTY HASH
JOE STUMP
Joe Stump is an American guitarist and composer.
JOEL PACKER QUINTET
JOESEPI
JOEY CAPE
JOHN BELLOWS
JOHN BLU
JOHN CONDRON
John Condron is a Philadelphia born singer-songwriter, musician, & producer who currently makes his home in the Chicago-land area. The former front man for the power quartet “the benefit” has been spending much of his time lately focusing on solo performances highlighting songs from his new disc “…If Any or at All” , released on the Flipside Works label on 9/1/2012 as well as material from his four previous studio albums. John shares his time these days between performing & producing works for other artists,including, most recently a full length studio recording for multi platinum Irish singer songwriter Mickey Harte(released 9/14/2012 on Swerve Records). John is proudly endorsed by the Chicago based Hanson Guitar Co.(Lakland basses). He tours & performs regularly with a number of acts as a support musician & has written & arranged music for dance performance companies(TIDC)& performance poets(EM-press; Sourcebooks) as well as independent T.V. & film projects.Over the years John has shared the bill w/ many major label & independent acts from varying walks of life including guitar legend Adrian Belew, bluesman Kenny Wayne Shepherd, singer songwriter Duncan Sheik, & Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Lovin’ Spoonful, & Irish legends Finbar Furey & Francie Conway to name a few, in addition, he is one of only three American artists to have performed a set as part of Francie Conway’s Troubadour Club. John has spent the majority of the past year touring in support of the new material across the U.S. & Europe, returning, just recently, at the end of September from a whirlwind tour of Ireland, highlighted by a performance at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. John’s new live project “The Old Gang Orchestra” made it’s debut in December to impressive reviews & will play a major role in the 2013 schedule!
JOHN FARRELL
JOHN NOLAN
JOHN PETTY & ALL GOOD THINGS
JOHN THE SAVAGE
JOHN WALSH
JOHNATHAN BASS QUINTET
JOHNNY B. MOORE
JOHNNY BODACIOUS AND THE BAD ATTITUDES
JOHNNYCOMESLATE
JohnnyComesLate was formed in 2006 by vocalist/guitarist Janusz “Johnny” Klonowski and bassist Tadek “Tajahlay” Majewski.Searching for a unique sound in music they tried to achieve it with a combination of inspiration and experience. Johnny has collaborated with many famous Polish musicians including cold wave master and EMI recording artist Robert Gawlinski of Wilki.Along with Bobi Peru he was also a founder of Novo del Arte.Tajahlay developed his style by playing reggae in the legendary Immanuel.Together they started rehearsing and composing in a practice space on the Chicago’s west side joined by trumpeter Johann”Kokos”Janoschka.They invited Jarek “Jerry” Lukomski over for a jam session. Jerry, who has been drumming for over 25 years with many revered bands and musicians from the eastern block, brought the needed edge to JCL’s music. The line up was established and soon the band recorded their first EP-“American Dreams”. Johann Janoschka then leave the band in fall of 2008. In 2009 the band admitted another vocalist,Anna “Toyah” Tarnowska, who gained experience by collaborating with numerous musicians back in Europe, and then singing in several projects in the Chicago land area.Explosive energy and a huge range of her voice become very important features of JCL music.At the turn of 2011 Toyah leaves JCL and band start to reinvent its sound. A new member- Andrzej Balawender adds more color to the mix.As of today JohnnyComesLate has four members,Toyah on vocal, Johnny on guitar and vocal,Tajahlay on bass, and Jerry on drums.The band collaborates with many outstanding Chicago musicians such as trumpet player Corey Wilkes or producer/keyboardist Adub.JCL experiments with various genres and eras, getting inspiration from the early 70’s rock to 80’s new wave and turn of century Electronica. They mix punk rock energy with harmonies of modern jazz. You can see them play in venues throughout Chicago, in places like Reggies, Cafe Lura, Rockbox, Double Door and Martyrs
JOHNNY DEPTH
JOHNNY LOVE
JOHNNY MURDER & THE 25 TO LIFE
Hailing from the Southside of Chicago, Johnny Murder & the 25 to Life have been bangin’ out shows all over the country since 2006. With songs soaked in evil oozing reverb and lyrics, they’ve created an incredibly dynamic sound that keeps people on their feet and blood-thirsty for more! Johnny Murder’s unique brand of Psychobilly takes bites out of many different genres and rolls them all into one rockin’ and wreckin’ good time!
JOHNNY NOBODY
JOHNNY PERONA & THE FAQUE BROTHERS
JOHNNY REV
JOHNNY ROGER
Influenced by surf, metal and psychedelia, Johnny Roger takes cues from all three, mixes ’em up, and arrives at a sound that pays homage to each, but doesn’t sound like any of them. Fueled on beer, car exhaust and horror and martial arts films, they write songs that hit on just the right mix of power and melody. Armed with attitude, talent and twin-reverb amps, they’ll soon bring the rock to a venue near you.
JOHNNY VOMIT
Since Johnny Vomit’s inception in December of 1986, the band has created quite a name for itself with its patented brand of musical mayhem. Hailing from Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs, Johnny Vomit has attained cult-like status through numerous frenzied live gigs, one-of-a-kind drunken blowouts, and a 1989 demo that unleashed the band throughout the underground.
Influenced by mid-80’s speed metal, hardcore and punk rock, the band was formed by John and Roman while attending Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. John took the name Johnny (from his high school screw around band John Doe) and Roman contributed the name Vomit (from his high school project Vomit) to arrive with the moniker Johnny Vomit. Venom, Discharge, D.R.I., Black Flag, Meatmen and the Mentors are cited as the bands’s early influences.
JOHNSON’S CROSSROAD
JAN KING & MEDICINE BALL
JANETKNOWS
JANUS
JARED BARTMAN
JARED GRABB
JARVIS
JASCHA
JASON AND THE PUNKNECKS
JASON KLUSS
JAVELINAS
JAY REATARD
JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND
JD WESTMORELAND
Jonathan “JDP” Pratt’s energetic-vocals, backed by genre-fuse electro-pop and hip-hop rhythms, will amp up any audience.
In 2009, JDP released his first mixtape entitled “Air Raid”, sponsored by Los Angeles based clothing company IM King. The project featured hip hop sensation Adam Tensta, local favorites YP and Big Homie Doe as well as professional skateboarder Terry “T.K.” Kennedy. The project’s lead single “Release” was featured in URB Magazine which led to JDP inclusion in URB’s annual Next 100 alongside Drake, Asher Roth and Freddie Gibbs. JDP’s second single, “Styrofoam Cups” garnered a lot of buzz after it was featured on Chicago’s #1 Hip Hop radio station, WGCI.
JDP’s current project is entitled “Purple”, an ode to the highs and lows of the life of an artist. With the addition of his live band, The Smoking Section, JDP continues to take both himself and his music to higher places.
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