COLDCOCK JONES & GINA BLACK

COLDCOCK JONES & THE SHITHAWKS

Coldcock Jones & Lightnin’ Deuce Rooster formed The Buttermilk 5 in Peoria, IL in 1958 when they released their debut album, “Stop, Drop & Boogie.” Their sophomore release, ten years later, “O’ Lord the Things I Done,” flopped because they couldn’t fit enough albums in the trunk of the Zephyr. There may have been another album around that time. The band resurfaced in 1972 or 1973 with a live album recorded in St. Louis. Chuck Berry fought to have production of the album halted, as he found it stupid, but album was pressed and no one bought it. “Live At St. Louis ’72” (or ’73) sold 5 or 6 units before the band’s bass player, LaVel Brown, left the remaining albums at a music venue. Some shithole in Pekin (Illinois, not China). Coldcock and Lightnin’ both worked plenty of solo projects, but with only 8 or 9 blues musicians in Peoria, things moved slowly until they reunited in prison early in 1979. This lead to the creation of Buttermilk 5 Christmas album, “Christmas At Stateville,” which was released for charity in 1980. In Spring of 2006, Coldcock woke up in Chicago. Unable to find a ride back to Peoria, he took residence with Chicago rock band, The Last Vegas, and began recruiting musicians and doing a lot of drugs while watching Canadian television programming. When he found the right drugs and musicians, The Shithawks were hatched… and shit on everything.

Cole DeGenova

COLE DEGENOVA

Somewhere between a soul pop concert, South Side jazz club, slam poetry reading, and punk rock dive bar, lives the music of  COLE DeGENOVA. As a pianist, vocalist, and composer Cole DeGenova has spent most of his life crafting his eclectic artist voice, beginning his career at age 16 as a jazz pianist around his native Chicago. As a bandleader, he started his funky alternative soul group Cole DeGenova and The Peoples Republic at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where he released his first album JUST PEOPLE AGAIN in 2009. A few years later, DeGenova released his second album ANOTHER COUNTRY. Now based in Chicago and Los Angeles, he is both an in demand studio musician as well as a touring performer around the globe. He has worked with Lupe Fiasco, Brett Brennen, Chance the Rapper, Gallant, Latin Grammy winner Lucky Diaz, Meshell N’Degeocello, Paula Cole, James Carter, engineer Eddie Kramer, Hey Champ, Dave Shaw, as well as funk group The Heard and experimental jazz trio Hanging Hearts. DeGenova is also a co-founder and organizer for the Chicago artist collective The Galla. His third album THE RADIO HERO MIXTAPE was released spring of 2015. His song “Hollywood Girl” was chosen as a Finalist in the 2015 American Songwriting Awards.

COLE DEGENOVA & THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC

COLLIDE AND SCOPE

COLUM A

COLUMBIA COLLEGE BANDS

Comasoft

COMASOFT

Comasoft is a pop rock band from Chicago. A lot of keyboards, a lot of jumping around and a LOT of sweet riffs. OUR NEW EP “Ropes on Fire” is done, with the lead single West Town featuring Anthony Bagnara from Makeshift Prodigy as guest vocal. We also tried something completely new this time around and that was to unplug all the machines and play some songs acoustically. You’ll hear 3 songs stripped down on this record, 2 of which might sound familiar to the old school Coma fan. We’re beyond exited to get the ball rolling on this new chapter of Comasoft. 

CHUCK INGLISH AND VIPJ OF THE COOL KIDS DJIING

CITY UNCOMMON

CLAD IN DARKNESS

The inception of Clad in Darkness began in the winter of 1999 for guitarists John Benter and Coy Scottberg. Meeting in high school the two shared a common passion for music in general and metal especially. The idea was always to create epic far reaching soundscapes that transgressed the conventions of metal. Soon after the band would be complete with the addition of ex-Sapphist drummer Brian Rendina, with fellow members Casey Hogan handling the vocals and Chris Shive playing bass.

 

CLAPS

CHICAGO GREEN

The first band to play Reggies. Many of the members are now touring around the world playing stadium shows with various artists. They love Wings, Apple Pie and hate Malort.

CHARLEY KREBS

CHICAGO JUNGLE BOP SYNDICATE

CHICAGO MIKE

In the USA, he’s been called Texas-Sized Mike; In Europe, they know him as Chicago Mike. Mike Beck has been performing for more than fifteen years. Possessing a diverse repertoire of more than 500 songs, Mike has developed a loyal following on two continents. Whether performing solo, with his acoustic duo Big Eyed Beans From Venus, or with his full Electric Beans Rock & Soul Revue, audiences return again and again to enjoy his high-energy live performances.

CHICAGO SOUL UNDERGROUND

Chicago Soul Underground is a new house production group from the city where house began. After networking in a popular Chicago studio Dj Pap and Matthew Kerr meet and began creating music together. In an industry of dance music where producers have no knowledge in formal songwriting, theory, and competent musicianship CSU prides itself on these ideals and necessities for good music. This duo is the perfect musical relationship where Dj Pap is more of the studio sensei with a vast knowledge in all regards to the studio. A few of his amazing attributes to this project is that he is excellent at creating sonic landscapes through synthesizers, programming drums and midi data, a knowledge and history of recording instruments, and his skills with editing and mastering are above average. On the other hand Matthew is the maestro in the group. With formal training in music Matthew records, plays, and creates all of the melodic parts and ideas to these songs. Matthew’s songwriting and performing are always growing and expanding due to his busy schedule as a live performer and music educator. Dj Pap’s partake in the worldwide house community is also very impressive and give CSU a somewhat seniority with labels all across the globe Dj Pap is well known and well respected Dj and producer with the top names in the dance music Industry. The music that CSU creates is saturated with funk, old school house, Motown, blues, and soul. CSU’s music sounds like music that you heard when times were easier, when life was a little slower and people loved more. The music that CSU creates also transcends the average house track being that these two top producers are actually writing songs that can work in any style, yet CSU has an additiction to house music that makes you want to dance and live life to its fullest.

Led Zeppelin 2

LED ZEPPELIN 2

LED ZEPPELIN 2: The Live Experience recreates the sights, sounds, and pure rock & roll euphoria of a prime Led Zeppelin concert. Resplendent in satin and denim, LZ2 delivers the intense, raw energy and dynamics of songs such as Whole Lotta Love, Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir, Dazed and Confused and many more from the entire catalog of Zeppelin studio, live and bootleg recordings.

CHIP THE RIPPER

CHRIS MACCARTHY / PET ROBOT

Pet Robot is made up of:.. Chris MacCarthy – Vocals, Guitar, Treatments.. Ian Bell – Bass, Guitar.. Jeff Belcher – Drums .. ..

Chris MacCarthy is a solo artist from Chicago, IL (native of Grand Forks, ND). …. Chris has frequently played a variety of Chicago’s best clubs such as Subterranean, The Hideout, Uncommon Ground, The Note, Elbo Room, Gunther Murphys, Wise Fools, Lilly’s Bar, Hoghead McDunna’s, Silvies, Red Line Tap, Heartland Cafe, Pint, U.S. Beer Company, The Mutiny, The Big Horse Lounge, The Gallery Caberet, and Phyliss Musical Inn. Chris has also been a featured artist and has performed live on a variety of radio shows including Chicago’s “Fearless Radio”. …. In October 2002 Chris was selected personally by Matt Sweeney (Zwan / Chavez) to perform at the infamous Jack Sweeney Open Mic at the Hideout, sharing the stage with Billy Corgan along with the other members of Zwan, and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick).

CHRIS MURRAY

Chris Murray is a unique force on today’s music scene. He earned a strong reputation as a dynamic performer and gifted songwriter armed only with an acoustic guitar. Life has led Chris down a musical path to the very roots of reggae music. From trading songs on acoustic guitar and singing, to jamming and recording, Chris has served his apprenticeship with the finest musicians associated with the genre. He has collaborated with countless talented musicians from around the globe, and his journeys have taken him throughout the world being inspired and inspiring people’s lives.

CHARM

CHASE