THE MISSION: Spending six homeless months in rural Asia gives a man a lot to think about. Brett Newski wandered Bangkok to Hong Kong to the Philippines and everywhere in between before moving to Saigon, Vietnam on a whim. Here Brett Newski & the Corruption was formed with drummer Mean Matt Green (Great Britain), & bassist Jeffro Gantner (Saskatoon, Canada). The band remains based in Saigon, but tours internationally whenever humanly possible.

Hailing from Chicago, IL, Shady Grady & The Nobodies (SGN) play a uniquely diverse brand of funk, blues, and rock. Beginning in a high school band room, guitarist Bill Grady, keyboardist Jack Weisenberger, and drummer Jimmy Walsh would jam late into the night after their high school jazz band rehearsals. After years of improvising in the blues and jazz styles, the three enlisted funk bassist Mike Palma to join them. Their newfound blue-funk sound gave birth to Shady Grady & The Nobodies, the newest and funkiest member of the Chicago music scene.

Local Chicago band, The Jesters, have been playing the Chicago scene for nearly 20 years. With a heavy dose of showmanship, The Jesters mix funk rock, ska, swing and a bit of insanity into a high-energy, action packed show. Don’t bother pulling up a chair…you’ll be too busy dancing!

WWMR comes from the heartland of America, otherwise known as Missouri. Bringing their own brand of blues/rock, it is a show that you will not soon forget