The Gutter Ghouls Live at Brauerhouse in Lombard IL on 08-30-2014

Psychobilly, rockabilly, murderbilly — call it what you want, but there’s something fundamentally cool about a punk band that uses an upright bass. It’s as if different eras are meshing. Of course, much of the early rebel music, be it blues or bluegrass, used an upright; somewhere along the way the instrument got forgotten. That bands like our own Gutter Ghouls, as well as classic psychobilly groups like the Meteors and Demented Are Go, drag the upright bass back and shove it in our faces is glorious.

The Wanton Looks are a rock-tastic pop-gasm hailing from Chicago, IL. Their music consists of catchy riffs, deep-rooted harmonies, fuzz-tone chords and thumping beats that packs a punch and leaves you begging for more.

Traci Trouble's bass and vocals are electrifying. Her all-out balls-to-the-wall stage presence is fueled by Meg Thomas' animalesque explosion on the drums. Inga Olson wields her guitar like a sharp knife cutting up infectious leads, and completes this punk-rock-fueledpower trio. Their chemistry and passion are exhilarating on stage, and their love of music and dedication to the rock gods of days past is exciting and contagious. They will break your face and your heart.

“Bad-girl harmonies (think Shangri-La’s) meet fuzzed-up guitar and relentless tempos. Sure it’s been done countless times before, but when it’s done well – with fizzy hooks and towering sing-along choruses – who can complain? ... Bassist Traci Trouble, drummer Meg Thomas and guitarist Inga Olson simply bring the rock.”
- Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune

“Songs like “Worst Side of Me” and “Demons” combine the snarly, cocksure aggression of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts with Buzzcocks-a-riffic guitar solos and a surplus of well-placed vocal hooks.”
- Brian Costello, Chicago Reader

Website: www.wantonlooks.com/

Brutally Frank was formed in a dirty basement with a borrowed drum set and a gallon of wine on March 9, 2002. We play rock and roll. If you dig us tell a friend, if you don't...fuck off.

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Two and a half years ago, Larry Kaster returned from a stint in Nashville to his native Iowa, ready to start a band. He had few parameters for his vision, save for a stipulation that they play rock and roll; and so he beat down the barstools of Des Moines’ East side in the same manner Johnny Cash went door to door, once upon a long time ago, peddling wares. It wasn’t long before he met Gene Senn, a mechanic with dust on his boots who enjoys cheap bear and biker bars, and the project now known as Rumble Seat Riot was born.

The “rumble seat” is an attachment to pre-WWII automobiles, that usually hinged out from the rear deck and over the rear tires. Thus, the person riding there was left unprotected from the elements, and experienced every shock of rubber on bumps in the road. But as the danger zone is always an apt place to party – such is the name apt for the band, who consider their themes to be: hot rods, lost women, and cheap beer.

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“Soda used to light up the frets in the kinetic pop punk band Wax, and among the many other members are more than a few seasoned hardcore punks. Theirs is the twilight world of dirt roads and mysterious groves of trees and the open prairie full of strangers on the outskirts of town. It's dusty and greasy, tender and cold-hearted all at once. "Lakeshore" is a sad-eyed waltz, a goodbye letter from a man who just can't be bothered to try anymore. "Christine" features some plucked and reverbed guitar and shuffling rhythms and some crazy blowing on a mic'd harmonica. These 10 tracks are all vignettes of American gothic, stories of the cold landscape of the great empty spaces, played by a fantastically crowded band. On slower numbers, like "Sinnerman" the multitude of musicians create their own thread in the tapestry of the song. Far from playing all over each other, they open up the space in the music." ”
-review by www.culturebunker.com, www.culturebunker.com

“A dark, mystical air hangs thick as a hot night on the bayou when Soda and His Million Piece Band convene. And with echoes of Dr. John's Cajun honky-tonk and Nick Cave's raw tales of woeful life and love, the band's self-titled debut could serve as a dusty, horn-and-mandolin-filled soundtrack to "Carnivale." That it comes as a brainchild of Soda -- former guitarist of the mid-'90s MTV flash Wax, a band best known for its Spike Jonze-directed video of a guy on fire running -- could come as a surprise.”
— Frank Farrar, Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif.

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Here are the THE WORLD FAMOUS KRANK DADDIES, a Chicago based band always ready and willing to RIP IT UP!! After thousands of shows people have labeled The Krank Daddies music as Raw Rippin Rock n Roll. The KRANK DADDIES deliver a high impact live performance which always leaves the audience screaming for more. Fronted by Chops McClintock, a greasy gritty rock and roll legend, THE KRANK DADDIES rip through their live sets with a "Johnny Cash went to Hell and punched the devil in his balls" vibe. HiTops Farrelli hits the stage with his upright bass pounding out the rhythm like a Brooklyn Brawler. The Krank Daddies have toured the continental USA extensively and have shared the bill with some of the music industry's most renowned rock artists such as Motorhead, The Reverend Horton Heat, Rob Zombie, Social Distortion and more. THE KRANK DADDIES Have independently released two albums and are currently securing a world renowned producer for their 3rd release. This band has received rave reviews and is on the cusp of conquering the world!

Website: www.thekrankdaddies.com

Dark, and haunting Punk Folk Blues best describe Mikey Classic & His Lonesome Spur. The music is stripped and raw, a kick drum, fierce growling vocals, with acoustic guitar and banjo rolls behind it. Frontman of The Goddamn Gallows, Mikey Classic, is currently working on his first solo release, with Farmageddon Records due out in late Spring of 2013. Mikey performs live frequently in Chicago, his home base, when he isn't on tour with The Goddamn Gallows.

Website: www.farmageddonrecords.com/mikeyclassic.html

Tawdry [taw-dree]
1. adjective (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.

Founded by Chicago musicians Mark Manzo and Mike Quiroz — two punk-turned rockabilly music veterans who were mutual fans of surf music, tin robots and female-fronted rock bands — The Tawdry Hepburns were born from upright bass, vintage drums and the desire to perform modern music that blended (and bended) popular genres.

Capitalizing on years of experience performing from Chicago bars to outdoor fests to smoky Vegas hotels, the duo set about searching for fresh blood. Enter Danielle Knorrek, former Dirty Heels vocalist and lover of all things echo. Bringing soul, grit and conviction to everything she touches — be it surfy pop to dreamy ballads to full-on punk shouters. Completing the lineup is guitarist Dave Carriel, whose left-handed six string voodoo barrages the senses with with fuzz, distortion, tremolo and twang.

The result: The Tawdry Hepburns — named for the nature of its sound — and its must-be-fate formation on Audrey Hepburn's 85th birthday. Inspired by (and paying tribute to) bands from both shores and across the pond whose shoes it would be nearly impossible to fill, The Tawdry Hepburns are kicking things up on their own across the Midwest and beyond: be it in Creepers, go-go boots, flip flops, Chuck Taylors or a favorite pair of steel-toed Doc Martins.

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There once was a girl who loved Rock and Roll
And Swing, and Rhythm and Blues, and Soul
She never set for the woods to bring Nana her shortbread
Lil' Red brandished her axe and went Wolf hunting instead.
She snagged her some Hell-Hounds and saw they could jive
Now rev up your engines, come see them play live.

My!! what a stomping beat they have!
...The better to make you shake your thang.

My!! What a rippin' sound they have!
...The better to help you tear it up.

My!! What big teeth they have!
...The better to eat you with.

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