Album Notes

This CD features alternative, jazzy and instrumental versions of six popular R&B songs! Recorded at Elmhurst College in Chicago, IL at the Gretsch Recording Studio in 2010 and 2011. The Windy City Rev Ups perform popular music that is guaranteed to get rock clubs rockin', blues rooms smokin' and dance floors hoppin'. Their music captures the characteristic up beat R&B sound of the band's home town of Chicago fused with traditional hard hitting guitar driven rock n' roll. Since their very first performance they begin creating music that is soulful, in the moment and spontaneous. The band has been performing together as an ensemble of professional musicians for over 10 years, this deep-down tightness comes bursting out at their live performances. Their credentials include 1,000's of performances at 100's of Chicago night club venues that include Chicago House of Blues, Taste of Chicago, Chicago Blues Festival, US Cellular Field, Soldier Field Stadium and Chicago Rock n' Roll 1/2 Marathon! Performances highlight the blue eyed singers soulful voice and they have some serious guitar chops combined with bluesy harmonica playing and authentic Hammond B3 organ & Leslie speaker tone.