Blues/ R+B
Classical
Folk
Funk
Gothic/Industrial
House/ Dance/ Techno
Jazz
Rock
Ska
New Age/ World

CHICAGO FOLK

Eric Lugosch
A National Guitar Fingerpicking Champion, Lugosch is
in a class by himself, playing originals and traditional
standards in his unique guitar-picking style.

CHICAGO FUNK

Chubby Nothin' and the Bone
We fuse funk, blues, rock and soul into a new
sound that all ages creeds and levels of insanity
will appreciate.

Funky Butt Drum Club
funk with a blend of jazz fusion

The Lovely Trees
acid-jazz funk band from Chicago

CHICAGO ROCK

Al Rose & The Transcendos
Rose draws his influences from every musical style to create
music uniquely his own. Some of the most original songs
you've never heard!

Bigalow
Groove Oriented Rock from the eccentric school. Influences include
Jane's Addiction, Thelonious Monk, Legendary Pink Dots, etc......

Bucky Halker & The Complete Unknowns
A renaissance man with a Ph.D in American History, Bucky
writes great songs uniquely American and timeless. Also played
with Chicago's gumbo-roots band The Remainders!

Dean Goldstein & Coin
An Americana singer/songwriter makes his debut with "Liberty,"
all-original songs crafted by a unique singer/songwriter

Enola Grey

The Good
Chicago quintet that plays great rock n roll with incisive, funny,
and thoughtful lyrics. Blazing guitars and vocals, ta boot!

James Young Group
Guitarist from Styx with his own solo group on indie
Absolute Records! Also available, two previous JY solo CDs

Joel Frankel
Two original, highly contagious children's albums, plus one CD
of "adult" songs. This quirky singer/songwriter has fun, no
matter what the age of his listeners!

Lava Sutra
Britglampoprock at its finest. "Hard and Heavy (with Marshmallow)"
is an album no lover of rock should be without!

Lovehogs
guitar rock with great harmonies

Middle 8
Great vocal harmonies, intelligent lyrics, irresistable
pop/rock hooks and melodies: you've gotta listen to this
band with a future!

The Moviegoers
Flippy, baby. Real flippy.

MysteryDriver
Roadhouse roots rock, with the indelible stamp of
Steve Gerlach's fiiiiine guitar playin'.

Paraquat

Phantom Helmsmen
A power trio to be reckoned with. You've never heard
such rock'n'roll come out of three guys before.
CD: "lessons worth learning"

Queenie Chalcedony
Female singer-songwriter who plays piano & guitar.
An ethereal hyrid of classicism and pop

Ralph Covert & The Bad Examples
A mainstay of Chicago's pop/rock scene, brilliant lyrics,
beautiful harmonies, and powerful rock musicianship
are the trademarks of this band!

The Slugs
Chicago power-pop faves, The Slugs...

Smokehouse Allstars
Quintet playing high powered blyuegrass & contemporary
acoustic (Dead, Dylan, originals)

Soulvitamins
Funky, loud, rockin' good times are all you get with this
threesome! Ain't that enough?

Spelunkers
Self-proclaimed practitioners of "crop rock," this power trio
features the groundbreaking sounds of Tommy O'Donnell on
guitar, plus two other former Something Brothers members!

Tommy Shaw
Guitarist from Styx has two solo CDs on indie label Absolute
Records, "What If" and "Girls With Guns."

Verbow (featuring Jason & Alison)
Before they were Verbow, they were Whitehouse indie artists
Jason & Alison. See how much damage one acoustic guitar
and a cello can do to your sonic mindscape.

CHICAGO SKA

4th Grade Hero
Punk, Ska, Emo, Hardcore,Fun, Fast

Hot Stove Jimmy
8 piece ska-core band with powerful rhythm section
and blazing horns. Guaranted to make you want
to move your feet.