Mannequin Men

Chicago’s Mannequin Males created in 2003 and had been in short order hailed by Windy Town fans among the, otherwise the, loudest & most belligerent from the bands around, one certain to outdrink the masses on the nightly basis. Rave critiques of their extreme gigs from region magazines and every week newspapers appeared to confirm the idea — Mannequin Males liked their rock and roll & move reckless, uncooked, and beneath the influence. Made up of business lead vocalist and guitarist Kevin Richard, guitarist Ethan d’Ercole (who also takes on in Chicago avant funk take action the Watchers), bassist Rick Berger, and drummer Seth Bohn, the people appeared to musical forebears just like the Stooges, Rolling Rocks, Television, as well as the Meats Puppets to combine their very own gnarly and loud proto-punk cocktail ideal for the garage area. Mannequin Men’s self-released debut, Showbiz Witch, was documented live in only one trip to their loft studio room around, and prior to the dirt had even resolved throughout the album’s discharge, the guys had taken to writing even more brand-new songs. There is something of the glam rock and roll swagger put into supplement the Men’s normal rough sides, and after debuting lots of the brand-new music live, Mannequin Guys brought them jointly to eventually comprise the group’s sophomore record (and initial for regional imprint Flameshovel Information), Fresh new Rot, that was released in Sept 2007. By the next spring, Berger acquired produced an amicable divide with the group to project into marriage, and brand-new bassist Mls Raymer had taken his place for a complete slate of displays.