Tag Archives: 1999 in Chicago

Chicago-based singer/guitarist Brian Leach, singer/bassist John Ross, and drummer Tom Curless created an indie pop trio called Life about Mars, and released a self-titled LP about Parasol in nov 1999. Legal actions, however, forced a big change of name to Autoliner, as well as the same record was re-released using …

Originally hailing from Chicago, Fruits Bats featured an ever-changing lineup based across the folk-pop songwriting of bandleader Eric D. Johnson (never to end up being confused using the Eric Johnson from Archers of Loaf or your guitar virtuoso from the same name). Johnson started writing tracks on his four-track in …

Brewer Phillips was one of the most exclusive sidemen in Chicago blues background. His acoustic guitar playing mixed the rhythmic feeling of the Eddie Taylor (an early on years as a child friend and angling buddy) using the stinging business lead work of the Pat Hare. Created on the plantation …

The fast and melodic punk rock and roll sounds of Chicago’s Quite similar recall that of several of their influences, specifically mid-’90s skatepunk acts like Lagwagon, Simply no Use for any Name, and NOFX. Developing in 1999 beneath the initial name of Don’t Appear Down, the people played countless displays …

Another in an extended line of tasks for vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Brian Leach, the energy pop trio Autoliner follows his stints within the last Gentlemen and Sugarbuzz, in addition his debut single recording. Accompanied by bassist John Ross (also previously of Monica’s Period and Vivian Section) and drummer Tom Curless, Leach attemptedto …

The Chicago-based, electronic-tinged contemporary rock group Caviar formed in 1999 from the ashes of Fig Dish. Regardless of the issues the music group had making use of their label, guitarist/vocalist Blake Smith and bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Mike Willison wished to continue producing music together. A vacation towards the U.K. produced them alert …

Chicago indie rock and roll outfit Laying in Expresses came as well as Justin Trombly (bass), Fergus Kaiser (guitar), Ben Clarke (vocals/guitar), Tag Benson (drums), and Jeremy Ohmes (keyboards) in 1999. Streamlining a quirky punk-inspired audio comparable to Drive Like Jehu as well as the Constantines, Laying in Expresses toured …

Using its intelligent, nouveau-feminist lyrics and timely riffery, Elizabeth Elmore’s mid-’90s Champaign, OH, outfit Sarge seemed ever for the verge of breaking through, but could never quite reach the success its critical raves indicate. Elmore dissolved the music group in 1999 to review litigation at Northwestern Rules, but 2 yrs …

Named following the cheaply produced publications that lingered around medicine stores at the start from the century, Cent Dreadful created in Chicago in 1999. Drummer High Circo, guitarist/vocalist John Gidlund, and bassist/vocalist Shaun Sutherland had been still within their early twenties if they created, and utilized their like of mainstream …

There was a period during the later ’70s and early ’80s when Mighty Joe Young was among the leading blues guitarists in Chicago’s budding North side blues circuit. The Louisiana indigenous got his begin not within the Windy Town, however in Milwaukee, where he grew up. He gained a popularity …