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Led by former Mighty Blue Kings bassist Jimmy Sutton, the Four Charms enjoy retro leap blues and golf swing that sources such late-’40s and ’50s icons as Tiny Grimes and Jimmy Preston. Recruited by Sutton more than a year-and-a-half period, the music group features guitarist/vocalist Joel Paterson, saxophonist Jonathan Doyle, …

Chicago-based children’s act Wee Hairy Beasties contain Mekons users Jon Langford (billed as “Cyril the Karaoke Squirrel”) and Sally Timms (“Monkey Dual Dippey”), singer/songwriter Kelly Hogan (“Marjorie the Singing Bee”), as well as the acoustic blues trio Devil inside a Woodpile (Rick “Cookin'” Sherry, Joel Paterson, and Tom Ray). Based …

Chicago-based origins guitarist/vocalist Joel Paterson performs jazz, blues, nation, and swing music along with his personal group in addition to such additional Chi-town artists because the 4 Charms, Nick Willet, as well as the Barclay 3. He released his debut acoustic nation blues recording, Down in the Depot, on Ventrella …

Chicago’s Devil within a Woodpile has their very own brash country-rock, layering it with ragtime, sultry jazz, plus some nasty blues to create roots rock and roll an ever-changing genre in music. The earnest music group — frontman/multi-instrumentalist Rick “Cookin” Sherry, metal guitarist Paul K., and bassist Tom Ray — …