BOURBON 'N BRASS SPEAKEASY: LIVE BLUES WITH WINDY CITY REV UPS

STYLE OF MUSIC - The Windy City Rev Ups perform revved up rock n' blues, a mixed of original songs, classic blues standards and rock n' roll anthems. Their music captures the characteristic sound of Chicago style blues fused with traditional hard hitting guitar driven Rock n' Roll. The Windy City Rev Ups live performances get rock clubs rocking, blues rooms smoking and dance floors hopping. CREDENTIALS - The Windy City Rev Ups have been performing for over 15 years and their experience includes 1,000's of live shows, plus 9 CD releases which have earned the band numerous Chicago area music and media awards including Best Local CD Release, Best Blues Band and Best R&B Band. The band has been performing for 10 years at House of Blues Chicago, over 250 shows and has appeared multiple times at Chicago Blues Festival, the worlds largest free blues festival and Taste of Chicago, one of the largest events in the Midwest. The band has also appeared in over 200 Chicago area special events, casino's and night clubs including Soldier Field Stadium, US Cellular Field, Rock n' Roll Half Marathon, Arcada Theatre, Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom, Hollywood Casino, Blue Chip Casino, Frankie's Blue Room, Underground Wonder Bar, Viper Alley, Bourbon Street, Harlem Ave Lounge, Blarney Island, River Roast, Smoke Daddy and at concert series in Glenview Town Center, Richton Park, St. Charles, Naperville, Montgomery, Aurora and many more. The semi acoustic duo and trio version of the band, often times referred to as the Windy City Duo has performed for many years on monthly rotation at House of Blues Chicago, Joe's on Weed Street, World of Beer, Weber Grill, Beer House Chicago, Bar Louie and many more popular venues. The band has opened for and shared the stage with many well known musicians that include the Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws, Joe Bonamassa, Wishbone Ash, Nighthawks, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Larry McCray, Jimmy Burns, Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson, Anthony Gomes and many more. FAR BEYOND ORDINARY - The band is fronted by the sole official member "Rev", a triple threat on vocals, harmonica and guitar. The band's line up includes long time members and Chicago area professional musicians. The band's tight rhythm section is deep in the blues and fueled by rock n' roll energy that is complemented by the front-man's bluesy voice and soulful harmonica playing combined with full throttle guitars, saxophone, piano and classic Hammond organ tone. GREAT SONGS - The Windy City Rev Ups music is well suited for music lovers of all generations! Depending on the type of venue or event they take requests and perform 100's of popular blues, rock and R&B songs. The band knows how to crowd build and get all types of audiences dancing and having fun. CD COLLECTION & MP3 DOWNLOADS - A total of 9 CD releases and 100's of Mp3's are available at live shows and on-line. The bands studio and live recordings feature a mix of original songs and popular cover tunes that sound seasoned and well versed. The most popular songs include the originals Swing Out Chicago, Alley Cat Blues, Red White & Blue and Love Reaction. The live recordings capture the bands full on, yet well-honed stage show. The Windy City Rev Ups music has been featured in the USA and streamed all around the world on Cable TV shows, college radio and live broadcasts on the popular Chicago area radio show Hambone's Blues Party WDCB Radio 90.9 FM. The Windy City Rev Ups music and CD packaging is distributed by CD Baby, the world's largest distributor of independent music and is available on line from CD Baby, iTunes USA, Napster, Zune, Spotify, Rhapsody, Amazon and other major on-line music retailers. Website: Windy City Revs Ups