CRC Fest-Makes best of 2011 Chicago Concerts

CRC Fest 2011 Edition made the Top Ten Chicago shows

Press is coming in for the CRC Fest!

CRC Fest featured in several Chicago music blogs!

CRC 3rd Annual Festival Announced

3rd Annual Chicago Roots Collective Festival Announced!

Chicago Roots Collective Festival (Over 75 Musicians in 2 nights!)

Chicago Roots Collective Festival (Over 75 Musicians in 2 nights!)
CHICAGO ROOTS COLLECTIVE FESTIVAL 2010 at ELBO ROOM (2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL)
We will feature over 75 local Chicago musicians in 2 nights! A true community and collective experience of music and art!
$2 OLD STYLE ALL WEEKEND LONG! Thank you Old Style!
All T-Shirt Sales will [...]

Live Music at Double Door: The Giving Tree Band, The Shams Band, Todd Kessler and the New Folk, The Future Laureates

CRC and Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival Present:
The Giving Tree Band, The Shams Band,
Todd Kessler and the New Folk, The Future Laureates
Live Music at DOUBLE DOOR
 
 
 
 

CRC on SonicBids.com: The Benefits of an Artist Collective

 
The Benefits of an Artist Collective
by Tess Cychosz in Marketing & Networking

Thanks to our Sonicbids member, Danny Surico of The Future Laureates, for sharing this experience with us!
Often times as independent musicians, we’re faced with barriers which can inhibit us from booking gigs.  As an individual band, we can send dozens of emails to a booking agent, and [...]

The Shams Band endures snowstorm to perform at Bear’s

The Shams Band received a strong audience response. From song one, the crowd was on its feet, shouting and dancing until the show’s end.

“The show was really fun,” junior Kaylee Spivey said. “It was really high energy.” The Shams Band enjoyed interacting with its audience by announcing multiple birthday wishes and encouraging audience members to get out of the seats and party. Many audience members were singing along, including senior Liz Keeney, who said she has followed frontman Donnie Biggins’ work for years. “I’ve seen them play 16 different times,” Keeney said. “This one was really good. It was an intimate, relaxed venue that really worked well for them.”