Rooftop Sessions Chicago

Taking its name from the obvious, Rooftop Sessions Chicago is a local production group seeking to elevate the status of local musicians in and around the Chicago area and beyond.

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The Roarmen About The Roarmen What better way to celebrate another Halloween than by resurrecting some ancient ghosts from the past?

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The Lucky Dutch About The Lucky Dutch The Lucky Dutch combines americana and blues for a seductive rock-driven performance. Nathan Graham and Claire Corriveau’s haunting vocals blend seamlessly with Graham’s guitar solos, making their live performances hard to forget.

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Zapruder Point kicking ass last fall! About Zapruder Point Dan Phillips has been writing and recording as Zapruder Point in Chicago for over a decade.

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Crow Moses

Crow Moses recorded live at WBEZ

About Crow Moses Chicago songwriters walks the line between Indie-Blues & Urban Americana. Borrowing elements of Experimental Folk and broken-down Orchestral music, Crow Moses grew up listening to his father’s obscure folk and roots rock records. With a propensity toward heartbreaking ballads and melodic melodrama, Crow Moses’ songs survive the bite of a Chicago Winter and the soul of a…

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Pat McKillen

Pat McKillen opening up this past summer's High Fidelity Music series in style

About Pat McKillen

A prolific songwriter, McKillen finds joy in every part of the creative process. As the sole producer of his first two albums and latest EP (Stagefright [2011], The Red Headed Enemy [2013], Love Without Me EP [2014]), every song represents a complete cycle of the creative process. Dedicated to creating a sound that reflects the organic nature of his songwriting, McKillen brings…

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Mucca Pazza

Fight off the cold, dreary winter with a treat from last summer, Mucca Pazza!! http://rooftopsessionschicago.com/mucca-pazza/

photos by Allison King About Mucca Pazza

Mucca Pazza was born in a steel mill parking lot along the Chicago river. Combining marching band traditions and street theater experience with rock band sensibilities, Mucca Pazza quickly found a home for its 30-odd members in the thriving Chicago underground music scene. Their eccentric, frenetic visual presence, and genre-bending original compositions…

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Merry Christmas! Check out Communist Daughter from WBEZs High Fidelity Music Series! About Communist Daughter A few years ago John Solomon walked away from music. After a long struggle with addiction and a brief stint in jail he broke up his band and moved to a small town.

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The Lulabelles

The Lulabelles continue our concert series with WBEZ from this past summer. rooftopsessionschicago.com/the-lulabelles/

We here at RSC were excited to get to work with The Lulabelles as part of our 2014 High Fidelity summer concert series with WBEZ.  That night the Chicago Public Media’s Navy Pier terrace hosted Pat McKillan, The One Two Three, Communist Daughter, and this incredible band.  Big thanks go out to meetingAV for providing PA and Goose Island brewery for sponsoring  the event.

About The Lulabelles

The…

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Will Phalen

Will Phalen rocks it live on the @WBEZ High Fidelity terrace http://rooftopsessionschicago.com/will-phalen/

About Will Phalen

For Will Phalen, it’s about writing songs with depth and feeling. But Phalen doesn’t stop there. He takes his lyrics and his melodies and surrounds them with textures and sounds that move the music far beyond “the guy with the guitar on the stool”. 

“If you knock on my front door, I’ll let you in. If you’re ringing my doorbell, just ring it again. If you tap on my windowpane, climb…

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Antony and The Tramps

Chicago's explosive Antony and The Tramps live on WBEZ's Navy Pier terrace - rooftopsessionschicago.com/antony-and-the-tramps/

About Antony and The Tramps

“We call it American Gypsy, because it wanders but isn’t lost. Its a tramp, you can’t get lost when you’re in love with where you are.”

Formed in 2011, songwriter/director Antony Ablan began his search for a band–a group of musicians that could handle, with grace, the wildly eclectic and dynamic changes in mood of his writing. “It was several months of working with all…

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Crazy good power-trio, Bailiff, from our WBEZ High Fidelity concert series: http://rooftopsessionschicago.com/bailiff/ About Bailiff When Josh Siegel confided to one of his Berklee professors that he was dropping out to move home and start a band, that professor had one response: “don’t procrastinate.” A Craigslist ad went up immediately upon Siegel’s return to Chicago:

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Beso

Beso from our 4th of July session above the Avondale neighborhood!

About Beso

Beso is a pop project based in Chicago. It is a solo project by Matt Kissinger, currently going through a rock phase. He uses his melody driven music and sharp vocals to drive the songs. Maybe his next songs will be chill, maybe not. Who knows?

Just imagined and created in the fall of 2013, Beso plans on performing with a band live, and releasing a full-length album soon.

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Jared Bartman

Spring with RSC! Check out our outing with special thanks to @glidegear – Jared Bartman http://rooftopsessionschicago.com/jared-bartman/

About Jared Bartman

Jared Bartman is a songwriter, composer, and bandleader based in Peoria, IL. Merging genres to create a sound that is all his own, Bartman combines indie, American folk, Eastern European, and afro-Cuban music with classical arrangements, occasionally returning to his rock and roll roots. Today, Bartman’s live shows span from solo performances to large ensemble performances…

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We’re digging into our archives for this one. V RO from our 2011 recording on the streets of Chicago!

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Check out our second video from American Wolf performing "Our Weight"

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ANGELINA LUCERO-HUMAN ALARM CLOCK (Rooftop Sessions Chicago)

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American Wolf

Winter's been rough. So we took it indoors for a session with the amazing American Wolf!

About American Wolf

American Wolf is a five-piece indie rock band from Chicago, comprised of strong folk and jazz influences, technical melodies, haunting vocals, and an abundance of atmospheric ambiance. They seek to complement each others’ ideas to create a harmoniously unique, driving, and memorable sound. American Wolf has released two full length albums: Tales of Kamanakera and Myriad, and…

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