Live from WZRD Chicago

Coming all the way from Great Britain to the purple mountains majesty of WZRD Chicago, Chips For The Poor fills yer ears with their gleefully demented shrieks and yelps atop steady catchy thumpin bass, an infectious drum machine, and noisy dual-attack guitars that help add a squirm to yer dance step. “…skronky piss-taking racket-makers Chips for the Poor […] at times recall the austerity of Wire crossed with the primitive devil-may-care chaos of the Fall.” — Time Out Chicago, March 2011 [3/10/11] www.facebook.com/ChipsForThePoor www.chipsforthepoor.com/ http://wzrdchicago.org

WZRD Chicago welcomes Swing Hakim (formerly Doctor Swing) to the studio. Never has a band composed of doctorate-wielding Chicago-area higher education faculty members playing Gypsy Jazz, blues, classical Arabic music, Klezmer, and balkan influenced tunes jammed so hard. Check it out if you dig music along the lines of Django Reinhart, Abe Shwartz, The Polkaholics, Gogol Bordello or anything in between! [5/5/11] http://doctorswing.net/ http://swinghakim.bandcamp.com http://wzrdchicago.org

Chicago's House Sounds bring their often noisy, angular garage rock to the WZRD studio but throw in some groovin rhythms and peculiar melodies as well! http://housesounds.muxtape.com/ http://wzrdchicago.org

"Voice Of Addiction takes on the attitude the the punk rock revolution instilled in us, but infuses it with ska breakdowns. Sometimes described as a "unique refreshing slant to the rock world." Voice Of Addiction's members put their distinct personalities and experiences into the instruments they play and the music they write. V.O.A.'s music has an immense presence that builds tension and releases it at the most opportune times." www.myspace.com/voiceofaddiction http://wzrdchicago.org

Al Scorch’s Country Soul Ensemble helped put on a wild hootenanny at WZRD’s Thursday Night Live on April 1st. Fast, sloppy, high energy banjo, drums, and wild punk yelps, and heartfelt wails filled the studio as Al Scorch’s Country Soul Ensemble rock and roll the night with raucous, melodies, old-time tunes, pub chants, and words that don’t leave you with much choice but to sing along and shake a leg. http://www.myspace.com/alplaysbanjo http://wzrdchicago.org [4/1/10]

Morbid Obesity! Chicago Grind/Powerviolence/Thrash served raw to you by WZRD! They have this to say: "WE LIKE TO SMOKE WEED EAT, MAKE POWERVIOLENCE AND GRIND ALL DAY BABYCAKES" And that's all that needs to be said. http://www.myspace.com/morbidobesityspbf http://wzrdchicago.org [Thursday Night Live 2/11/210]

What do you get when you mix the upbeats of ska, the anthems of punk, and the speed of metal? Waste Basket! And they're coming to you straight from WZRD Chicago! http://myspace.com/wastebasket http://wzrdchicago.org [3/25/10]

Ether Feather (Dylan Ryan and Jeremiah Chiu of Icy Demons) let out a long, synthy exhale of ambient soundscapes, vocal and percussive experimentation, and variety of quality ear ticklers. Icy Demons - www.myspace.com/icydemons WZRD Chicago - http://wzrdchicago.org [March 11, 2010]

Kiddy Korral Jug Band took a phonographic timewarp from the pre-internet era to broadcast some musical mischief straight through the fm airwaves and by cable directly to you from the studio of WZRD Chicago. A rag-tag group of hobo clowns, circus freaks, and the devil himself, complete with a washboard, gutbucket, homemade percussion, and several other wacky sounds, bring you both uppity and bluesy tunes from the past along with wild originals. Kiddy Korral Jugband - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2ylvgx9r5U WZRD Chicago - http://wzrdchicago.org [Jan 28, 2010]