The Dirty Rooks

I really don't post things about others that often, but these guys are the exception. The Dirty Rooks are a mind blowing band with some amazing songs. You have to check them out. I got there first cd a while back and its still in my top play list and in constant rotation on my iTouch.

Check them out here: www.myspace.com/dirtyrooks, they have an upcoming show next month

May 17 at 9:00pm at Martyr's3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60613.

A review printed in NewCity Chicago by Tom Lynch

Chicago's boozy, seventies-rock-and blues-inspired band The Dirty Rooks burrow themselves underneath your nails, along with the dirt and scum and filth of the city streets. And they're good. The group's self-titled record, self-released, doesn't (expletive deleted) around--one song even starts with the sentiment, "I was born on the day my mama died." There's a lot of whiskey in that lyric. The slow, moody "Tell Me Something" should quiet even the rowdiest bar room. Even the acoustic-based "Little Queen"--with its subsequent blues-country harmonica--works nicely. Other than with Velcro Lewis and His 100 Proof Band, rock 'n' roll hasn't been this drunk in a while.