West Town Recording is very proud to announce the debut of The Jordan Years and Schadenfreudes joint project “The City That Works”.
Think Jimmy Fallen and the Roots but set in a Chicago bar. Works for me!
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WHAT: Schadenfreude, Chicago’s long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, is back on stage at the Gallery Cabaret. The new show, entitled “The City That Works,” is a result of a unique collaboration with the soul/hip-hop band ‘The Jordan Years.” The show will feature sketches, songs and stand-up comedy performed by ensemble members Kate James, Justin Kaufmann, Sandy Marshall, Stephen Schmidt and Adam Witt. Tickets are $10 at the door. Details are available at www.schadenfreude.net.
City that Works: April 10th, 2010 at 9pm. Gallery Cabaret (2020 N. Oakley St, Chicago) $10. Free buffet.
Sorry for the late notice, but The Jordan Years have a show this Friday. We have been in the studio working on a bunch of new material that we will debut for you at The Kinetic Playground in Uptown this Friday night, March 26, 2010.
It’s exciting to be playing a regular Jordan Years show after so many “special shows” (Dre Day, NYE, Vinyl Record release). But there is no such thing as a “regular Jordan Years show” because we will be breaking out a ton of new music for you, including some new compositions by our drummer, Joe Dorenbos. We also have a new Roger tune, and one written by Wes and the group.
If you haven’t been to The Kinetic Playground before, you should really check it out. It’s a re-opening of the psychedelic rock club that hosted famous bands in the 60’s and 70’s. Back in the day, musicians such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane and more played at Kinetic Playground… The interior design of the club is very cool. Definitely a fun space to check out live music.
Friday, March 26th – 9:00 start; The Jordan Years @ 11:30 pm / $10 cover
1113 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago 60640 – directions
“Tight-stepping soul from the Chicago scene — a surprisingly great bit of blue-eyed work from The Jordan Years, fronted by lead singer Wes Restless! Pitched the wrong way, the group might be a bar band gone wrong — but there’s a really solid feel to this record, one that grabs you right away with the tight keyboard lines at the start, then really gets sent home by Restless’ surprisingly strong vocal approach! Horns top things out nicely, and the single’s in a space somewhere between late 60s Memphis crossover, and the SF Fillmore scene.”
Jeff Min and Centerstage Chicago did a nice interview with The Jordan Years. Check it out here. The funky five-piece discusses hotties, fat analog sounds and spending time in the ‘spliff-bunker.’
Ain’t No Fun by The Jordan Years by Wes Restless
Wes Restless and The Jordan Years bring you an exclusive remake of the Snoop Dogg classic, “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)”. The track is from the classic 1993 album DoggyStyle, produced by Dr. Dre. The Jordan Years are offering this free release to promote their “Dre Day” show at DarkRoom on Feb 19th, 2010 hosted by Rhymesayers’ Psalm One.
Guest emcee, Ill Legit hops on board to play the role of Kurupt, with Wes doing double duty as Nate and Snoop. The regular cast of TJY provides the hot instrumental track, mixed by Wes and Mike A..
More info about the Dre Day show after the jump. Bow Wow Wow…
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The Jordan Years will be performing at the New Years Eve 2010 Extravaganza at Black Gate Studios in Wicker Park. You can RSVP to this private event now.
There is a huge lineup for this show of amazing DJ’s, emcee’s and bands. The Jordan Years are the featured act performing from 11pm until 1am (with a short midnight break). Anyone that saw The Jordan Years show at Black Gate in June will remember what a killer time we had.
Don’t miss it! It’s our last show of 2009 and our first show of 2010.
Celebrate with us as we ring in the new year with some amazing performers.
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