Man this week is getting crazy! Dre Day rehearsals the next two nights at WTR, if you’re near North Ave & Humboldt and hear some banging Dre you are close. . . Anyway, this year we are  pleased to announce the special guests sitting in with The Jordan Years. Before I get to all of that though let me give a HUGE shout out to Wes Restless for hand picking all of the guests himself and I could not be more excited, seriously that is not a roll of dimes in my pocket!

Dre Day ’11
The Jordan Years featuring Wes Restless
w/Special Guests:
Gina Bloom
Matlock
Shadow Master MC
Phillip Morris
Robust
Que Billah
Mic Terror
Ill Legit
ADaD
Hollywood Holt
Alo
Just Jay
Greenweedz
Cosmos
Ang13
Wondur
Vitamin D
The Primeridan
Mass Hysteria

See you Friday!

-Mr Andersen

This is one of them occasions where the homies not doing it right. . .

The Jordan Years (with a TON of special guests) are playing a set of Dr Dre tunes this coming Friday February 18, 2011 @ Double Door as part of Dre Day ’11.
Can’t make it to Double Door? That’s alright, our friends at Gigity will be streaming the entire night on their site.

- Mr Andersen

Cause I stay well off now all I get is hate mail all day saying Dre fell off
Cause I been in the lab with a pen and a pad trying to get this damn label off

The Jordan Years (with a TON of special guests) are playing a set of Dr Dre tunes this coming Friday February 18, 2011 @ Double Door as part of Dre Day ’11.
Can’t make it to Double Door? That’s alright, our friends at Gigity will be streaming the entire night on their site.

- Mr Andersen

That’s right, The Jordan Years are off to a slamming start for 2011! The band is finishing up 6 songs at WTR and will be hitting the stage starting New Years at Elbo Room! Be sure to check out some or all of the shows!
Here’s TJY performing their hit “The Winner” live at the West Town Recording Halloween Bash ’10.
The Winner by WestTownRecording

Welcome 2011 by closing out 2010 jamming to The Jordan Years and FATBOOK at Chicago’s Elbo Room, only $60 for presale including OPEN BAR, 2 awesome bands, a DJ, and of course loving the one you’re with. $75 at the door, so be sure to get the presale. Facebook event page here!

Friday January 14, 2011 will be a very special day, The Jordan Years will be performing with the Diplomats of Solid Sound to mark the 8 year anniversary of Chicago’s Darkroom. DOSS have been on my radar for many years now, in fact they got their start in 2001 after releasing their first 7″ single “Bullfrog Boogaloo“. DOSS have been keeping it funky ever since, backing up Chicago soul man Andre Williams for the Pravda Records / Vampisoul release “Aphrodisiac” in May 2006,  and the group has even shared stages with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Robert Walter, Wilco, The New Mastersounds and The James Taylor Quartet. In 2010, DOSS released their “What Goes Around Comes Around” LP on Italian label Record Kicks. This show is going to be amazingly funky!!!

Last year The Jordan Years had the great pleasure of playing house band to Dre Day ’10, an evening of music inspired by Dr Dre. The band were joined by Chicago’s top MCs including Psalm One, Ang 13, Wondur, Vitamen D, ADAD, Shadow Master MC, Ill Legit, Phillip Morris, etc. Not sure how we will top that!!!

TJY were asked back, this time the event will be held at legendary Chicago venue Double Door, Friday February 18, 2011! More details to come!

Here’s one of my favorite performances from Dre Day ’10, enjoy!

- Mr Andersen

Here’s a Dre Day vid with Adad sitting in with The Jordan Years!

Did you hear about the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival June 17th at Martyrs featuring The Jordan Years, Schadenfreude, Rhymefest, Eddie & Jobo, Tim Smithe and others?

The Jordan Years @ Dre Day 2010 “Big Egos” w/Shadow Master MC from West Town Recording on Vimeo.

Here’s a little taste from Dre Day 2010. The Jordan Years performing “Big Egos” with the help of Shadow Master MC.