Aaron Priest - Vocals
Jonathan Iseman - Guitar, Vocals
Jason Holly - Bass, Vocals
Ben Brown - Drums
Influences
Muse, Incubus, 10 Years, Thursday, Radiohead, Deftones, Placebo. Countless others.
Sounds Like
Energetic. Raw. Powerful. Melodic. Intense. Rock.
These are words that have been used to describe Algren, a fresh rock band from Chicago that has burst onto the local music scene with their unique blend of introspective lyrics, innovative guitar work, grooving rhythms and dynamic songwriting.
Algren formed in late 2006 and hit the ground running, quickly building a strong repertoire of alternative/indie rock songs. Known for their inspiringly energetic sets, Algren is quickly building up a devoted fan base with the help of various media outlets, such as Q101, 97.9 The Loop, Fearless Radio, the Red Eye, Chicago's Rock, Rock Chicago on CANTV-19, and The Local Tourist. Algren is also a member of Chicago Noise Machine, the consortium of local bands that also includes A Birdsong Valentine, Bullet Called Life, Echoson, Heavy the Fall, Lucid Ground, Reverie, 72 Hours, and Simplistic Urge.
Algren released their debut album, "A Wayward Sound Floods the Streets" in May 2009 along with an accompanying graphic novel. The story and art of the book incorporate song titles and lyrics to further explore the themes of the album, providing the perfect visual complement to the music.
More information about the band can be found through www.algrenmusic.com. Please feel free to contact the band via AlgrenMusic@gmail.com.
Studio Blogs - (Scroll through for additional video blogs)
NEWS 6/15/09
Wow! I AM Fest was a blast! Thank you SO much to everyone who came out and supported us and all the other local artists. It was a very long day but well worth the time and effort. We'll be taking a mini-hiatus until August because Aaron is going to be studying to take the IN Bar Exam and Ben is getting married! Lot's of exciting stuff going on. If you haven't already, make sure you pick up an album. You can order it from iTunes or CdBaby by clicking above. In order to get both the CD and the Graphic Novel just let us know and we'll personally make sure you get both!
NEWS 5/10/09
A big thank you to the great crowd that came out to the album release show at the Double Door last night. We had a wonderful time and were so pleased to share this project with you. Special thanks to Chicago's Rock for attending and documenting parts of the event. Click on Chicago's Rock for Mario's review and some pics of the show. For those of you that couldn't attend, you can pick up your copy of the album online through www.waywardsound.com or at the following Chicago stores: Reckless Records, Laurie's Planet of Sound, Hard Boiled Records, Deadwax Records, Challengers Comics, and Quimby's Bookstore.
NEWS 3/26/09
The album website - www.waywardsound.com - has launched! Check it out to get a sneak preview of the music and the graphic novel. We also finalized a new album release show at The Double Door on Saturday, May 9 so mark your calendars.
NEWS 2/11/09
Algren is putting the finishing touches on our first full-length album, "A Wayward Sound Floods the Streets," and we are on pace for an April 2009 release. In conjunction with the album, we will also release a graphic novel that further explores the themes of "Wayward Sound". Algren worked with local writer Jason Hissong and Wisconsin artist Brian Defferding of Deftoons Comics to craft an original story and design influenced by the eleven songs. The album/book release show will be finalized soon. Don't miss it!
NEWS 1/10/09
Algren has entered the studio to begin work on our first full album. We are thrilled to be working with Sam Beckley from Gremlen Studios again, this time on a project of far greater scope than our previous demo recordings. We will be writing daily blogs recapping the studio experience and recording some video blogs as well so check this site regularly for updates. We'll post some samples as soon as they become available. FYI, we are looking at late March or early April for the album release.
NEWS 11/16/08
SOLD OUT! That's what's Chicago Noise Machine accomplished for their first show at the Cubby Bear this weekend. Algren is very proud to have been a part of this extremely successful event and we look forward to announcing CNM's next step very soon. Thanks to everyone that came out and supported us!
Hi there. Just dropping by to say hello. What's new? We just opened a Facebook page, so if you use Facebook stop by and see us. Hope to hear from you soon.
Hope this finds you well & in a beautiful place surrounded by awesome people that love you completely for who you really are... Much love!!
We, being the South African rock band PARKLANE, currently going huge in Canada, have put all our new tracks up on our page & would love it if you had a listen & exposed yourself to our aural love.. Would dig some feedback too if you have the time nudge-nudge wink-wink. If you would like to get to know the band-members, Ryan, Daniel, Damo & I (Darin) have written up some bio's & thrown them up on our page..
We have also set ourselves up on iLike & would be super stoked if you hit the link below to give us a boost on that platform too:
And if you would like to join our official Facebook group and get more personal updates about shows & the unusual band banter, please click here:
July 8 - CD Release - "Distilled" July 10 - Hot Topic Great Northern Mall 6pm July 10 - CD Release Party at Mac's Bad Art Bar - Mattydale, NY July 11 - Lucky's - Cortland, NY July 17 - Hot Topic Watertown Mall - Watertown, NY 6pm July 17 - Adams Hotel - Adams, NY July 23 - Looney Tunes CD Store - Long Island July 24 - Uncle Mike's - Manhattan July 25 - Uncle Mike's - Manhattan<
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then we'll be able to play in your town and hang out. If you comment back, I promise I'll write a non copied and pasted comment! I'm just trying to get the word out about this fast!
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