We play rock and roll music influenced by the blues. Typically, there's just the five of us up there—we are looking for a piano/organ player though, if you know anybody. We've got a few more friends that play along with us from time to time—some horns and singers and the like—that's who we call The Rookery.
We've played a handful of venues around town. And we seem to have a reputation for putting on a pretty raucous show.
In March 2007, we released an album.If you want it, we just started giving it away. You can go over to www.DirtyRooks.com and download it for free. Tell your friends. People have said some stuff about that album. Those comments are below.
"[The Dirty Rooks] move the genre forward and deliver exciting music that spans decades and styles" Mike O'Cull, TAXI
"most satisfying is the sound of the blues in young hands that, rather than treating the music as a museum piece, twist it to fit the moment." (Illinois Entertainer)
"The Dirty Rooks burrow themselves underneath your nails, along with the dirt and scum and filth of the city streets. And they're good...rock n' roll hasn't been this drunk in a while."
Tom Lynch, Newcity
"pure, classic rock with some blues influence...” Dan Ocwhat, The Real Chicago
Influences
Led Zeppelin, The Band, The Black Crowes, The Rolling Stones, The Faces, Cream, and Joe Cocker
Sounds Like
Booze-rock. If you don't know what that is, it's exactly what it sounds like.
Algren's debut album and its accompanying graphic novel are available now on iTunes, CD Baby, and others. Visit www.waywardsound.com for songs and images from the project!
MONSTER events coming up at the W Hotel, Chicago City Center! For BLACK WEDNESDAY we have HADLEY (Voice of Addicted) and STEVE ANGELLO for the after-party!! For NEW YEARS EVE we have 3 ROOMS OF SOUND with Seperate MIAMI, CHICAGO, and LAS VEGAS Rooms & Djs!
VISIT WWW.SURREALBLACKWEDNESDAY.COM & WWW.SURREALNYE.COM for tickets and more info!!
Thank you for the add! We are now on YouTube! Check us out at www.youtube.com/surrealchicago. Also, find us on www.facebook.com/surrealchicago & www.twitter.com/surrealchicago!
Sorry it took me a bit to write you guys but I just wanted to let you know I had a blast at your show. Thanks so much for the invite. This band ROCKS!!!!! I want one of those t-shirts...The Dirty Rooks changed my life....they're sweet! Many hugs to you all and I hope you're all well. Looking forward to the next show!!! =) wends
BLACK ROBOT Debut CD!! Featuring the singles "Baddass", "Cocaine" and "I'm in Love".
ALREADY AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.com!!!
Early reviews say: From the opening AC/DC inspired groove of “Cocaine” , a wickedly arranged cover of J.J. Cale’s narcotic classic, Black Robot serves instant notice with their self-titled debut that not only do they have it, they damn near destroyed the laboratory to get it. This mechanical/musical beast was conceived and constructed for the divine, ultimate destruction of brain cells, ear fibers and false perceptions about what it truly means to rock as if our very survival as a race depended on it. -Lonn Friend
