Brian Gilmanov - drummer/composer
Marcus Rezak - guitarist/composer
Jared Rabin - guitarist/composer
Kyle Meyers - bassist/composer
Influences
Yes
Phish
Wilco
Opeth
Don Ross
Megadeth
Steve Vai
Chris Thile
Meshuggah
Deep Purple
Frank Zappa
Led Zeppelin
John Scofield
Soundgarden
John Coltrane
Grateful Dead
Tony Williams
Wayne Krantz
Weather Report
Umphrey’s McGee
Return To Forever
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Sounds Like
"Unscene" (2007 E.P.):
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FEATURES THE RADIO SINGLE: "Up To Yu"
as heard on Chicago's 93.1 WXRT
"Great composed parts in these tunes. These guys kill it."
Dave Watts, The Motet
"The Hue takes what you love most about
music and throws it in your face."
Erin Maher, Spaceland Productions
"A quartet combining swift, hard instrumentals with high-energy dance sensibilities."
Benji Feldheim, DeKalb Daily-Chronicle
Videos:
"Don Johnson" 12/30/08 @ Double Door (Chicago, IL)
The Hue, an instrumental progressive rock quartet, strives to forge a wholly unique brand of electrified music out of a diverse palate of influences that run the gamut from jazz to metal, classical and post-rock.
As their blistering sound continues to evolve, the band constantly finds new ways to create action-packed songs that tell a story, even without lyrics. From tight progressive rock tunes and wild dance-till-you-drop numbers to expressive and melodious jazz pieces, a fiery dose of dueling guitars mix with the on-point rhythm section attack to reach explosive peaks.
Emerging out of a weekly stint at Chicago’s legendary Wise Fools Pub in January 2007, The Hue has played alongside some of the nation’s best acts including The Wood Brothers, Karl Denson, Garaj Mahal, New Monsoon, The Motet, The Breakfast, and members of Umphrey’s McGee. For the past two years they’ve brought their aggressive progressive fusion to venues across the Midwest, making stops at the 2008 Summercamp and 10,000 Lakes Festivals along the way.
To follow up their debut EP, Unscene, The Hue will release their first full-length album, Beyond Words, later this year. The album, which features keyboard virtuoso Eric Levy (Garaj Mahal) on one track, is comprised mostly of brand-new material, capturing the intensity of the band’s live shows while showcasing the strength of the compositions themselves.
FOR BOOKING/PRESS/All INQUIRIES:
Joel Berk
joel[at]hue-music.com
kick ass, your music makes me want to eat the skin off of someone's face, and then puke it up and wear it as my own face, so keep rocking;] Hope to roll with you on some concerts!
Come get rocked out of the world with us this FRIDAY! Apr 24 09 9:00P Double Door - 56 Hope Road w/ Kinetix & Woman’s Downhill - Jordan and Mattais from Family Groove Company