Beth Bratkovic - backing vocals, keyboards, percussion; Owen Cooper - lead guitar, backing vocals; Frank Pistorio, bass; Phil Rockrohr - lead vocals, rhythm guitar; Bill Willlams - drums
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Influences
Too many to mention, but primarily Saturday Night Live-style humor, circa 1970s, especially the visionary Bill Murray; '60s, '70s and '80s rock, in particular Bob Dylan, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Stooges, Neil Young, Allman Brothers, New York Dolls, Bruce Springsteen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Ramones, Tom Petty, The Clash, The Jam, Graham Parker, Nick Lowe, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Husker Du, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, and Public Enemy; and love, sex, and a perverted obsession with, sometimes rationalized justification of, and genuine spiritual connection with rock 'n' roll.
Sounds Like
A virtual idiot savant of music and culture who, until recently, refused to learn formal musical techniques and thinking and basically winged all musical endeavors, based on a lifetime listening to popular music, and somehow came up with something relatively unique but certainly not groundbreaking.
After playing in more than a dozen local bands, Chicago singer-songwriter Phil Rockrohr set out on his own in 1999. His first solo CD "Popcycle," recorded with The Lifters, was named to the Top 5 of 1999 of Chicago music by DJ Richard Milne, host of "Local Anesthetic" on WXRT-FM. In 2005, Chicago Tribune rock critic Greg Kot called Rockrohr and the Lifters a "national level act" and featured Rockrohr's CD "Buxom" on his weekly radio show, "Sound Opinions." In 2007, Rockrohr and guitarist Owen Cooper, who both play in the Clash tribute band London Calling, released "Washington Bullets" on "The Sandinista Project" Clash tribute album. In 2009, Rockrohr wrote compositions, selected songs, and directed music for the Piccolo Theatre's production of "Twelfth Night," Shakespeare's most beloved comedy set in riotous, sex-crazed 1968 London and directed by Karen Yates.
No Poster yet but I'd like to remind you about the Horner park concert (2741 w montrose) series this friday june 10th. Ill be hitting the stage with Colin Gilmore and Mike Mangione at 7:00 pm.
P Rock!!! I doth just now listened to thoust newest songsesth. Thou art seeminingly bi-curious lingualeth. Or something along those lineseth. Hell I am confusedeth. Much love as always, Sir Jeffalot
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