Yeah, face melting blues rock pretty much sums up the sound of The 12-Minute Saints. The sound is key and it simmers with the heavy influences of it's members. Johnny is the back bone of this band. He's a kick ass drummer who plays like a mofo. He's develpoed his own frantic style built on the foundation put down by rock's greatest. Dan lays down the bottom end with the musical sensibility of Motown laced with a wicked dose of Jaco like scizophrenia. John is a blues freak who thinks anything without that North Mississippi groove is crap. Patrick likes everybody who is a bad ass like himself. A very weird mix. Cooked over a high wattage burner and you got a serious rockin' blues stew. This ain't soup. It will stick to your ribs and weigh you down. Check it out for yourself. If the low-fi MP3 don't cut it, check'em out live. Guaranteed to satisfy.
Venues Played: The Horseshoe, Bettys Blue Start Lounge,Vision Night Club,Gunther Murpheys,The Heartland Cafe,Kitty Moon,Hotti Biscotti,The Gin Mill
FGC's got two hometown area shows this weekend! Friday is an all ages extravaganza at the House Cafe in Dekalb, and Saturday is a hometown throwdown at the Abbey Pub in Chicago (Ages 18+). Fans that attend both shows can pick up a FREE FGC album of their choice at Saturday's show (just grab the Free Album Coupon at the House Cafe and redeem it at the Abbey Pub)!
In other news, FGC is also excited to announce that the band will be celebrating New Year's Eve 2009 at the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA. Our third New Year's in a row at this incredible venue, we will once again be pulling out all the stops! Stay tuned for more information on this year's theme, advance tickets, and other details.
And finally, don't forget to check out the band's new Video Blog, a weekly series featuring a behind the scenes look at FGC performances and touring. Check out the YouTube playlist for the last few editions, and stay tuned for more in the coming weeks!
FGC's got a great weekend coming up! On Saturday, we open up for Umphrey's McGee at Exposition Gardens in Peoria (FGC @ 7pm), and Sunday, we head over to the Riverview Music and Arts Festival in South Elgin (FGC @ 6pm). The Riverview Fest goes on all weekend, and Sunday's lineup features FGC, as well as The Everyone Orchestra (with Michael Kang from SCI, Brendan and Andy from Umphrey's, Jordan and Janis from FGC, Allie from Cornmeal, and many more!). Visit www.riverviewmusicfest.com for full lineup and tickets!
Looking beyond, FGC's fall schedule thus far hits tons of our favorite Midwest spots, kicking off with the annual Halloween Masquerade Ball at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, where FGC will be sporting the musical costume of Green Day!
10/17 - Halloween Masquerade Ball, Chillicothe, IL (All Ages) 10/23 - Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA (Ages 21+) 10/29 - Miramar Theater, Milwaukee, WI (All Ages) 10/31 - City Nights Theater, Springfield, IL (Ages 21+) 11/6 - The House Cafe, Dekalb, IL (All Ages) 11/7 - The Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL (Ages 18+) 11/9 - WIU, Macomb, IL (All Ages) 11/13 - Canopy Club, Urbana, IL (Ages 18+) 11/14 - Yacht Club, Iowa City, IA (Ages 19+)
FGC’s only Chicago appearance of the summer is coming up on Friday July 17th at the Abbey Pub. This will be an Ages 18+ show with special supporting acts: Lobster Newberg and The Rubblebucket Orchestra. This Hometown Throwdown is a show not to be missed…hope to see you there!!
In the meantime, check out all three of our Summer Camp Festival sets on the Live Music Archive for free stream/download! Visit our MySpace blog for the links.
We also want to invite our Myspace friends to connect with us on Facebook. Click the links for the FGC Group and FGC Page, both great ways to stay in touch with the band and link up with other fans.
Hey there – Just stopping by with a quick reminder about this Saturday’s show at the Park West, our only hometown performance of the Winter/Spring in fact! The night begins with an opening set from Land of Atlantis, followed by co-headlining sets from FGC and Hot Buttered Rum (FGC plays first!). Hope to see you there!
FGC’s got some exciting hometown area shows coming up. First up is a co-bill with Kyle Hollingsworth from String Cheese Incident at the Canopy Club in Urbana on April 10. On April 11, we headline the House Café in Dekalb, home to some legendary past FGC shows! Down the road on May 2, FGC returns to the beautiful Park West Theater in Chicago for a co-bill with Hot Buttered Rum. More info about all Spring shows at www.familygrooveco.com/tour.
And don’t forget to get your tickets to Summer Camp Festival, where FGC will be performing multiple sets including a special late-night appearance paying tribute to The Big Lebowski!www.summercampfestival.com.
Just stopping by to invite you to our annual post-Thanksgiving show, next Friday 11/28 at the Clearwater Theater in West Dundee IL (NW Chicago suburbs). Come on out and groove off some of that turkey!
In other news, we’re pleased to announce a NEW YEAR’S SHOW at the REDSTONE ROOM in DAVENPORT, IA, where our extended sets will feature “Rock Star Celebrity Death Match” with chances to win tickets to Summer Camp Festival! More info at www. familygrooveco. com.
Stay warm and have a great start to your holiday season!
Hey there – FGC is proud to announce the release of our latest studio album, Models and Metrics, and topping it off is a 4-night run with Lotus next week, culminating with a show at Chicago’s Park West Theater!
Hey guys – Just stopping by to invite you to our Martyrs’ show this Friday June 13th. We’ll be joined by hometown friends, 56 Hope Road and Eli Jones, and we’ll also be giving away tickets to The Lazy River Music and Arts Festival! It’s our only hometown appearance on the books for the summer, so we hope you can join us for this great night of Chicago music!
You can also catch us at a number of Midwest festivals this summer, from Minnesota to Iowa to Ohio and points in between. Visit our myspace page or website for all the details!
Hey everyone! We are no longer playing at Bevi's in Naperville. We are on our way to greener pastures. Out next big gig is:
Thursday, Jan 17th.
The Kinetic Playground
1113 W Lawrence
Chicago, IL
Opening is Ann Arbor's Rock/Blues/Soul Band: Great Divide
Show time is 10pm
We play til 4am!
So if you are going to check out Hack N Wheeze this Thursday, come party with us afterwards.
Jam On!
WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPEND BLACK WEDNESDAY THAN WITH A MECHANICAL BULL, HOT GIRLS SPITTING FIRE, DANCING ON THE BAR....AND MANY MORE SUPRISES! Come get NAUGHTY with us!!! xoxo Heather (SAY HEATHER AT THE DOOR AND RECEIVE FREE ENTRY BEFORE MIDNIGHT!!!)
Hey guys! Hope you're doing well. Just dropping by to give you a heads up about our next Chicago shows: a 2-night stand on November 16th and 17th at Martyrs’ with Assembly of Dust. It’s been too long since our last hometown appearance, so we are already gearing up for November!
In the meantime, click the image below to check out the new Family Groove Caravan website, which has weekly contests, unreleased audio, backstage video, and lots more! www.familygrooveco.com/caravan
R.S.V.P yourself and your guests on our myspace for free cover (THIS friday). Biggest guestlist wins 2 tickets to see Fallout Boy at the Allstate Arena!
Every Friday is going to be Myspace Music Fridays! Every week we will be giving away sexy prizes to the largest guestlist! $4- Coors Light Pitchers $3- Smirinoff Vodka Drinks!
Message me any day of the week to get on the list!!! (provide your email for our e-blasts and I will throw in a free drink ticket at the door! ;) )
Hey 12-Minute Saints, just wanted to invite you out to Slummin Sunday's this week. It's Memorial Day weekend & it's gonna be sick. Come hang out with me (Risky Bizness) & the rest Slummin crew for 1/2 price 40 oZ of Miller Highlife, $3 Jameson's & $5 Jack D. There will be some Chicago bands in the house, so come down & check it out.
Thanks, Hope to see ya there
Risky Bizness
P.S. If you bring your music on a cd ill rock it on our sunday's
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