Empty Can Band to Preview New Album on Hambone’s Blues Party on WDCB 90.9 FM February 23rd
The Empty Can Band will perform songs from the new album, “Beautiful Man” live on Hambone’s Blues Party on Thursday, February 23rd from 10:00 p.m. to midnight on WDCB 90.9 FM. The band has appeared on Hambone’s Blues Party several times prior where DJ host Hambone dubbed them “the best bar band in the land”. “We are thrilled to be debuting our new material on Hambone’s show. This will be our world wide premier and we’re excited about the opportunity,” says Dave Glynn, leader of the Empty Can Band.
Hambone’s Blues Party is a lively two-hour program featuring blues with some rhythm, blues with some soul and blues with some jump. Broadcasting from the backseat of his black Cadillac parked on the corner of Jazz Avenue and Blues Boulevard, Hambone plays the best in contemporary blues and classic R&B recordings. Jump start your weekend with Hambone!
WDCB streams live at http://www.wdcb.org/newmedia/newmedstreams.php. Tune in on Thursday, February 23rd at 10:00 p.m. for the Empty Can Band live.
Hambone will also be emceeing the Empty Can Band record release party and live performance at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway, Aurora, IL on Saturday, February 25th at 8:00 p.m. There is no cover and the new CD will be available for purchase.
Empty Can Band Debuts New Album at Roundhouse on Saturday, Feb 25th At 8 PM
Aurora, Illinois. Aurora’s own Empty Can Band will debut their new album, “Beautiful Man” at a live performance at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 W. Broadway, Aurora, IL on Saturday, February 25th at 8:00 p.m. The record release party will be hosted by Hambone, radio DJ and host of Hambone’s Blues Party on WDCB 90.9 FM. The band will also perform songs from the new album live on Hambone’s Blues Party on Thursday, February 23rd from 10:00 p.m. to midnight on WDCB 90.9 FM.
The new album, “Beautiful Man” features nine tracks and covers a wide range of styles tied together by the tight-knit group. The strong songwriting abilities of band leader Dave Glynn and the album’s producer and lead guitar player Johnny ‘Mack’ Mackniskas are featured on eight of the nine tracks. Songs about losing loves, marriage for money, a runaway chick singer, schizophrenia, a tribute to a lost friend and having fun making music take the listener on an eye-opening journey. Styles range from folk to blues to swing to country to rock ‘n roll and ebb and flow nicely over the length of the album.
The first full studio album by the band features the talents of Dave Glynn on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Johnny ‘Mack’ Mackniskas on lead vocals and lead guitar, Rich Van Ham on harmonica, Ray Rehberg on guitar and mandolin, James ‘Chevy’ Chevalier on bass, and the late Paul Wegman on drums. Also featured on percussion and vocals is the band’s new drummer, Todd Moffett.
Among the stand-out tracks are “Taking this Pain”, a pop ballad about enduring pain for love, “The Ocean” a fast-moving ballad about a runaway girl and “The Studio Song”, the opening track about the fun a band has recording in the studio. The album features new versions of “The Bitter End” and “New Country Woman”, songs that appeared on Volume One of the Made In Aurora album series. The final track “Beautiful Man” is a tribute to the late Paul Wegman, the only drummer featured on the album.
“We had a lot of fun making this record, and it’s a great tribute to our best friend and bandmate, Paul Wegman. We think our fans will enjoy the offering and look forward to some new fans as a result of the new songs and our performances around the record. We hope everyone will come out to the Roundhouse to support their local band,” urges Dave Glynn.
The album was recorded at ComfortZone Audio in Oswego, Illinois and was produced and engineered by Johnny ‘Mack’ Mackniskas.
In addition to performing the new album and songs from their previous record, “Still Alive”, the band will also play some crowd-pleasing covers including songs by Van Morrison, the Rolling Stones, John Hiatt, Counting Crows and Big Head Todd & the Monsters among others.
The CD, “Beautiful Man” will be available for purchase at the Two Brothers Roundhouse show. Following the show, the album will be available at Kiss the Sky records in Geneva, IL. You can follow the band on Facebook, just search “EmptyCanBand”. There is no cover at the Two Brothers Roundhouse on Saturday night. You can contact the Roundhouse directly at 630-264-2739 and at TwoBrothersRoundhouse.com.
Empty Can Band to Release Beautiful Man at Two Brothers Roundhouse Sat Feb 25th
The Empty Can Band will be releasing their new album Beautiful Man on Saturday, February 25th at 8:00 p.m. at Two Brothers Brewery/Roundhouse, 205 North Broadway, Aurora, IL. The band will play the album in it’s entirety and other crowd-pleasing songs in addition to more original material.
“Beautiful Man” is the band’s first full studio album. The band’s “Still Alive” album included several live performances and some studio material. “Beautiful Man” consists of nine songs, eight of which are original tunes. The album covers a wide-range of musical styles and showcases the strong songwriting abilities of Dave Glynn and Johnny Mack. The album was produced locally at ComfortZone Audio in Oswego, IL by Johnny Mack with Dave Glynn.
The band is excited about the record following strong contributions to the two recent Made in Aurora projects.
