FRIENDS OF THE BAND

BAND ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE BAND

STRUNG OUT – Blooze Brothers alumni Tom Culver, Jeff James, and Jeff Sismelich deliver classic rock tunes like you’ve never heard them before.

DRUM LESSONS GIRL – Gina's homepage with video lessons, DVDs, CDs, and more

THE RHYTHM ROCKETS – We recruited Gina and Andy from this enduring Chicago-area swing and blues band.  Other Blooze Brothers members including Daddy-O, Southside, and Brother John have also played with this group.

BAND MEMBERS’ PROJECTS — Solo and group projects our band members are involved in:

PAUL AND JAY DUO – Our bassist, Mr. Zero, is half of this Chicago-based musical duo

BROTHER JOHN – John’s own band with info on where you can catch some of his shows

KEVIN CLINE – Our trombonist’s solo page with information about his incredible solo album

THE DANCING NOODLES – Kevin and Andy can occasionally be seen with this popular long time South side cover band.

CONTENT PROVIDERS

GEORGE GANT – George drew the fantastic cartoon images of Jake, Elwood, and Kim on this site and is the award-winning creator of several online comic strips including Beware of Toddler.

SOUND VIZION PRODUCTIONS — Based out of Rockford, IL, Colin and his crew provide some of the best live sound and stage production we’ve ever had the pleasure of working with

EMILYGFLIX — Emily is a busy young concert and event photographer who works with several popular Chicago-area bands (and is also available for your weddings, proms, bar mitzvahs, and whatnot)

DICKE ARTS – Robert Dicke is an award-winning Chicago-based photographer with a particular flair for capturing musicians at work.  

GOLD CREATIVE GROUP – Genia Rackos is an incredibly talented young web designer who put together this site for us and has designed a wide variety of websites, including friend of the band New York Times Bestselling author Joelle Charbonneau.

Also, a special shout out to our good friend GARY MERTZ for much of the photography on this site and our social media pages.  Thanks Gary!